The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-12-20
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nome: There's many q house VIII r. he.
Eve nne dinners and great supper 10 tsef
anu scrape and pinch themssise
uC ~. We lived where the poor lad,
ea' 10 h'sht after night to let her husbane
IN uhk khowh, as she thought, to any one
ana when he came in as late as three o.
four o'clock of morning. he was in sucI
. state that would not have opened tn,
door for him; and I've lived where trust
full, plodding business man never guessed
what gay gentlemen visited his wife dur
ing his absence Yes, ma am, I've sees
many sights, and found out many secrets
but never such sights and such secrets a
{
! years ago next summer.
] was a fresh, buxem country girl then
with cheeks redder than any apple, and
was counted handsome; 50, when it came
! time for me to go to service, Granny, tho
only relation l had living, was terribl,
anxious about me- "Girls are light-heart.
! ed and light minued," she said, and are
easily carried away by faitery, so that &
/ handsome young fellow with n smooth
/ tongue might lead Ann into all kinda O
4 folly" SO Granny deliberated, and re-
/ fused this place because the sons had JUS
returned from college, and she seemed a
/ though she never would be suited. A,
| last, however, the minister, who had been
4 bachelor SO far, became married. man
and Granny came home in great exulta
ton to say that ] had been chosen from a
host of other applicants by his young wife
who needed another servant besides the
ay-headed old black woman who had
been in the kitchen of the parsonage for
dear Knows how many years. Its "a fine
place" said Granny; SO the poor old lady
pack ed her trunk and went back home to
her little farm, and | took my way 10 the
ministers.
/ knew a good deal more about hin,
than Granny did, through going more
among the young folks in the village and
had heard how, for 4 whole year, every
one thought he WAS counting Miss Pene-
lope Reede, and that it would certainly
have conae to q match. bu. fer Miss Bella
Danton, who, coming 10 the place upon a
visit, bewitched him with her bright eyes
and married TO him in a month Some
said It was shame, and that Miss Pene-
lope had been Tilted; and others said that
there never had been anything serious on
the part Of the rlinister-and almost ev-
evrybody believed that Miss Penelope,
Tilted or not, was far the pretiiest. and
that. but for her Dyes, Miss Bella, now
Mrs. Burlington, would have been quite
plain.
Plain never could have called her, for
her face was the brightest that ever saw
1t changed Ike an April day, and yeu
never could tell what expression would
come next into those great brown eyes. ]
didn't blame Mr. Burlington for loving
her, let Miss Eeede be hat she might
| suppose married life is about the same
tie world over while the couple are yonae
su-i lowing and nrwty frISted The nlnis-
ter and his vile were like two turtle doves
his arm was always abe ut her waist, or her
hand resting on his shoulder. She was so
precious to him that ne could pot bear to
be away from her a moment, but would
have her sit beside him while he wrote his
sermons, and 20 with him on ali the visits
which be, as minister, was obliged TO
make.
At first, ! think he loved her most but
byand-bye she grew so fond a him that
there seemed no end TO her affections. 1t
Is always SO with women; the married
life, which makes most men grow iEdif
-, IL
! think, ma am, if men only knew how
much love could be given them by their
Young wives, they d try harder for it than
they generally do. To do Mr.. Burlington
Justice, no one could find fault with him
At the end of six months he was as much
of q lover as ever If the story about his
lifting Penelope Reede was true, she would
have been jealous woman If she could
see them roaming up and down the little
garden. while he twined roses in her hair
and told her how they became her; or
sitting on the old piazza long, sweet, moon
light evenings, whispering TO each other as
only those 90 who have something to say
Often and often have thought as
watched them, that it would be happy
thing TO have such q lovIn. husband "a
Mr.. Burlington.
1t was a beautiful evening. ! remember
i; as well as il it were only yesterday-tlat
was clearing away the tea things IN the
back parior, and my mistress was lying on
sofa, not very well, while my master
read to her. The red light of the lamp
was III the room but on the verandah,
through the open windows, lay the bright
est moonlight | ever saw. standing III it,
noticed, before the other. did, "a lady
dressed in white. She had pale brown
hair, fair skin, and very soft blue eyes
She held her bonnet III her hand, and
stood, with hesitating sort of look, upon
the window sill. 1t was long French
window reaching to the floor.
Sir-ma' ana lady r ! said, and i
was SO startled that almost said ghost,
for such a fair, pure-looking creature /
never saw before. AS | spoke she came in.
You will pardon nay unceremonious
entrance, she said a. do not know the
house well, Mrs. Burlington. If your. hus.
band has the least recollection of me he
will Introduce me as Penelope Reede
Ny mistress put her pretty hand into
that Of the pretty stranger cordially.
knew at once that she had never heard
the story, and ] began to doubt it myself
when | saw how placidly beautiful Miss
Penelope chatted She had been SO anx-
lous 10 kno" MIS-. DurilhStOn-So gfiEea
that she had been to i'll 10 call before
She hoped they would be friends now
that they had met, and Mrs. Burlington
said she was sure of it When she went
away the minister went with her to see
her home; but | noticed that they walked
apart from each other, that he did not
offer her his arm.
am always doubtful of people who are
too fond of you at first; friendship ought
to grow by dregrees. When l saw Miss
Penelope kissing my mistress felt some
how like coming between them. l wish
now that had-though like enough |
should only have lost my place by it, and
done no good.
She came almost every day after that