The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-12-23

wouldn't hear nothin' to it! He's
got to learn that scooting all over cre-
alton don't arm his bread and vittals. y
" Father, Bills been gone these two
hours! He promised to take Betsy
Smith sleigh-ridin' with the rest of
the. boys and girls, and :said he'd go
for all you or any one else said agin'
itr' " He has, has he? Well, I'll larn
him to act SO again no use in such
Stiffness !EBut you, Peter! what you
idlipg here for, telling yarns, out to
work l say!'' Peter snatched his rag
ged cap and muttered something
about no use of being half good
he'd go and slide down hill, that was
,cork enough for him 1! and lazily saur-
tered off FARMER Blithe who had been
a silent spectator of the dreariness of
Bledkhouse, which it was in reality,
thought he had made his Christmas
call sufficiently long and rose to go,
pleasantly saying "that Mrs. Blithe
had baked nice, fat turkey and other
eatables and asked some of the neigh
bors in to dinner, and would be glad to
see Mrs. Bleak and himself present p
The two little Bleaks who were sitting
on the floor quarreling with each other,
looked up in surprise, while poor Mrs.
Bleak's sad face frightened moment
as she glanced at the liege lord (?) but
changed as he sternly replied, "No
thankee, Mr.. Blithe! Don't think we
can 60 nohow Martha here has plenty
to do at home, without wastin her time
visitin, and as for me, why you see,
Blithe, your company will be too grand
for poor farmer like me, with all their
long talks about book-farming, patent
inventions, heaps of edication and such
like falderal!" "Never fear, Mr.. Bleak,
but that we can entertain you! And
Mrs. Bleak looks weary with the con-
slant care of her family-it will do her
good to have q social visit with the rest
of US. Come! think differently about
it, and come over both of you?" No
no need of our visitin! A wife's place
is at home with her children; if she
cant be happy there she wont be any
where, that's so ! The sunny smiles
vanished from Mr.. Blithe's pleasant
countenance as he bade them "good
day" and left B.eakhouse, saying to
himself as he walked along, happiness
at home!" I'd like to see the woman
that could be happy in poor Mrs.
Bleak's place! Why, she looks as
though she'd lost every friend she ever
had! "What tyrannical fellow that
husband of hers is and those little
Bleaks are perfect torments Nc
wonder though, poor things, consider
ing the unhappy influences by which
they are surrounded! All, I'm almost
at my own sweet home, and there
comes my own darling little Alice
Bless her loving heartr' And he
quickly caught the laughing child to
his bosom, as she gaily wished him
ga merry Christmas and pressed
many kisses on his smiling lips, looking
so bright, SO happy, that farmer Blithe
again fervently repeated, "bless he1
loving heart!"
"Will not this be a merry day fol
us, my Julia ?" said a handsome, manly
youth to a sweet, blushing girl, whose
ruby lips had just pronounced the mys
tic marriage VOWS which gave him th'
right to be her careful guardian = he
dearest friend and loving companion
while journeying life's weary way. A
fearful loving glance from her deel
blue eyes was the only answer. How
could she be merry at such an holy hour
Her dear fathers kind face is unusally
sober and thoughtful in its expression
as he gazes proudly on his sweet child
and thinks sadly that she who has beer
the sunshine of his home must nov
make beautiful and happy another's
/ She will be his oacn darling no mor'
for he has just given her into the guar
dianship of one eminently noble ant
high-souled : one truly worthy of s,
priceless a gift as his sweet, delicat,
flower. "Tenderly cherish my pet,
he says to the happy bridegroom, " an,
may God bless you both, i'm each other
love and beautify your hfe-path witt
the sweet flowers of happiness. Ma,
the years of the fast-coming future fin,
your hearts SO tenderly devoted to eacl
other, as loving, as true, as on this, you
marriage day." The gentle mother
too, is by her darling's side. All, VIII
can tell the varied emotions-the hope
and fears which crowd that mother
loving heart as she vainly questions tn
ROXY present, of her cherished ones ia
i away future? She wonders if he wi