Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-31
What HTs Giles Did


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:. DJne at iasf.~ sa.t Nrs Giles sneak
nc 10 herself I h.s.t r. attcl .le frs-
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REAPER apI mover vh.I- Mrs. tf.i.. III
I'd .tneI and cleared swt- .fs dinner t.s. IS.
When she had f.. had and mad. As.s..f
ready for the afternoon She ven. -rro The
-ir--r, room Tbe -srv.- -4,s .t--,
taking bis leave. Mr.. Giles vas saying.
Id you haze anything new and ostce- ;
anything that H-l. make work easier. and
do more ~ Il. an YOUR man I am Is
favor oE 81. machinery LEas zi.l tighten
work for man, emphasizing lhe vorl man.
=, WHY. bless gcu. fue. lock around nv
farm. IT,. run r.cst!. 5y machinerv.
Pe9drabIe7 certainly. replied he 10
an Interrogation from the strange. More
than pays expenses. Money in The bank
be added. never Quitting au oecas Ga of
mentioning small derosi, he had IN the
city bank. Toe stranger was gone at ..sf.
and Mrs Giles sat down. with weary
limbs, and aching shou .dcrs 70 finish ea.t
OF clothes she was masing for hcr oldest
son. q lad of 6fteen. Slowly an8 we.rilv
the needle went in and out. stitch atter
stitch was saksD. Bud 10 ...t.s purpose .t
did seem as If ane never would come TO the
last. But if stitches progressed slowly.
her thoughts Gea fast enough Tne last
words Of her husband fingered in heg mind
and again AM again they recurred 10 her.
Yes said she a, last. breaking forth
into ,li!ogly, her usua. habit. when much
disturbed 10 mu5. Ye~, men can have
tIeir burdens lghtaHed bat poor women
may dru lge. Every year. GJies has aid.
ed something new to his farming imgle-
uents. whjIe { have 70 ploi Gioug with
hardly sufk 3ient utensils 10 cook q decent
dinner an Old stove. without boiler or
whole gridde, and cracked door. No
aouder / canno, ba = loaf ol bread de-
Gently. Tnen here have to sit. ana
stitch for . week on this suit. when two
hours en- a machine uould complete H.
Il Is needless 10 reoorl an Of NJ
Giles thoughts and words as she sat
stitching the hours away. A dim con
sorousuess Of her wroug<.qud FAINT deter
rnination to assert her rights, was entering
her mind. Sae had 20 long given up her
opinions, Set aside her needs, and Eostered
the selfshness Of her husband, that II was
hard to break through the meshes of habit
which bis stern will had woven around her.
Tue afternoon wore away aud Mcs. Giles
laid aside the unfinished garment 20 pre-.
pare the evening meal.