The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1862-09-10

cloak. Marston, the mean thing, would
mot let it come away till the bill was
1paid. She said you let your other bill
stand SO long
The younger lady bit her lips.
''There, | have had enough of that
dinner. Come UP stairs and help me get
ready. L forgot to ask you, how you put
father off about the dinner?'
'sOh! told him Mary had gone WIS.,
lifting. and was not well enough to stand
over the range
"What did he say?"
2 ssOh, he seemed glad Mary had gone to
enjoy herself little; and said he would
eat his dinner down town; anything to
save Mary"
..i do wish we could afford to keep an
other girl, mother
"Well, we never can, while Mary Bar
ton is here; and that will be till she s mar
fried, OF dead Your father is as stiff as a
mule about her. He says he promised
his dead sister to give her home, and he
means to do it,"
"What is she doing today"
SIN the out-kitchen, washing"
eff father finds that out!'
| "Yes; but ne won't find it out"
."Is my cloak becoming, mother?"
| issIt's splendid Makes you look ten
years younger? 1 tell you what, Elmira
Louisa, if you don't GO off this winter
Eyov never will! You are thirty-three,
you know"
1 "You are mighty good at reminding me
of my age.
ssOh, we'll, dear! never mind; no one
knows it but me- Has Fitz james said
anything tender to you lately, dear?"
"Yes, mother; he said, last night, that he
! x 4 y X X
He did?" Well that's coming to the
poiat pretty close. He'll soon propose,
my dear
| Goodbye, mother And the amiable
Eirira Louisa swept down stairs.
An after-thought struck the mother, and
finging up the window, she called to her
daughter. who stood upon the marble steps
drawing on her gloves:
sElyira Louisa, if you meet Mrs.
Leighton, don't speak to her; give her the
cut direct. People who are intimate with
the creme de hr creme of "Punkinville, y
should not mix with those who work for a
living. Be sure you do not near your
fat. er's store; l don't want him to sec
that cloak"
Now, it so happened that Mrs. Leighton
| heard the above remark She was lean
/ ing her weary head against the window
with only the snowy curtain that draped
it between her aud the voice that spoke
j the bitter words. She was worn out with
day S hard labor with her pen, and haG
thrown up the window, that the pleasant
March wind mi ght chase away the feeling
OF fiintness thot was gathering about hel
Z heart. Her head aehed and throbbed only
: little Tess than her heart. They hat
! laoifed hours before; but she could not stol
TO rest then, for many pages of ioolscal
must be written out before night. Thcr
: was no one now to compel her to rest; n,
one to caress her tenderly; no one-a
: there was in the aforetime-to draw he
weary head upon his breast, and lay kisse
tender and loving upon her thfo5bin;
+ brow ind tired eyes.
She had chambers in gloomy hous
topposite Mrs Stinson' 8 which she rente,
for mere trife, because the house wa
supposed to he haunted, and the landlor
was glad to rent it for any sum. TIL
lonely woman was not afraid Of the dea
j that was supposed to walk there; and wa
: honly glad to have the large airy chamber
! at price that came within her means.
As Mrs. Stinsons 8 remarks reached he
: ear, her lip curled aughtily for moment
and then 1uivered like child's. Sh
arose and paced the floor hastily.
'sAnd so we are tabooed in Mrs. Stin
t sons 'set'--we poor toilers who write fo
y a living; because these small white hand
have dared to earn their bread and butter
Let me examine these hands; they are whit
e and soft, and have no shadow Of astain upo
, them, thank God for that! They are goo
9 hands enough, but they must be daintil
: folded all day long, they must be idlt
9 useless little hands before they can be ad
nlitted into sour set Do you think yo
! could keep still, busy little hands? D
) you think it would be enough that 20
!. would be allowed to futter over the key
( lof piano, or glide along the strings of
!. iguitar? or, perchace, embroider collar, {
g box a refractory servants earl"
! L In the next room, voice started up thu
beautiful hymn "Homeward Bound:
. "Weliye as pilgrims and strangers belo
We're homeward bound;
= I Tough often tempted, yet onward We g
Il We're homeward bound.
Is Trials and crosses we cheerfully bea
4 Tolls and temptations expecting
3 share; e-s =
3 We hasten forward, content with Il
Z fare,
IL We're homaward bound
i Whilst the clear young voice was sins
Wing, the flush gradually faded from MIR
-zi Leighton's face.
hi aHow foolish I have been! how sinful
ir Why should the remark of this coars
Il woman excite and anger? 1t is har
Ie though, for my proud spirit to brook tt
ID dlinsults this changed life brings m
h When remember the days gone by-tl
J happy home and loving friends-I fe
r.. that my cross is very hard to bear We
we'll, it matters little Life is very shol
1--WE can but plod patiently across the hill
that lead to the fair land where our S
n o,,r