The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-03-24
is pretty creature, plump and rosy.

Is pretty creature, plump and rosy.
Her hands arc slightly Drowned from
: work and exposure to the sun, her
face is, u little rjsier, than. usual for
she has been stopping over the fire,
2 cooking supper, but nothing else about
her Indicates that she is her own maid
Her dress of dark calico, fits neatly,
her collar and apron arc spotlcss.-
Render, is this Mable Vane2 No! il
! is tMablo Danvers. You:ask what has
wrought this marvellous change p
| What has metamorphosed the droop-
ing lily into tho beautiful full-5iown
rose?-the delicate, languid maiden
into the blooming, radiant Ifebc O.
We answer, love, auar, exercise and
|Jresh air. oa,i, u oa, of~ -,.
| While Mabel was still ged in
arranging her hair iu the most coquet-
tish manner possible, the object she
had been watching and which on near
or inspection, proved to be her lhus-
band, came through the gate. and up
the walk, whistling q merry tune. In
all the three years Of their welded
life she had nover failed o'meet him
at the threshold With a clear brow
and q bright smile and, these woro
infinitely more. precious to the tired
Iyoung farmer who had spent the
whole day doing as much work as he
could with ashisi como arm, directing,
encouraging and persuading his hands
to; do their duty, than would have
been the golden wealth of the tabled
Pactolus.H As she stood this evening
in the doorway smiling and happy, he
took both of her hands, stopped, kissed
her on the brow, cheek and lips, MUIR
m,tring, softly,f>3 aFoh "a,o 'at
"Tho world we'll iricdLthei sweetest thing
Is The unclouded welcome of a wife,"
After supper was over and the ta.
bic cleared, tho young husband and
wife went out into tho piazza and sat
down, where the moon.beams, falling
through the vines, made lattice work
upon the floor. Everything was tran
quill The soft murmur of tho river
as it rolled onward towards the ocean,
blended with the sighing of the
breeze among the boughs, made plea
SAINT music and " Mabel, wearing the
pearl Off Ioohtentment} was at peace
until sho detected anssligh ijshadow
.ppe4p her husbands unusually serene
brow =. ooo,. ~. ..,;un..;t
Said softly your little farm is 'pE6s-
|pering; g;isaitnot and the. farm hands
are doing rwellW j4mataoo ,'1eaned
""Yes5the farm thrives and highlands
are. doing better than the generality
Of fro" Negroes, God has ind ced been
bos6 Ihcrcifnp to u.s.; when we com
menced housekeeping we had scarcely
any thing and now we have, many little
comforts around US. We. have been
enabled to adorn and beautify our
'hGnible home until it is rcally charm
ing and TO me, tho most attractive
place on7 carth."l uemY5b y ri gaelnn92
.,4"AhI' said Mabel, ,fsIi would not
exchange il for any, lordly hall that
the sun, ever shone upon. Once, time
i hung 50 heavily upon my hands, now
|it glides away on golden wings. Per
Ehaps, ,aIamighti have now been filling
an early grave if it had mot, boen for
G that fearful march through our little
otISe. PotT:s. y,sIjsapi ii 87oa 5eao4 bloIa
ttWllei lnonei E,n! Eiuusheu, lyny,,a,, ,cL,,L,
fisherman did some gooda Everything
isli iot, Ihe csse 7ahe itnaVe no doup1
iG;Hsas sasae. IT, hls leyssi9h esot sop5n ;oafof-
ha Was S =, 70 1nhlry iay I' aueilca'e o
Silence I,s resigned. fora few moments
ana 81 ehen,i1'onst ,sa'e' 5G,.,7 npo,
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