Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-10-24
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remember, almost. The first Mrs. JOnes
was a pretty schoOl-boy love, and died ear
ly. Mr.. Jones was inconsolable for more
than six months, and then, finding the
burden of bis grie!s too heavy to be borne
alone, decided TO share his regrets with q
sympathizing friend. The connection was
a happy one for many years, hut alas for
the mutabnity OF earthly pleasure Mr..
Jones was again a.widower at, the, age of
lfoyty,, and being extremely lonely, and
having the habiU Of marrying, he offered
his broken heart and bereaVttt affections to
Miss Patience NOrcross, a mature young
lady of thirty. ---.z,-----
Wehaye said that Mr,sJOnes had q habit
of being married, and it had SO grown ppr
on him that, had Providence opened the
way, he would In all probability haye fol-
lowed up a series of beFeayements with a
succession of consultations. But in select
ing Miss Patience he had no regard to COM
patiblity of temper. lie had never thought
anything about it, His other marriages
had been happy accidents, and, so far as he
knew and reflected, that was the order OF
nature. But Miss Patience had habit, too,
and 1t was in accordance with her name,
for it was falling that leaned to virtues
side. and beyond it. She lived in the remote
and in the future. The present with. her
was HeNCI any IlllI5 DuL uIdhSslllbs; q
mere temporary eXpedient till better times,
Distance not only lent enchantment to her
objects of pursuit, but was absolutely the
only charm, tO which she was sensitive.
She really liked Mr.. Jones almost up to
the hour of his proposal; she meekly toll
Grated him ever after. .....- .,f... -
They were at boarding for time, and
the wife said submissvely to all her friends,
'Oh, yes, it is very comfortable for the pres
ent, till we feel able t0okeep house" Mr..
Jones, after the remark had been reiterated
for the tiftieth time, asserted that he was
able to keep house. TO prove this, he en-
gagged and furnished a tasteful tenement,
and another year saw Miss Patience the
patient mistress of her own fircside. D"
"What pleasant situation" :" said Dame
Grundy, as she called on tour Of iuspec-
,tion.
"Why, yes" returned Mrs. Jones, ''it is
all we can expect in a house we hire. If
we were to build we should plan very diff
ferentlv, of course ;and, then, you know,
one could have the heart to make improve
ments in 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 good ma
tured. Moreover, he was little Obtuse. as
something to put zip with, is with some of
us practical necessity. So he said very
geherously-- lu. 5aI1 gn.n r5l 'Gl :
Mrs. Jones, in another year you shall
have house of your own .... .,......
Il am afraid you could not afford to build
such house as | would like" '..|'H
II can and | will. You shall make the
plan yourself, OF draw new one if you
prefer"
Mrs. Jones sighed, ut will take so long
in building;" aiid from that hour every
rational enjoyment was deferred till they
should get to their new dwelling. There
were the usual delays and disappoint nents,
and Mrs. Jones' love OF ehdprapce was fully
gratitied she was regaledwith a lingering
'sweetness long drawn outJEc . gs a'rAgU
At length the house was built and furn-
ished, the grounds laid out and planted,
and the wheels of the new establishment
fairly in motions. Moreover, by rare good
luck, there wasVery little to alter or undo /;
most of the arrangements were desirable,
and the experiments successful.
IL hope, my dear" said Mr.. Jones, benev-
olently, shat weiare in condition to take
comfort" lana od1 .u. 800 rf-fi..'aW q
"If we ever get settled" assented Mrs.
Jones, with sigh.
Well years rolled on, and they were set
tied. The flowers bloomed, and the fruit
ripened, The turf thickened into velvet,
and the trees grew tall and cast a welcome
shade: Strangers paused to admire the
premises as they passed, and neighbors paid
their various tributes of envy and admira-
tion. Mr.. Jones smoked his prime cigar in
the back piazza, and grew to look portly
and contented. Not so with Mrs. Jones.
To all the encomiums lavished upon her
residence she replied submissively, " Yes.
it's pretty place, but we don'tknow whom
we built it tor. We have no children to
come after us, and are just putting up i'm
provements for strangers to pull down. 'i
Was ever woman so favored with an in
dulgent fortune? Within a year from the
litterance of this remark Mrs. Jones was
the happy-nO, the patient mother of real
genuine glorious baby! Mr.. Jones, who
had with difficulty refrained from happi-
ness before, was uncontrolably iubilant
now. The bow was healthy, and handsome,
and bright. There was no mistake about
him; he was fixed fact, a star of the first
magnitude. He had wants, IL is true, for
which the fond father was intently thank
full, for to crafty and prevent them was
his supreme delight. .'Hsnu' H9Ga r3
But the mother? Alas hers were all a
mothers cares, anxieties and torebodings.
Till the child was weaned she scarcely LETT
the house, or indulged in the simplest lux
uries OF diet. Then there was the long pc
riod of teeth-cutting, during which her ma
ternal anXietieS were never appeased. .Tnen
she lived in fear of the measles, whooping-
cough, and scarlet fever, till the young hero
met and conquered them all. He grew
round and rosy, and she thin and anxious!
but still unalterably patient. AtlschOol
she feared he might study too much or too
little, and as her fears were pretty equally
divided between the two Gperils, it is pre-
stunned that heavolded both. t323l s!tat
Then she had ageneral misgiving lest he
should be spoiled, and from too much pet
ting at home beeOheah indolont and use-
less member of society. But, though the
reader may share her tear in this regard,
Master Jones falsitied them all.n Indul-
gence and opportunity seetned to agree
with hina He was ambitious and self-re.
liant Jahd mot oh hjectioDably willful.
When at lastihe decided to study for a pro-
fession, the mother fitted out his wardrobe
with reluctant care, and she first letterishe
received from college was imoistened with
some more thanithe full proportion OF her
maternal tears. 79lHU9 uHH ilpoA 4dj otni
III am glad he is doing WE'LL she said, in
reply TO Il remark from her husband, "but
1 miss him more than i can tell yous Since
we have only one we could but wish he
could havestay yed with us. Thesevenyear
of his studentlife areIverylongto wait:' %
"rowait for whatpp inquired Mr!Jenes.
| "For the good time coming,o replied his
wife. hia ] giiagHza 1iItFT stT .oscl
/ bWhy, woman, the good time has come
Hong ago. Can't you see it?7oWe've been
sTt NAV be % with ivou: Mr.. Jones' h,It I