Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-08-24


worked on a sewing machine inn shop, ant
she understood that business thoroughls.;- -
But when james Stanton married her sh,
had givenit up ffe was good mechanic
carpenter, and bis wages kept them com
fortably. They had not laid up much, how
ever, for during the eleven years Of theil
marriage three children, besides the two sh,
had left now, bad Come and gone-poor, fee
bic things that cost d E6od denl for ,ioctois
and medicine. Then just before this last be-.
by came, scaFolding had given way where
ber husband was at work--he haH faller
from fourth story and was brought home
dead. She sold most of her furniture arid
got along BY that means until she was ADJ.
TO be about, and then she left the baby with
Ellen and went out TO do days work of wash
Ing and ironing. II was labor for which she
was not strong enough, was the only occupa.
ton she could get and after awhile she had
taken a severe cold, and had grown 30 III
that she could not go out at all. They had
eaten all they had and this morning, for the
hrst time, she had sent Ellen out to try ia
get something 10 keep them alive until shs
could work again. ,"knd 1t must hs.ve been
God, masm, that sent her to you" she con.
cluded. s-eso--a
a1hn.s Lane, helpless pretty little thing
scarcely knew, what TO say, der heart beal
with tumaltuous throbs or pity-her eyes I'll.
led with tears ! In all her sunny life, she fad
never before been brought in contact with
actual, gaunt destitutiop. At last a thought
occurred to her, and she uttefedsit csgerly-1-
"lf you only had sewing machine. now
you could take work home when you gci
better, couldn't' you, and support yourself
and children 60 nicely r. al 10 sfeSw
The woman heaved 4 deep sigh, Of heart.
felt lenging.9e sse1D. e3g II Sea
."Yes, msam, ! could hut yon Snow that
is impossible. can never get one, and will
bethankfulf FL can get we'll enough % 10 ouI
again by the day. II I don + don't know
what will become of the. Children.
I "But God knows" whispered Mrs. lane,
50 softly. l"He pities rs, you know, as u fA-
ther pities bis children" - t.-t-
Then came Elien with coal and kindlinrs
and the subject was not ailaded to again
When their five o'clock dinner was over
that afternoon, John Lane went gaily into
the sitting room with his wife. He bad a
pleasant surprise fot her, and he laid 1t on
her LAP: IN the shape Of a cheek for two hun.
dred dollars.
. ] "Thsrs, hun,ins.bird,,e' he said, lightly
"thats for your carpet. business has pros.
pered this year, and what is il good for but
to make home bright and wife happy Y"s ii
She turned her face and touched her lips
silently to the kind hand resting on heI
shoulder. Perhaps John was disappointed
that she expressed her pleasure 50 quietly
He bad anticipated her gay laugh Of merry
exultation, her delighted chat about colors
and patterns. Her new mood surprised him
He sat down beside her gravely, and waited
for her TO speak. - 'h1''p 20
y She told him then, the. story Of fsher day
leaving out nothing. He could see how
deeply she had been moved, by the colol
which came and, went on her, cheeks, the
tears which gathered unheeded in her eyes
When she was all through, she said hesita
tingly- "
!, '''Joun we are happy, aren't wcf". N
"Yes DEAR" ~ ~ - t'ii' zee 2 =
' sand we owe something, don't we, 1,
those who are less so3 Think, John, IL
had lost you as she lost her husband I! Ant
II had not only lost you, but had, after
wards no way to live poe f'fas'N fine..
She paused as If for etccuragenent, bu
she received none. John Lane was begin
ming to get glimpse of a new phase in BIZ
little wifes characser, and he meant sh,
should bring out her own ideas unaided.---
She began to fear that she could not interes
him. She went on timidly enough but yer,
earnestly: y:af,T s2g Ii tf8i nDiiBtit4
"a part Of two hundred dollars, John
would buy that woman the neccssaries which
would make her comfortable, and she would
soon be well again, for her disease is only
the result Of exposure and overwork Thel
the rest Of it would buy hera sewing ma.
chine, and she could get along nicely with
that. She wouldn't need any more help"
y Still Mr. Lane was silent, aud she drew q
little nearer to him, and began smoothing hi.
big fingers with her own little ones. a .-o'i
81 know, John, dear" she said coaxingly
"that two hundred dollars would be too much
to ask you for, in any charity; but Ihave
80 set my heart on really, and substantially
helping this poor bereft woman. Our draw.
ing-rpom carpet really looks very nicely
you know you thought II would do this morn,
ing. And IL just this once, i might have the
two hundred dollars TO do this good deed
with, and keep the old carpet down, il would
make me SO happy. Just think, John, that
poor widow and those little children would
say your name every day in their prayers
and they would be made comfortable for life
May |, John ~ o.. i. 49,. -. -
John Lane bent down and kissed the ten
der, eager face. I'm afraid his eyes were
too dim just then to see all its brightness. \
rn xtau kA
"that you would be satisfied with the old
carPst?' 40 ss,r.k.t on. s3i ,ealoa
."Quite sure, John. It shall last as long Al
the Wilton would. On, John, never dit
any good in NV life. Let me do this liftl'
nowp
1Aunie, You shsIl.o osssissb asodl sar
ID That great manly heart was too full jas
then for many words, but by the firm clasv
which held her so tenderly, Annie Lam
knew that her husband was not displeascd.
She carried out all her plans. BY Angus
Mrs Stanton was well again, and the sewing
machine stood at the window of her comfStt
ably furnished room. To her the face o
Annie Lane seemed like the face of an ange
Gods messenger she has indeed been Il
the widow and the fatberless. ] think ther
Is one woman whose heart will never b
moved TO envy by Wilton carpets or wild
bordered shawls, since she has tss,ed th
luxury Of doing good. John Lane losed be
well when she was bis gay, laughing child
wife; but he loves her now with hoiier
deeper Tenderness that reaches through tim,
and takes hold on eternity.
MoaE Coop News From MARyLAsp.-Job
W. Fofney says' "The aspect In Marylan
is by no means promising. In saying thi
! desire to state fact and warning at III
same time. Governor Swami chosen b
Union men, Is following the exapleo of AudreS
johnson, and prepsring to betray his friend,
1t Is not doubted that, through the sinister in
auence of Montgomery Blait he will appoin