The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1884-02-29

Uecdnnt u utligHl. itF spirit was
contagious. Tue boys, alwaysl
fond OF smother" wondered what
new life possessed her, but they
accepted the change all the same.
She found that she could teach,
aud also could inspire her pupils.
They heard OF gully, five or SIX
miles away, where crystals had
been found. Making holiday, |
tor which the boys worked like Tro
jams, they took their lunch in the
farm wagon and rode to the spot;
and il the search was not altogether
successful, it left them the memory
OF happy time.
In the meanwhile the farm pros.
pered. She did all the work in the
house, and all the sewing; going
out, too, in the garden, where she
raised few flowers, aud helping |
to gather vegetables. Daniel aud
the boys were bitterly opposed to |
her helping them. Mother said
Jerry, "if you won't ever think you
must go out, I'll do anything to
make up. don't want you to look
| like those women we see sometimes
| in the fields. Generally she yielded;
her work was enough for one pair
of hands. Through it all now ran
the thought that her children we're
growing up; they would become
educated men, she woald net let
them get ahead, not SO as to pass
her entirely.
Winter came. Now Daniel could
see to the work; but these habits OF
study were not to be broken.
Boys, let US form history club
: was the proposition; it sha'n't in
| terfere with your lessons at school,
They took the history Of the United
J States, which the two younger
children were studying. Begin.
, ming with the New England settle
t ments, and being six in number,
/ they called each other, for the time,
after the six States, persuading old
/ Daniel to take his native Rhode Is.
It land. "That woman beats all ere.
Z ation,' he was heard to exclaim,
!. "the way she works all day aud
ID goes on at night over her books"
9, Tue mother used to say she hardly
!. knew ii she were any older than
her boys when they were trying to
It trip each other with questions
o The teacher OF the district school
ii came over one Saturday AFTERNOON
7 "I never had such pupils,n said he,
b. "as your sons, III history aud, in'
/. deed, they want to look into every
thiug.n Afterward he heard with
$. delight the story OF their evenings
he work. The deep SHOWS often shut
It them in, but the red light shoue
h: clearly and bright from that sitting
/. room window, and merry group
le were gathered around the table
N Every two weeks an evening was
le given to some journey. 1t was
laid out in advance and faithfully
DR. studied. Once, Theodore remem.
re bers, u shout OF laughter was raised
ID when nine O'clock came, by Jerry''
d exclamation: ooh, mother, dom
IN 60 home now; We are all having
IL such q good timer Five years
= they lived IN this way, and almost
,k entirely by themselves. The,
ID studied botany. She knew th'
ir name of every tree and shrub fo
n, miles around. The little boys made
ii a collection OF birds eggs, aud the,
st began to watch closely the habits
I'd of the birds. 1t was u pure, simple
,h life. 1t would have been too vile
Id and lonely but for the charm o.
re this devoted mother. Her hours o.
II. loneliness were hidden from them
IN but she learned in an unusual de
gree to throw every energy int
no the days work of study, and create
e: as it were, a fresh enthusiasm TO
ye the present hour. Her loving sac
,r. rifce was rewarded. Each chill
Dr.. made her his peculiar confdante
it She become the inspiration of hi
*, lite. !.
an Euglish history opened a wild
ke field to this family. One af;ernoo
IN she brought III Shakespeare I
,ql prove some historical question. ]
was a rainy day and tho boys wer
in all at home. Jerry began to rea
he "Hamlet0 aloud; it proved u treas
ht ure that brought them Into a ne
er. world of delight. Sometimes the
nd took different characters for repr'
it seutation, and the evening ende
cir in frolic, for good-natured mirt
is. was never repressed.
be First of all, a preparation ha
IS. been made for the Sabbath. Ther
n. was church in this town, but at
I'D, distance of several miles, and d'
An ring many days the roads were ne
rn. passable. She had leaned upon il
te, innate strenth, gratherlng wisdo
zee through all these experience
of The secret of many promise hs
err been revealed to her understandiu
ed. aud, above everything, she desire
to that the Scriptures should becon
rd- precious to her children. She TOT
not up Bible characters, bringing
av. bear the same vivid interest, Il
sck same power of making them rea
She ties. !.
md These lessons we're varied by |
to tie sketches or reports Of one Su
to day TO be read aloud the next.
Iple this Nate took hold with o spec
! at zest. None of this family cor
fed sing. She thought OF q substitu
of They learned the Psalms, much