St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-08-04

Der was swept and garnishcd, the parlors
were made fresh and sweet with the soft,
wandering airs of summer, and the
breath of roses and hcliotropcs. Tie
baby was tied into his high chair, and
pounded away upon the Kitchen table,
while Hannah and tossed together LIGHT,
Golden drifts oi spnn@e- cake, and mould
cI .icllirs clear is amber. We roasted Il
chrr--;md ourselves ~ wcll-tltat it
might Ir ready To ,lirr for supper and,
through much trihulatinn and stress of
body and mind, | prepared Il salad after
an approved French recipe that | had
never tlird before.
Doubtless did twice rs much rs
should have done that day; twice as
much as WAS in amy way mccdiml But
WAS Il young house keeper; and |
could not bear that Miriam Dclamatcr's
critical, i:,-ti.linus eyes should find any
lack in my home or its appointments that
torcthnu"ht nr labor Of mine could sup
ply.
''lluk your prctiicst tonight, l;a
bette" Walter had said, when he went
ont after dinner "Tll have Miriam here
hy Il quarter past five at the latest"
meant tl,at r,rnim", ut all evenings
in the year, 10 leave myself ample time
to make such Il toilet as my husband best
liked. Bat the moments flew apacr,
and when AT last took Allie and went
at lat tn my rlamL,r it WAS Ion" after
iuur
The child wa~ uncomlortahly warm
and tired from hi lon% confinement in
the h"h CHAIR and his little frock was
creased and soilr,l, tor Hannah had CIV
en- him all sort "i things To play with
Hastily siIIppin. him. "ayc him a BATH.
arrayr'l linn in fresh garments, and
brushed iln. ,olIrn brown hair that coil
ct about my fingers in Il host Of tiny
curl% Then placed him un the bed to
keep him ont Of harms v1,. and hro.,n
NV own pr,pru,tious.
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and in another minnie Walter came
hnuudin" Nh -t,ir, tyn -t,ns ,t ., finn.
Ills checks wrr, flushed and hi ,,r.
BRIGHT a. with .,mc hidden i.y
"Why, whats th,. matter - Lc asked
a. his eye took ia the state of the else.
,sanybndy sicl, l. Hannah Lr,1 or
what's M p"
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.,lnd Allie i rro~.. a. thr mi-rLici anJ
i am no, ,r,~,cd."
$50 sec" he .:,il, rnrtly. ..You
ought to have bc.rm earlier. instead of
lussing 20 IonY in that comluund,d i,itch
en-"
Now knew tli- Is we'll ~ hr did
but did not care to he told of il inst
then: 50, woman like, began to sweep
a little wrrp.''
"rhrrr. there's c<rI,imrd W,It,,.
"dom't 20 10 CRYING and spoil your eyes
| wanted vou to look your very best TO-
ninht, and | am So di.aproiu,rJ H,,Lo-
ia I'll 80 down town io. morrow mcrn-
ing and get another girl. if thinos oo ON
at thi. rate"
This was Walter, .tandip, tLr,,t
whilo at the same time hr knew. and
knew that one servant was all we rouIJ
allord And one would have been
enough. even in this emergency. if h,d
not been too ambitions Ills worJ.
stun" me to the uui,k,
500 back TO Miss D.L,Iootcr~ | s,;J
..:,nI have Hannah show her tn Lrr
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