National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-06-12

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friends where she had met on circle
day Fifteen minutes before noon.
and full that time before dinner
would be ready-for they We're usu-
ally behind time, and Mrs. Thomp-
son saw four tired, heated, hungry
looking men coming up through the
orchard. The table was not set,
and she hurried quickly abon. it
just then Frank and Challn, her
two boys, came running II from
school, each shouting. 'Mother,'
and each wanting something right
Off She felt tired, hurried and out
Of temper, which was not helped
any by her husbands impatient:
why, isn't dinner ready? told
you we were in a hurry today If
| hadn't anything to 60 all thefore-
noon but get dinner, I'd try 70 do
it before night
A bitter retort sprang to herlips,
but just then Charlie cried out:
30, mother. mother! Just look
at my new copy. ! amt going to
write a, b, abs any more: I'm going
to write sentences just like Flank.
just YOU read it, mother. The
teacher said / must get it by Heart
and always remember it."
Mrs. Thomson glanced up. lay
ing the plates as she read, a soft
answer turneth away wrath, but
gIieyous words stir up anger 1t
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Ave. os Inc ha1f alaEcoa nc her.
WHY didn't vou set your butter
in the stove YOU might as well. |
don't believe there is any need of
having the butter like this, ii it is
warm weather. he growled.
| took it ont Of the cellar since
YOU came in; but | will go down
and get some more if you think I'd
better was the pleasant reply.
NO, never mind. Well, | declare,
why didn't YOU boil this meat! Its
hard as rock. Not much like that
| had at your house, Hubbard
/ Your wife knows how to cook din
ncr fit for Il king
! tried to have It nice, Robert,
MIS-, Thompson said. strugglingNerY
hard to choke down a rising sob, is
wer as an angry word.
The men did not speak. and Mr..
Thompson finished his dinner with
a thoughtful face. By.and-hy he
grew to watching his wile's face
there was something in it he could
not understand. He looked down
at the mulberry and white'-it did
look old and dingy beside the snowy
table. th-hc wondered he hao
never noticed it before. He went
into the kitchcn-how hot and stiff
ling it was. \ vague iGea that II
wasn't such comfortable place AZ
ter all. fitted through his mind, H.
went out toward the barn. the sn
was hot. but there was q fresh b, aez'
bloNn.. from the South, and th,
men were lounging IN the shadoN O
the barn.
Il ncvcrpiticd woman SO in N,
life Husband was saying: 'sh0
works like a slave, and docs NOT &c
> even .thanll yc' for it,
shed never olght to have ma
ried Robert Thompson rcplic
Jones. "a delicate. sensitive lttl
= thmg Ike her. However, he won
y make money out of her blood an
i homes much longer never saw
woman run down ola,t She look
e as faded as the old house. that ha
=, not seen a drop of paint since oil