The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1882-05-31

, and Essentially modest man, He has never had
Sufficient confidence in himself He always faces
an audience with hesitation. Some times, when
want TO 90 and hear him lecture. he says, quite
seriously: Don't 20, Eunice; I'm going to make
muddle of it, 1 used to let that Influence me
to stay at heme; but lately find that ne Is Just as
likely to do well when he thinks ne isn't. 1t Is
something of a trial to him TO go into Society-tO
little party. for instance, At the houses of our
neighbors. BIS face Will flush when we go into
room, as II he were perfect novice"
when did you go 10 Lawreneeburg, Ind. -
eft was two or tbre months after Mr.. Beecher
quite Sc week. We thought we could risk il on
mat, and he came for me. up TO Worcester Com
". Massachusetts We boarded for few months
The Church consisted OF twenty -four women and
one man; and about the first thing Henry dId-ii
sounds Jimmy Iow--was 10 turn that one man out
of the Church for unworfhiness. Then there
were twenty-four wonen-mostly working wo
men, school-teachers, sewing girls, etc--and Miss
Sawyer oficiated as a sort OF deacon, though when
we mad communion Henry usually borrowed a
real deacon from another town. IL
remember how bashful was when
went inso that little Church as
yer met us on the steps Of the Church. we
called it. and Mr.. Beecher saId to her. Miss saw
yer, am glad 70 Introduce to you Mrs. BeecAer.'
was clustered. and said, Sow do you do, Mrs.
BeecherH Mr.. Bcecher laughed at Inc and has
leased me ever since about il. The other day
almost exactly as IL was then, excepting that they
seem TO have built a parsonage | said 70 MI.
Beeeher Those steps look natural That step
that step is where tore my new delaine dress. 4"
You must have had TO economic on 5000 a
year, Mrs. Beecher?"
Yes: most people nowadays would call il
economizing somewhat" she said with a smile.
"One day / was told that we must leave our
boarding house; they needed the room for a mem
Der OF the family who WIS coming home. There
was no other place In town where we could board
within our income. Henry was up at Cincinnati
attending synod. What To do ] didn't know. /
thought that If we could get fourroonas could
go TO housekeeping parlor bedroom. study
afford. Then 1 concluded that three
room But my search for those rooms was equally
a failure-too high. We couldn't afford luxuries,
so again thought IL over and concluded that two
rooms would do-sleep in the parlOr. ] discov-
cred two small rooms
OVER A STABLE
The horses had been moved out and the build
lug leaned mp against a store next door. They |
were the dirtiest rooms ever saw looking as II |
they had been tenanted by pigs except that pigs |
don't chew tobacco. do they? The foors were |
carpeted with tobacco juice; the walls were fres
coed with tobacco juice. But / concluded that |
enough work could be put into those rooms To |
clean them. Then took-the next boat and went
10 Cincinnati, twenty miles up the river getting |
the Captains permission 10 bling back furniture
ireaof charge. l found Henry at his fathers DIR. |
L -oher was there then, and Mrs. Stove was /
there. l explains matters.
1.-Two roomsr said Henry; you can't keep |
house in two rooms; ii can't be DONE
starVe.'
'''Are the rooms furnished?' asked Mrs. Stowe. |
mo / said, not even q chair
And haven't single dollar said Henry, |
to even buy chair with
"It doesn't make any difference said /. for
my mind is made up MCs. Stowe laughed |
heartily TO think of my going to housekeeping on
nothing, she called il.
Il said TO my husband, Henry where is that
Lane Seminary
-. I'm sure don't know he answered. Broke |
to pieces and burnt up long ego, suppose
"'Do you know il Is? | asked. No, he didn't |
know for certain, but it was an old thing, and
only little single bed anyhow. Well, l said, |
we would go and hunt for it, We went up TO the
Seminary, and, sure enough, we found that bed, |
and Henry lugged ii to the boat. Father gave us
little
STRIP OF RAG CARPET,
one breadth. that we could lay down in the mid
stove and a eouple of lamps Nv Brother contgib
uted some things. A Mr. Hastings former
Ssmate OF Henry's, gave us set OF knives and
forks. So we went home half equipped.
Then we scrubbed those rooms|Henry and l. |
On our knees, with all that soap and water and
sand would do il took some days to get the stains
ont. forgot to say that when we got home from
Cincinnati asked the owner of the building If he
would allow us 70 paint the floor. %, nor he
said. 1t would rot the wCodp so there was moth
ing but scrubbing left for US. But that triumphed.
Some of the people in the parish gave us liable,
and after we mad slept few nights on the single
bed some KIND soul brought in q double bed /
made the mattress of cheap stuff aud filled il with
huSks. So we went to housekeeping. | enjoyed
it-every day aud minute of it. would IKE to
go right through il again" and Mrs. Beecher's
furIowed face seemed to grow young as she spoke,
and flushed with pleasure at remembering those
days of early struggle
so the rooms we've furnished?" / said, to recall
her 10 the interesting narrative.
Yes after awhile. Henry yet wanted book
case. Looking out the window | saw a crippled
old wash-stand lying out in the corner
of the yard, far gone in dilapidation. 1
sent him for it. He never had much ingenuity
as nnrafa fhsaro 4
rigged some shelves in it, so that it served him
very nicely for a bookcase.
Then found piece of wire in the road and
strung it across one corner of the room, and
made curtain of some fourpence calico, and
kept behind It my wash-tub -four barrel and
cooking utensils. And Henry put stick across
the top which held his saddle. fastened some
sticks TO the legs of the single bedstead and made
it high four poster and around this I hung a
cheap canopy aud fixed some nails inside and
used II as a wardrobe. except when we had com
pany."
AT this moment the birds made such a tumult
OF noisy music asquite TO interrupt and suppress
conversation. The birds should explain, were
some thirty or forty in number. and filed big
cages in the great bay window Of the room where
we sat. They were mostly OF Central and South
American species, several OF them fine singers
and most of them prettIly marked and of brilliant
the entire end of the room, were laden with rare
and precious sets of china, porcelain and other
choice wares. "rhese we have saved from the
wreck, (" said Mrs. Beecher. these and the birds
With birds and flowers about us we can be con-
tent. Not happy, IF course. were in Law
reneeburg for then we were together all the
while, except when
HENRY WENT TO SWEEP OUT THE CHURCH.
or to make fire there while was getting away the
Sunday breakfast dishes. When he had written
something in the other room he would whistle
and l would run in with my hands covered with !
soaps uds or dough very likely aud kneel down
by him while he read it me for criticism or APP
proval. IL was happiness. I'd like to go through
il again."
How did your husbands preaching strike you
then, as compared with that of late years.
We'll, | can see that he has grown aud broad |
ened, OF course. was rather partial, perhaps, |
but his sermons were satisfying, even then. He
was always personally popular, and he carried |
about with him the same hopeful. CHEEKY, breezy
manner that has since won for him the so many
friends He seemed like a boy then, and he i |
full of freshness even now, he and the boys hay
ing no end of fun together
Then you went
TO INDIASAPOLIs2'
AT the end of two years went to Indiannr,-
oils. he declined calls 70 GiferSat places, out on
receiving the second az third e4ll from the lndi-
annapolis Church he laid IL DefoI the synod, aud
on its advice. accepted His salary. which had
been $500 yea = now be,ane 5000 but We had no |
more than before-TS her less. For, On the one
hand. our regular expenses were larger and on |
the other, he was the city minister and Was ex- !
pected 10 en- ertain the cou sry parsons Those
were years OF struggle. Many usne have l sat |
up all night III the parsonage in indianapolis ard
made a shirt and washed and i-oned IT, and sold |