The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-01-08
A HAPPY NEW YEARS DAY,
81 REV. JOHN HALL. D. u.

In the middle OF September. 1873, tie
Algeria steamed into the New York WA
ters with Il company Cf summer absent
ees, joyful at their nsarness to home.
The passage had been less comfortable
than could be wished; but this day was
bright and fair. and thr few Europeans
on board were being told, in every vari-
ETY. OF form, thar I'VE were now getting
into New York weather" The pilot was
eagerly looked for and AT length came
on board, among tiIe cheers Of the we'll
dressed group on deck. He brought
q few newspapers, which were soon dis
tri5uied aud headings read What a
change oi tone they produced. Panic
CoH:iuUingl House aft-r House Down.
rhe Following SuSpended~ etc, SO
tlie WOE l. ran. \ gentleman stood up
AID read aloud for al; aad one might
seq the eject Oh this and that cOunte-
nance, OF successive announcements.
Some never uttered word. but dropped
away from the crowd. There was n
paper in the writer's hand. y gentle
man stepped up and tiIuidiy asked Il
look at IL. | Siiail never forget the eX-
preston of that face as he handed it
back without n word, and crrpt away
to his cabin. ~ II he had done something
criminal. Indeed, ] shall never forget
the whole scene. Perhaps because its
impression was 50 strong; perhaps be-
caase subsequent events have 20 often
recalled iT. - .ia dream which was
no- aii 4 Dream but how inGci dream
and how mucli reality, it Is a15 n5ediul
To say. At least I a:u wide awake now,
when putting on paper what hope may
be. IN spiric and essence, If u"t in 'oru,
realized in many q h.ras 90 New Years.
day, 1879.
Mr. Charles G. Ueuslow seemed. il
not ri-.'. az least a comfortable" man,
as he brought back his family. early ia
September. 1873, from pleasant ruG TO
tire White Mountains, and that lake
wlici IS m0-e agreeable TO sail over iIau
to spell or pronounce smiling Win
uiD.-eoree. Gou could rot help think
ing til-Ja e happy g-oap that entered his
Snug uptown T-silance-his cOmely
WIFE a. rrowu-uD iau-.ifsr, Carrie; Hem
rs. WHO meant 70 he All artist, and two
little girls, WHO ran up stairs and down,
shouting TO each other and to all the
house. r-ports ou the canary. the cat,
tie cook. and their own little room.
Tom, who wTs well through bis coarse,
had gene directly TO college-k
I!r. Hens.og sJOH gO5 under way"
down town. But one week at home
sepnIgd 10 undo all the benefit of the
summer trip. Pale, sileut and moody,
he strove IL vain IL respond t,. TIE glad
ness OF MS children. when he was at
home in TIE evening II vas one week
from tne day Of their return that he
II Cd
his wifi. 10 his room. Sac bad feared
something very bJd. Sine WIS not sur
p-;sad = hen h- said, wirh Il choking
voice, ''Ine worst has come. Nv dar-
iiuc, We are poor. almost pCuilesS. The
house hus suspended. a7id We junior
partners. who haI LITTLE in il iIt our Ia
Dor have nothing
Mrs. lensiow neither sisrieked nor
tainted. nor fel! into Mysteries on his
u OK. She kissed him quietly, patted
his shoulder bit, and said, well, Char
lie. we did all for the best, aud We are in
Ciod'- isrdS. lie will set you right again.
we need not fear his goodness failing"
The poor chiidrfn" said iie. How
shall / tell tieml Irst we let them
know Ind variDns coutiu-encia- and
considerations were burriediy talked
over. coming iaci, totLa question. ''Sia!i
We tell t'emE
..{Vhy. ocstaioly..'' ~nid Ire niotiier
I'VE never hid anything from tiseIu that
they could understand, aud, thank God,
there IS nothing they ought not TO
know"
We shall not follow the history of
many a sad family counsel held thar fall;
nor the nCgoiittioEs tia: led 70 quitting
tie house. and fnIin-sHolher.a at man
agaab.e distance from the city, az n small
rent. Nor shall welinger ON details that
seemed formidable at the first blush, ont
with which familiarity bred contempt y
That Carries German and music lessOus
should be stopped: that Tom should not
be able to traverse Europe. cUltivating
the acquaintance Of Old masters. and
new: that -'the girls should not have
the laaiI Who did the sewing and wait
ing on them. THESE things looked Ike
mere triiiiug privatiOns IN month
Happy i l. for us that u loss that LOOKS
gigantic, when set mp and looked at by
itself. i, dwarfei and lost il a crowd Of
ealamities.
By the end of the year the little rent
ei house was very hoIne-iike-tiIat moth
er conld have made home in "a hollow
beech I-aa''-and every One had niche.
and was t,.-rab!y happy in it. 4 letter
i had 5=-n sent to Tom calling hiEI hOiIe.
and giving ~ reason. BuC the news
papers lad oeen beforehand; Kind
hearted professor lad told friend Cf
w8af was likely 20 come. AMI lie l8d OF
fer-d 10 advance Jae money for Tom >
expenses til he graduated aud c01id re-
pay Il. zr. Hensipv took q situation as
book keeper, and gave IL after-hours'
ti,1e TO working oI the accounts oi tie
em11-r8s-s d firm. Carrie wanted To- %
out and teacL "CrrJaialr, you can 20
ont and teach, said her mother. ] am
going 70 engage you Tor two little girls /
have. cailad Bessie aud Bertha, and az
ter lessons YOU shall help me with the
sewing. salary not 80 much an object
! as a pleasant home you know, dear,
aul. partly laughing and parity crying.
-ils-hugged Carrie, according 10 the ap-
( proved wO!nanly way OF expressing deep
/ emotion Of tender kind Henry, like
manly, good fellow, as ne was, turned