Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-08-17
ASHTABULA OHIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1872.

to draw in new lite from the very idea.
IL was delicious to see Johns wide
open eyes as he entered the parlor of
the great city hotel, and was shown into
the bedroom, whose beauties were quite
as bewildering.
"The best ROOM" he had told the land.
lady. and Lima could not repress a cry of
delight at the vista OF cosy sitting.
room with piano standing invitingly
open.
"Ob, John!" she said, "won't you 90
in there and shut the door for five min
utes, please T'
John obcyed, of course. John, she
Thought gratefully, refused her nothing
now. ....I
GLOW lucky l brought some of nv
old dresses !" Lima thought 81 have
not worn them since was a school
marin. Fancy Mrs. Edwards scrubbinp
the floor in this dress!'
John rubbed his eyes and pinched
himself as a little figure sailed INTO the
sitting-room, made him a sweeping court
esy, and went to the piano.
Was that the little woman who had
worn prints and sun-bonnets so long !?
The fair hair was fashionably dressed
and bands of blue velvet looped the
golden curls. dress OF blue silk, with
softest lace trimmings and ornaments of
pearls, had certainly made a lady of Ii
na. The piano was yielding it's most be-
wiIchiDg tones to the skilled little fin
gers, and Johns bewilderrnent was
complete, when voice of exquisite
sweetness, though not powerful, began
to sing.
Only one song, full of thrills and qua
vers and then Lima rushed from the
piano into Johns arms.
"John' darling" she said, "hold me
fast. Don't let Inc slip from you :"
90 Lima" he groaned. ~ was not
mt to marry such dainty bird But
loved you, little one"
And | love you, John, rough old
John! Let me sing again. l am very
happy to- day, my husband"
But no wonderful thrill filled the room
now. In aclear, pure voice, full OF ex-
preston, Lima sang,
e know that my Redeemer liveth."
Every word fell like hot tears on
poor Johu's heart, until as the last chord
trembled upon the air, Lima turned to
him, stretching out her arms:
80 lake me III your arms, John %
lie took her tenderly to the room she
had Quilted so gaily, and replaced her
fnery by white wrapper, whose lace
trimmings looked like tairy-work to his
unaccustomed eye.
" Are you tired, love ?" he asked.
with spasm of terror at his heart. az
he looked at the white wasted face.
Yes, tired, but happy, John ?" and
with a little sigh of entire content. Lima
nestled down against the warm heart.
whose every throb she knew was all her
own,
Mrs. Edwards was to experience her
share OF astonishment during her holiday,
and it commenced by the appari,ion OF
John the next day in new suit OF hand
some clothes, that well became his man.
ly figure. There was no toppery, but he
looked gentleman, though he made
more than one grimace before he got, as
he said, swell shaken into his store
Clothes" "But JOHN" she cried, /" the
Stanly farm ?"
"Is sold, dear. You were right; we
will make our home SO lovely, the Stan
ley farm will never cost me sigh. |
have hired two new hands, so as to have
little more leisure"
Can l describe thatrweek ? What
was new to John was old familiar
ground to Lima, Central Park was not
soon exhausted, aud the little guide grew
stronger and roster every day, in Johns
thoughtful care, that provided plenty of
pleasant excitement, but guarded against
fatigue.
1t was early in the afternoon of sun
ny day, when train drew up at the
Scottsteld station, aud John handed his
wondering wife into neat little one
horse carriage waiting for them.
A new purchase, dear" be explained.
"We are to have drive every after
;oon. DR.. Greyson prescribed it." q
| The house stands where it had always
stood, but somehow it has gradually
been undergoing transformation as il
fairy hands were upon it. The dull little
siiting-room has been papered, carpeted,
curtained and transformed into cosy
dining-room. The stiff parlor Is bower
of beauty, with a fine piano, the dair-
tiest of furniture, soft muslin curtains,
and carpet covered with bouquets OF
exquisite flowers; the bedrooms are
carpeted brightly, and rejoice in cottage
sets, and in the kitchen the most good
natured of stout German girls, awaited
Idina's astonished gaze on her return
from the city, and fairly shed tears VIII, n
she addressed her in her own language.
The nrighbors stared and wondered.
Comments upon Johu's folly and il
providence fell from many lips, and old
men, shaking their heads, prophesied
ruin tor the Edwards farm.
aae But John was as much astonisned as
any of them, when, after few years, he
found the farm yielding him larger in
come thar ever before,
rs" do believe, Lima, "he said one day
to matronly little woman, who was
dressing growing baby, that your
flower garden last year was worth a
thousand dollars TO me-"
Johnm n
"You see it was to get you the infor-
nation about the flowers that we first
began to take the agricultural papers;
there l found so many useful hints, that
l began to think that knew nothing
about farming. One book after another
crept into the house, and the time |
thought would be wasted, taken from
farm work was spent in reading. Now,
looL or tho lahor-sav vino machines I have