Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-01

And 50 the loving little woman
toiled and slaved, undertook tasks
far psyopd hersRength, worked early
and late, until just one year after
his. wedding day john Reynolds,
coming. home to his tea, found lying
upon the kitchen .aoor'Ia little sense
iess figure, with face like. death
and hands that sent chill to his
ter7 ttSss 20 & ~
The doctor, hastily summoned,
looked grave and sdNNpfa r peHHsot Fl
-auiet and rest. a 4rH 1as shHsd,
and John tenderly aassedtke iksaiF
but though she grew better she grew
P'a's fsEs e. IL e ar.y awhile aid til.
doctor Ttry :; change Of air. / ); She J is
overworked."
"But," said honest, puzzled John'
"she does nothing bat the hOqsewerk.
tor us 5wO,Ssshs has % qhila, spds
our sewing is hot mnch29' ,: Z
The doctor looked into his troubled
face. "You area good man, John
Reynolds, and a strong one" he said.
Will you let, ME tell yoq,a few PLAIN plai !
truths ?" 9 ~ S''
"Yes. About Liaa?'
':About Lima. You remember, do
you rot, the .tiny antelope you ad-
mired so much in the menagerie we
had here,last summer q. ~: :, T
Cert iainly,"', 5 said 81 J0hpl, h looking
more puzzled than ever
Suppose you had bought that lit
tie creature and yoked it with one Of
your oxentto a cart to do the same
work.?"
I'D been a fool, said John; that
little thing couldn't work. IT. was
just made pretty !. to look satSand 30
play"
That's it, John. Nov 10y! / don't
thing Goo ever madg any wOmansi g p to (,
look pretty and play but He made
some for tie rough work of this
world, and sonelf9r the dainty places
some to draw mems souls TO heaven
by gentle loveliness. Your wife is
me OF the latter. II you .werr poor
man wogla~have held my tongue
put You are rich one. Give your
life q selvapt let her haH.e beQlSsi
music. pretty things around. her. Let.
h.. rest from toll, and you may keep
."r by your side. 'Put. her back in
her old. splsse, .Aand lyonsmay order
her tombstone, for she will soon neeo
it. Don't put your antelope beside
'''' VI gs'F Isf': ~ y:sg A., !:
stand roor, lcyias, patient heart. :
That's right, Taks &aer n9wsfa,'
little. pleasure trip, and ge5 BACK
Ter roses.
Lima clapped her hands when John
asked hyl if she wopl1 like to spsnd
week. ID MY sYofb. and really
seemed to draw in neg life from the
very idea. ''''" " y
1t was delicious to see Johns wide
opsu. syss as lie: entered the parlor l ol
.he great city hotel, and was shown
INFO the bedroom, whose beauties
were quite as dew;ldering.
The best room, he had told the
andlady, ard Lima could MOI sepress
cry OF delight at the vista of a casy
sittirg-rcom with Il piano standing
lnvitlngly open.
oh. John!' + she said, won't you
70 in there and shut. the door for five
minutes, please ?
John obeycd, OF course. John, she
thought gratefully. refused her moth
ing now.
qHew lucky brought some Of
my old dressesl" Lima thought. 81
nave not worn them since / was a
<chool-marm. Fancy Mrs. Reynolds
scrabbiag the aoQr in this dress +. =
John rubbed ais eyes and pinched
himself as a little figure sailed into
the sitting-toon, tppade him sweep
ing courtesy, and went TO the piano
Was that the little woman who had
worn print aud sun-bonnets so long?
The fair hair was fasbionably dressed,
and bands of blue velvet looped the
golden curls., A dress Of blpe silk,
with sotest lacsltrinalmings almi audsorna-i,,
,nents of pearls, had certainly made
lady OF Lima. The piano was yield
ing its most bswitching tones to the
skilled little fingers, and Johns be-
wilderment was complete when
voice of exquisite sweetness, though
not powerful, began to sing.
Only one song, full Of trills. and
qusyers, and then Lima rushed from:
the piano into Johns arms.
John, darling" she said, "hold
me a fast. Don't let me me slip from
you'll -
80 Lima" he goaned. AZ was
not fit to marry such a dainty bird
Eut | loved yeu. little one."
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