The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-02-15

+ One night my husband informed nae tina
he had to sit up With sick friend.
\ 81 wish, I" he said rather fretfuily tia
| had pairef slippers. Boots are her
rid things to keep on ene's feet all night.
My heart snste me. Away in m,
trunk lay pair which had commenced
Ia year before. After he had gone, 60
them and went to work, determined t,
finish them tha. night. -
''My father was a shoemaker, aaa
was passable one myself. I can do ligh
work very we'll. All night | worked
j usta as day was breaking I drew his arm
chair to the fire, and placed his slippers
sbefesd it, 'Heleamersoon, and pulling Of
| his boots, put on the slippers. Fer q
lthsnsnt he seemed pleased. -"
Why did yeu net give them to me
last night?p he asked, while he glanced
freta enc to the ether 3 %euf
I A"They were not finished" I replied.
y He, glanced at my weary eyes and
Ffrowasd 60 &c.
j F"TYe GU have set up all night. Ada You
soarcel think of mycemfort unless I am
cross. then yeu sit up al night or do
something, that you may get sick and
keep me at home. f..9 .~.asss issl
He kicked the slippers of, and threw
himself en- the lounge, while | rushed
frem the room and burst into tears.
"Must I ever be misunderstood by
him2 The little ones, when teld to do
anything, would pause for kiss, and
then hurry away The five that taug hit
said that they leved me because was Sc
geoa. The cat would purr on my lap,
and my dog would lock at me with his
great intelligent eyes, and seem cyerjoy-
I'd when gave him caress or kind
word. I think l should have failed that
day had not letter come from Mary,
which closed thus: "Dent be discouraged,
dear Ada; you will jet via his leye. No
heartcan withstand kindness always. The
memory of the old times is yet fresh in
his mind, but eur little acts and words of
kindness will eventually blot it out; and,
6eiieEe me, the joy, when it does come
will be the sweeter Ter tarrying SO long.
1-FsrII put, as thought, this letter IN ny
trunk but when went an hour afterward:
to readsit again, nothing was there out
an envelope. l had dropped the letter.
and my husband had picked it up, so |
afterward found. dfast eas E9
THAT might my husband seemed in
better spirits than had known him to be
in for years. The next neraing was
Sunday, and he proposed that we shOsld
90 to church. stMy pants, h. said. ''are
hardly up to the trim, but | cannet af
:cyra any other ones this fell. Ny old
Sunday clothes must do this winter"
Monday morning get nay FIVE dol
lars, for teaching Mrs. Nilten's children.
Sell whispered, then, aGet that.rew pop
In that you admired so much; I said
No, asd The next Sunday my husband
hal nsv pair Of pants. BE seened
quite pleased with them, and a little dis
ipleaised wifih ne, for not telling him absut
ny teaching; but when I told hin he
saiid ne more. saw, hswever, that the
pants shatned the. ceat and vest, and l re-
ssl,ed that would earn enough to buy
80 Eae new ones, if l coald. Fortune ia
forsd me, Fer the next day Eve more chill
dren applied for admission in, nay little
Mrs. Wilton had recsmsended
me to the parents, who were quite wealthy.
"Twe months passed, and was the
onaer ! 81 lf twenty dsllars. Self whisper
ed, ssTRat will just get the ingram car
pet that your little parlsr has needed SO
long, get il, by all meansa3a BatsI again
| said No" and for fear self would con,
! tquer, | started off at once, and purchas-
ed the coat and vest. a -
o .aaow happy Ifelt that evening. J
built a eheerini FIRE, set the teble nay
INCEST, smoothed nay hair many times be
lfore sitting down to wait his coming H,
feams at last, looking cheerful and happy
bearing. upen his shoulders rsll of car,
peting,
sHere, Ada" he said, throwing it up
on the; Heer,s ethis is the lohg-cevetet
tcarpet.a a1ae5 L a 3ss4
but, George, hsw could you affsr'
tit?' asked. ~.
'eoh, I qait smoking, and saved all m.
odd penaies, until l earned enough t
buy it." g - fspI
! II thought, said I, "tkat had pres
,snt for you, but I see that it is only a
even exchange" and l held up the ne'
garments,
"Why, Adal'2s'yeu might have beugh
the carpet yourselt! Why dida tsy GA?
II answered with a question. An
why didn't yos bay ceat and vestf''
.,Aha' returned he. YoU SACRIFICE
, lsELF FOR MEssII understand you nov
r tmy littlc wife.
4 There was ne mistsking the leve-li.i
il his eyes, They baaaed as thsy ha
; once doAe, in years gone, BY. l locked
him a moReRt. He opened wide b
arAis, aud, with wild sob, sprang int
theml letting fall the coat axa vest. WI;
i vera. fine sclg ines ror carpets tome then