The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-03-22
VOL. VINO. IL.

rev hundred dollars which he owed TOR
the place, in order to make us begin even
in the world. We have both such a hor-
ror of debt that we are determined never
to incur any if we can help it. See what
a nice press for bed clothes this is"
"Why, what quantity Of bed and table
linen, it is really nice, too. You have
more than Maria had, declare w
"Yes, [ always want an abundance of
such things. This drawer is filled with
towels, this is for my ironing sheets and
blankets, and this closet contains my tin
and wooden ware"
II declare, Eliza, you are strange,
thoughtful child. I must tell you one
thing about Maria, that made us have
good hearty laugh. The Monday morn
ing after she was married, the girl came
to ask her where the tubs were, and don't
you think the child had actually forgotten
to buy tub, clothes line or pins She
said it had never popped into her head
But ah it wasn't strange, she had never
been used to anything of the kind"
81 believe, aunt, l have shown you all
now. We will so if you please. I hope
you will not let my brown dress or Will
liam's brown hands brighten you away,
this evening"
ooh, no! but as 1 must take the stage
for Maria's early in the morning, you
must allow me to retire early"
"What fellows these Yankees are for
combining elegance and usefulness" said
a Southern gentleman to himself, as he
stood on the piazza of the hotel of the
town of -. "Sir,' said he, addressing
himself to venerable looking man near
him, "can you tell me who resides in that
elegant cottage, where the grounds are
laid out with so much taste p
ooh, that is Squire Bill Thorndike's.
You must be stranger in these parts, not
to know him."
81 am, sir; since he seems such pro-
minent member of societ3, should like
to. know something of his history"
"Oh, there is nothing remarkable in it,
at all, sir. His father was man of great
learning, but he nearly ran through for
tune trying to live in style. He died, and
left three boys. Their mother, who left
this place, was woman of strong sense.
She sold the property, paid off all the old
debts, and had enough left to buy that
little house on the left 1t has but two
rooms, and there is garden attached to
it. Here she put her boys out to trades.
One to mason, one to wheelwright, and
Bill to a carpenter. Bill staid, however.
He married the Widow Perrys daughter.
She was a right good scholar, and she
made an excellent wife. They have got
along wonderfully. Everybody wondered
how it was. He did not make better
wages than other men, but somehow the
money increased. 1t was no mystery to
me, though, for I watched them pretty
sharp.
''You never saw any display of inery,
such as laces, founces and furbelows; you
never saw him, before he kept horse,
riding much for pleasure. No; they both
pulled one way, and took their pleasure in
being sober, Industrious and useful, and
now they reap their reward in being uni
versally respected. Why, there amt
man that has so much money to let as
Squire Thorndike, and he is never hard
and screwing about it, as soure are. He
has taken the two children Of one lawyer
Willis, to bring up, and he does by them
as he does by his own. Lawyer Willis
wife was kind of cousin to Squire
Tborndike's wife. She was a dashy,
snowy gal. You'd have thought the rich
est folks upon earth were married, wheE
they had the knot tied. Poor fellow, he
had hard time notwithstanding, to sup
port his lady wife in style. He took to
drink and died. I have heard say that
she rather turned up her nose at her cous-
ms match, but she little thought her boys
would be glad to 60 to that same cousin
for home, while she would be glad to
take up with the little house that Squire
Thorndike's mother lived in"
"Ah, sir" continued the old man, stthis
is changing world; but to my mind, if
people would be little more prudent and
industrious, and give up hankering after
things beyond their means, there would be
more real good done in the world, and few
changes" sa IS
RIPE OLD WINB.-Wine, called Va
lerio, two thousand years old, has been
dug out of the ruins of Pompeii. ~