Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1870-06-08
ed that their income was as painfully small

| as it was
Julia had lover. Mr.. Marshall was
very handsome and mighty fine, and I do
not wondor that he appeared very much
| like god to Inc then. He was but recent
ly acquainted with j ulia when | went there,
but he appeared very much in love with
| her. [ used to help her dress upon the
had gone down, looking like an angel,
used to shed few quiet tears of sorrow and
loneliness, as | stood and listened to their
happy chat and gay laughter ringing from
the room below. | was very sure that |
never could be pretty and | thought no
body would ever love me.
! One day Mr.. Marshall came to dine. Ex-
| ira attention was given to the house and
| dinner. Ny aunt had been very wealthy
| for short time when first married, and
| from her husband S failure she had saved a
| few things which gave the house an air of
means and style-some articles OF fine table
| silver and some handsome oil paintings L
| remember.
With my assistance she served the dinner
| herself, and managed to be richly. dressed
and stately but who had fingered until
! the last moment in the Kitchen, making
| graves aud serving up vegetables. was SO
! tired that | could hardly speak. | never
! did talk much, though, SO it was not no
ticed, apparently Mr.. Marshall converscd
| of tooks pictures and music, all OF which
| Julia was acquainted with, and 1t was agree
| able to listen to them. | was sorry when
! the meal was finished.
| Dir. Marshall turned to look at the pic,
lures on the wall when he arose, and, after
a few moments my aunt commenced clearing
the table. The dishe. were put through a
slide in the cupboard into the kitchen. |
| helped her to do this. julia stood looking
out of he window.
When the table was cleared of its dishes
my aunt went out. [ sat down and took up
my sewing, thinking that my aunt would be
| back in Il moment TO finish clearing the ia
| ble, and that | should be allowed, during
| the afternoon, the place Of guest. Mr..
| Marshall spoke to me and asked me to play
| bacagammoH. 1t was the only game o!
| pleasure that | knew, and L was delighted
ct the Thought. [ put down my sewing,
and he brought the board and arranged the
game. Julia sat IN Il corner OF the sofa
/ with some embroidery. just rs We were
| ready to play, ! looked up aud saw that the
table still stood spread with It's linen cloth,
| and the crunb cloth had not been removed.
julia glanced At it at the same moment and
| then turned serenely back TO her embroide-
| }.
| Excuse me, said |, AUNT is net COM
| ing back, and the table must be put in Its
| place. 3"
| | took off the cover and carried it into the
| kitchen. then | came back, put down the
| leaves OF the old fashioned table, and was
| going 10 put Il uD az the side Of the room
alone, when hIr. Marshall sprapg up and
| lld !; ior u.a.
Then | took up the crumb-cloth, carried
! L cut and shook II, and put it IN Its place
| ia the hail closet, aad al! the time liz stood
aud watched me, as ii ia surprise. " hen
| | vas ready TO sit down he played very
| badly. He seemed 10 be absent minded.
He came TO the house two or three times
after that but never to spend an evening
alone with Julia. Pretty soon he did not
come a5 ali, and julia used TO cry and pout
and be so cross that she made the whole
| family uncomfortable.
! One day be drove up to the door in a
t splendid sleigh, for 1t was winter time, and
| the sieighing was very good. Julia was
| sitting at the dining room fire.
There, said she, jumping up, hes
come to take me TO drive. Vow, won't go
| a step unless he asks my pardon for staying
| away so long
Her mother showed him into the parlor,
| and he asked for me- | went in wondering,
| He asked NE to go to ride as cody as if !
| had been i'll the habit of driving with him
all the days of my life, and there was some
| thing in his manner that would not let me
refuse went, and he asked me to marry
him. | waited three years for him, for he
was not settled in business then-then We
were married, and have been happy every
| day of my lito since.
One day he told me why he had not mar
ried Julia.
II was pleased with her, said he, ''but
when saw her let you, guest, leave your
employment with a gentleman, to do he'
inothers work, while she sat doing nothing
| but some embroidery, L knew she was indo
lent and selfish, and she never looked. pret
ty to me after that moment. II 1t had not
| been for that b-cIoth, Mamie, | should
probably have married her, and been al
wretcIed as | am NOW satisfied.