The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-02-19

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wife. ,,.ua. aI. I!1U 7a rrsr.. a
well, that was eight dollars that
twenty-eight We don't spend every yea
but the other two, where can they hav
goner f5.s .r..... .ois,.lT.ri
Glancing his eye over the pages Of th
memorandum book, he Continued"
I'll tell you what It's the newspape
costs just two dollars, and we can d
without it. 1t isn't anything to ca,
drink or wear. don't do anything will
it, and you only lay it away up chamber
1t may as well be left out as not, and III
stop my subscription right away
oh said his wife, you don't know
how much set by the newspaper. lal
ways have sort Of glad feeling when
see you take it out Of your hat and lay ]
an the kitchen mantelpicce, just as | dc
when some Of the children come home
aud when I'm tired ! sit down with my
knitting work and read. I can knit JUS
as well when I'm reading, and feel Sc
contented. I don't b lieve Queen Victo
ria herself takes more solid comfort thar
| do sitting by the east window, on
summer afternoon, reading my news
paper .r.r .s.r
.But YOU are just as well of without,
answered her husband, for want Of any
thing else to say. rI. F.
Il never neglect anything else for read
ing, do | ! asked Mrs. Heath, mildly.
No, don't know us you do, answered
her husband +; but it seems an extra like
u shall stop it, he added in a tone
that showed plainly enough he wished tc
stop the conversation. .-
Il shall take the paper remarked his
wife, ii l have to 90 out washing to pay
tor it. .r.....
This was not spoken angrily, but SC
firmly that Mr.. Heath noticed it, though
by no means remarkable for discernmen,
IN most matters. 1t sounded so differen,
from her usual quiet 'as You think best,
that he actually stopped moment to
consider whether it was at all likely she
would do as she said.
Mr.. Heath was kind husband, as tha,
indefinite description is generally under
stood; at is he did not beat his wife
and always gave her enough to eat
More than that he had "a certain rcgard
ior her happiness, which already made
him feel half ashamed of his decision
but like many other men who have NOR,
obstinacy than wisdom he couldn't beaI
to retraet anything, and above all to b,
convinced he was wrong by a woman.
However with commcndable wish tc
remove the unhappincss he caused, hi
suggested that as the papers were care
fully sealed, and she had found them in
;erest,ng, she could read them owe,
again, beginning at January, and taking
one week clear through the year-the,
would just come out even, he concluded
as il 1t were a singular fact that they
should do so. -... ....#
Notwithstanding the admirable propo
sition he still felt some uneasincss. l
followed him as he walked up the pleas
ant lane to the pasture, and IL made hin
speak more sharply than was his wont
ifthe cows stopped while he was driving
them home, to crop the grass where j
looked grcencst and sweetest on the sun
ny slope. 1t troubled him till'hc hcart
his wife call him to supper, in such
cheerful tone, that he concluded she die
not care much about the newspaper, af
ter all. ....-.r.r..
About a week after this, as Mr.. Heatl
was moving one morning, he was sur
priscd to see his wife coming ont drcsse,
as il for visit.
4 am going said she, ito spend tn,
day with Mrs. Brown; leave q plent,
Tor you to eat; and so saying she walkcC
rapidly on. .I,.
Mr.. Heath thought about it just Ion,
enough to say to himself, she don't z,
visitin' to stay all day, once year hard
ly, and it's strange she should 90 in hay
time '''' -''
Very long the day seemed to him; t.
20 in for luncheon, dinner and supper
and to have nobody to speak to; to fine
everything so still. The old clock ticket
stiller than usual he thought, the brooc
OF pretty white chickens, that were al
most always peeping round the door, llat
wandered of somewhere, and LETT it still
or yet; he even missed the busy click o
the knitting needle that was apt to pu,
him out so, when he was doing any fly
uring. '.a- l.iIi..-. .' :, l0
i am glad he said to himself as he
began to look down the road at sunset
that Millicent don't go yisitin' all the
time, Us some women do-thero she il
just coming DC. O,- y .P7'g5 t,. 80
How tired you look said he, as she
came up; why didn't you speak abort
il, and I'd have harncssed up and come