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Kept clear Of all extremes, but yst be failsa
to see that his enjoynsnts were nearly all
ephenersl; that he wae laying up little ~
neshisg fer Zine T. Gene,
A year passed auav, and the annual fish
ing exearsisA cane IA course alspg
Wen, LinAie, said the yeung man, to-
lnsrrsw the boys &c dsun the harbor, and |
a:u going VITA them; Of course, you wall
have no objselishs 2
40, returned the wife, in her usual
pvt ysa Ts . ISis. Sc s.a ff.A
We had year ago on this Same subject y
asked Lianie-,
yes, rerlsuber thsn you talked about
having Money, but we amt aay poorer new
than We should hSye heen if lad staid at
home
.Bat tell me, Anscc, have ysu laid up as
much during the past gear as you had ex-
pected to-
Why, as for that matter, l hayn't laid
up much Of anything The, fact is, LAME,
you have drawn rather harder on me than |
expected
But havn,t spent any more msney for
trivial affairs and amussments than you
have, Anssn, aad | don't think have 50
much
4 didn't mean to blame yeu, my dear, -
/ oRly mentioned the circumstance to ex-
plain Why had net laid up anything. But
never mind, there's time enough yet, and
besides We enjoyed ourselves | think after
this fishing excursion is ever, hswever, l
shail begin to desk my expenses little, for
l must lay up . little samcthing the next
year.
we certainly have every chance TO save
money returned Linnie, for beth house
and shop are ours without rent, and we are
free fron debt
Ansep Kimball started at the last remark,
and TUNED his face towards the window, his
wife did net appear to notice his emotion
You kaow, Ansen, csntiaued Mrs, Kim
ball. that you promised me should have
FIVE dollars whea yeu went on anotker ex-
cursiOn, and shall certainly held you to
that promise.
sOf csurse-that's fair returned the
young man; but 60 yeu need it now y
Yes
tRLat are yeu going to dc with it,
You won't be offended II
'No.'
Then, to tell the truth, ] owe little sum.
The young man locked earnestly at his
wife, and Though he evidently wished to say
something sbsut her running in debt, yet,
for reasons best known to himself, he kept
quiet, and handed over the five dollars
Ansen Joined his old scheelmates on their
exeursien3 and when be returned, he Thought
s9hle abaay 'hsgshHfag to setoif some u his
unnecessary expenses, but he introduced no
new system Of operations I've or three
times he did refrain from INDUCING some
| petty appetite, bnt lie soon settled back ints
I ths cid track, and the small bits of money
/ slipped away as fast as ever.
Three years had passed away siEce the
! young couple were married, and few could
! have wished for mere social comfort than
they had enjoyed during tho greater part Of
4 that time. For month or TIVE, however
4 the young man had been gradually growing
more sober aud thoughtful, until at length
4 had become sad and dowa hearted. His
I wife had endeayad to cheer him up, Though
/ she was unable to learn the cause Of his de-
7 lection.
One evening, just before dusk, Linnie saw
TIVE men pass her windew, and enter her
husbands shop. One Of them she knew ia
4 be the sheriff. and the circumstance troubled
her not little. She waited half an hour
1 fer her husband to come to supper, lut hs
did net appear, and her s9tferings began to
be acute A thousand conjecturos fitted
throagh her mind, but they broug no con
ISOLATION, and at length she determined to q
to the shop door and see if she could not
oveshear somethiAg Of what was passing with
in, feeling that such course woulda at lcast
be pardonahle.
1 Linnie stole oxt from her front deer and
meat towards the shop She placed her eaI
to the keyhole and listened, but she eouls
only hear an iadisiiact hum Of voices, amonl
which was that of her husband The latte
was evidently supplieasing, fer his tones wsf
earnest and impassientd. Soon there wass
movement Of feet towsrds the door, and Lin
ME fastened back to tie house. Ere loni
her husband entered. he Locked pale an
troubled. and with q nervous movement .
the muscles Of his face, as Though he woui
have concealed the grief that bsre him doWr
he took his seat at the table
Poer Lianie watched her companion Wit
an anxiety almost ageazing but she spok
not word uatil after Aasen had set bac
from tae table The food remaiaed alnies
untou,hed Upon his plate, whsp hs'meve
away, and he would hsve left the house ha
not his wife stopped him,
Husband, she said, in soft, gentle ten
at the same time laying her hand upon b
arm, and gazing imploringly into his fac
what is it that troubles yOup
Nothing Linnie,1 half fretfally, returEe
be, aud made metipn as If TO remove b
wife's hand from bis arm
There is something, Arson, know thei
IS Gene DE- not keep it from me-
There is nothing that you need know
Bat wife need know ell that can affs
her husband thus What Is it Ansea 4
1T is nothing bat MY ewn business, and
wife nesd not know all that
This answer was harsh, and tears gushe
to Lianie's eyes.
.My dear husband shs said, in tender 9
; cents, sts whom, oh to whom Should ~
tell your sorrows. if net to her who iov
yeu better than life itself
Forgive me, forgive me, Linhie--l meal
net t. woand year feelings am very tni
cradle, and hardly knew what | said
Then tall me all Come, sit dswn mi
easy chair, fer your brow Is hot and feyeris
There-nsW tell me-.
After the Young man had taken the PR
fered seat, he gazed for msmszt into I
Q faca Of his wife, and lock Of deep angui
rested upon his features
!. 'Lisnie, he said, i may as well tell y
4 ell, but yeu must not skids me, nsr mu
/ you dsspsnd, fer AL is rot as dark a. mig
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