Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-21

will be here atsix, hungry as a bear,
and as cross, too, if supper isn't re a
.dy. Oh, my poor healH And q he
clasped her hands tightly across her
forehead, and stood for some mo-
ments bewildered and irresolute, One
impulse was to return to her cham,
Der, throw herself upon her bed, AMI
claim the immunity Of sickness. =
But were she to do this, what was to
become of hcf little household2 No
- NJ; she couli not abandon her post
while She had strength 10 remain
there, ana so she Addressed hersf III
to the task of quickenins, the feeble
dame on the hearth, and making hur-
ried preparation. for the evening
meal. " ','. 80; ,
MI. Burr was stssng, hearty man
with good appetite. He was, more
over, very punctual man in coming
home to his meals. One o'clock was
1.-THE dinner hour, and he was never a
| minute behind time. At six O'clock
they took supper. If the meals were
moi served at these hours, it was no
fault of his. Mrs. Burr was, Of
course, to blame, and she never es-
keaptd the censare due to her unpa:;
dontbEe delinquency. i
us a pity if I can't have things in
my ora h0u$c as want them. don't
see any use in having u wife if she
won'tsec to. home comforts. ! want
lmy. dinner at one, to a minute, II
you. c,n't get.it ready for me, just
say so and Ill dine al IL tavern"
Thee, AMI Ike uAkin remarks
werc al messed to Mrs !3,lrr HhcneF
er she 4faikd, from any. cause, f.
have a meal ready precisely at tie
minute. She, did not fail often, and
this wasthc more surprising because
she was in poor health, and. their
circumstances did NOT permit the
keeping GA domestic AT least, she
did not fed justified in Mreing girl
to help in the kitchen and1about the
house, because her Observation-Disclosures
grumbled when he gave her money
and not unrequentiy declared that
1uHless she nnaa gcl to reduce e&>
pGnses, he wall have to fail.
The. fire kildled- slowly, and the
babe cried on steadily. 1t was near
|1r six o'clock,-anI though the table
Lwas.set, a poo PROSPECT t''r an car.
! Is SUPPER was seen ~ Iii Kit hen
+ 1t seemed as ifte kettle ntycr would
| boil. Mrs. Buzz sat before the fire
housekeeping down to blow it wit!
her mouth, though tho effort caused
herhead TO aehes Idly and now fan
ains il with her ip.'oa. Soon she
started, and q slight husil went over
! her pale face; AS tre rcsoundins bel
ola ncighboring stecplc runs out the
first loud chime e six! Ere the itur
hammer had counted lie full nunbci
Of strokes, the decided tread Of Ne
Burr was heard in the passage, fol,
lowed quickly byhis impatient ex'
clamation Of 4 .aa.
"Cry! Cry! For@crcrying! Can,
! YOU hush that chill jane J..
The weary littletgil, who had been
struggling with, and endcavoring tc
quiet the restless, untappybabe fbl
nearly an hour, and whose strcnS')
vas almost gone, re ewrd her a..
! forts now walking the child abou;
NOV singing 10 it, and now cnJeaN
4%ag .by baby talk, t divert it fro,I
EnrN4l:.r$&. nj least j i ito silence; bW'
ali wa yain. The chtl3 wanted it:
Inot'lrh,r aalwith nothlag lscwoull
4 81 sati+Kn1. r.. l.,.5 !. T.
! In the mean tiuir|, Mr Burr haI
zone III, 10 The chamber, End there
/ refreshed hirnFcll with a cod basin o
!, water, in which he laHcd lis hands
and face He was adj ready now fol
supper, for a. good supper-ready
with his usual keen appetite, and SC
The descended to the little dInins.roon
expecting to see comfortablemea
waiting bis special arrival. As he
PASSED the p4rlor doo., il whldi hi:
Eweary little girl was sainly stFI>ins
to quiet the grieving babe, he shut i
With d quick jerk, mutteEin g as AZ
Ibid, So -.. =" Is
If had the, management Of tina
child, Id soon break him Of crying
or give him something to cry for. j
a real nuisance, l,,cclare" Sac
-Iwas has disappointed ejaculation a
HE entered the dining room. "Fe
, notrealy! Tooba3! Margaret"
!, =. LIN fcfe,7 a low voice a4s44cr5
I.fe,iaAy fro'n the kite!assa:..-
why's n tea ready The stT'nt
q Ieasty man stands iathe door alnos
tliAng.it ;yith his robast p:oporttoas
and draw himself up inperiousIl
!; while the pale, feeble, enaciated VIC
man he calls his wife, shrinks, q
4 most covering, before; him, Sh
+. breads his anger. His harsh words
!, whenever uttered, fall like strokes o
: her feelings, wounding and bruisln
her heart, and causing it, for hour
i afterwards, to palpitate with PAIN. {
Why isn't tea ready? MT. bul
repeats tie ques ton. ~
# i couldn'tget the Gre to burn
: saws the wife.