The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-08-05

when she came home TO the old home.
stead and took care of his invalid
mother. Tenderly she did it, too. And
could she be wearing out her life by
hard work for him--she, the mother
OF his boys; she, whom he loved so
we'll, for all his churlishness? Rober.
Thompson stole away; he coulI not
longer bear his thoughts, and he felt
that he could almost kill himself for
his blind heedlessness.
The afternoon wore on toward night.
Mrs. Thompson had finished her in
door work, ard was going in with an
armful Of dry clothes which she had
taken from the line, when the sound
OF wheels made her look around.
"I'ye brought that white ware, Mrs.
Thompson" said the brisk voice OF
Grover, as he sprang from the cart.
lifting down carefully large hamper.
But did'n order it, Mr.. Grover, /"
she rejoined, in rather a frightened
voice.
"The master did, though. Mr.. T.
came down this afternoon and said the
things were to come up TO you at once.
There's the dinner set you admired.
land the tea set as well. Where shall
I put them?"
Bring them in, please, she answer
ed rather family. He did SO, and then
drove of.
Mrs. Thompson sat down by the
new dishes and cried lik her heart was
breaking. They were magical tears,
too, for they washed all the weariness
and despair from her face, and the
shadow from her eyes and heart. She
forgot that she was tired. or that TIE
day was hot; she only thought how
kind Robert was, and what q wicked
woman she had been in saying to her
self in her temper that she'd rather
have had Squire Burnham. Then she
unpacked the treasure, pulling them
out from amidst the hay, and singing
softly all The while. Oh, it was beau
tiful that ware! with its clear OPAQUE
white, and here and there q delicate
tracing of fuschia and conyolvulus.
Mr.. Thompson came in and found
her in the midst.
What is it. Jenny?" he asked by
the old name he used to call her.
"Oh, Robertr' takinga step toward
him. He opened his arms and drew
her close to bis heart, kissing her rs
fondly and tenderly as he had in the
days Of their courtship.
81 have been brute, little wife"
he whispered huskily. "can You for
give me?"
Forgive you? o. Robcrti never
was so happy in my liiel have been
to blame. 1have not been as patient
and kind as might"
Yes. YOU have. You've been an
angel compared to me. have made
slave Of you; but that is all over now.
l did not think, Jenny; did not, in
deed"
''But-Robert-"
"You shall have more help in the
house-another servant. Well get
her in. Jenny, long before the sewing
club meets"
"oh, Robert! how kind you are. I
feel as light as a bird
'And you are, almost" he answer
ed, smiling little sadly as he looked
into her eager face. "WeIl all turn
over q new leaf, Jenny. Heaven knows
did not mean to be cruel"
Robert, you were never that"
"Well, we'll let it go; bygones shall
be bygones, il you will. Oh, and I
forgot to say that saw Leeds this af-
ternoon. It's very dull time just
now, the poor fellow says. without q
job on hand; SO thought I'd give him
one. They'll be here to begin to-mor-
row morning"
"You-are-not-going to have the
house done up?" she exclaimed in wild
surprise.
Every square inch of it. And first
the painting. and that finished, we'll
see what else we can do to make it a
bit brighter"
She hardly believed it. She burst
into tears. "And I have been so
wickedW she cried. "Only to-day I
had quite wicked thoughts, Robert; I
was envying Mrs. Burnham; was an
cry with everybody. It was the dis
couragement, Robert"
Eyes, it was the disbursement"
he said quite humbly. "We will do
better for the future, Jenny; I'll try
another plan"
She cried silently for minute long
er-soft, happy tears-feeling that
light had superseded darkness.
'tAnd it has all arisen from my try
ing to carry out for hit that blessed
lproverb: "A soft answer turneth away
wrath" she murmured. Robert,
did you ever before see such lovely
white ware 2"
BoRRowED En- John Boston was
arra,gned 10 New Orleans for stealing
chickens, but stou'iy protested his inno-
cence. "And you deny having taken the