The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-06-08

4 Iitel Idle. .
''BIess you, neighbor Spriggs, I'd rather
have that innocent, blooming face 10 smile
| at me whsnI walked up OF mornings than
alIthe forty piano gals"
''I'd like 10 know what you mean ~ ex-
claimed MIR. spregs, firing up.
Gust what say" replied good old Joe,
cooIly.
swell, that John CIarke'II die on the gall
lows yetmask my words, 2 SAID Mr.. Spriggs,
spitefnlly.
"That john Clarke will make one Of our
BEST men yst,o replied Joe, complacenty.
f"Doabt it,n said Mr. Spriggs.
"Yes, may be you do,'' said ice; "and
that's a pretty way 10 build up aifeIow,
amt it, when he is tfyinghis best MOI
John Clarke WON'T be good man if you
can help it,, People that cry mad dog are
plaguey willing TO stone the animal while
he's running and il he amt mad they're
sure 10 drive him so Why dom, you piep
up 10 him and say, John, Pm glad you're
going right now, and I've got faith in you
end if you want any help, why come to me
and III assist you ~ That's the way 70 do
the business, Mr. Sprsgs."
swell, hope you'll do it, tbat's all, re-
piled Spfiggs, sulkily.
al hope hshal, and Pm bound 10 do so,
if have The chance. Fact is, he's got
such smar, little wife tts. be don't really
need any help"
"No-it's a pity then that brother Jacob
left him thai one horse, chaise"
" You needE 4 laugh at that; old Jacob
never did anything without meaning to It.
Thatold chaise may help him 10 he great
yet. Fact is,. think myself, if Jacob mad
lef, him money it might have been the ruin
of him. Less things than oae-horse
chaise have made a man's foriune." ai
SWELL Pm glad you think so much Of
him !, doni'' said Spriggs. ~
"No," muuered Joe, as his neiehbof turn
ed away; 'Gbu, if The had married your raw
boned darter that plays on the forty plan
ner, he'd been all right"
ga one horse chaise, - said Spriggs, ,iaugh-
ing, 's.whai fortune %
And so j, went from mouth 10 mouh.--
None OF the relstives-some of them al.
ready rich-had offered the poorest man
among them, (hs. owner of a one.horse
chaise,) any of The beqneathmenl left 10
him Or her buiIhey had rather Tejoiced IN
his disappointment. @
The truth is, everybody prophesied that
John. Carks,a poor, motherless boy, woulc
come ,e ruin aud they wanted the prophe-
cy 10 prove a true one. He had, in his
youth, been wild and wayward, and some
what profiigale in the early years of his
manhood but his old uncle had encour-
aged him 10 reform-hed out hopes TO
the love OF. the sweet young Jenny Brazier
completed. as it seemed, his reformation.
Jenny never appeared as lovely as she
did on iha, unfortunate day of the reading
oil the will, after they had returned TO The
poor liuIe house that was Jenny's own -
"No matter, John, y she said cheeriully,
"yon will rise in spite OF Them. Wouldn't
lei them think was in the least discour-
aged that would please them too we'll
We are doing fine now ; and you know. il
they cut the railroad reugh our bit of land,
The money will set us up quite comfortably.
Isn't our home a happy one, if il is small ?
And oh, John, by and-bY."
An eloqeet.t blush--a glance toward her
works basket, ont of which peeped the most
delicate needework, told the story-that
everinew story Of innocence, beauty and
helplessness.
Forionce, John Clarke stopped the gos-
sips mouth He held his head up man
fuily-worked steadily a, his trade, and
every step seemed a snrs advance and an
upward one.
Baby was just six months old, when the
Railway Company paid into John Clarke's
hand very handsome sum for The privi-
leee of cutting railway through his linle
field. ~
"a handsome baby, beautiful and in-
dustrions vile, and a good round sum from
the railway company lhough, John, with
az honest exultation ;i"well, thissis Iiv.
ing r' -
'sJohn, 'tsaid his wife, rising from her
work, "look there %
He did, and saw the old one horse chaise
dragged bs a staIwsrt laborer.
ssMas,ef says as how the old barn is go-
ing 10 be pulled down, SO. he sen,the shay"
said the laborer.
''Thank him for noihing," said John, Bit
iery, but glance at bis wife removed ths
.ssirspirity and q better enc smiled out Of
his eyes, g45isif 1910