The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-07

Eyes, it was small and We bad to econ

Eyes. it was small and We bad to econ
omize. When he bad to leave the room
10 our clearinghouse because a membe
Of the family was coming home had
hard time to find any others within gu
means. Dir. Brecher was at Oincinnar
attending the Synod. II we could ge
four rooms, l thought, we could go I,
housekeeping. When | found what the
price were l concluded that three room.
would do, but no three could be found
within our means and | finally rented
two over q store. They we're the dirties,
rooms | ever saw, and the walls-and floor
we're covered with tobacco juice. hut
knew that good hot soapsuds and a will
ling hand could make them fit to live in
| took the next boat to Cincinnati and
found MIR. Beecher AZ his fathers. yen
can't keep house in two rooms!' he said.
with some surprise. | told him that We
had 40 other place to go and that we
had not a single piece of furniture. Mr..
Beecher took q half dollar from mis- pock-
ct and held it up. That's all the money
| have he said, and you cant furnish a
house with itr Then remembered that
hr. Beechsr had shrown away the bed
he had had when studying at Lane Sem
mary. 1t was only q single bed, but it
was a bed and with the assistance Of a
man | went up to the seminary, cleaned
it and got it down to the boat.
Mr.. BEECHER'S ACQUAINTANCE WITH H
sCRUBBING BRUSH.
''My brother gave US q piece of carpet
and other members of the family gave US
a cooking stove and two lamps. A class
mate of MIR. Beecher gave him q set Of
knives and folks, and . friend gave a set
of crockery. When We got home we
asked permission to paint the dirty floor.
The proprietor denied our request, be-
cause he was afraid it would rot the
wood Mr.. Beecher threw off his coat
rolled up his sleeves and helped me scrub
the rooms with soap, water and sand.
We were given a table and a double bed,
and made mattresses of cheap material
and fitted them with husks. Then Mr..
Beecher wanted a bookcase. saw a
dilapidated old wash stand lying in the
yard. 1t was very far gone, but Mr..
Beecher got it fastened together, put
some shelves on it, and it answered nice
ly for a bookcase. On q piece Of wire
stretched across n corner Of the room
| hung a curtain of fourpenny calico and
kept behind it my washtub, -four barrel
and cooking utensils. On a stick across
the top Nh. Beecher hung his saddle. l
fastened some sticks to the legs of the
single bedstead and made it q high
foreposter. | hung IA canopy about it,
and on q piece of tape inside we hung
our clothes. When We had company we
took the canopy down. Mr.. Beeeher and
| were constantly together. When be
had written anything in the other room
he would whistle and l would run in to
have it read to me. Perhaps my hands
would be covered with soapsuds or
dough, but it would make no difference
with my running"
AN EXPERIENCE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
when did you go to Idlanapolis?'
1.-TWO years later. Mr.. Beecher had
declined calls to different places. The
indianapolis church called him two or
three times and he went by the advice of
the synod. His salary her was St O,
but we got 30 more out Of it than out of
$500, for our expenses were greater and
we were expected to do more. Many q
time have | sat up all night at the par
sonage ia Indianapolis and made a shirt
and washed and ironed it and sold il in
tho morning to get money to live on
Experience of Mrs. ReU. Henry Ward
Beecher, ,chOse husband noc m,aHes $780,
600 a year.