Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-06
NUMBER. IL.


ed iair capitai with which 70 begin
lne-a well stocked though snail farm
SOUND nealth, good common sense, ant
2 more than average amount OF shrewt
intelligence and culture. Under al
this was sincere trust IN God and !
jealous sensitive loye for each othet
neither OF which their neighbors knew
moch about. Ameriean backwood
farmers take pride in covering theil
emotlons nnder a hide % tough ms tia
OF their own beeves. They had thrc,
OF four children, and nigh, after night
over the kitchen fire, the problem they
see themselves 10 answer was, what Il
the best thing We can do with then
and for them the question asked dali,
with such q wrenching of heart in my.
raids Of homes, and answered 80 ditier.
entiy The fear OF God seemed te
yacob aud his wife, the heritage 10 Civ,
Inem the next best plenty Of money
10 give them the first. they began b!
hedging the children's lives with Il sy 5
tenn, Of rules, borrowed halt from TIN
Jewish laws. half from the theory o
their sect Strict mornlity, the keeping
OF sunday as : periodical day Of peni
teece and 'Wretchcdness, the learning
under the PenAity Of dark closets anc
thrasAipgs of the chief duty Of man
therein WAS their religion. Life the,
We're eh0Wh as Z straight aud hare
path fhroagh q dark valley, with tht
terrors 0f Sinai behind, and the traps
ana pitfalls OF naming neii on eitiiei J
% Even SacoD "iie, MARY, noid.
u"EnnSs 20 her preasi, .nah
Si, n,Sn ~ mo.nel ever ached or
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ne UNIV eh, saoWeu
ss Auo1.eageot ln' oli co.,
tsriner ana ;Wlie were aeai sna oiha.
u was 70 ue sPproac1eu ohiy
tu,ousn . = aos-earcu catecnisnl, ana
lcius snd river were Worth only ~
Mus" hsn Ana whest per year.
Tho chiidrens salvation being thus
provided for, the next thing to be in
sured was money. Husbahd and wife
worked and stinted ~ only Scotch
lrish fermer . family can work or
stint. Al produce that was salable
went TO the market, the children were
reared on the refuse, the skim-miik.
the poorest bacon, and watery pot's-
toee Their CLOTHES were course and
Pefched, their feet bare and chiiblain-
Cd. Tne mouse grew oarer year BY
year, the seehers back more bent, bis
lace harder, bnt the balance in the
0ank increased dollar by dollar. As
f0r the plump bonny Mary, she had
long ago Joined that sisterhood or lean,
yeiiow.skinaed. toothiess women WIN,
with. dirty catfo0 dresses snd wisps ol
nair twiAted up behind, are sometimes
found ~ farm houses Ike CHASTITY me-
tlns OF day -iight spectors OF a wasted
lIie. wheh chuiHing ana scruoplhs
were dome she wouid,n ap anth near
morning Washing ana, aafning then
cioshes, Lhat lney inlsnt look more
Genteel tnan she, dragging her ach'
ng Dody 70 iook Al them as they slept
praying for them with fierce longing
70 have power to be God himself-to
q aoie 20 protect and care ior thcin.--
me Ooys naa cer,ain strong animal
Ipropenslties ana pnys1cai Tendencies
Whicn required skiii and knowledge
so GUIDE or restrain. One had NOR
DIG lma&lnaton another. 10 alcoholic
poisohings against wmch ms aiet and
tfalning rom infancy shouiu nave de
Nnded nm' Inc gifls, teft % Them
'ecives, were ming Their orashs VIII
Isickiy iancles OF lire ana the's work u
u.- but wnat lime haa Mary 10 reae
pT acquire In any way the power e
c0mpfeheha OF heip her cMiaren =
ihero wac tne scrupoing ana cififhins
20 oe done. me money 10 oe saved :
poys ana girls were seas 70 es'iieges
ana seminaries; every advantage tha'
soucatlon conld give mem were theirs
1Me on! mlstaSe. JACOB anqlnis wift
i9ade 70 lhis respect Was not to educatt
tnemseives es wen. The children
sns Sofwaru !: they sat down and
nneeas... ~ s..,. .:.'.sn Y -, ~
,1g N lAt y the and et ~ ~ Inc daugh'
we iscS oi sHy proper ,ood uie