Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-09-14
All for Appearances.
By MARr REEp cKoNwELL

Don't do it, Will please don't | am
sure our nome will look as nice if furnished
less extensively. We must not be extrav-
agant at first, you know. And pretty lit
tie Hattie Lewis smiled at the gloomy face
of Will Hathorne
/ don't think it would be extravagant,
Hattie The upholster agrees to give me
a year to pay him in, and am confident
we can lay aside ten dollars a week, for a
year, out of the twenty-five earn.
Il hope we can, Will. Yet how much
better to have the money to save with an
object in view, than to keep paying it away
don't let US run in debt to commence with
Indeed, I'd rather hire fourth floor on
Sixth Avenue, and buy our housekeeping
articles one at a time, than obtain even
long credit for it
Her earnest, womanly eyes were alIght
with the correct principle she advocated !;
but Will Hathorne did not seem to agree
with his prudent little afianced.
See here, now, Hattie look at this
pleasant parlor, the Brussels carpet, the
green reps furniture, the marble top tables,
the piano. How can you bear to leave
your home, and content yourself with the
common one we were planning
L will be perfectly content, Will.
know you are poor man, and If were
not willing to begin at the last round OF
the ladder with you-willing TO aceompa-
ny you up-I certainly would never have
consented to marry you. Oh, dearest Will
don't let US begin at the top, where ouI
/ parents left off /; for if we do, we'll surely
/ fall to the bottom
l Will Hathorne laughed at Hattie earn
estness and flushed cheeks. o.
You're going TO be a model little house:
keeper, darling, and don't think [ could
find better banker for my fortune. But
seriously, pet, 1 am strongly inclined tC
get the carpet for the parlor, and the suite
1t will look so nice, Hattie, and then you
needn't feel ashamed when your caller!
come. | shall feel prouder, too, for Z
stylish looking parlor.
If 1t was really our own, L would b'
as pleased as yourself, Will. But it viii
not be, so long as We owe penny on it
And then, just suppose something should
occur to prevent our keeping our word ?
Nothing can happen, little Prudence
My wages will increase rather than de
crease; so that if we both live, we vii
meet our engagements
But if we should die, WillY
oh, you dismal little darling do yol
suppose am going to die ? But, such al
awful catastrophe taking place, you cal
retsrn the goods and come back home
Hattie smiled and sighed.
You are so intent looking on the brigh
side, that there is no use trying to convinc
you. Can't 1 coax you, Will, to wait a
least three months to see how we ge
along?'
She laid her hands on his shoulders, ant
looked bewitchingly in his eyes.
'Oh, you temptress stop your wiles, a
once, for of all things, l can least stand
woman's pursuasions. Come, get your ha
and shawl. and let us take walk
One month from that night witnesse,
the wedding of Will Hathorne and Haiti
Lewis. Will was tall, stalwart fellow
: whose roguish gray eyes had won prett
} little Hattie's heart long ago. Their en-
J gagement had been of years duration
during which time the ambitious lover hat
} worked early and late, thereby securing il
the bank several hundred dollars wit
, which to commence housekeeping Will
Hattie had under loving mothers eye
perfected herself in culinary requirements
, notwithstanding Will insisted Hattie shoul
not do her own work.
J They had just returned from fortnight
f tour to Washington, and on blustery
: rainy evening in early winter, took forma
possession of their elegant little home.
The house was brightly lighted, and th
e tea-table spread by Hatties thoughtiU
: mother while father Lewis had kindled
glowing fire in the parlOr CRATE, in th
a dining-room oriental, and the kitche
h range.
g 1t was beautiful picture of home chez
n that the young couple saw, as they entere
e alone-for the old folks could not be pr
It vailed on to remain after they had opent
the front door for the returned travellers