The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-07
From Pe'enoa Magazine.
Little Pearl.
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ing and there was DO denying it dis
contcuted with my home, my husband
land my baby. | remember the morn
ing well il was gray and cloudy, with
O low dragging INST, that chilled one
20 the bones and hung the trees with
Irccking moisture. Tie black mud
about the door Of our Western home
was thick and deep; and the bare floor
Of our one room was badly stained and
soilod by the careless feet Of the rough
shod workingmcn. had been cleaning
mp all the morning, but the more
cleaned Tie worse matters seemed 10
grow; soap and sand only seemed to
render tie black foot marks more yisi-
bic, and when a sudden puff Of wind
vhrled tho smoke and ashes down the
Pipe 81 my cooking stove, covering the
books and tables | had taken So much
PAINS ia busting of, / threw myself in
the rocking char and burst into a pas
sion Of desparing tears
f We brought our rocking chair with
us, Ned and /, when we left our cottage
On tie outskirts Of the city, and jour
Incycd westward II was a pretty cot
tagc ms eyes fill With tears even now
Hat the thought 81 il, with Is l5H breezy
windows, through Wlich tie odor of
roses foated tie liyelong summer, and
its clean, well-orderedIooms, ard ador-
lred with charming, useless little toys
thai 70 SO far toward making home
pheasant aud attractive 1t was my
first homo after my marriage and a
woman always loves that home better
than any other We were very happy
/ Ned and / as coy and comfortable as
two robbins IN the heart Of a summer
apple tree Ned was clerk, but with q
good salary, ana some little additions
flowing IN now and then from Other
sources. And when our baby came
Little Pearl, as we called her, oul
happiness was complete
But after a while this new rapture
began TO cool, aud as Little Pearl.
blue eyes deepcned and expanded, Ned
began to cast about him ID a sage and
iatherly manner
Wemust do The best We can for Lit
Tie Pearls sake, Bell
That was the opening remark dis
. closure of bis plans followed He La,
caught the western fever; WESTWARD
j The star Of empire takes is way, NeC
quoted. with telling emphasis, adding
We must follow bell and bnild up
name aud home for little Pearl
assentcd, as | always did 10 Nedi
plans; though, IN my secret soul, fei
that the movement was bad one. ",
sold our Pretty cottage and furniture a
] considerable sacrifice; Ned loft BIZ
clerkship; and tie November after Lit
lie Pearls birth found MS IN our Wes
/, tern hQme
Ned lad urged inc TO bring out ou
E servants; bat, IN tit Of high-strung he
. roism, | determined TO be maid az al
work inyseH Ned would La.c to sac
utice hie case and comfort | would DO
be behind him, II was eompaIaiiyel,
light ii the beginning, when Ned OH,
, and myself were 70 provide for; bat at
! ter d While the hued men came; ant
baby required mose attention every day
: The fall rams set in, converting til.
spongy SOL into black adherlng mud.
worked late and early, but found il i'm
possible 70 take ears Of my babe ant
keep oar rude hone IN anx thing LIZ
order / bore up as long as | could
but at last NY strength utterly failed
and sitting down into ghe rocklng-chalr
sobbed hko 4 eblld. ! thought Of III
, old home. 8ith is weli-ordercd apart
ments; If ihe hours q pleasant liesur'
and social enjoyment to Nhlch las
i. been accustomed aud then Wilb iresl
gash e tears. | ieosed out 81 the low
trailing mast, and around the small an
ii,ly room ia which / was imprisoned
] II was vrobg II Ned To hnng me &
such a plaee and aeainst my elii too,
Thought bitterly
At thst moment ! beard the voice O
/, thc sek h.rcd man calling tor water
! and, catching 90 lhe pitcher, ] brushee
away m9 tgats and ran up 20 the rud'
loit where D. las As ] reached thl
bed saw by tie sun that il was almos
noon, and dinner was - be got for Aet
>ud the hired mon Giving tie Invalid
water. paused moment 10 mix /
q 9t medicine, uy thoughts tl.l
sfa-sn. g stowe and distastefu
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