Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-23

hiram Parke ?"
Jenny hesitated. She dearly loved he
handsome husband
"Well, | don't mean that want to Civ,
up Hiram. only mean that wish h,
was city merchant instead of farmer, ant
as rich as your husband is; that is all
And that is great deal Jenny, i
your wish could be granted. DO You know
what your life would hep said Mrs. No,
llowth coldiy.
What yours is, / suppose. What any
lady is in your position
''Bu: what is that life? Do YOU know
''Iiow should l?''
at is 4 weary ono, Jenny, with more
genuine hard work in it than all your making
Of butter and cheese
"ph, Margaret -
"And Cd, Jenny believe me, my dear
there are no people On earth who work
harder than the fashi0uables who only have
their own amusemcnts to provide for. \
long, long life of mere amuscmcnts is q dogs
life, Jenny, at the best
II should like to be convinced of it by
actual experience, " said Jenny, doubtingly.
$50 | said ard thought once | have been
50 Convinced. And it is all vanity ard yexa-
ton Of spirit, my dear"
"But how ?' persisted Jenny.
Glow? Indeed, ten thousand ways. If
you live in the fashionable world you must
10 as the fashionable world does You must
rise and dress. and hop and lunch, and dress
again and drive, and dross again and appear
at certain balls, parties. concerts, exactly as
your friends do, or be voted bizarre, and out
of TIE world altogether. You, my poor
Jenny, who are by no means fond Of dress,
what would You do at fashionable water
ing place in the hottest days of August, with
I tve changes Of toilet between morning and
night, and French lady's maid to ty-
raunize ever YOU all the time into the bar
I gain ?"
Horrors !" calculated Jenny.
"Balls that you mast 20 10 in spite Of
/ fatigue, parties that You must % to in spite
Of the heat, calls that You must make on
/ people that you de:cst Oh, Jenny, would
( far rather be at home with the butter and
| cheese il were you.
Jenny was silent Here WAS the side OF
the bright picture which she had never seen
or dreamed Of before.
you love your husband, Jcnny?' said
q hor friend after time.
Jenny opened her eyes vide.
Love him Why isn' he my husband p
was her reply.
Mrs Won Howth laughed.
"S1me women in society might think that
a reason why you shonlln [ love him - -he
said dryly. "And he loves you also?"
should die tomorrow III thought.hc did
not.
Tut, child People leave this world
when God wills il, not before. dare say
you would survive his infdelity. Many
women before You have lived through such
things.
Don, talk OF it, Margaret. ] could not
bear 1t. Why. he is all the world 20 nc ,
How could bear to lose it,
Then don't wish him to be a city NOR
chant, my dear. ! dare say there arc many
good men in the city-lncn who love their
viyJs-blt, on the other hand there are 80
many temptations, especially in society, that
| sometimes wonder. not that so many g
a-tray, but that 70 many remain true % them
selves and their duty.
She spoke ahscuIy. and her cyC+ had
a .ar away glance as it they iwclt On other
things.
Jenny yentnroi a question.
Margaret is yours happy marriage
DO you love your husband Aud does be
love you
Ms. Yon Iow-h started ami tu ruci
pale.
"Jenny, wo1ld have loved him. ! would
lave hccn good wife D him, bat he
never loved me- lie brought me to place at
the head Of Lis house because he thought me
lalylike and interesting. that was ali. He
tal1 me once. though not So plainly as this.
AID since then We have each taken our own
WY. iudeTeu3outol % tie other. seldom see
him ut our house in town. have my
carriage, my diamonds AID lay opera b1z.
In DE season 20 t. Saratoga or Newport,
while he lav1rs Long Branch With lis Trcs.
ence. We are perfect strangers to each ether;
we never quarrel. and suppose if ! were to
die tomorrow icd be an iac9usllable
wii5wr itr week. Jenny. y0p viii not
wish 10 change places with me again. Your
husband mieht cl.an-c as mine has done.
exposed to the same temptation. Thank
Heaven. you have him rs be IS, good. true
man. who loves 'vou, and never mind the
butter and cheese. Jenny, - long as Your
happiness and bis is made up with them
She rose from her seat and -.Tollcd up the
garden path.
Jenny did not fellow. She sat on tie step
lost In thought. The riddle OF her friends
life Was at last made clear to her. She bad
often wondered Why Margaret, in the midst
Of ali icr wealth and luxury, should seem 50
SAD, she wondered no longer now.
To Pc tLo wife Of a man who Lad no
love for you. hat .-iowcr deep can there
lee than this or q proud and sensitive
woman?
.Gs7ov t,Ir,,1 with tclrs in her owes ~