The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-01


smooth theu hair and kiss their cheeks.
but at the same timo indulge in sueh OK
travagant expenditure as compels these
husbands every day to perspire a pint
moro than was meant when il was said TO
them that they should earn their bread in
tho swoa. OF their brow" She, ON tho con.
trary, was OF opinion that wives would
show more true love il they kissed little
less and saved u littlc more, and Instead of
driving perspiratiou out OF their husbands
skin, got portion of tho inevitable sweat
TO moisten their own brow. She at least
did not neglect carefully to Inquire where
tho best coifeo and the best butter could
be got at the lowest price; and II she lcarut
that she could buy pound of candles or o
pound OF soap at two miles distance u far
thing cheaper than next door, she at once
put ON hor boots aud walked all tho way
there and back, carrying homo ten pounds
OF one article and twenty Of another. OF
course she did not like her ncighbors TO see
her carrying parcels, as ii she were o por.
tcr's vito, aud consequently she gencially
set out on dark nights, when all cats are
grey, aud picbald COW is just like black
one.
Mrs Barends was ono dark Saturday ev.
oning returning homo from distant gro.
GERS, carrying u pot of trcaclo in one hand,
and bag of tea and coffee and sugar aud
several other articles in the other. Those
articles, you must know, she had with
frowning aud smiling, prevailed upon tho
grocer 10 give her No cheap, that sho WAS
sure sllo could bake two pancakes with
bacon for her husband out of tho saving,
and buy u nice picco of lace for her bonnet
besides. But undor the influence of this
blissful prospect, while prevailing upon
the stubborn grocer to give her twenty
pounds OF coffee for eight shillings, since
he refused 10 give her ten for four, she
had increased the weight Of tho bag 50
much, that slio was perfectly at loss how
to get home with it. and might as well have
eaten the pancakes and bacon first to ob.
tain strength for the labor. by dint OF
passing the pot into her right hand, and
the bag into her left, aud rice Uersd every
now and then, and standing still every five
minutes or so to draw breath, she had sue
cOoded in gaining a lonely avenue, which
formed the entrance to the subu in which
she resided. Here sho seated herself on
the grass. $3.50 ..eef
The gimmcr 0f distant gas.lamp sprc, d
enough of light on the darkness 10 enable
her to notice female coming up the avcn.
ue in the direction of her house. Mrs. Ba
rends lacked courage to call her to her as
sistanco, MS her dress seemed to bctoken q
respectable girl, to whom she could not OF.
fer penny without insulting her. Yet
trying to appeal to sympathy whore she
could not appealto sell-htercst, she utter
cd sort of painful cough to attract the
strangers attention. Nor did this meas
ure prove fruitless. The girl, who other
wise would have passed her unnoticed
stopped, aud casting an anxious look down
to the spot where Mrs. Barends was sitting
soon discovered well-dresscd woman
seated upon the grass.
"CanI be of any use to you, na'am?" ask
ed she in kind voice, supposing that per
haps some indsposition had befalcn tn,
unknown woman.
"Thani you, dear Miss 7yes. you may
If you would bol kind euoush-beg YOU
pardon for asking to carry this pot
have to carry this bag besides, which i
rather heavy, and, as you.are going til,
same, way, you would greatly obligo"-
"Oh, gladly, ma am" reioined the girl
at the same time stopping down aud talk
ing the bag. Just letme take this. Io,
appear to have carried II q long way al
ready, and it is no matter to NO. b
\ Mrs. Barends tried to lay hold of tn,
bag, aud to pursuade her to take the pot
but tho girl, with gentle obstinacy, refused
to lot the bag go, and walking away fen
steps, compelled its owner to rise and {,
join her with her pot.
1T is very kind of you, indeed sal,
Mrs. Barends, taking her place by her side
and walking along. THAT nasty bag is 81
drcadfully heavy"
"Ncvcf mind" rcpliod the girl; ~ al
but too happy to be of any Service to you
INA am. rs know from experience what
benefit il is, when carrying u heavy bm
dcii, TO meet with anybody who is aGlo AM
willing to tako it OIL the shoulders"
80 you are accustomed to carrying?
answered Mrs. Barends, trying 20 max
out, as far as the darkness permitted
what sort Of girl was walking by her side
She did not look like portcr's daughter
though. saAg 80 Esgas-sng gfsg
"Ycs, am" resumed tho girl. Il know
what il is, ma'am. have for years beel
in the service Of q hard mlstcr, who com
PEELED me to carry burden which was TO,
heavy for mo, aud threatened to crush IN,
TO death. Bet, thank God, | am relicyeC
of it now"
Indeed" answered Mrs Barends, in
voice of curiosity. IL suppose you hav,
now found employment Avlth another mas
ter, who treats you bcttcr!"
"You arc quite right replied the girl
joyfully. MY present Master is tue kind
est and most loving one can imagine. Ill
never puts a burden upon ones shoulder
without giving strength to carry it,"
Mrs. liarends was silent. There was
something enigmatical in tho girls las
| words. - aiH9 na
'' lit may truly be said" continued tha
girl, after pause, 'that my masters ok,
is easy, and his burden is light An,
since lac has dealt 30 kindly with me, it il
right that | should bs kind 10 my neigh
bors for his commandment is Bear W
one anOtler's burdens. >"
| ct may be as we'll TO interpolate here
that by one of those condolences which
VIC are accustomed to call strange bu
which are of common occurrence in lite
this speaker had been listening for the
last hour or more to AN earnest discourse
on the text: Come uhto me, all yo who
labour," etc. Her mind was full OF the
enough gives TO the conycrsation.)
Though Mrs. Barends had Iijt booked in
to her Bible for some years, yet she recol
lectcd enough OF its phraseolOsy to under
stand that the girl spoke Of another NJ S
ter than an earthly ono, ami meant dit
! fcrcnt burden lrom what she had un Ter.
stood. Thus. finding heaself at once trans
| ferred into a sphere with which she wai
little familiar and fearing lost tho gir
might carry her away to thoughts which