The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-03-13
WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S
WAY

WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S
A WAY.
THERE is great deal said in these latter days
about affinites " in the marriage relation and
about congeniality and all that sort Of thing.
But does not nature always work by contrasts ? If
there is excess in place, is there not to
be want in another Extremes meet, and so they
did when Tom Gray, the easiest man in town, paid
his addresses to Kitty Logan, the young school
ma'am, who had agreed to take the village school
in the township of Niles where the big boys al
ways turned the master out of doors on Christmas,
or made him treat Tom Cray had rich father
hard-working mother, and one proud sister, and
could afford to be lazy. Mr. Grey, the elder came
West in very early times, located near the town
Niles, lived in log cabin ten years, shook himself
out of joint with the ague "wore it out" and new
cr had it afterward. But poor ncighbor who had
: large farm mile from Mr.. Gray could not wear
it out his wife died, his children suffered, he ofror
ed his farm very cheap, and Gray bought him out,
promising to pay sometime.
A year or so aftcrward, discouraged with his
crops, and the inability to lay for the new farm. he
tried to persuade the former to take it back,
which he refused to do lawsuit ensued, and the
matter ended by poor Gray being obliged to keep
the farm and pay the costs. Terrible was the blow,
hut he lived through it; and fyc years afterwards,
when the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad passed
through the same farm and set up station-housc
exactly in the center, he found himself rich man.
lie sold town lots at high figures, sent his Tom
my to Jacksonville to he educated, and his d1ueh-
ter Susan to Monticello. lie dressed himself in
hroadcloth - wore kid gloves accepted the nom
nation Cor the legislature, and unexpectedly found
himself elected and making laws for his country
men at the captot Of the Prairie state. So much
in explanation.
Bob came hcme from jacksonville with his
shccp-skn properly tied with blue ribbons, dressed
supcrbly, had the best "tur-out" in town, were
tremendous pair of wliskerS, and Of course Kit
ty Logan felt flattcred when be offered to her
home from church - called after school to take
her out riding. Miss Susan Gray took little pains
to find out that Kitty was distanty related to the
Summers aud Lincolns of Mass. But somehow she
did not learn the important fact that Kitty had
worked at straw -braiding in the town Of Foxboro'
until she had earned money enough to educate her
self.
"Whcrc there's a will, there's a way" said Xii
ty, "and know can paddle my canoe out
West where they say nothing is wanting but the
power to do and the will to put the power in
ton"
So bidding her few friends good-by, for she was
orphan, she donned the prctticst little straw hat
which her own pretty fingers had plated, sewed,
and pressed, and trimmed with neat drab ribbon
with blue edge, which corresponded exactly with
her drab travelling dress and cape and matched her
blue eyes to 7. Thus she started for Illinois,
where friend of hers lived and had written to her
she thought the school could be procured. She was
little home sick when she arrived at Niles, and
would have given of the gold pieces hid away
in that private pocket of hers for look once more
at the rough rocks and swampy hollows,
shadowed by thin evergreens, that surrounded her
native home. She would have bounded with joy
at the sound of the old factory bell that used to
call the merry girls together for their long evenings
toll. Still she did not say so, bat put cheerful
facc--sought out he directors, and made her ap-
lication. Mr.. Smith, the chief man, looked as if
the little blue-eyed mink, with her rosy lips, had
insulted his dignity come offering herself to teach
school in that neighborhood. But as she offered
to teach for three dollars month cheaper than the
last incumbent, and wrote such pretty hand,
which they could read like print, and besides had
such winning way" they agreed to hire her.
To the Ostonishment of everybody, Christmas and
New Year too went by, and the MISTRESS instead of
being shut out or having to treat, surprised to
find herself treated her desk loaded with presents
and even Jim Stokes, who had always been called
the worst boy in town, had headed surprise party
in the evening and almost filled Miss Logan's little
room, at Parson Browns, with pledges of good
will.
Where there's a will there's a way" said Kit
ty, '" knew, Mr.. Smith, should not have any
trouble with the big boys they are just good as
need be-"
"0f course they be-" answered the blunt old
farmer, who by the revolution of railroads, had
been brought almost into town. can Almost wish
l was big boy myself just to show You how good
/ could be-"
Mr.. Smith laughed, and Kitty tripp0d along to
her task carrying her little basket of dinner along
with her.
Kitty's school-house was in the country, where
the elder Mr.. Gray still lived having built himself
fine house, with the modern improvements" al
though he did not know exactly what to do with it,
nor his wife either They sill tried 10 get along as
comfortably as possible while Miss Susan enjoyed
il exceedingly and kept the great double parors 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
in'lil!' "el' ionuly o'i as VIC must no"
call him, +" Mr.. Thomas GRAY, Counselor and At
torney -at-Law," fell deeply in love with MISS Kit
ty and it is supposed she fell in love with him, and
they married now we have really begun our
tale, which we not writing merely to tell love
story, you see, but to illustrate principle we'll
ss relate a fact
n Mr.. Thomas Gray opened his Office in Niles, and
supposed of course all the world would call upon
him for council, and setting up in good style
but shrewd little Kitty insisted that plain way
was best. She did not desire any such display as
had been made by some of their neighbors, who
had grown suddenly rich. One day, as they were
riding gayy py a miserable looking hovel in the
suburbs, with broken windows snd doors os tho