Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-05-23
The Newspaper.

IHc newspaper.
The old farmhouse wore a quiet
pleasan; look, as the setting sun eld-
ed is small windows, over which the
luIuriant grape vines were carefully
trained la the open door sat the farm
or, with q Iltlle morocco covered book
ga las hand, on winch ms attention
had boeu fixed for the last half hour
lie was a man OF method and order
old Richard Heath and aside from
his regular account books, which lac
kept with scrupulouS care, ne always
set down in this little book, IN the
simplest manner possible, all his cX-
penSes, (no very complicated account,
by the way, and all he had received
during the year, Iu the real metal,
rs he said, not 10y the way o. trade
The last account he had just rock
oned up, aud the rcsui, was highly
satisfactory If one might Judge from
the pleasant expression Of hls face, as
he turned TO his wife, aud addressed
her by her pretty old-fa>houca name.
MrIlccnt, sand be- 8 This has been
Il lucky year. How lr,lc We thought
when VIC moved to Tins place twenty
five years ago, that we should ever get
five hundred year out of the rocky,
barren farm
1t does pay for good deal Of hard
work, said she, to see how different
things look from what they did them
Now | am going 10 Ggurc.up how
much we've speul, said Nr. Heath.
don't make noise with your huiun'
needles, cause it puts me out
HIS wife laid down her knitting in
perfect good humor aud gozed over
the broad, rich fields of waving grain
which grew SO tall around the laden
apple trees that they looked like mas
slve piles of foliage. Hearing her own
name kindly spoken, led her thoughts
far back to the past for after the lapse
of twenty-five years, the simple sound
Of the name she bore IN youth means
more TO a wife than all the pulling cpl
Ihcts Of dearest, love. and darling, 50
lavishly offered IN a long past court
ship.
Very pleasant was thi, retrospect to
Miliccnt Heath. The picture OF the
past had on it some rough places. and
some hard trials, but no domestic strife
pr discomfort married It's sunny aspect
There were smiling faces ON It--happy
chlldrcn'S faces, wlthoul winch no ule
picture IS beautiful. Soft blue eyes
Shone with uncloudcd glnducSS, and
wavy hair honted carclcsslv over I'M
written forcheadS She forgot for a
moment how they were changed. and
almost fancied herself the Young moth
er, and tiny hands stole lovingly over
her bosom, and young heads nestled
there as of old. The illusion vanish
ed quickly, and she sighed as she
thought Of her Youngest born. the Tcck-
less bov who had left her three years
before. for home on the sea. Once
only had tidings reached her OF the
wandcrer. The letter spoke of hard
ship and home sickness. IN that light
and careless way that reached the
mothers heart more surely than r5pln-
ing aud complaint To know that he
suffered with strong heart, with no.
bile uuyleldlng resolution, gave her
feeling Of pleasure, not uumlNcd Will
pride
He will surely come back muir
INJURED the aticctionatc mother 90 her
self: and read the paper SO care
fully every week, that If 1t SAYS any
thing about the ship Alfred sailed H
| shall be sure 10 see 70 --
Mrs. Heath, sand her husband
intcuupunc hermcdtanons somoUHo
rudeIy, we've spent thirty do.Iou
more than usual This year, where car
1t have gone TOT
The new harness, suggested Mrs
Heath, that don't come every yea
You know.
Well, there's twenty dollars ac
counted for
We had the carriage fixed mp wheI
YOU bought the harness, continued
has wife.
We'll, that was eight dollars that
twenty eight dollars we don't spru'
every yeaf-but the other two Wher
can thov have gone ? Ginncng hi
eve hastily over the pages OF The me
morandmn book, be continued ~
tell YOU what ms, the newSPopor cost
Just two dollars and we eau do with
Quit. il isn't anything 20 eatdrnk, O
wear | don't do anything with o.
aud you only lay Il away uP ~ "a
chamber Il may as we'll be Ieit on
as not and I'll stop my snbsouPiio
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