Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-12-07

repining and complaint To know that he
suffered with a strong heart, with noble and
unyioIding resolution gave her feeling Of
pleasure, not unmingled with pride.
lie will surely come back" murmured
the aiicctionate mother to herself and
read the paper 80 carefully every week. that
if it says anything about the ship Alfred
sailed in, shall be sure to sec H."
Mrs. Heath said her husband inter-
rupting her meditations somewhat rudcly,
eve have spent thirty dollars more than
usual this year. Where CAN'T have gone to 2'
"The new harness" suggested Mrs. Heath
" that don't come every year you know
"Wcll, there is twenty dollars accounted
for
We had the carriage fixed up when you
bought the harness. continued the wife
We'll, that was eight dollars; that's
iwenty-eight we don't spend every ycar-but
the other two, whore can that have gone }'
Glancing his eye over the pages Of the
memorandum book he exclaimed
"Ill tell you what 'tis; the newspaper costs
just two dollars, and we can do without it. 1t
| ISN'T anything TO eat, drink or wear, | don't
do anything with it, and you lay it away up
in the chamber. II may as well be left out
as not, and I'll stop my subscription right
away
"Oh w said his wife, you don't know
how much set by the newspaper. always
have a sort Of glad feeling when you take it
out of your hat and lay it on the kitchen
mantle piece just as do when some Of the
children come home aud when I'm tired
sit down with my knitting and read-l can
knit Just as well when I'm reading and feel so
conteuted / don't believe Queen Victoria
herself takes more solid comfort than do sit
ting by the east window, on a summer after.
noon reading my newspaper
You are Just as well of without it, an
sweroi her husband, for want Of something
else to say.
81 never neglect anything else for reading
do | }' asked Mrs. Heath, very mildly
" No. | don't know as you do, answered
her husband " but it seems an extra, like
shall stop it, he added in a tone that show
ed plainly enough he wished to stop the con-
versaton.
81 shall take the paper" remarked his
wife, "if have to 60 out washing to pay for
it.
This was not spkcn angrily, but so firmly
that Mr.. Heath noticed it, though by no
means remarkable for discernment in most
, matters Ii sounded so different from her
{ usual quiet as you think best, " that he ac-
e tualy stopped a moment to consider whether
q it was at al likely she would do as she said.
q Mr. Heath was kind husband, as that in
. definite description is generally understood !
: he did not beat his wife, and always gave her
enough to eat, More than that, he had a
certain regard for her happiness which al
ready made him feel half ashamed Of his de-
n cision but ike many other men who have
more obstnacy than wisdom, he could not
bear to retract anything, and above ALL to be
c convinced that he was wrong by woman.
However, with commeudable wish to re-
c move the unhappiness he had caused, he sug
+ gested that as the papers were carefully saved
v aud she found them interesting she could read
s them over again, beginning at January, and
r take one week clear through the year--they
= would Just come out eyen he concluded; as
b if it was u singular fact that they should dc
p So
5 notwithstanding the admirable proposition
d he still felt some uneasiness. 1t followed hin
s as he walked up the pleasant lane to the pas
= '''0' ""u y i"''u n'" 9PeiN "i''' ,"'' ~
L than was ms wont II inc cows stopper "uH'
5 he was driving them nome 10 crop the gras
II where IL was greehest ana sweetest on th'
sunny slope IL troubled MN t,ll ne hear'
y his wife call him to supper in such Il cheerful
e tone, that he concluded she didn't care mucl
% about the newspaper after all.
About week after, as Mr.. Heath wa
$ moving one morning, he was surprised to SCI
his VIE coming ont dressed as II Tor Vlsl'
am gong Said sne' TO spenl 'ne @ ua..
" win mrs, Drown ieuVe Plen'y ior you
eat ana so saying she walked rapldly on
Mr. Heath thought about II Just ION
enough to say to himself " she aon & 60 VISIT
ing to stay all day once a year hardly an
II T. strange she should 50 IN hay'ns ume'
very long inc uay seemed 10 MIN TO
IA for luncheon dinner anu supper ana
have nobody to speak ioi to ma eVerythm
so sun Inc o'd clock clicked st'ller Una ..
cbiokens that we're almost always peepin
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