Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-04-17
PARIS. MAINE, FRIDAY

TO school in the little led schoolhou,e up on
the pine oarrens," Besides, there was
Oh" Report OF the Board oi E,luraiion Laws
and Resolves. Patent Office X ports. aud a
pile OF the Farm-I's Almanac TOR twenty nv.
yrars. brs,ies any number of documents
upon The best and most improved breed of
cattle, the theory of undertaking, rotation
OF crops, grass aud forage culture, etc. etc.
What co"id any reasonable person ask
for more than that? And a for pictures,
there was From the { rade to she Grave"
an ailcsorical picture. printed in colors with
descriptive couplei attending each par
iicular stage Of the journey a sampler which
bis mother had worked at eleven years of
age. and roy affecting scene illustrative
OF The Lovers Parting" wherein very
red checked dsmsel IN pulled sleeves, short
waist and reTy low neck. dissolved in the
arm. oi her departing swain.
Certainly Mrs Robert Thompson must
have been very hard to please But the
particular matter OF grievance on this par.
ticular da, was ofquitc another thing The
} l"Easterviile Sewing Circle and Ladies Be-
. n
house the next Friday, and Mrs. Thompson
had set her heart on new set OF white ware
for the occasion. and that morning had
broachcd the subject to her husband
What the matter with these dishe,?r
he asked. pointing to the mulberry and
white plates, which Mrs Thompson was
washing.
They are all oui OF date. to begin with;
and bali oithrm are cracked. or broken;
besides. there ism nowhere near enough to
set the Iabls "
Whats become of the china? Mother
used that when she had company"
1t won't look we'll on the table. Robert.
with this mulberry. all cracked up a, it is =
II guess the yictuals will taste Just as
weli out OF EN-. anyway"
but W. really need the dishes. Robert
There has no, been dish bought since
came here. twelve years ago. and"
They'll do just As we'll for twelve years
to come You wouldn't have thought Of il.
fit hadn', been Tor the Sewing Circle. If
they can't come and eat out OF such dishes
As we've got. they are welcome TO stay
away = aud he took down his hat to 60
back to his moving.
There were tears in Mrs. Thompson'seye..
but she crowded them brlvely back. and
tried hayi tn steady the tremor in her voice
as she SAID. peadingly:
Please 10 give me the money 70 re,
them Robert Grover la, got some real
pretty ones-ani cheap too; can get all
useI for four dolllrsr
'Wc'l. | .u"', Grovrr'lI keep EN- for all
M. I've got no tour dollars TO spare ."
forming TO - ort by the way" looking
back from ih" door, Jones, and Lev aud
Hubbard will be here TO dinner, and per
hap to supper. We want to ge, all OF tue
'on,h meadow down to lay. II we can
Grass - stout this year. theirs a third more
than there was la.' AID o, Hlbb.-,l wants
SIX pounds OF butter to nieht-dont forget
to have it ready :" and with these words he
went ou, leaving hi. wife to her long weary
lay : work. darkcned and male di,,asfeiul
by h"r disappointment She vas both griev-
.,d and angry. II wis 4 little thing. perhaps.
bnt IL is the little thing, OF life that delight
or annoy.
Life looked very bare and homely to
jam Thompson that summer day. with
all her love OF ease, and beauty and syn
my.iy, how rIde. and coarse. and hard
looked ali her surroundings II was only
one long. monntonou. round % homely toll.
.unrelicyed by any Of the little swcclnesses
and graccs that nigh, make even toll pleas
ant She. did not often think of +, -. I,,,t .L..