Smyrna times., 1862-03-20

Kitty. al knew, Mr. Smith, should not have
any trouble with the big boys; they are just as
| good as need be.'
"Of course IhGy be-" answered the brunt old
farmer, who by the revolution of railroads, had
| been brought almost in town II can almost
wish was big boy myself just to show you
how good could be-
! Mr.. Smith laughed, and Kitty tripped along
to her task carrying her little basket of dinner
along with her.
Kltty's schoel.house was in the country,
where the elder Mr.. Gray still lived, having
built himself fine house, with the g modern
improvements" although he did not know ex-
aclly what to do with it, nor his wife either.
They still tried 10 get along with it as comfort
sbly possible, while Miss Susan enjoyed il |
exceedingly and kept the great double parlors
full of company, which her worn and weary |
mother knew well how TO cook for-if she did |
not know how to entertain. Good cooking is |
great thing in a family Well, Tommy, or,
as we must now call him, " Mr.. Thomas Gray, |
Counselor and Attorney at-Law," fell deeply |
in love with Mics Kitty, and it is supposed she
fell in love with him, and they were married. |
now We have really begun our tale, which we
are not writing merely to tell love story, as
you see, bot to illustrate principle as we'll as
relate fact.
Mr.. Thomas Gray opened his office in Niles
upon him for counsel, and was for setting up in
good style but shrewd little Kitty insisted that
plain way was best. She did not desire any
such display had been by some Of their
neghbors, who had grown suddenly rich One
day, as they were riding gayly by a miserable
looking hove in the suburbs, with broken win.
dows and doors off the hinges. mud hole near,
and the pigs looking through the doors at a be
suited man, as if they sympathzed with and
had fellow feeling for him in his degradation,
Mr., Thomas Gray said to his wife, " How would
you like TO live in such a place as that, my
= dear!" Not al all of course" was the reply
There no knowing what may happen" said
: he: "my friend there, Mary Bell was three
years ago to all appearances as we'll eff as you
. are to-day; but her husband speculated high,
~ lost, took to drink. and there she s."
cant help lhat," answered Kitty, "no
Dt drunkard can put me in such place as that
~ Don't be too sure, deary," said Thomas
= Gray.
T. "Sure I" answered Kitty with spirit, " am
Y, Just sure this, there is not map living
10 whose fortunes / would follow down so low as
ID that"
n ~ What would you do, pray !-let US know
n the secret"
or "One thing | would not do" answered the
r, young matrOn promptly. g would not be
Il How would you help yOurself!"
ed Where there's a will there's a way" sale
ea Kuty. but don't let US talk about that surely
ie, | shall never have a dTsnken husband" ant
I'd with deep shadow over her brow, that camt
lie like a presentment of evil, the ride was CON
lie tInued in silence.
rm Two years went by, and MIR. Thomas Ora
ls- grew more and more easy. Bad bargains Wer
made, speculatoHs entered into, convivial com
itA panions drew him from Niles to the capitol
ew His well. filled purse made him everywher
to welcome. Kitty, good little soul, seeing thing
uIt going little out of the way, would persist !
ray giving music lessons, and teaching the yoGn
the girls OF Niles to paint, and then fitted upa cal
'ed Of earnest boys in Latin for college-all
the her own pretty cottage, adding dollar to della
Ugh like wise little wife. Then in long evening 9
Ict- when her husband was with his club OF dow
an. the street. easy fellow that he was, her fnge
son grasped good steel pen, aud many pleasar
his tale went forth TO the world, well paid 70
sed through Eastern journals.
the To make long story short, the crash of Z
led found Mr.. Thomas Gray and his father, tt
for elder, exactly under it, and down they went,
Irle low that old Billy Fitch, the draymsa, declar
he could not find enough left Of them to pa
his him for hauling the goods to the auction roof
ons, Town lots, big houses, and all went, went I
IN gether, and Mr.. Gray, the elder, was found d
and morning, in October of 81, suspended from
q he beam in his own barn and at the end of
!led wIfe's patent clothesine, and on that EVENT.
lsan morning Thomas Gray, Jr., lay stretched !
lt'y whole length upon the counter ofa lagar be
Lln- saloon, If not drunk, so stupid he didn't 2
earn home Till morning"
at The terrible suicide happened on the We
ntil morning when both families were leaving ,
her great house to move into the very hovel whi'
two years before. KITTY had declared she cot
sa i'd never be brought to live in. Three days befo
own her husband said 10 her with thick tong
g is " You've got to it, Kitty; after all, you
put faint always so easy to keep out of novels.
KITTY made no reply, but with resolute v
she went on her way. When the funeral was ov
title she led the weary, heart.broken mother a
plat. wife, and the proud, parayzed daughter
neat their new shelter, and the now sobered husba
pom followed.
and Bot what scene met their gaze The b.
Thus ell was neat cottage, every window pane
hers its place, the floor clean and bright, the p
the ings wbitewa shed, the mud hole gone, and
little peasant comforts of a humble home on eV
would hand. Into it they walked, mute with ast
sy IN ishment TO find the favorite furniture, ever
more Sussn's pnBo.
over Where there's a will there's way"
lnded Kitty graVeIy, "I had anticipated trouble.
iuded with the money ] have been laying up &
y bell Few years. nave Deeb aO'e' ny the h'"u ae
er for ance otmy husband partner 10 secure I'M
4 say my Own name and msRe II comt9rtsole u
Il the tor your mother ana sister now u remains
,mi +, you TO say whether 4 snail De me Wite
'-eyed mum The wife OF drunkGrd VIII neve
digni any longer than ,he law WIZ compel me-
three snail hoid the oeehs oi 'his properly "
nbeni, hands IL you' Will we eau oe happy
could Ny schollis open ior me- even rom 'ne no
= win our child must MOI i've 70 ses OF emo"
. hire. f.thers shame. roisahs your o''nN,ng
is mas pany,tnd WIN oe ialniul 70 'he enu' "
stress, on as ere'oiofe' : WIN "Ae Wy So "Hu .
treat. beyond your reach.
r. aesk She conquered, just ss she did with ib
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