Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-01-19


f,rn Hhed, the grounds laid out and
nl,nt ed, apd the wheels of the new
esfabI shment fairly In motion. More
oyer K Y rare good luck, there was
varv III 5e to alter or undo; most of
+he dora egements were. desirable,
.nd tha ex 7Sefiments successful.
- ~ hone my dear, said Mr.. Jones,
benarolentl " Hthat We are IN a con-
J;f;on (, I, take. comfort -
oit.y9 s.y9 1--we get settled" assented
urs - Jone... wi tn q sigh.
NJ Ws,I 2; ye,,rs rolled on, and they
~ sateied 7 ne flowers bioomed
and the fruits 7. 'pened- The turf 2,
thickened into a velvet and the
trees Grew tall and cast welcome
shade. Stranger pa used to sdmire
The premises IS the . passed; asd
neighbors paid their VI Tieqs tributes
of envy and admiral ion. mr.. zones
smoked his prime cigar u lhe oacS !,
piazza, and grew to look Portiy ana
lcontented. Not so with N rs Jones
To all the encomiums lnvisl 'ea upon
her residence, she feplied SUBJ nissi'e-
liz, "Yes, it's pretty place, out we we
don't know who we built it for. We
have no children to come ate US
and are just putting up impr9 We, ;,
nents for strangers to pull down ;,
Was ever a woman so favored { y
an indulgent fortune? Within
wear from the utterance OF TINS re-
mark, Mrs. Jones was the happy-no,
the patient mother of real, genuine,
d oIorions baby. Mr. Jones, who had
with difficulty refrained from hap
Siness before, was uneontrollabfy
Iiubilant now. The boy was healthy,
and handsome, and bright. There
was no mistake about him; he was
fixed fact, star of the first magni-
tude. He had wants, it is true, for
which the fond father was intently
thankful, for to crafty and prevent
d them was his supreme delight
;e And the mother? Alas. hers were
Ie all mothers cares, anxieties and
/ forebodings. Uutil the child was
IS weancd she scarcely left the house,
x or INDUCED in the simplest luxuries
N of diet. Then there was the long
,e period of teeth cutting, during which
Is her maternal anxieties were never
d appeased. Then she lived in fear OF
or the measles, whooping cough and
A. scarlet fever. until the young hero
es met and conquered them all. He
of grew rornd and rosy, and she thin
lettf eft1l pnaltnrghiE
ne patient. At school, she feared he
ID might study too much or too little,
IS. and as her fears were pretty equally
divided between the two perils, it is
nj presumed that i. he avoided both.
I'd Then she had a general misgivin9
Il lest he should be spoiled, and from
In too much pettiug at home become
a an indolent and useless member OF
&C. society. But though the reader may
,e- share her fears in this regard, Mas
e. ter Jones falsifed them all Indul
lie gence and opportunity seemed tc
1t. agree with him. He was ambitious
py and self-reliant, and not objection
or ably wilful. When at last he decided
ia to study for profession, the moth
it, er fitted out his wardrobe with re
th luctant care, and the first letter sh'
n received from college was moisteneC
ed with something more than the full
he proportion of her natural tears.
re. Il am glad he is doing well, sh'
w. said, in reply to a remark from he
m husband, .'but l miss him more thar
IS. can tell you. Since we have onl!
mt one We could but wish he could hay,
b stayed with US. The seven years o
he his student life are very long t
lr. wait"
his ITO wait for WHAT" inquired Mr.
i'm Jones.
"For the good time coming" re
le, piled his wife.
all "Why, woman, the good time ha
m come long ago. Can't you see it
eel We've been having it all along"
es, 'It may be so with you, Mr.. Jones
ed but l have never been free from
he anxiety for minute in my life
We Sand never will be, my DEAR" re
piled Mr.. Jones, as he shock tn
'ar ashes from his cigar. s'It is posi-
mt lively your strongest point. and
have quite an admiration for you
nd skill in it. You will fine more Il
'ur submit to in any given circumstan
ces than any woman L have eve
es, known ,, = ,.IiI TT. - = ,r
ia ia Mrs. Jones raised her eyes to he
nd husbands face in meek surprise
he She forgave him, and was silent