The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-11


\ pleasant home you know, dear% and,
partly laughing and partly crying, ahe
hugged Carrie, according TO the approved
womanly way Of expressing deep emotion
OF q tender kind. Henry, like manly,
good fellow as lie was, turned his back on
dreams Of Italy and the old masters, and
was mastering the art Of converting hard.
ware into paper currency, in the old
established house Of Brassy & Co., in q
Western city.
Pleaseto imagine the months Of 1874
come and gone. There were no parties, !"
to be sure, yet Bessie and Bertha Ind
1 good health, and did not seem to miss
the pantomime, There was no trip to
the mountains; 30 no consultations were
needed with the lady who Ind such
"sweot things in silk" "ifor the country,
Carrie did the work Of goyerrsss we'll and
her mothers dexterity in transforming
dresses was the perpetual amazoment Of
her evenings, Tom and Harry never be-
fore received, or wrote such home letters,
and the amount Of pctting layished on
Charles Henslow, when he returned in
the evenings, was perfectly amazing He
did not miss his club, or anything else in
the city. So tho year passed., and tho
eve of ew-Year's-day came! 51Y's
There had been many conferences
about the day. Tom was coming homo
ifor'yaeation J , Henry was TO have his
first holiday. That was a double joy.
Shall we receive, motheri. said Carrie;
think We had better not" She did
not wish mother to think it would be q
trial to her TO give up receiving"
"Why certainly, Carrie; why not 4
Are we not Just as good as ever We were I
nIanythingi we aro better, for we can oil
do Something now. II any Of our neigh
bors come, we slinll welcome them; and
we shall be all the happier to SEQ them
i thoy come this year" So it was set.
tied. -o.-...,., ~ ssrFrl
Thatlagaih was i pleasant group that
gathered about the breGlfast-tablo on
january LIST, 1876, as it was seen in the
dream. II was the first complete gather
ing since their reverse. Mr.. Henslow
took the Bible-.-he had left his wife to
read and pray with the children when
they lived IN town --and read Psalm.
They knelt down and he prayed--a
simple, thankful, humble prayer, They
rose from their knees, Henry, who had
never heard his father pray, wiping tears
from his eyes that were full of nothing
but joy He Ind joined the church. in
the city in which he worked; because
she saw he must bo ono thing or tho.
other, be thoroughly good, or go to
ruin = md Clergyman whom he con-
suited put him into q gentlomen's Bible
class. The rest had followed.
al have some good rnswsfto tell you
ALL" said Mr.. Henslow, (which I kept
for this morning. The house"-they all
knew the house-"is going on agaiI
hopefully, and begin again as before
with this year; and il Tom likes, after
he graduates next commencement, he
can get my place"
After ( general congratulations, ia1d
some Of the aforesaid hugging, it was.
Toms time to- answer the looks of in!
4N@eli, father, I'm not vain enough to
think / could take, your plaee. They
hhye o. notion dc college that there Is
something in me; mostly, I suspect, be-
cause i have dropped cigars and parties,
and cut fewer recitations than I used to;
and there is a talk Of my getting IN OK
hibition that will enable mo to go to Ger
maiy for o year and study; and then i
may develop into lawyer, or pro;
fsssor, or something poor but honest;
for I d6ubtif my nervous system could
: stand the fluctuations OF commerca;"
/ and Tom glanced slyly oyera broad chest
and very muscular limbs, adding
"Henry hero will mako o pile-and one
millionaire Is enough in the family"
This was Toms way Of describing the
brilliant success he won in college since
he wakened up to tho idea that ho hnd to
mike his own way. ,; '1he reader can i'm
agine more hugging, etc.
It was now Harry's turn to saya word
taking out roll Of notes and putting
it in his mothers hand, 81 was TO have
nothing the first year, -wliilo / was learn
ing the business; but tho governor told
me in July that I deserved something,
and put mo on salary; and | brought
home tho most Of i, randy iPsor
Harry.l tHe had something else 10 soy,
butlie Ind not got lid Of the crying, In
his heart, over his fathers prayer, and he
broke down.
"Poor me-" said Carrie; "I wish 1
was man. I can can do nothing, and have
g But you have, my daughter, and
will tell K, WepGid over six hundred
dollarsia year for the children at school
in. town, and their dressing for school
cost ut the very least two hundred dol.
lars n year mora; and you have saved oil
that, and penny saved is a penny won,
II Benjamin Franklin told the truth
and the girls never learnt 30 much in
year, and never Ind 80 good gov
erness."
"And, mamma sure, we'll Never go
TO school again, but always learn lessons
with Carrie ~ chimed in Bessie and
Bertha, TO whom Carrie Ind made lessons
(she called them !" her little busy B's'),
more q pleasure than o toll. ~ Is
"Don't be too sure about that, Bea..
sie," said Tom. .Thare'a dreadful
bird Of prey hive seen prowling about
this nest, that ! am afraid wants TO carry
of your governess." n
We do not pretend to say Why Carrie
Il sblushing and frowning on Ton, and
giving him blow on the upper part Of
his check that does not hurt him much;
nor why q Mr.. Eagle, who owned o nice
mansion close by this father was o rich
broker), who was among the first now
year callers, staid so long, and appeared