The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-04-14
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From !Sartdin's Magazine. !
EASY WARREN.
BY WILLIAM T cooGsuALL.

Raymond Warren was a nice" man
s-eycrybody's clever fellow, as heard Il
srPupiic man once remark, u very extcn-
Issye Office, with numerous du,ies, never
discharged. Raymond used TO sit in the
sAimney-corner late, very late OH a win.
sss night, because he was too shittess to
get ready for bed. But aits "a while the
nre burned low--the glow on the embers
taded, and it grew cold in the chimney
@eorner; then Raymond became chilly,and
no would sneak forest where his wife per
fahaps had been for several hours, endcav-
oring TO recover from tho severe fatigue of
"a days work, into which had been crow
ded the gre ter portion of her husbands
legitimate duties. Raymond owned n
large fam left him by his father. 1t was
good land, but the fences were not in re-
sfsir. and eyerybody's cattle roamed thro'
ihe fis,,as, and Raymond's crops were not
lsaficienS 4; yield the family decent sup
spoft. The fa:,a had once been well stock
I'D, but Coz want u proper attention the
scattie became poor--tnc sheep were new
er folded, even in the most Rigorous wca-
.ther, and many of them died The wool
swas never sheared and washed. and when
taken 70 market it would not bring thc
market price. Had it not been for Ray
!. niond's wife who was a business woman.
the family must often have suffered for
the common nocessaries OF life.
Raymond's chores were rarely attend
ed TO BY Himself, but was q neichbor sick
30 psAni was more willing to work in his
piace. He was relied upon as the man
who would always neglect his own inter
ests, to look after those of somebody else.
xic could never set himself at his farm
work, butt he was considered m excellent
hand, when TO oblige ncighbor he took
! hand in his Geid.
Il was bleak morning in mil-winter.
Raymond Warren's wife was in the barr-
8erfl foddering the cattle-Raymond WIS
IN bed. The light Of a brisk fire which.
fis wife had built, shone directly i'll his
face. Il awakcrsd him--thc room was
warm, and Raymond was persuaded BY
it, inviting appearance to arise. lie sat
doNnlby the fireplace in his secves,and
: waited for his, wife to come and get him
some breakfast. As he warmed his feet
he felt that he had reason TO congratulate
himself on his happy situation, and ne said
TO himself
Tain't every mans got wife as have.
Here she's mad' a good fire, and I'll bet
the chores are all done"
- The chores were done, and RAYMOND
had scarcely finished his soliquy, when
: the useful wife hastened to the Fireplace
Z 90 warn, her hands, which had become
shoroughiy si,;;;;llssssl sii,;;;;lssssl ly .he cold handle OF
@ssle pitchfork, with which she had been
throwing hay and straw TO the cattle.
tt might be supposed that these occur
rences took place carly in the morning
ssos 90. lt~m ten o'clock before RAYMOND
- his bed. His wife had been sew.
ing Cor Two hours, before she prepared her
4 breakfaat; then she urged Raymond for
q an hcaf longer 20 get nl, He made fair
psosaitss but left them all untitled. She
wasted until IL was nine O'clock, and then
Knowing her husbands easy habits, and
aslsamed to have the cattle unfed at that
hour Of the day she determined to attcnt
q 20 their wants herself.
Raymond's first saltitation to her as sh,
stood by the Ere, was .
'lwnh 1 had sosne tea Sally-but new
- mind, you've put the things away,
Rtiih warp water, with a little milk AN,
s sugar n n viii DO Just as well, and Will,
you're about Ii you may pct me a It'll,
! piece q bread but Just rs you choose
no snntser about II, anyhow. t'Taint eve
= ~ aaH's got such wotiian Cor n Wife
-, She might have answered,
f.s 1T y not every woman that has sucl
ehasbapd., @
:. But she knew sue.a remarks would on
y nske bitter saelingS, and though a