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

Mr.. Jones was married. He had
been married q long time, ever since
he could remember, almost Ihe
first Mrs. Jones was pretty school
boy love, and died early. Mr.. Jones
was 1nconsoiable for more than SIX
months. and then finding the burden
of his grief too heavy to be borne
alone, decided to share his regrets
with sympathizing feminine friend
The connection was happy one for
MANY years, but alas, for the muta-
bility of earthly pleasure, Mr. Jones
was again a widower at the age OF
forty, and being extremely lonely
and having the habit of marrying, he
offered his broken life and bereaVed
affections to Miss Patience Norcross,
a mature Young lady of thirty
We have said that Mr.. Jones had
a habit of beng married, and it had
so grown upon him that, had Provi-
dence opened the way, he would In
all probability have followed up q
series of bereavements with a sue
cession of consultations. But in Sc
lecting Miss Patience he had no re-
gard of compatibility of temper. He
mad never thought anything about It,
His other marriages had been happy
accidents, and, so far as he knew or
reflected, Gnat was the order of ma
ture. But Miss Patience had q habit,
too, and it was in accordance with
her name, for it was the habit of en-
durance. 1t was failing that leaned
to virtues side and beyond 1t She
lived in the remote and the future
The present with her was never any.
thing but makeshift, mere tenn
porary expedient till better times.
Distance not only lent enchantment
to her objects of pursuit, but was alb
solutely the only charm to which she
was sensitive. She really liked Mr.
Jones almost up to the hour of his
proposals; she meekly tolerated him
ever after
They were at boarding for time
and the wife said submissively to al
her friends, "Oh, yes, it is verv com
Portable for the present. until we fee
able to keep house" Mr.. Jones
after the remark had been reiterated
for the fiftieth time, asserted that he
was able to keep house. To prove
this, he engaged and furnished a
tasteful tenement, and another yeal
saw Mistress Patience the patient
mistress Of her own fireside.
"What pleasant situation" said
Dame Grnndy, as she called on toul
of inspection.
aWhy, yes," returned Mrs. Jones
''it is all we can expect in house We
hire. five were to build, we should
plan very differently, of course; ant
then you know one could have th'
heart to maks improvements il
shrubbery and fruit trees. Oh, Mrs
Grundy, hope to live long enough
to have house of my own"
Mr.. Jones was well to do and goot
natured Moreover. he was littl,
obtnse, as we have seen, and did no
perceive that something to put NJ
with IS with most of us practica
necessity, So.he said very gener
ously. ssMrs. Jones, in another year
shall have a honse of your own
81 am afraid you cannot afford Il
buald such a,house as EIwould like
81 ansand.will. You shall max,
the plan yourself, or draw a new on
ifyq4 prefer" .- +
Mrs. Jones sighed, at will take $,
long in building" and from tha
hour every rational enjoyment wa
deferred until they should get int,
their new dwelling. There were th
usual delays AMI disappointments
and Mrs. Jones love of enduranc
VAS fully gratifed; she was regale'
NTH ''iingerng sweetness lon
draws out.2l5 &C 3 iS5s