The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-09-09
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Correspondence of the Journal.
Boston. Sept. G. 49,.

however dull, are again taking on their Wontcd
appearance of busting life. Groups of voune
and oil are seen, whose appearance bcspeak
their late return from the country and seaside.
1t is quite the thing for fashionable bellies and
beauX to look nut brown as to complexion.
and if they are Il little dilapdated as to hats,
gloves, and wearing apparel, generally it is
only the more evident that they have had il
long summer frolic. A number of these par
ties are daily seen lunchng at Parkers to
whose inviting board they repair till the do
nestle arrangements of home are re-organizcd
And this is no light task. fmany houses on
the back bay which have been closed during
the season, there are sad tales told of mildeW
and the destruction caused by damp and dsuse
OF course the initiated have had their houses
thrown open aud aired at regular intervals,
while a few have ret lined trustworthy ser
wants to live in the houses and keep them in
comparative order. Nevertheless, there is al
ways no nconsidcrable work incident on the
return OF 4 family to town. Then. too, country
life has perhaps untitled the cook for her small
city kitchen, while the parlor or chamber maid
may have become enamorel With ncighbor'-
gardener and She may have concluded TO start
out as Il householder herself, though in hmm
bic way. How else can one account ior the in
creased demand for servants:
That one good turn deserve, another i, Il
phrase often enough on our lips, but its prac-
teal application is necessarily less Frequently
manifested, perhaps because we undertake 0ir
ability to give acceptable return for lindmr~,,,
received. only few miles ont Of The city is Il
large and handsome residence recently SAW
which is owned by u man whose experience
illustrates i'll happy way the value of a ben
Cit conferred ut critical time, and the quality
OF genuine gratitude. \ number of wears a%u
tins man came rs Il perfect stranger 10 this
country from England. He and hi, wife were
SO poor that they We're obliged TO take passage
on the steamer in the ~tcrrawe. When they
| reached here they soon found their small funds
decreasing alalmngy. Their last dollar took
| them to Il neighb0rng manufacturing town.
| But even here the EngIishman could lind NO
work. IN thi, straight, with no money! no
| shelter, no food, fellow comtryman stretched
| out his hand to him ana said in hearty tone
| Come home with me and bring y0ur wife"
The strangers gladly went They fotlnd an UNI
pretcntious dwelling in which wa, peace and
comfort, Hni-more than all 10 which they
Were welcomed. They did not need to Stay
| long, however, for the new conner W:ls a man
of energy and p2rseN cranrc, aud. encouraged
| by the MADNESS he had met With h. sought
labor even more diligently. Ana III found il
as muchinst. Very soon he was observe to
| be much engrossad with his work. and it WAS
| tl,,, /, / :.
| odd minute, rs though the DAYS were not LONG
enough for him to accomplish his purpose
| But il all came out in Il few years that the man
was IN inventor Of some improved piece of
| mechanism. He grew rich at last unlike
| many fellow whose brain earns only money
| for others. In the meantime, he had not for
gotten his early friends, In all kinds OF WAYS
he managed TO keen them cognilant of hi> re-
mcmbrance of their early favor to him Final
| ly, he built himself This handsome hou~r pre-
| viously alluded To. Then he built another near
his own. Everybody wondered what he WAS
| going to do With ii. He did what probably
gave him more pleasure than any other act of
his litt-@aye it 10 the man who held out hi,
hand to him when his own WAS empty They
live side by side now, and few strangers are
| shown the places by old residents of the town
without hearing this story, and thinking tho
better of human nature for hearing it.
| 1t i scarcely convenient 10 have a Resident
in the same street OF the same name a, YOUR
self. You may think that you might OCCASION
| ally get Il little better dinner than you Yourself
ordered. on miss 4 Irltrr for day or Two, and
| that would be the end of it. Not So. Ilp Wo-
ma" an, So III" I','t ,i..,,,l viii u,t euuri
and b1 silent. Not by any means Bat il he
| comes more than announcement. when YOU hap
pen to own-really oWn--a sewing machine.
and Your "double" has purchased one .on tin.
| instrument plan" ana dors not, according to
agreement, nay up" Then it happens, rs il
did here one day last week. that the express
| man calls at the aforementioned house. The
lady OF The house i Out bit he ht, 4 tru~tv
servant, whose eyes, Nv The W;y are not SID
Young aS they once were, who answers the brll.
She receives package for her mistress. which
She had been INi~cd would come. ami then
hears a demand lor the sewing machine She
says She was tod nothjlg in regard 10 il . and
looks suspicious, and remembers all the warn
ings She In, had in relation ia tramp, and ai-
lowing things to go out Of Ihc house. iillt the
eNpres,mnn produces IA orH,r tor the SEWING
| machine, and the servant @ante~ ut the name,
| and sees ,thc last one only aud s,rs lhqt ii is
that of her MISTRESS >hr >urcumb~ hJ
nevertheless, with wonder and Mia Doubt
However, the martinr i~ rstllcd OH. The mis-
trcs> returns ere long, and ha> her tcil. and then
She receives her express package, and hears of
tbA ,f b.l ,t,..,.l,f,,.4 4.N
claims, "and you Let it so why, NO one has
amy right to take away THAT machine; it Is
mime" Explanation, cNpo>luatiun and tears.
on the part Of the servant follow, "Ihrrc Is
some mis- Oh, It's those horrid other e.;
see ii all now cries the indignant lady Of tho
house. well, never mind, ii, annoying, but
it will alI come right, dare SAY =" just then
the bell ring,-ln energetic, impatient puli. II
is the eNprc~snan. He listen, lo the luly'~
eager inquiries, and The Indignant ! luii luu
sos, OF the servant. Iutn he IN turn Na\y~
warm, ANA says "WeIl, why liln' you ~ly that
wasn't the nnne* am ~twc it,, harder On me
than any one, TO have to tote the heavy thing
up and down stair, all LAY lor nothing" Wen.
50 it is, tile lady REFLECTS, rrgHnns hcl habitttal
good temper, and she sends Bliy down cellar
for Il pitcher OF beer, and the bully express
man is appeascd and sent away 70 the other
Ks III Il less eXa>perating frame of mind.
How silly and incon~cquentiuI A thing " i'll
brew trouble between amurricd pair who have
not resolved that matrmony is not all sunshine,
Such trials as youn" persons will have who do
not resolve at the outset, ON some Such motto |
rs "bear and forbear' can scarcely be mag
ined, said person who is in the position to |
hear many confidential confessions. Not long |
ago, continued he, heard Of ills little episode |
that rccited n an instance OF am incom !
patibility between husband and wife, that il |
was thought could lead 10 nothing but ,cp;urt- |
ton. But it led to - anticipate. The zen |
tleman, man Of infinite good nature. but an |
memorable tease, donncd one morning hi, clean |
shirt: In dressing hurriedly, for business re-
quired that he should take Il certain train he |
pulled off the button which fastened his collar