The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-06-27
Only a Farmers Wife.

Only a Farmers Wife.
Two women sal together at sunset in
the porch door OF IL white cottage that
-toodmntrrils -anrestralt tree and among
H. fields of wheat and corn. like 4 poet :
Vision Of a quiet resting place for some
weary suffering human soul
Aud one Of these two women had eyes
to see. ears to hear. and a heart to feel and
appreciate it all She WAS Il tall and state
lv lady. apparently some thirty years of
age-not exactly handsome, but with Il
grace OF air and manner peculiarly her
own The careful toilet, the nainele>s air
OF elegance and IuNurv. the pale cheek.
the soft white hands, BETRAYED the city
dam While the weary glance in her
large dark blue eyes, which even the Qui-
II OF that sunset hour could NOT drive away
showed that time had not dealt gently
with her and her hearts idol. but had
thrown them. scattered aud ruined. at her
iect
Her companion was some five years her
junior, and many times preltier--l little
round-iaced, apple checked woman, with
dark blue eyes and dark brown hair, and
4 rounded figure that was Set-oif to the
best advantage by the afternoon dress OF
tinted muslin that She wore
At present the pretty Face was almost
spoiled 10y querulous, disrontented eN-
preston She was contrasting her own
hand, plump and small, but certainly
rather brown. with thu slender white I'm
gers Of her city friend, NIl GIittcring with
rings. 'Ju~l look IT the two Y She eX-
claimed, "1hat comes OF making butter
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'ii''i' ie' :, '"H ''''T',N''''' ana ne us fic',
- Il tl'n''9H ~ n "AiN t''F una mere l
iltl l'''i'l' 1 'or li'' pla'n N ,3 hiram
H. ''"''''i'T ~ We WHY I" con-
i',.' WHY wv: ''''l Ai'N vi 'V'''s o"iy 4
= ~ 'i''I WE
''''i S'''Tt vi i'""li '"'N''t GOWN 1t,
'''' - "i''''''"9 i''''' li'e'''' WIFI S"''
,.....
-, ''"l'9' ~ SFel'N TO ne Us we ~ herG
~ ~ 't''''t I'i:'r 'i''' '''oN gu. over "''
,''9 '''''''I' ''''i'.> ''I,'t il' your owl
1t H'e,'iI ~ l'' ,''ai 20" 'Ie UTMOST WICK
~ ',''N Inv 'n'"' -,
"''' NY you W''''' lleNer IKE w.
Ni'l9"it'. l ou "o'''u never WISH l"
'hanSf 'I''ctN WIN me
., e''H'!,I ''"' ~, i" ""I'' you MOI IKE -
'i'.'HS' WIN me
e..
49,, A 1t ne I ', a.. on lio"'l' instead OF
-i'0' li.I'i'll are
]1nh'e h%Sit&'eG; 9Ae dearly love" her
'idl'uSoI IL h"''!''4G-
W en- I"N mean In"l ! want 20 give
up iiii''hl' "Aiy mean iiitl 1 WlSh he wa,
4 'll} ll'eIrii'l lh5'e'I OF 4 FARMER, anu
- l1ri ~ N'.'i iu'''''ha Is ,hlI Is an.
ANA lhtl Is y great deaI' Jenny II your
WISH r"ul' "r |r'tld!c0' 90 you snow What
your NE "''u'" ne S'll" MIS-. on l1o"lh
'coIu!
" NAT yours - suppose nat any
i"'N - - N"@I PoSiuoh.
nu1 Wli1V - lli'tt lie NO you KNOW
no" 9h"U'o
- - "GuS one: 'r"nE' WIN more
nu'"o ii'l" "oIA III II ih;Ih All your
i"'hll9 - ""tlrI .lla cheese
NJ Ni"' ~
-, anu was "'"iiF "eIieNe me my "eAi'
Iiei u Il" i'N'Ple on earlh VINO WORK
I''i"'I N!''l tne i17i'''i'''pieS VINO oniN
nav l'lFH OWL alhh'eihehlS 10 provide
l"i - ~" my 81 'neF' amusement Is y
W. NV "I"i's' az ll'e p'Sl-
I'''''l' l'Ne Il, ne convinced OF IL ny
it'llat experience Silu Jchhy, douotlng-
~
20 N'tlH ana lhoughl once have
Pfen ;" c"iiN ihfeH: Ah" IL is All vanity
1Ah'i IeAatlof ol 9titll my dear
i''' now persisted Jenny
How IN Ten thousand ways. IL You
'lNe III t''e itSh"o,ft'ie W"rld' You must DO
~ lile l1NhI"haoie world does. on must
use ana "fesS' ana sh"p, ana lunch, anI
"ifS9 'S"il ''h" arlVe' ana dress again
anu appear AZ certain "ailS' parties. con
'TItS; tAaFt'l 'S your lr'cnus 90; or be
Noiep "lItff'' an" out OF lhe world alto
2ttlff' ""' my poor Jenny VINO are ny
no mems io''n OF ''feSs' What would you
IL" ~ Il l;ia'li"n'ole watering place IN the
holle5l "ANS Oh August, with IiVe changes
OF ."ilet oe'Weeh mornlh@ ana n'Eht, ana
ffehfn ItaA maud L" tyranlze over yon
All HE lime INTO lhe bargah?'
'ilorrors.' calculated Jenny
Balls mat you must 90 t" IN spite OF
lhll9ne, par'IrS maj yoi must 90 to IN
SP''e u .ll' hea'' Gun, ln'tC y"u must make
ON people '''t' 20" "e'eSt oh, Jenny l
!, :, - ~ W
Ter ana cheese II were you
-, 'Tnny wlS silent. ll+fe was we S'ae OF
.he priSnt picture which she h'td never
seer, VI 1'''''i''' '' before;
on rove your husband Jenny :" sad
heF lf'fl''' A'lFr u '''i'e'
Jenny opened nnr eyes VIDE.
hovt nun " ny lSh he my nus
band - was ner reply
Mf7- Won 'i''"''i i'''@ie''
Some women IN Socieiy might think
mat 4 reason why you Sl'ou''h 'loVe huh?
she s;'d' "fNiy. ana ne '"Vf' EQUALS" -