Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-03-23

placed his slippers before it He came soon
and pulling his boots of, put on the slippers
For moment he seemed pleased alh.-
W Why did you not give them to me has
night2 he asked, while he glanced from on,
to the other iafs.rl5. l3a, ta. ian
jH'They were not finished, replied. ie
I" He glanced at my weary eyes and frown
ed Iaa -f Ot' ra 49, al "a aon,Fe'Ig
"You have sat up all night Ada, yot
scarcely think of my comfort, unless | an
cross; then you sit up all night, OF do some
thing that you may get sick and keep me q
home 77---s -; .,, IA s,
q He kicked the slippers "a, aud threw him
self on the lounge, while rushed from the
room and burst into tears.
Must l ever be misunderstood by him
The little ones, when told to do anything, would
pause for kiss, and then hurry away. The
five l taught said they loved me because was
good The cat would purr on my lap, and
my dog would look at me with his great, in
telligent eyes, and seem overjoyed when ]
gave him caress Or a kind word. l think ]
should have failed that day, had not letter
come from Mary, which closed thus: Don't
be discouraged, dear Ada; you will yet win
his love No heart can withstand Kindness
always The memory of old times is yet fresh
in his mind, but your little acts and words Of
Kindness will eventually blot it out; and, be
lieve me, the JOY, when it does come, will be
the sweeter for tarrying so long,
II put, as thought, this letter in my trunk;
but when.I went an hour afterward to read il
again, nothing was there but an envelope. ]
had dropped the letter, and my husband had
picked it up, so | afterward found
THAT night my husband seemed in better
spirits than had known him to be in years
The next morning was Sunday, and he pro.
posed that we should go to church. my
pants, he said, are hardly up to the trim, but
| cannot afford any other ones this fall My
old Sunday clothes must do this winter
| Monday morning got my FIVE dollars for
teaching Mrs. Witon's children Self whis.
pered then, "'Get that new popIin you admir-.
ed so much I said, No. and the next Sun.
day my husband had pair of new pants He
seemed quite pleased with them, and little
displeased at me for not telling him about my
teaching; but when | told him, he said no
more. | saw, however, that the pants shamed
the coat and vest, and resolved that I would
earn enough to buy new ones if could. For
tune favored me, for the next day, five more
children applied for admission in my little
school, Mrs Wilton had recommended me
to the parents, who we're quite wealthy.
Two months passed away, and was the
owner of twenty dollars Self whispered,
That will just get the ingram carpet that
your little narlor has needed so long; get it
by all means But J again said NO and
for fear self would conquer, | started off at
once and purchased the cont and vest, .,,.,
How happy I felt that evening. | built
cheerful fire, set the table my incest, and
smoothcd my hair many times before sitting
down I'd wait his coming. He came at last,
looking cheerful and happy, bearing upon his
shoulders roll Of carpeting. ...-
"' Here Ada he said, throwing it upon the
floor, this is the long coveted carpet - ...
81 Butt George, how could you afford IT.? /
asked
''oh, j quit smoking, and saved all my
odd pennies, until | earned enough to buy it.
90 / thought said |, that had present
for you, but ! see that it is only an even ex-
change, and held up the new garments.
"'Why Ada! you might have bought the
carpet yourself! Why didn't you?
~ answered with question, And why
didn't you buy a coat and vest :? ...,
g" All !! returned he, you sacrificed self
for me l understand you now, my little
wife
There was no mistaking the love light in
his eyes. They beamed as they had once
done in years gone by | looked at him for a
moment He opened wide his arms and
with n u,11 cob | cpr,p p,r into than latt;p,
fall the coat and vest Whatwerc fine clothes
Or carpets to me then? Would kingly crown
have purchased that moment from me? MOI
"' Ada he said, it is glorious work.
this sacrificing SELF for another! You have
become Just what you were when | took the
marriage VOW. How thankful am that it is
go You must thank Mary English | re-
turned, 1t was She -, -.,'E.r....t. 81
-. g. Not Mary English, but God, said a sweet
voice, and my friend stepped into the. room. !
"She had COME Unexpectedly; had entered
the yard just behind my husband and the
door being left ajar, had heard our ,conversa:
ton and waited for the sequel She, dropped
upon her knees, and there offered up a heart
felt prayer, to which my husband said; 'Amen!'
Gina, years have passed since. that day,
and Mary English dwells with the angels
now but know that when return, home
tomorrow, strong arms will clasp me-. and
eyes beaming with the old love light will
gaze into mine and will whisper, My own
dear wife p IN -. -. 2
The speaker paused, and the girl bride
said, between her sobs, " Hand me the Bible;
Ada you shall be my Mary English"