Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-17

of his death-killed in that dreadful way
on the railroad-and if l felt a touch Of
pity, Of tender remembrance, I stifed
it; I recalled the wrongs he had heaped
upon me from the day Of our marriage,
and said. Its judgment zpon him ?
and was wickedly glad
sThen you never really loved him, I
mistrust,' said T.
Perhaps not. Ii was hasty. Ill
advised union. 1 was driven 10 it by my
aunt; he promised fair, be was gay, he
was pleasing he seemed my only refuge,
and fed to him wildly. No matter
now for all that. When ! came with my
little boy to live in this house, / was
already a widow-at thirty-iye-and the
world so bitter and black
'But many, very many, who knew
your history, felt kindness towards you,
and longed to show it I responded.
She lifted her face out Of her hsndker-
CHIEF, with sigh.
And I, SO incredulous, such an inf
del, my soul stepped in hatred 7 she said
{ how could understand kindness? 1t
was not kindness-to me. 1t was mean
curiosity, it was meaner pity, it was
any thing but genuine goodwill, I thought
and scorned it.
Certainly you must have thought
good old Mr.. Riley was true friend to
you, suggested.
'NO, I did not. If he appeared SO, l
believed ii was to gain credit with his
church people. He was a relation of
my husbands; and / felt that he owed
me some recompense for his nephew's
neglect. When he offered me home
in this house, I accepted it as something
that belonged to me. Mr.. Dilworth had,
in fact, paid for it /; and that, too, made
me feel I had a claim here
MIR. Riley told me that he intended
the house should be yours, interposed.
He scarcely said word to me about
lit the widow resumed. He sent for
me to come, aud then brought my things
here. The little spot In front he said l
might have for a hlower-garden, if /
wished. But that seemed so mean an
offer 1 wouldn't accept it, and l never
planted seed although when he sent
his men to plow the garden, they spaded
up my little patch too. I thought he
, ought to have given me the large garden.
and l was angry when 1 saw him work
ing If for his own USE
: But the old gentleman is not rich,
1 explained, and he gives in SO many
ways that he is obliged to economist his
I charities
never thought nor cared for that,
she went on. When the men wert
plowing his part, went out and tried IL
z prevent them. I told them how NEAR
;. their employer was, and asked if they
e were not ashamed TO work for him.
Il Did they make any answer?
d Please, ma'am, get out of the way of tn
r oxen-or some such reply-that was ali
L And they kept on hush-hawing, and gee
ing and turning the furrows in spite Of me
i, WANTED to getthem angry, but couldn'i
ie They kept as good-natured as if | ha
% been their best friend. Then when the,
came TO plant, l taunted them again
le actually dug up some Of the hills Of pc
1T tatoes before their eyes as fast as the
r covered them. They didn't even tax
he the trouble to laugh at me, but worke
u away as if had not been IN existene,
At last | grew desperate,
y Why don't you get mad ? l said.
er Its not our business to get mad, sal
be Williams. Mr.. Riley told Us to plar
ou the garden; he pays US for thai, not fc
getting mad
+, That shamed me some, and / WEI
ne back into the house, and watched the
I'D planting over again the potatoes I ha
r uncovered. Then they went on, an
" planted the corn, and sowed beds Of beet
and lettuce, and cucumbers, and the
e. came and asked me If I wished them
on do anything on the part they had left n
re for flowers. l took that as an Insult, al
slammed the door in their faces.
ITO Well, heard nothing usoTe from the
in until hoeing time. One morning th'
We came with their hoes, and went throul
ed, the whole garden, til not a weed v
ng left. And 50 they did second and
on third time. ] did not try to prevent the
any more, but said, as sareastieally as
i'd, could, that / was very much obliged
Of shem--fhe vegetables and green co
mp would be very convenient to me.
NJ Thai right, help yourself, said the
me the old man wont care
bu- And helm rnySelf. did. prettv freel