, 1858-10-29
sTE1LAcooM WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY OCTOBER 2e

found Ksnelm asleep, looking very wan and
worni Ibent down and kissed him lightly, ther
ran away.
In the parlor sat down to writA and wrot,
hour after hour. When the lamp went out,
looked up In consternatiOn--it was growing
light
Very carefully Igathered together my preciou
sheets; l put them with . book q cookery book
l remember) and hid that at the bottom Of m,
workable. I crept to bed cold, tired, an,
happy, but did not fall asleep until broad day
light
When l woke, Kenelm stood by my bedsid,
with my breakfast upon tray. "ls It lateir
asked, starting up.
"Nearly eleven, love. Didyou enjoy the con.
cert, MinnieS"
"The concert-Oh yesi" Then as recalled
everything, felt as Il be must find out my
secret BY looking at me, and turned away
yawning
"NOt quite awake yet sleepy one" he com
menced.
"How I was to manage to write in the day.
time was the problem that occupied me while j
dressed
When I was ready, I went to Kenelm in bis
study. "Must you write to-dayi" asked.
"Yes, I must Let us dine at four-I will
write till then. After dinner we viii have walk.
Do not feel anxious, lOve-I am stronger.
"Can do nothing for you this mOrningi"
"Nothing, dear"
He bad resumed his pen, and went away.
We had an unfdrnished room In our house. !
was soon locked into that spread my paper
on box, box that had gone with US on our
wedding journey, and crouched upon the Hoor
to write. ] LEFT Of just in time to prepare for
dinner-to smooth my hair, dip my hot brow in
water, and wash the ink-stains of my fingers.
III wanted you to stitch up my manuscript,
Minnie, ," Kcnelm said; "but Is didn't find you
in the house, l Icontrived to do 4 myself Isup-
pose you have been working in tho garden-toc
hard, think; you look flushed"
"AIy face Is rather hot Now, where shall w
walk this EVENING"" asked, and began to talL
hurriedly Of primrOses, violets, blus-bells, and
the probability Of our finding them in the feldl
around.
That was an exquisite evening. As we wan
dered about the lanes and meadows, Keneln
sometimes lcant on me, IsOmetimes on him; and
| said to myself $50 i should be in Life: Why
should my husband work always, and sit idls
all my dayss"
That was very well; but alasi as worked
lost sight Of my good motive IN the absorbing
interest Of my work-frgOt al my little daily
cares for Kenolm while ! struggled to achieve q
grand good for him.
Ny husband came home heaithily tired That
night he slept sOundly, and could not sleep; 81
l rOse-I could not resist the impulse 10 continus
my work; again Il was tho daylight that warned
me to my bed "a.
Kenelm told me at breakfast that be must g
into town, and should not get home TN evening
He had not incurred this fatigue since his illness
and was not at for Il did not think Of thiI
then; did not offer TO 60 for him, or beg to &
with him; thought joyfhlly Of the long day
before me. He leh home at ten, to return q
seven.
l told Ann TO say that was engaged II any
one should call, and locked myself into the
empty chamber. uttered cry of joy q Ibe-
gan my woTk-I had such delight in II
Ilef of tOpretend 70 dine, but ! had no sppe.
tite, and soon RECOMMENDED.
Towards the end Of the afternoon I found
could 20 on no longer. Ny temples burned, and
yet lslt as Il numbed BY excessive cold, and my
head began to ache intensely.
Kenelm was late; Il was getting dusly when
he came, and l summed what little light there
was He was tired, and ai.er ten lay upon the