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| Two women sat sal; together at sunset
in the porchyard ofsah @hits cottage
that stood underits ancestral tree,
among it's fields Of wheat and corn
like a poet vision of. quiet resting
| place for some weary, suffering human
soul. = 80 LII : -
And one of these two women; had
eyes to see, ears to hear, !andtaahea.t
to feel andiappreciate it all. ; She was
u tall and stately lady, apparently
some thirty years Of age-not exact.
~ handsome, But with a grace of ali
and manner peculiarly'her own IDhe
careful toilet, thesnameless air of ele,
gancc and luxurypthe pale cheek, the
soft white bands, betrayed the city
dame. While" tie weary glanes 'oi
her dark blue eyes, which even the
quiet of that sunset hour could not
drive. away showed THAI time had
not dealt gently with her: and hel
hearts idols, but had thrown them
scattered and ruined, at her feet. +
Her companion was some five years
| her junior, and many times 'prettier-
|a dlitrle round.faeed, apple-cheeked
woman, with dark; blue eyes and dark
brown hair, and a Rounded figure that
Twas set off. 'to4the 'bost advantage by
} the oafteruoon dress of, tinted G muslin
that she wore. ut s.au"p 97ii4r
At present the handsome face was
almost spoiled by querulous, discon'
tented expression, she WAS contras.
ting herIown hand plump and. small
but certainly rather brown, with The
delicate slender white fingers Of her
city friend, ali giittering with rings.
H"Just Iookat the 'twop she said.
GAIL that comes 1of making: butter
andcheese, and sweeping the house,
and dusting, and washing dishes, and
making beds all the time. That man
told TIC truth When be- said that 'wo;
mans: work was never done.G / know
mine never is. . Oil dear,., dear! 10
think that. you, Margaret, should
have married a city merchant, and be
Us US rich as PRINCESS in a fairy tale ;
and here 1 am planted for life, plain
Mrs. Hiram Parke, and rnothing in
the world to compare with you. 1
am sick Of being only q farmers wife,
Margaret Won Howtb looked down
at her grumbling littl, friend with a
smile. i'.' .:1..../
"Jenny, it seems to me, as we sit
here to this quiet place, and look out
over all these pleasant fields that are
your own-it seems to me that you
arc almost wicked<to talk like that"
i II dare say you would nevertlike it
Margaret. You would never wish to-
change situations with me-" #
"Perhars not But would you not
like to change with me ?"'' 20" ~ =,
, "Ycs." .i.' ~ !a:'.' =: 'o'1'
J.. Sand you be Mrs. Won. Howth: in
stead of Mrs. Hiram Parke2" ..s,.n
Jenny hesitated, She loved her
handsome husband deally. 49, ..
"Wcll; I don't mean that I want to
give UP Hiram g + only: wish he was
city merchant instead of "a farmer,
and as rich as your husband is, that is
ALL. ...-......,. 49,. :.
"Aud that is great deal. Jenny,
if your wish could he granted, do you
know what yonr life would be ?'''tsaid
Mrs. Won Hewth coldly- g. ...u ."
"What yours is, ! suppose. What
any lady's is in position" e.
'But what is that life ? Do you.
know ?" -
=. .2"uow should II" -rns5 ~
.qn'1t is q weary. one. Jenny, with
more genuine hard work in it than in
all your making Of butter and cheese.
20! Margaret" ".H q .,i"., ;.
y land o. Jenny, believe mo, my
dear, there arc no people on earth
who work harder than the .fashiona-
bles who havo only their amusemepts
to provide. for. A, long, long life Of
mere amusements is dogs life, Jen-
ny at the best" '.'.'' 80 -. a ID. =.
81 should like tc. be convinced of it
by actual experience" said Jenny,
doubtingly. + ..a.S. 7.,.a0
G., $50 1 said, and thought once, L
have been convinced that it is all
vanity and 'vcxatiotr Of spirits, my
dear" u .'E.'..c ~>.'j '".',:a : ~.
i aBut how ?"persisted Jenny. 100 %
tHow? Indeed, ten thousand, ways
If you live in, the fashionable world
you must do as the fashionable world
does Y ou tnase rise and dress, and
hop, and lunch, and dress again and
drive-then dress again and1appear
at certain balls, parties, concerts, OK
actly as your friends do, or bo voted
biizarrs, aud out Of the world altogeth,.
er. You, my poor Jenny, who arc by
no means fond Of fine. dresses, what
would you do alta fashionable water
ing-place in the hottest days of Au:
gust with five changes of toilet be-
tween morning and night, and
French lady's maid to,tyrannize over
you all the time?,, ..:...,.....
Horrors r. calculated Jenny.
"Balls that you must go to in spite
of fatigue; parties that.you must 30