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Of them, each desirous Of an approving word
rs reward for services rendered their tired
father.
MI put one in the closet, and John the
other"
"What brave little men ~ exclaimed Mr..
Crandall, really pleased at heart, and mani
testing his pleasure in the tones Of his voice !;
Il am thousand times obliged to you"
Jane returned with the slippers in few
moments, and STOPPING down drew them
upon her fathers feet. When she rose up,
with cheeks glowing and eyes dancing in a
new light, Mr.. Crandall though. her face
looked really beautiful.
'Thank you, dear" The words came
now really from his heart.
Mrs. Crandall looked and listened won
deringly, willie strange glow pervaded her
bosom. What could he the meaning of all
this9 What new spirit had come over her
husband?
In a quiet, pleased way, the children
gathered around their father, one climbing
upon his knee.
"Wlat have you been doing all day
Jimmy!" asked Mr.. Crandal Of one Of the
children.
"Playing,' was the simple reply.
"Have you been good boys"
Not all the time" answered the child.
"1'm sorry; Jimmy must try and be a
good boy all the time. What have you,
been playing 2"
"Oh, everything: horses, and dogs, and
turning up Jack, rs mother says"
Mr.. Crandall laughed out at this reply,
saying, You turned up Jack mostly,
guess 2"
"Well, guess did,
Mr.. Crandall laughed again. The spirit
Of good nature was transfused into every
heart. Even Mrs. Crandall, usually in
fretted state Of mind, felt its genial nflu-
ence.
"Jimmy's been right good boy to-day"
said she, III an approving soice. "His turn
ing up Jack hasn't amounted to much"
Mrs. Crandall was moving busily about
all this time, preparing supper. Jane, who
never willingly gave her mother any assist
ance, and who was rarely called upon, be-
cause she grumbled whenever asked to do
anything, now said:
"Mo,her. can help you?"
'Yes, dear" That 'dear" which Lad
fallen SO Unexpectedly from the lips of her
husband had been echoing in the mind
OF Mrs. Crandal ever since, and now
it came into utterance quite as epon-
taneously IA in his case. "Yes, dear, YOU
may finish setting the table while dish up
the supper"
Wondering almost as much at her hus-
band, Mns. Crandatl, after seeing Jane NOV
ing with pleased alacrity, went into the
kitchen, and soon all was ready.-Quite
enough:to satisfy their Sappetite had Mrs.
Crandall prepared; but her thoughts turn.
ed upon something else-something that
would give her the opportunity to ask him
If she should not get it for his supper
Yes, dear. How she longed for, the words,
uttered in the gentle, loveing way they bad
little while before been spoken-but for
her ears alone. At last she turned from
the fire. and going to the door of the room
said very kindly: "
"shalI boil you couple of fresh egg.
for your supper Peter!"
"Yes, GEAR, if you please"
How the wife's poor heart, which fo,
years had lain almost dead in her bosom
.flaaped with joyful impulse I What g
light flashed over her eonntenance, making
|it beautiful, ssof old, in the eyesekler bus,
band. ayes, dear, If you pleas s.''-No,
even in the voice;of Grid Lind -wonla be,
earsehave found such sweet music.
l.. Attbe supper table, Peer tGrapdal
pssised the coffee snd he;fisd potatoes
and said The eggs were, & Just jjas what 6s wanted
Mrs. CsaudalI looked happy.-Wi.h tb.
fssnishipg.af their fathers uspe anofos.
iliiIsuss S6d thsir pos6et's ,sahr slooks aes
1 aksgal times, hsseEldrsns; spisitsi Shspeiric
EliEa, 4; Bslssa, and ,tskiag thsa hs hasso
IItEtl ssfSuiRsd theft rose. irio new, . bette Sc
ard ppier sA.ss Coetshtiopsessssa ,'sps
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