Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-02

siek-,he hurryIng 10 get time for mend
ing, not to speak of the disappointment j
putting aside all her own plans, thu
! throwing her baking and ironing into on
day, for both must be done, on the MOI
row,or the clothes would mildew and til
boarders would go without bread-an,
this was too much. Lizzie could not en-
dure his bandiage, though half playful, 70
} she knew and well, that if sume sucl
thoughts we've not in his mind they woule
mol have found their way tohis lips.
She hastily sat her biscuit upon the Ia
ble, and saving simply, .'Supper is ready.
stepped into the bed-room and burst lit,
tears. You might as well ask the wilher
ed leaves not TO fall, when the autumn
gale sweeps through them; as we'll ask tIl,
flowers not TO suffer the dews to exhalt
its sunshine, as 10 ask tender, loving
sensitive wife, 10 withhold her tears when
she knows she is wronged. She may for
give, she may look cleerful-an hour at
ter, as brig ighl as the sky when the cloud
has passed-but she must feel; aud il is
only when her beautiful nature is destroy
ed-wllen. rs il has often been the case
the very traits of character which won her
husbands love in the beginning are ubiit-
eraiei-wl,en love turns TO hate. that she
bear from him slight or exac,iou with un-
moved indifference.
Lzzic's tears did not flow long; her
heart gained its natural relief, an,l after
pretending she was getting Walter 10 sleep
(which she actually did, she L;i,cd her eyes
aud came out, washed dishes, aid sat down
again To the Coal.
Flank sat watching her flying finger for
an hour or two, as h. laughed aud lalaed
with his friend. thinking 10 himself That ev-
cry turn would be The last. A nine . :
clocks she sci the last stitch. New f,cing
had been put in, and new pnckel<, the
holes under The arms neatly patched and
darned, new cuffs, new buttons, and new
Innings all round. As she finished she
looked up with still q shade of sadness up
ou her brow.
..Thert, Frank, have mended your coat
thoroughly. guess it will last you an
other year now"
..Qii. Job, WASH, il e. took longer than
| thought 1t would" said he deprecaling-
ly.
allow much clear cash have you made
10 dav, Frank {" asked Lizzie in an earnest
tcne 49,
"What do you want TO know for!" was
hi. answer.
"For my own satisfaction. Certainly l
should feel an interest in all your affairs"
"WclI, | think the shop has cleared
twenty d"llars."
"How much do you count your services
worh?"
Not less tLan five d,:llars day.
allow many hours do You labor =
'.Ten Is the legal time NOVA days.
don't generally work kat many. But
what's ali these questions fur?"
because Frank, we are husband and
wife. We expect 10 live the rest Of our
lives together, and if there is any l,arno
ny in our marriage relations there must
be justice and right. You call me daily
10 appreciate your lab,rs and remind me
Of the comfort and suppp:t You are giving
mr, and l feel that | can appreciate: any
Thing y"u do. Y,.u have earned five C. =
lars Today. and the shop has CLEARED TWEEN
". Yet Io save You one .l.iiar have spent
,c., hour, "n v"ur c.at aud SIX in geiin.
v.ur breakfast, dinner and supper, aud
making your i"lr,r pleasant and confora
bic. To save You that dollar havc had
10 hurry all day, to put all my work out
Of llur, aud 10 really Neglect our dailin.
Toy, who should be our first care, and the
last thing that should, under any ci:cum:
stances. be set aside
"Why, had no dea of this beforc!'
81 knew you had moi, Frank; 50 shall
freely forgive yoa, but must insist that
hereafter must be NV own Judge of work
| had best de-, and shall uoL expect to be
threatened, nor hear myself accused of not
being willing to do my daiy."
Frank felt the force of these words, and
sat silent.
"One thing more, Frank. l. want to say,
while lin about it. don't want YOU 10
talk Of supporting your wife. will uol
be supported while | am able TO support
myself. find on lookin. over my bo"kS,
that the profits Of my labors amount 10 five
dollars week, and The board Of Yourself,
myself and the baby besides. Then | do
nll your extra work and my own. All this
Savin:. has gone inlo your capital TO be in
vested. and To help YOU make your TWEEN
ty doIlals n day. Out Of This comes the
five dollars you call the worth If Your days
work, while must labor with really wca-
ry limbs, and aching head and eyes, TO
save dollar in the mending OF an old coat,
which, when done, would not not sell for
the amount Of your ten hours work"
"You are making out a pr.tty strong
case against me, Lizzie"
mo, F'nnk, not a case against you-l
could not do that; but am stating facts.
Ono thing more. have been to work
three hours since supper, while you have
been entirely lille, not even rocking the
cradle which have been Obliged to do
half dozen times"
"Lizzie, don't say another word, and III
never do so again" cried Frank, spriuging
from his chair 10 jog the cradle where The
sweet boy was nesting. You'll never
mend another Coal"
ayes, but l WILL" answered Lizzie, al
vnncing To the cradle, "only don't tell me
that ten hours work can be done in five
minutes, nor ask ne TO let the baby
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