Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-12


half as much as we expected to- and
Charly's admiration of the 'air-tight al
together subsidized. eaa as q.
'Mother, these flag.bottoms arc very
Questionable. l'really cannot bear
the sight Of them. Why, every body
has mahogany chairs nowadays. |
wish you could see uncle's! and uncle's
chairs were so often alluded 10. that
sold fag-bottom' h nceforth became
the cognomcn Of a parlor chair.
why, sister, YOU don't look pleas
ant exclaimed Alice. as Mary entered
The brcakfa>t-room one cold iru>iy
morning;I guess you slept cold last
night
MY feet are frozon,' answered Mary,
peitishly; sat nnclc's my chamber was
carpcted and | do miss it so. Father.
carpets are very cheap. shonli think
GU would carpet the chambers. !
am sure don't know how ! shall get
through the winter said Mary, in n
low, querulous tone.
o, yes father, carpet mine cxclaim-
cd Charles, who was never slow 10 re-
ccive Mary's impressions. John En-
ery's chamber is such a beauty. 1t
has got beautiful carpet, and oh, IA
thor. my feet are so cold. too and he
tapped his well-bootcd feet ovor each
other with a shivcring air.
Shovel nice new path at the side
door, Chailey,' said his mother, bright
", there is plenty Of sunshine, which,
with plenty of exercise with your
new shovel, will make YOU as warm as
WOOL
Charley Gid not exhibit his usual
alacrity. and still seemed to think that
he should like carpet best, and, as ii
was TO him quitca new idea, l.eappcar'
cd 10th to give it up.
There arc few things more dishcart-
ening to "a father or husband, who, az
ter striving to do all he can prudentiy
do, 10 make his home pleasant and COM
Portable, hears dcprcciating compari-
sons, bchol1s constant laundering in
wife or child after objects which he
knows he cannot afford.
The sunshine of contcntcd hearts
becomes cloudcd, while people, instead
Of being THANKFUL for what blessings
they do have. pine for what is beyond
them.
One day. when Mary had been
moaning over her questionable cloak,
pretty aud becoming as it was, her "a,
Their returned home in the afternoon,
and asked her to ride with him few
miles from town. She gladly accept
cd the proposal, although she did not
know as her hood was fit to wear cs-
pecially as her father suggested he
might make call somewhere.
twas beautiful January day
The fields lay covered with pure, I'M
troddcn snow. The twigs and boughs
reflected a sparkling radicncc from
their frosty crust. The air seen ed IL
ed with "A thousand briIliants. and the
deep. cold stiffness Of the country, was
only broken by the dropping icicIe. or
the distant sleigh bell. Mary was
much cxhilaratcd both by the magnti-
ccnce otthc snow scene and her fathers
conversation. They rode long upon
tho beaten path, when he attempted to
force his way into cross and almost
untroddcn track. They divcrgrd from
snow bank here, only to plunge into
another there.
~, father; where are We going!' OK
claimed Mary.
10 call ut a friends tousc.' answer
ed her father; and as they rode on Ma
ry discovered roof and chimney on
slope not very far of.
why, father. lis hut you arc go
ing to-
The strong horse found some Difficult
ty IN making lis way from the main
path toward the house. They reach
ed the door. The steps were unsho,c e.
cd. The snow had been soilcd by 10
human step, and no signs OF active life
were visible since the storm.
j am sure nobody lives here said
Mary, as her father jumped out Of the
sleigh, and, making a path with lis
feet, lifted The latch Of the door.
lie entered and disappeared for
few moments.
is AiS the call father meant to
MAXI thcurLt M4rV survrtino Tho