The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-24
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go, DEAR" sighedMr Morton, "I neve,
4 do have anything like other people. ]
am dying for the want Of luxuries.
cannot live without them. always did
have everything 1wanted. till was mar
| ried, but np-and ishe pausedta mo-
ment to tak3eaian inventory of her present
| state and condition.
9dThese complaints were addressed to
! Mrs. Bell, the wife Of her husband part
ner, a}cheerfn], happy little body, who
had learned to, bear ife,s discipline with
the most exemplary Christian patience.
"I do not suppose you mind these strug-
giles with poverty as1 do, ,"she continued,
H'for you are accustomed to them, but I
was brought up in the midst of luxury,
| and not to have things like other people
is a source Of constant annoyance to- me.
Now there is General Wilson's wife; she
has horses and carriages and servants
constantly at her disposal, but i never
ride now. I have talked apd talked with
George about this, and tell him shall
die if I have to stay cooped up here; but
he saws he cannot afford it, and so the
matter ends:."a @a74i%l n R1t.a
ii Now, this horse. and carriage matter
had been one of the great: questions that
had agitated the domestic Life of Mrs.
Morton. Her husbands income was linn
tied, but he had spent every dollar of it
and something beside npon her unreason-
able demands. He rented the best house
in town. had furnished it much better
than he could really afford, had kept the
best Of help to do the Work, wait on her,
and relieve her from care and anxiety.
He had denied himself all the, ,luxuries
and many of the necessaries of life to in
dulge her expensive tastes. But she was
not satisfied. She wanted an elegant
turnout at her command that she might
ride whenever and wherever she pleased.
But. this was q luxury thatsMr. Morton
could moi, possibly Afford. and he. had
plainly told her SO. Like 8 spoiled child,
as she was, she had fretted and fumed
over this harsh treatment, as she called
it, and tried hard to make herself sick,
., tMn. Bell, WAS silent, .for, she knew not
what to say to this outburst of complaint.
She knewvery well that her friend was
surrounded by far more luxury than she
had ever thought. 1T reasonable to ask or
expect of her husband; She was happy
in, her home with her children, happy in
the midst of self-denia1 and labor, and
she could not understand her friends
misery. iAa .oa ., 5stsi2S - i.1---.isf.a...
""I am sorry you feel lso, my dear friend"
she said at last. &C, think our husbands
are very kind and do all they can, for JUS,
SO I try to be happy without many things
that I would really like"
ab"Yes,. Lknow you do, and often WON
der how you can.- You are not accus-
toned to luxuries as /, have always been,
and that makes a great difference"
~ Not accustomed to luxuries thought
Mrs. qBeii.1i Did not she have a good
home before her: marriage, with all the
necessaries and many lnxuries at her dis
pIosal? Were there nota plenty Of books,
nice pictures, music, servants. horses and
carriages at.her disposal Butwhen!she
married manswith;; his way TO make in
the world, she did not expect to begin
where her parents left of, but with united
labors, prudence and lf.deniaI, to work
their: way up the ladder and perhaps
when the evening y6f rifle Iahouldf come
they might enjoy q brief Leisure. This,
she believed, was the way she ought to
feel, and She lad never thought Of REBEL
ing againstlh ericonviic ctions of. duty. s's
s1Mrsu Bell had; begun her married lite
asfI think every woman would Fdo. who
wants TO be an actual helpmeet to her
husband. His income was not large, and
she knew if they were to ever have q
home Of their oWn, they must not spend
everything as they-went-alon So they
had, at firsta rented 81 }fsw rooms and
furnished them with the necessaries, but
only q, few of; the sIuxuries Of Hfeao She
did her own work, they, lived simply and
prudently, and in the course of few
years Saved money .ehoigh to buy com
| Portable house. ,i2a!jat .bt'i 'cF.s3 rfilsi;s
i Children were giyen.them gladden.
their, home; loYe end contenttsmIent tsI vas
il their hearts, and y q, !. they were happy.
Thank offerings af6ss daily from the
altaho and with gratitude they Learned
that .eyerYgood gift and ieyeryap perfect
| gift cometh from ,aboye,n and toethe
Bountiful Giyer Of, all good they we're
indebted for Sessa everything that they Re-
ceiYed. 5If sometimes, in the DISPENSE
ton of Providence, small pleasures were
denied them, they felt that there was
enough to make them happy, and they
| learned 70 feel that all The self denial and
discipline of life; if'righty improved is
onl9ameaia oflperfecting their Chris
| tian characters, .,e.,cst5. {3r,siz.l.;s;,fF