The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-01

When ii was known ne was intending 10
leave ihe school at the end of the year, the
authorities made even higher bid for biz
services another year, and as he was still
young and Julia still under twenty, they
90 b Ibous ht il best for him to continue anu
o. cept the proffered salary.
The Thurber fam had, to one who c1u'd
appreciate the beauties of Landscape ana
n most every thing tracnve IN nature. more
than CrdiPary attractions. IT was located a.
the scutheas, erly foot of a mountain whose
local name was Gray Beard
TIE rear OF the farm indeed extended part
way up the slope OF the Mountain. but this
was the only woodland part OF the farm. Tue
wood ran along to the eastward of the house,
eYleI dlpgup a long but not difficult hill, the
top of which was crowned with wood and
timber. Directly in front of the house, some
iOriy or fifty rods distant, was large, beau
tifui pond. and across the gar
den on the southwesterly side
OF the bouse ran small brook of
clear soft water, fed by never failing springs
in toe woodland part of the farm. Ia front
OF the house was the principal field of the
farm. This was broad plain, gently slop-
il z toward the pond, and containing from
6fleen to twenty acres, with scarcely a stone
or foot OF waste space upon IL. There were
beside the long pasture two or three smaller
Enclosures alternately used for tillage or
psstursge. The house was roomy old
fashioned farmhouse. such as Ia seen every
where in New England, and needs no further
description. The barns and out buildings
we're roomy and good, but like the house,
some~ hat out OF repair. But the last years
salsTy as teacher would more than pay for
all necessary Improvements.
DDIing the last year prior 10 the marriage
CT Julia and Caleb the great banking house
of Tbalgonberg & Hurlbert had failed aud
gone into bankruptcy, and this quite recon-
ciled Mrs. Thurber to the choice of Julia,
But before many years were PASSED other
houses failed. Oae OF those periodical re-
turns OF disaster to trade and business closed
up many establishments once thought firm
as the bills, and that to which Alfred be-
Iorc d Was one OF them.
Both Alfred and Lucys husband were re-
duced almost to penury. 1t was hard for
their wives to give up the style in which
they had lived. Alfred was obliged to ac-
ut some position in q manufacturing es>
ao..Nhment to keep from starvation. Lu-
cy's ashland for a time managed to
keep up :he extrsvegance of his house
hold, which was quite a mystery, as
no one knew OF his having any visible
source of income. But the secret at length
came out. He had become q counterfeiter
end forger. and SO escape the penalty of the
law was com pelied to ice the country, S2d
Lucy was left to her choice between the
POI House and her fathers house, aud to
this, broken hearted, she came with her two
children.
Alfred no longer came to Thornville in a
caijisge with span and driver. Thin aud
caIeN orn with pAcoDgenial toll, and worse
than ell q thousand times, with the COM
laints and reprOaches of wife whom he
could no longer suppOot in eXtravagsnce and
fashion, and who. in consequences, showed
him too plainly that she really never knew
II felt for him that love which alone can be
ans solsce in the hour Of trial and adj
versity.
Alb" said be to Caleb one day. as he came
% The old home, now almost q paradise OF
con fort and thrift what q fool have been
o be allured from real comfort and q life
worth having, to become slave in the city"
Come out now. The farm is large enough
for you and me, too" said Caleb. 81 fad
me re- yes, twice as mEch as | Can do we'll
myself with all the beip of my wife, and
be is jewel t. me. Come. aud you shall
have Just as much land asyou can manage in
welcome"
Caleb. it can not be; my wife would
ra-her die than leave the city, and so must
tay snd go the daily treadinill round fer
my daily bread and place 10 lay my head,
and that none of the best or happiest."
Caleb would have been willing TO have
Julias father and mother return to the old
fsrm and live with them, for their means of
.ubsisfeT &C had 1ell-nigh run out, but Julia
herself objected. She knew the temper and
disposition of her mother too well to have
her with her, though she was perfectly will
ing to support them where they were.
Il prefer" said Julia to Caleb, ITO bring
up our children without any interference,
snd you know how often grandparents are
sfteD disposed - interfere in be half of their
grandchildren to their disadvantage. We
can make them inst as comfortable where
they are"