Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-10-23

plant. But the tender old wife never
lost patience with him and It was beau
fnl to see how cheerfully she trOited to
and fro, trying 10 crafty every whim'
without reproachful word or thought Of
wearinesS.
After tea, as Rose wanted TO wait TIL
moon.rise, Uncle Ben went in to chat with
the invalid, while Milly insisted on wip-
ing the cups for the old lady; and Rose
sat on the doorstep. listening TO their
chat, and watching the twilight steal soft
" up the valley Presently her attention
was fixed by some;hidg the old lady said
in answer to Milly's praises Of her quaint
kitchen.
Yes. dear, I've lived here all my days
Was born in that bedroom aud don't
ask no better than to die there when my
time comes"
" Most people are not fortunate enough
10 keep their old home when they marry.
1t must be very dear TO you, having spent
both your maiden and married life mere. !"
, said Milly, very much Interested in her
: hostess.
Wal, you see my maiden life lasted
! sixty year; and my married life amt but
Just begun" answered the old lacy, with
. a laugh as gay as a girls.
5 Seeing curiosity in the quick glance
: Rose involuniarily gave her, the chatty
/ old soul went on as if gossip was dear to
. her hearers, and her ate-coming happiness
y still so new that that she loved to tell it.
y Il s'pose tat sounds singlar to you
young things but, you see, though me
= and Enos was engaged at twenty or So
we want married till two year ago. Things
IS was dreadful contrary. and we KEEP q
Q waitn' and waitin' till, | declare fort
d | really did think ] should die an olC
maid,' and she laughed again, as if hel
n escape was the best joke in the world.
IS "Aud you waited nearly forty years ?
.. cried Rose, with her great eyes full o
% wonder.
u Eyes, dear. had other chances; bu
Y some how they didn't none of them suit
and the more unfortunate Enos was, th
# more kinder held on to him. He wa
% one Of them that's alters tryin' new thing
I and didn't never seem to make forti
" out on any on 'em. He kept a tryin' be
cause he had nothin', and wouldn't MARI
O. till he was wall off. My mother wa
dead, and left a family to be took car
it. on. l was the oldest gal, and so | nal
IS. Iura!ly kept house for father till he dice
RS and the children grew up and got maj
f led off So | want idle all them year.
i'll and cot on frstratc, alters hopin' Enos
id luck would turn. But it didn't (thel
ed cups goes in the right hand corner, dear
and so waited and waited and hope
nc and hoped"
,rs 'Oh how could you ~ sighed Ros
of from the soft gloom Of the doorway.
ow "'Pears to me strength is give us mo
ice wonderful to bear trials, if we take g
it meek used to think | couldn't bear
Of no way when was left here alone, viii
Euos was in Californy and didn't kno
H. for seven year whether he was dead
me alive. His folks give him up; but | ne
,ur er did, and kept on hopin' and prayin +
,p him till he come back pN.
a =" How happy you were them" crl'
IN. Rose, as if she could sympathize hcartl
it with that joy.
ire 1" No, want, dear. That was I
hardest part ont; for Enos was marli
re. to poor, shittless thing, that was br
re- den to him tor ten year.
IF That aeas hard" and Rose gave
an groan, as if new trouble had sudden
cir come upon her.
daaI done my best for 'eh, in their u
|. and downs, till they WIT West. Til
lks settled down to end my days he
up alone. My folks was all dead or !
a. away, aud it was uncommon loueson
les 3ut [ kinder clung TO the old place. a
no had it borne upon me strong that III
ate would turn up agin in time. want
on him to find me here, ready to give hin
a heIp;n' hand whenever and however
ins. come.
-. And he did, at lpstP' asked Ro
aud with sympathetic quiver in her vo
and that went to the old woman's heart.
r ~ Yes, my deary; be did come at las
'blo said she, in voice full Of sa'isfaci
her that was almost solemn in its iutensi
her Ruthcr morn two years ago he knock
lied at that door, poor, broken-down
,wn man. without wife, or child, or money,
wi, home -nothin' ia the wide world but |
and He didn't think I'd take him in, he '
opo- 60 mis'able But, Lord love him, W
hat else had | been waitn' for them 70
aHaI veor.9 It want the Epos that | lo'