Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-05-04

into his wallet, and found therein not
one penny; and all he had purchased
for his family with his last week S
pay, had been one pound Of tea, ten
pounds of sugar, little fish, and a
little starch.
On Thursday morning Jobs brava-
do was all gone, and he crept into the
house, and away to his bed, without
eating mouthful. Ruth saw that he
was in trouble, and she held her peace.
Saturday afternoon came, and Job
stepped forth from the counting-room
with twelve dollars. Thursday and
Friday he had done overwork to the
amount of two dollars.
"Hi Job Yell be on hand to-
night ?"
"Where ?"
"At Woods"
"Not much"
"But the club meets"
I oval, you ken jest scratch my
name of'm that ere consarn. I'm 60
In to Jlne new society,""
OH! What's that, Job ?"
dts called the HAPPY HOME SoCI-
ETY.; and one OF the rules is, that
man sha'nt spend his money for beer
while it's wanted at home. You ken
jest say to them as'II be there to-
night, at any body's welcome to my
chair; and them as wants to buy beer
instead O -four, ken do it for all me.
Good bye"
JOB looked up, and saw his wife
standing close by his side. She had
been in to collect little money due
her for washing and cleaning win
dows, and chanced to be coming out
from the Office entry as the first word
OF the conversation was spoken. She
had felt sure that Job was growing
sick of his bargain, but she had not
expected this. 1t came upon her with
a force that almost unnerved her, and
big tears stared down her cheeks, in
spite of all her efforts to prevent
them. And it was just at this point
that Job saw her. He saw the glorI-
GUS look Of grateful surprise upon her
goOd-natured face, and he saw the
tears that rolled down her cheeks ;
and he knew very well what the mean
ing was. He felt it away down in
his heart, stirring up emotions that
had lain dormant for long time He
felt it starting into life a new power
Of JOY and comfort; and he wondered
if like feelings would always flow
from like resolves to do good to those
ne loved. He determined to try it,
at all events.
There, Ruth, there's twelve dollars.
| made two dollars at overwork this
week"
But you keep that overwork mon
ey, job"
No; not yet. I'll pay up what
I've wasted this last week afore | do
that. Gad-zounds Ruth | wish |
could tell ye jest how | feel; but
cant"
81 know all about it, Job. Only
let me assure you that if you feel as
proud and happy as do, you must
be a happy man. The husband don t
live, job, that I'd swop you for to-day"
"Sartin, Ruth 2
Il call God to witness"
"Then, thank God at Eve jined the
Happy Home SocietyT'
"And | too must join, job"
"But there's work to be done by
them as jineS, Ruth"
/ "Ah! What ?"
"Why, we've got to keep tryin' to
find out some new way to make them
happy as We love"
ooh, job g! I'm with you, heart and
soul"
"Be you, though p
"Yes."
"Glory Hailelujahl You're a mem
ber."
According to my informant, the
events herein recorded transpired in
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, when
the factory in question was engaged
in making a rather fimsy, slimpsey
, kind of cloth for an army contractor
| saw Job Gamlit this last summer
and such another picture of solid com.
fort, happiness, and contentment !
never beheld. His face was like a
full moon, and the smiles chased each
other from feature to feature with ev-
cry word he spoke.-N Y. Ledger.