Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-11-06

no neeU cl luTlltF question:. lldiAl41li 1911
this. vet she said
w as there nothing for Us
Moves
And Peter drew the newspaper from his
POCKET and commenced tearing OH the
envelope
Here's newspaper. bu, dear knows
where j, came from. Oh, Yes
lie now saw a name written on the
margin Of the paper
Benjamin Hicks.
.Humph, What do want with This
old newspaper! And. in the disappoin,
ment and anger OF the moment. he tossed
the unopened paper into the tire- place.
Peteri exclaimed Hannah. Sprngng
for" ard and Snatching the paper from the
fire ere rhe flames had touched it "aat
are YOU doing2'
TO Hannah ; mind had come the quick
suggestion. that a letter, containing noA-
ev, perhaps might be enclosed. Hurried
Is. she uniolIed il. but there was nothing
beyond tae large and well-Hi.cd newepa-
per
That's an insult when III never for
give. sad Peter, " ith much bitterness ii
MS tone.
Don't be too hastv. Peter. remarked
Hannah, as she re-folded the paper
I. w ait a little while; Uncle Ben is inca
pable of deliberately insulting any one.
lie has clearly insuted me; and he
did it deliberately. replied her husband
No. no. Don't think Uncle Ben
spoke 10 me very kindly Of You. He
means well, but acts strangely some
tImCs.
Strange enough, l don't ike such
well-meaning men.
And 50 saving. he left the room. ~
soon as he was gone. Henry, whose eyes
had been feasting on the news paper since
the moment his father drew il from his
pocket. seized upon it. and opened il with
a feeling Of delight 50 intense that his very
hands tren5led. 1t was a conv = lie
N--i.,s .lncinnati Gaz tie. which he inn
meIiateIy commenced reading al1u} To
his mother and Ellen. About half an
hour afterwards. Peter Miller returned to
the house. CHANGING through the win
4 dow. he saw the paper open III llenry'S
hands while his wife and Ellen. who were
sewing-though il was New Years day
were evidently listening with much IN
tcre>:
/ Peter was >t.ll too angry with Uncle
| Ben, and felt too great a contempt for his
newspaper. TO JON lis family while thus
+ room The communicating c.a5 So
aiar. and as Peter sat down. he heard dis
tnctiv tie voice Of Henry. as ne read to
lis mother ard sister = first ha tried
MOTTO listen; bG: cs the words formed
them, iee. INTO sentences. his mind took
+ IN the thoughts and feelings expressed
and soon. IN spite Of himself he became
deeply Interested. Henry was reading a
story Of domestic tria. in which a pro-
found trust in Providence sustained tie
parties introduced, even when their shv
was far darker tnan his had vet been;
and when he saw help come 70 them. ia
their most painful extremity, and from
point least expected. he could not keen
the tears from his eyes. A14r the st1rt
was completed. Henry read for nearly an
hour longer all Of which time Peter Mil-
Ter sa, IN an adjoining room listening in
tently, and equally interested vita the
others.
Al dinner time. Henry and Ellen talk.
ed about what !hev had read in the .'tia-
zette'' They did not know that their
father had been as much Interested in the
contents Of the paper a> Themselves. He
remained silent During the afternoon,
as Peter sat in the room with his wife. he
picked up the newspaper which Law temp
tinelv near him-he felt differently to-
ward it, since he had listened to Henr,
reading from lis broad pages-aud let his
eye glance over i, ieon. column = col
utnn.
Gypsum Gypsun7 said he atlane,b
speaking halfto himself vet looking 10
wards Hannah, as if making inquiry q.
her. What is Gvpsua1!'
I'm sure don't know. replied Han
san. Isn't there dictionary up stars,
| believe there IS. somewhere. But
couldn't put my hand on It. I've not
seen tthese five years
Let me see. said Hannah thoughtful
". where j III les-ycs; think
know And laying down her mending.
size went up stairs. IN a lille while sn-
returned with the book in her hend. open
and she entered the room. sa.d-,Gyp-
sum IS plaster Of Paris.
.Inieed! On. well, that is simple
enough. then.
What IS simple enoueh' asked Han
nah
You know that we los, nearly our
whole crop Of grapes last year. by kind
OF mildew OF rot. said Peter. ca.cG-
lated. certainly. on getting a, least hum
dred and fifty dollars from that acre of
vinevard. Just in full bearing; and 90;
net..ing worth sending TO market. Now.
here 2 man says that ne lost his grapes.
year before last. in just the same way:
and that after studying about il a long
time. ne thought that he would gather tie
leaves that fell in aulumn. and put them
around the roots Of the vine. adding liz
tle gypsum, and see what effect j, would
havc. Lastyear every vine thus treated
had an abundance Of healthy fruit: while
on the others, the grapes Just as iaes
were about ripening. decayel as before
Is il possiblei I'd 60 the same
Indeed will. As soon as the snow
clears of | II take man and 90 through
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