Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1862-11-06

"pSiNtJ " VHps ioi wy piVmptiNH " f'N
tloral, religious, intellectual, and social
interests ofthe town. The harness fit
ted him we'll l do not know that it fret
ted him, or that anybody found fant
with him; and | began 70 thiEk my
stumps were pebbles, after all.
But alas for us, Of the feminine gen
derl Though Moses was the meekest Of
men, there never is any mention made Of
his wife, as being possessed Of that vir-
tue, in any remarkable degree; from
which, we are led to conclude that she
must have been ola sArewish disposition.
Poor thing We cannot tell what her
trials may have beenl | was first cho-
sen President Of the Congregational
sewingCircle. ] declined the honor, in
compliance with the advice | had receiv-
ed, to remember that was young in
years. or course everybody reasoned
that poor Mr.. Smith had blundered sadly
when Re married He could expect no
help from, that inefficient wife ofhis, and
| it was pity such devoted young min
lister should have started in his work
with such drawback. Next was elec-
ted first directress of the Dorcas Society,
and accepted. Then Mrs. Smith, was
altogether too forward. To think she
should presume to take the place of Mrs.
Jonesl Again--I returned my calls
promptly. 1t was very strange that Mrs.
Smith should go ont so muchl She
must be miserable housekeeper! Then
| staid at home, and it was stranger still
that Mrs. Smith went ont so little
One week | declined the direction of the
Juvenile Society, and was astonished to
learn that | had no interest in the young
people. Mrs. Smith was entirely too
grave. The next week | accepted the
position, and am still more astonished to
hear that care for nothing but young
society. Mrs. Smith was entirely too
gayl However Hugh was satisfied, and
| was beginning to content myself with
tho reflection that | must learn to labor
and to wait for the "welI done" of the
Master,
For instance:-Only one man in town
had garden-sauce for sale l went one
day to bny some lettuce, and he wonld
receive no pay. thanked him, though
1I-iGit little uneasy, all the while
Very soon l repeated tho experiment
again, with similar results. Despite all
| conld say, he refused the money, Of
course of the kindest and most generous
motive. But it is useless to say that
was the end of lettuce, and during the
remainder of the session we were com
PEELED to forego the luxury. Again.
sent some garments to the milliners to be
pinked, there being no other machine in
the place. On calling for them, l pull
ed out my purse, as any other lady
would, when | was informed that no
charge was ever made the minister's
wife for work of that kind | appreci-
ated the motive, but Of course must here
after content myself with rough edges
or plain hems. We remained in W
just year, and | candidly confess that,
with all my cutting and trimming to
parish opinion, am very much afraid
Mrs. Smith was answerable for the
change in our location. | shall no. be
beguled into disclosing how many times
we have changed our habitation, since
that time, but will only content myself
with limiting in true feminine fashion,
that if we do not remain more stationa-
ry the next ten years, it is my opinion
we shall reach the point from whence
we started, and though Mr.. Smith will
not have fulfilled the command to preach
the gospel to every creature, still | think
the number Of his hearers will be any
thing but moderate. know not how
long we shall remain where we are. -
But am older now, and better l trust.
/ | love to labor with Hugh, and to be per-
secuted for righteousness sake-some-
times for my own folly's sakel Every
year the sunny side grows SUMMER and
| receive much kindness, not upon the
lettuce principle, Shadows dwindle,
and every duty is not stump fence, as
it used to be: which is neither safe to
climb nor to let alone | trust there
may be some stars in my crown, though
there will be many more in Hugh's.-
So, my sister, whatever the world says,
if you want to marry minister, count
the cost then go aud do likewise, for l viii
tell you privately, that | don't believe
that Hugh regrets the blue ribbons, and
l don't believe, though people did shake
their heads at the marriage, that he has
ever been sorry itwasn't Sarah Bartlett
instead Of me--and furthermore. tn
work is sweet for the dear Lords sake
The Prineipia.
Ry Feeling is truer oracle tha