The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-24
CONCLUSION.

Some few years have now passed, taking with
them many Joys, and leaving many sorrows. l
am myself widow, and in circumstances where
every shilling has to oe carefully expended; Tor
with family whose education for the work of
life was an expensive one we had nothing to
save. The insurance OF my husbands life to
the liberality OF the bankers whose manager my
husband had been for so many years, enables
me to retain comforts, and for many luXurles
am indebted to my children.
Walter was altogether different nature from
either of his brothers. He was more studtous,
intellectual, and religious character, and wished
very much 10 enter the Church. For long time
it was denied him, on account OF the expense,
until one day when we were lamentng this to
George Marshall, he sald:-
"Fbere are SCHOLARSHIPS at Cambridge open
to him il he does not mind being snubbcd Tor
his poverty 1t is only for time. These
scholarships did not exist IN my ny Gays, or most
certainly should have gone in for one."
But YOU know he has never been to the
University"
''That does not matter now. There are six
scholarships open to all candidates. The highest
is of the value OF eco annually, with rooms rent
free. One of ESQ, two at f40, and two at f25
year. l do not know all the particulars OF these
scholarships-that is, the conduct OF the eXa-
limitations, or the accommodation for the can.
didates; but l can get every information from
the tutor of the college, st. Catharine's, at Cam
bridge and then Walter can come Co me, and
will post or cram him in all that it is neces-
sary for him to know"
And this was how Walter became a clergy
man, as hardly worked as his brothers, but
with greater amount of practical Christianity
in him, as the ordeal which he suffered ut Cam
bridge from being poor rendered him all his lite
q sef-enduring man. His brothers became rich
by comparison with him, who lived and died at
thirty, having only the things (which were
convenient for him." He could not marry on
his income of ESQ year, and wisely resolved to
drag no woman into the misery OF keeping up
respectable appearance upon starvation pit
taDce.
Franz bacame an enuinaar literally uorkinn
his way from the lowest position upwards, and
taking with him at every step the confidence of
his employers.
In nine cases out OF ten the only way for
parents to insure their sons becoming practical
men is to either apprentice them-which is eX-
peDsive in regard to fees-or send them to work
early as possible, even ii they receive no pay.
Those boys who are worth anything will then
become adopts in their craft, and knowing ali
the difficulties they encountered, and the pecu-
liar temptations which beset their youth, will
be enabled to feel for, and guide those whom
they may hereafter employ.
Where there is neither money, connection,
nor influence, and children have nothing to rely
upon but their hands and brains for the future,
work, active and varied, or absorbing employ
ments, must be gwen to both girls or boys, or
idleness, with its attendant train of vicious pro-
civities, will mar the fairest work of Cod
There can be no progress unless the mind has
been trained to labor from youth upwards.
Janet, the lively, the witty, and the youngest
ofmY daughters, mari led hard-Worklng surgeon
OF great promise in his profession, and OF some
considerable practice in country town few
miles from where we lived. For ten years
happier couple, blessed with numerous family
of seven little ones, never existed. Then came
death land removed the bread-winner OF the
flock.
The CONSERVATION this bereavement caused
among us all may be imagined. Each went or
wrote to the widowed sister, Offering all possible
help Happily Allen Wynter had insured his
life; and / blessed the day when my own be-
loved husband had made it a provision OF the
marriage that the lover should insure his life
for two thousand pounds, and make a will set
ting this sum on mis- wife in case of death. Tne
very day of the marriage the premium on the
insurance was paid and the will signed.
The house they lived in had just become their
| own through building society, so that these
| two PRUDENTIAL acts saved eight souls from
world Of misery. In addition to their income,
the practice was sold; which brought in some
thing more, but yet it was narrow enough means
to provide for family, of whom the eldest was
but nine years. Simple diet, country air, exer-
else, and employment made them healthy.
Janets education now came into use. All that
she could save went as a fund tor ner cbiltrens
future; but she taught them all she possibly
could herself She discharp ed her servants, but
had each day the services OF a clever elderly wO-
man, q wldow il the neighboI hood, to do all that
she ana her children could not perform of house
hold matters, and as each grew der, and re-
qured more OF her time IN then education, an
organized plan of teaching at stated hours,
exactly like school, was entered upon, and
into the house entirely This was after came
to live with her.
As may be supposed, the sewing machine was
| in great request and modelling in CLAW threat
ened to usurp all other pastimes for nothing
was ever put before the children as task. On
bread making days each child had lump OF
cuTrant dough given to il to make into any form
1t pleased pigs being the favorite animal repre-
sented. Then the interest with which the little
ones watched the oTnamenting meat PIE soon
led the way 10 the more enduring modelling il
clay, in which the two eldest girls became euct
adopts that they would bring in a piece O
bIamble or rough stick, or anything that struck
their fancy, and soon make an admirable copy
, OF it. They were never permitted to be idle.
Industrious habits are given and tastes di
t rected before one knows that anything has beer
done; and the same thing occurs with regard II
s idle ways: the mischief is ilTemediable beiOr
what is usually called ''the time for education
8 arrives.
= The extremely orderly ways of the little house
n hold, the good management there was in Janet
o without effort, without trouble, or fuss, SUI
e prised me. Her early habits were ineXplicabl
t to me- Two hours before the household wer
S astir / could hear her about, and after som
e time all was still, and so continued TIL Dam
!, Hester went down stairs, and then the silenc
q was over.
e One day when my curiosity could endure n
K longer, asked her what magic spell she wa
e weaving.
n turning author. You remember that Pope say
r 'Irities make the sum of human life and indee
'r they make the sum and comfort of home, an
vs. although thought j knew everything when
was married, experience showed me how little
n knew OF the importance of t'gles. Great dool
II turn on small hinges, ana great comforts on /