The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-10-11

uOu BIC IhSuIdiiy CJdCulatOu Shoii
in my own spirit know all that have
done, and that is enough" Still she
was longing, longing with sickening
heart, to have her labor recognized, to
hear him, now and then, speak as if her
work was of some avail. "There is not
more than FIVE minutes work, and the
tailor would charge me a dollar" kept
ringing in her ears.
But Lizzie was strong hearted, as
well as loving and dutiful. So she
shook off her discomfort, put on smil-
ing face, took up the baby and sang her
prettiest lullaby, carried him around
with his little head on her shoulder,
while she filled the tea kettle and set
the table, now and then setting him in
the cradle and chirping to him as she
did those things that required both of
her hands. Thus she worried through
supper-getting, and with much manag-
ing had all things ready by the time
Frank came in with his companions.
"My coat done, Lizzie ?''
"No, not quite"
sThat's woman for ye, boys. One
half of them would let husband 60
out at the elbows a week before they
would turn aside from any plan of
theirs. All the ironing is completed.
I'll be bound. Amt it so, Lizzie %
Lizzie was taking her biscuit out of
the oven, and the young men did not
see the deep flush of pain that flashed
over her weary features 81
"Will you bring in a pitcher of water,
please" she said, pleasantly, not seem
ing TO have heard the question.
'sThere it is again, when / was a
bach l had nothing to do but hand my
coat over to the tailor, pay him a dol
lar, and it was done in jiffy, and no
grumbling. No water to fetch when a
fellows tired either"
Lizzie was tired, sad and nervous
want of sleep, and the exhaustion in
cident to nursing her beautiful boy,
now so near sick-the hurrying to get
time for the mending not to speak of
the disappointment in putting aside all
her own plans, thus throwing her bak-
ing and ironing into one day. for both
must be done on the morrow, or the
clothes would mildew, and the board
ers go without bread, all this was too
much. Lizzie could not endure his
badinage, though half playful, for she
know, and knew well, that if some such
thoughts were not in his mind, they
would not have found their way to bis
lips. ~
She hastily set the biscuit on the ia
BILE and saying simply, Supper is
ready" stepped in the bedroom, and
burst into tears. You may call her a
fool, if you will. 1 do not. You
might as well ask the withered leaves
not to fall, when the autumn gale
sweeps through them; as well ash
, flowers not to suffer the morning dews
to exhale in sunshine, as to ask ten
der, loving, sensitive wife to withhold
her tears, when she knows she il
, wronged. She may forgive, she may
look cheerful-an hour after, bright a,
, the sky when the cloud has passed
but she must feel !; and is it only wher
, her beautiful nature is destroyed; whel
! as too often is the case, the very trait
r of character which won a husband'
, love in the beginning are obliterated
when love turns to hate, that she cal
bear from him slight or exaction will
E unmoved indifference. ,7E
3 Lizzie's tears did not flow long; he
heart gained it's natural relief, and .at
ter pretending she was getting Waite
to sleep (which she actually did, sh
e bathed her eyes and came out, WASHED
: her dishes, and sat down again to tn
s coat. a., ,t-gs9 iqet r, e4ffg.4
= Frank sat watching her flying fin
0 gers for an hour or two, as he laughe,
and talked with his friend, thinking t
d himself that every turn would be tn
g last AT nine o'clock she had set th
= last stitch. New facings had been pu
e in, and new pockets, the holes unde
:, the arms neatly patched and darned
e new cuffs, new buttons and new lining
@ all round As she finished, she locke
} up, with still shade of sadness upo
e her brow.
e "There, Frank l have mended you
e coat thoroughly. guess it will las
If another year now."
@ "Qulte a job, want 1T too? longe
h than l thought" said he, depreeiat
J. ingly.
a "How much clear cash have yo
o made to-day, Frank ?" asked Lizzie, j
t, an earnest tone. f ~
y "What do you want to know tn,
d for ?" was his answer.
"For my own satisfaction. Certainl
d | should feel an interest in all your a
a fairs"
r "Well, l think she shop has cleare
il twenty dollars"
"How much do you count your Sc
as vices worth %
I'll "Not less than five dollars day."
lie "How many hours do you labor p
ne ''Ten is the legal time, now-a-day
IN / don't generally work that many. b
OF what's all these questions for %
to "Because, Frank, we are husbar
r. and wife. We expect to live the re
", of our lives together, and if there
id harmony in our marriage relation, the
he must be justice and right. You IN:
I'd call me daily to appreciate your labor
d, and remind me of the comfort and su
n. port you are giving me, and | feel a
AL oIofo ho,