The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-10-15

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Elbow pleasant II looks out there"
mufmufed Mfs Iohbaun 70 kefself. e
she stoud upon the doofsseps, With The
hreaklast bali raised In her hand. She
osused a moment ere che rang, TO tbioy
he cool brtese and lock upon the picture
before her.
IA was one Of those close, sultry morn
,ngs vhlch som,iimes come, w h the
s.siv spflng. 10 enervste the frame and
maize t6e iabors Of life sesm irksofne.
Out OF doors there was light breeze,
and a. she stood there In the shade and
felt Il fan her heated brow, II seemed az
IL must be happiness enough TO have ones
work out In me pure ait OF heaven. The
sky ben, down 50 lovingly, as II 10 incose
the world la q fond embrace the trees
were 30 beautiful In their new wealth Of
follsee, In the distance she could see the
plesping river, and she knew the flowers
were springing 30 brightly IN the shell
tered hooks along its banks.
oh, II she only had time 70 run down
and get her sonnet No, II was impossi
bic. She was late already, and shs rang
the bell with an energy born of fear, lest
she should give way 10 the sudden tempta'
ton.
"Glsd 10 hear It at last" muttered
Farmer johnson, as he started for the
house at a quick pace. 81 begsn TO think
she was going TO stand out there all day,
idling away her time while we were
starving" =,
"How very warn 1t is this morning.
remsrked Mrs. johnson, as she poured
the coffee.
aGuess you'd think SO, II you had to
work out in the broiling sun this morn
in" growled the he sbsnd. You VIM
min folks, who don't have anything 10 do
hut to stay in the house all the time, don't
know what hot weather is"
Mrs johnson thought of the kitchen in
which she had toiled all the morning.
She had lard the table in the shaded porch.
She thought Of the hours she must yet
spend over the stove, ere the large iron
ing and baking would be done, and din
ner ready for the hungry household. She
felt the cool breeze upon her brow; she
smelt the breath Of spring, even amid the
sayory doors Of the breakfast, and she
really was moi in a state OF mind just
then to appreciate the privilege of stay
ing in the house all the time"
II suppose the violets are in blossom
she answered, rather absently; "did you
see any as you come aiongf"
"No; | had something else to think OF
besides flowers. II dealt get that corn
cultivated pretty coon, we shall have 70
eat weeds instead OF earncakes for break
fast, l reckon"
Perhaps his corpfelds would not have
been injured by o pleasant answer TO his
wife's question, but she did not say 30,
The little sigh was not intended as a re-
proof TO his want of sympathy, but tc
herself for having for q moment expected
II.
"Men can't understand women" she
said to herself softly, as she cleared thu
table and went to her ironing. The LITTLE
sigh came again, however, and q vague
wish that she had known this great trutl
in her girlhood.
School time SOC arrived, and the littl'
ones were to be gathered from all kind
of exploits by the brook and from thu
fields. They were to be washed AMI
dressed, and started on their way tt
school, with clean faces and nicely combet
locks, books all in order, and o good din
ner in the basket.
Then the mother looked after them
moment with pride ard pleasure. lie
face Frightened, and a smile, ialr as In hel
girlhood, passed over her matron lace
Jennie's eyes were blue asthe v%iolets, ao'
Minnie's hair as golden as the sunshine
Their "Good-by, Mother" rang in he
ear more sweetly than the wild bird song
and she went back to the heated kitchen
and ardous tolls with p~leasanter thought
and therefore swifter steps.
"For nothing like the heavy step
Betrays the heavy heart"
Farmer johnson had something els
to think about besides flowers" but some
how his surly answer to his wife's que!
ton kept intruding upon his thoughts o
the morning; was it because her only Il
ply was the one little sighfs
"What was the use OF q woman's thiDi
ing about violets when she ought to b
thinking about her work? Well, well
Edith always was fond Of flowers, an
abe has little enough time 10 cultivate .
TO gather them now" He wondered
she ever thought OF the time when 81
had nothing else to do but TO gather 9
LIES flowers at her sweet Nillf
A dim remembrance of the time whe
he would have walked miles to hay
brought her some rare flowers, was in b
mind, as he turned q little out OF the bea
en- path, and with the excuse that he W,
tired and would rest o moment in u
shade, sat down upon the violet bank;
wa but q few moments, yet when !
turned again to the homeward path, b
toll. drowned hand was filed with doV
ers.
"Here'syour posies,n said he, rath
roughly, as he laid them on the dim
table.
"Ohl how beautiful |" she exclaime
almost dropping a plate Of food In b
eagerness. "Here are violets and sprii
beauties, and, oh, here Is q darling arby
us. How kind in you to gather them I
me-"
The one little act Of which the farm
was half ashamed had frightened the d
to his weary wife. Yes, and its memo
would tighten many weary steps to con
Did it not pay as well as corn and pei
toesf
A cold spring rsin soon followed I
warmdays, Mrs. johnson, busy with B
household labors, amid the pleasant &C
fusion of the little ones now detain
from school, saw her husband out ano
the. cattle, caring for the horses OF mi
ing the cows, and thought, "Ah, .
there ia hardship and toll out OF doors
well as within. Perhaps men are mad.
little rsugher and stronger than we,
cause their place was upon the on
wall"
Perhaps they were, yet gentle wol
and trifing acts of kindness take oul
little thought, q little time, and IKE
flowers our Father gives so freely, brig
en- life indoors and out.
A few days ago, while nine you
people were crossing Devil river, In y
cousin, in q small boat, q sudden gust
wind struck them and threw q MI. Sou
weld, one Of the number, overheard,
was lust about to sink, when his you
wife Jumped overheard, seized hs 2
collar, and kept his head above Va
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