Connecticut western news., 1880-12-01

And SO we purchased the business by selling some of our furniture, and went to Plainville to live. seriously believe that there is q niche for every one. Looking back on my time of despair, and comparing it with my present, am grateful that I can say that while then thought I was so constituted that I could be neither useful nor happy in life, now find that have been endow- ed with abundant capacities for both usefulness and happiness, and that no talent I possess has failed of bearing some fruit. And Florence says the same thing about herself.
 Let mo elaborate:
 That tin peddler is useful as well as an honest member of society, who can doubt? He deals in simple, necessary articles, and by carrying them from door to door he saves vast incon. venience to numerous people. So much for use.
 The cottage we lived in was not strictly beautiful, but it was comfort able, and in @ pleasant place, with an orchard before it, and we trained creep CTS on treliises about it, and planted roses and towering shrubs along the stone walls. It was a fresh, sweet place to live in, and the children had a lovely play ground. At first Florence had no servant, and worked very hard; but she was young and well and strong, and she declared that she did not get so tired as she had often done ill our old home with the thousand and one society duties from which she was ex- empt now.
 "Aud the balance in favor of this is, J she added, "that now I get tired in ac- complaining something"
 I enjoyed my life even the first day, for, as nobody knew me, had no loss of caste to fear, and it was amusing to sec the puzzled faces of my customers, who seemed to feel that in some way was not to the manner born, and were evidently pleased with my humble airs and graces.
 I like to study human nature, and now saw much of it at home and of it's guard. This delighted me. Two rules observed which made me respect ed and popular first, l never entered 8 house rnless was invited; second, ] never insisted that people should buy what they did not want. But I always had an excellent assortment of things, and any little novelty I might have ] took pains should be seen at glance, that it might recommend itself.
 am passionately' fond of outdoor air and scenery. I used to enjoy fast horses, but have my dreamy side, and I hardly know anything more exquisite than to jog leisurely along the country roads at six o'clock on May morning, when the buds are all bursting and the birds all singing, or to return quietly home in the late June twilight, just as the stars are coming out. like to be out in soft summer rain, too. There is enough to see and enjoy in the crisr autumn weather to reconcile me to the unwieldy cart ride in. Even on run
 ners it is not to be despised. I believe I like all winds and weathers. Then ] used to give myself holidays, often 1T winter, when Florence and the children and had no end of fun. Of course wt helped Florence to do the house-worl
 first, and then had the day for pleasure From May to October hardly evel
 went alone on my journey. Every pleasant day Florence, or one of tn, children, or all the family, went witt
 me on my rounds. How exciting 1t was and how happy we werel We took oul
 dinner with us sometimes, and played
 we were gypsies, and camped out in tho most enticing places in the beautiful ', woods.
 If I had to go alone, I often took book; sometimes I learned Q poem
 sometimes I even composed one, and strange to say, the magazines which hat
 disdained my contributions in the day ; when desperately needed money, nov often accepted my effusions with com pliments.
 In the evenings Florence tnd san, duets, and popped corn, and read novels v As we had no social dignity to keep up f we felt at liberty to enjoy ourselves evel l better than in the law days, which i : saying great deal, for we always ha, v such good time then.
 l Then my business kept improving, s
 Florence could have Q servant. Thel 0 we had more time for "larks" thal y, V ever. We got acquainted with ou s neighbors. There was not a person c
 any literary pretension in town excep 0 the minister and doctor. This state c t things had it's advantages as well as it s disadvantages, because 1t is pleasant t = be Cesar even in country village U Florence and l wrote 8 comedy for tn
 Sons of Temperance, and performe u in it with great applause. I suppos }, Shakespeare went to his grave withou O such recognition as we received. Flol e ence sang in the choir so sweetly tha several people who had hardly been y church twice year before began to g u regularly. We formed reading clu l. of all the young people who showed 0 spark of promise, and they had ;. delightful time, and we, the modest COT IT sciousness that we were great benefactol d of our race.
 'f Once year we put on our best clothe 't and went to the city for week, an d went to the theatre, opera, concerts, an
 art galleries, and came home tired an g happy, and convinced that tin peddlin s was far healthier and happier life tha 10 it was possible to lead in the midst (