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

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John! Let messing again. I am
very happy to3days'ny husband. "
o But no wonderful trill filled the
room now. Ina clear, pure voice.
full Of expression, Ena sang, y f'9 i
9aaI know thatmy Redeslnerliyeth.'
Every word fell like hot tears on
poor Johns heart, until as the last
chord trembled upon. the air, Lima
turned to him. stretching ont heEs 'heEs
armssf;. 1T. =. i 5a3a Z n .4lsi.
. "Take me in your arms, John p
He took her tenderly to the room,
she had quilted. 50 gaily' and replaced.
her 6nery by a white wrapper, whose
lace trimmings looked like fairy-work
to Els unascustomed eye. :. = "a, g,
. Il, you sa5a TIED, 15ss Il. asked taaS
with spasm Of terror at his heart,
as ne looked at the white wasted
face.
eyes, tired, but happy, John ?"
and with little sigh Of entire con-
tent, Lima nestled down against the
warm heart, whose every throb she
knew was all her own,
Mrs. Reynolds was to experience
lheHSshafssof astdnishmant during her
holiday, and it commenced by the
appsrition of John the next day in a
new suit of handsome clothes, that
well BECAME his manly figure. There
was no foppery, but he looked a gen
tleman, though he ma''s more than
one grimaee Before he got, as he said,
fawelI shaken into bis store clothes. :"
But John,". she, cried, ".the Stan:
ley farm p ..@s. 's',''.. ~
ais sold, dear. You were right; !;
we will make our home SO lovely, the
Stanley farm will never cost me a
sigh. I have hired two new hands,
so as to Have little more leisure" :"
Can I. deseribet estt that, week? What
was new to John was old familiar
ground to Lima. Central Park was
not soon exhausted, and the little
guide grew stronger and roster every
@ iaJahna thopghtfu care, that
dAaplaety 'efSpleasant excite
Msat, b5 6 gasAeaagainst fatigue.
It was early in ths Afternoon of a
sunny day, when a train drew up at
the Scottsfeld station and John hand
ed his wondering wife into atneat lit
Ftls 0ne-borse carriage waiting for
them.
"A newe purchases dearH he ex-
plsined. we sra5o#haye drive
| eysry afternoon. { D. ereyRon pre-
scribed it,
4 2 The house stsnds where it had al.
ways stood, but somehow it has gradu-
ally been undergoing Transformation
Fas if fairyihands-dvere upoh%it. 4
The dull little sitting-room has
been papered, carpeted, curtained,
transformed 10y d into q cosy dining-roop.
The stiff parlor is bower Of beauty,
! With q fine piano, the daaihtieiss 81
| furniture. soft muslin curtains, and
eArpet. ,cotered'with bouquets OF ex-
quisite flowers; the bedrooms are
carpeted'brightly; and rejoice in cot
tage sets, and in the kitchen the most
good natured Of stout German girls,
awaited Lina's astonished gaze on
her return from the city. and fairly
Shed tears when 3she'addressed her in
her own language.
The neighbors stared and wondered
Comments upon Johns folly and im; + /
providence fsHF from many lips, @apd
old men,. shaking their ieads. 2ronhe-
sled ruin for the Reynolds farm.
But Join was as much jastonished
as any of them, when. after few
years, le sonna the farm yielding
him hrger ipp44e '9pn ever be
fore.
J sdj4e believe, Lima" he said one
day 30 a matronly little woman, who
was 4;Sessing growing baby, that
your liowir gaIsea last year was
worth thousand dollars to ms.
(" John T.
"You zee itwas to get. you the in
riegnlstien about the iowess tllaswe
B.t begaEso hke tIs Rgricul(p (praI
papers: = there FfouHa so4nanS usefu1
hints. that Il began to think that
PEneT not.5nglabont farming. One
book after another crept into tie
house, aea the time | thought wou:d
be wasted, taken 1foa. satm work wac
.Iantsin readiqa 5NasE FabF sha
labor;;s saving. Il machines + have S'1 '1bodght.
MY oiehhaaHii;is going to be the best in
the eonnty, too. !"
And ny poultry yard john L
was the papers end ssassaaaes.as .ashat
first gave me. the idea Of model
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