The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-05-19
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/ buklnE voice. through the stormy sCgl 0I Mrs.
/ Parsons. She had read them inEumeraDla
times before, and they had for her 10 special
! message or meaning but now God had sent
! His angel 10 drop them in he7 heart, ard in q
/ moment something OF tie real sin and wrong
/ Of her life rose up and confronted her.
/ She sat down IN = low chair by tie kitchen
/ table, AMI rested her forehead on hcr hand
| The hard, fretsul, apgry lock went cut from her
! face, aad was succeeded by Soft thoughtful
expression, and tho sunshine hang in yearn.ng
/ g9t!o0 bcauty about her
and then llo Womaf4'8 memory weHt back
/ 10 l.-r ii.s- acgaa5ntanc5 with Isaac Parsons
I he aaa chosen her from among a score IF 9th
els who eayiel her that good fortune, and now
these early days Of the cour5sAip came over the
s2t.anea hear. ot ,-e woman, as tie lirs- days
/ Q. spring cosae up 5e9m tlo south, aa3 - soft
. iy over taa bare, GesPairi15 earth. Then she
sa. herself once nao@e . sly, tIelulJgs, Joyous
hra.c IL the Iir2r, leasing ca t.o strong a.n
aa- lender heart, ~ whom she gave herself
E.adlg aud trastiaeiy woman should.
An. SIZE remembered that morning and
/ E.ls later, #hea her proud and happy young
hH-ae2l brought her 10 ihe house which had
55ea rs ts..a-.s and how for awaiie thei Thought
@. p.r T. ;aE ,ha mistress oE the great 0id farm
hgJss, fairly frightened tha wits Gu: Of her.
~n1 1a-au5 t1 make it 2 sweet and hapDy
home f-s Iaaag Parsons. She remembered, as
though (. had happened yesterday the EtEie
g'au= aad conLg.aucas she haI made for lis
sara-,zs and .hair nstu&l comfort.
Ia. the quarrel came. How vel Sic -sH,ara-
hcgej Il, and how clearly she saw now the fool
J i-h and sintal par5 size Lad borne IN that. II
she had controlled her :onpor then--iE SIZE had
( been only patient. forbearing and forgiqiuE in-
stead Of being proud and passionate, trstfd
and stubborn. IIeg3 the wife and inc laothsc
broke down; she buried her face in her apron
and cried Ike child.
Mrs. Parsons was an energetic, determined
woman, and when she had once made up her
mind upon any course Of action, she would not
shrink from it. What went on in the soglened
womau's heart that morning, IS she sat with
her apron at her eyes, and the sobs, rocking
/ her TO and fro in her low chair, and the sweet
sunshine al about heg-what went on in the
sof;ened woman's heart-onyy God and His an
gels know
"Arc rou tired, Isaac 3'
The iarEueT was wipug his face and hands
on the brown crash towel which hung near the
w.1Jow. lie was a tall, stawart, muscular
man. 9ua-Jrovned and wcather-beaten, yet hc
had keen. kindly eyes, and the hard features
, had en- honest. intelligent expression. Mrs.
Parsons a,as cult;a1 loaf Of bread al tbs kitch-
+ en- table. Her husband turned and looked at
! her for moment, as though he half doubted
whether De heard az. zht. lis wife's face was
( bent cgor te bread, SO he could not see ii; but
the words came a second time:
I "Are voa tired, Isaac '
! L "as % long time since H., 1'.lsons bad
heard that soft, qu.ct voice. T. stole over lis
heart Ike wind from Tie land Of his youth.
s'E'cI, yes, do f.ei kind Of tu,kered out
It's lard work 20 Get in al that corn WIKI or
. Is one hand besides Roger"
( y yeclouad so: and thought I'll lro.l i,la
. chicken sor tea, and bake line sweet potatoes,
Is you'd relish them hest so.'
! Mr.. Parsons I'D not sag one word; lie sat
down and took the weekly paper out Of his
pocket but his thoughts were too busv 20 llt
him raad one word. lie knew very vel lis
wifa's aversion to br5il1j chickens and as tie
kitchen was her nud.seUtej territory, lie was
obliged 10 submit and have the chickens steweJ,
potatoes served up il sauce, notwithstanding
sic was perfectly aware that he preferred tie
former broi!eG, aud the latter baked and this
unusual Difference to his taste fairly ztraca the
iafner dumb with astouisumant, rs he sat st;ll
ana watched his wife as she hurried from the
pantry 10 the table, in her preparations for
tea; and lAau came across him the memory Of
some Of the harsh, angry words h. had spoken
during their quarrel that morning, and the
words smote tie mans heart.
And whilst Mrs Parsons was in tie fniJs. Of
taking up the dainty broiied chicken, TWO boys
and girls burst into the kitchen.
"Hush, hush, chi!'ren,' wound in among
he obstgeperous mirth ike SILVER chine, tie
soft voice Of the nothay: "FatEar's busy read |
ing tlc paper aud youth disturb him"
the children were siiencel at once, not in
fear Of lie reproot, bu5 IN wonder al it, for the
wife as seldom consulted his wisaes IN the !
small, every day matters which make the hap
piaas5 o. irritation of cur lives, as he did
hers
N few moments Tie hungry family gather !
eI round The table. There was littlc spoken at
the meal, but a softer kind.ier atmosphere seem
ed to perrade the room. The children felt, f,
though they did uot speak OF IT,
Are you going out this evening, Isaac %
''WelI, yes, I thought I'd step round to the !
town meeting. Want anything at the store p
continued Mr.. Parsons, as he tried 20 button t
his collar boforo the small, old-tashoned look !
ing-gas7, whose mahogany frame was mounted /
with boushs Of evergreen, around which scar !
let berries hung their charm OF rubies. I
But the mans large fingers were clumsy, and (
afteE several Intellectual attempts 10 accomplish .
his purpose, AIr. Parsons dropped his hands I
with angry grunt, that ''the thing would not /
woGk."
Let me try, father" Mrs Parsons stepped I
quickly 10 her husband'sside, and in a moment +
her hand had managed the refractory button
Then she smoothed down lock or two Of
black hair, which had strayed over the sun
Drowned forehead, and the touch Of those soft j
fingers felt very pleasant abou. the farmers
bro7f, and woke up in his heart ola sweet mon-