Connecticut western news., 1872-10-11
Thinking Aloud.
. BY MIGNoNErrR. ;


 Yes, it's best Ishould go away! ll,leave him
 to her for while-- ,....: f, ...,.. ..,. Forever, maybe-who cares2 He'll miss my ... old wan smile, ......,. .....,.. And perhaps the hands that have always been ,. ready to do for hlm.
 But won't be block in his way I can see, '' though my eyes are dim. '' '' i''' |" . ''' .'!" .s .'.j' 'a'l't' -"!i trtr",t :-'.l, E,air.i Thirty-two years come autumn I've been his
 own true wife. ..,i .i...,. .......j ..... We've had our diferngs sometimes, but never 8 serions strife.
 Eve worked and planned, and helped him to all that he owns to-day, !, And he's seemed like part of me always, ever
 since we were children at play. How happy we were that winter we lived in the
 little log-house!
 Only two rooms and cellar, but everything sung as mouse.
 And Neddy, our first, was born there, and
 John was 50 glad he cried, ''''''' .'' '' And my heart, it just ran over with wife's and
 0 mothers pride. .' ,i .,"3.e ..,:...,,, He wrote our friends in New Hampshire how
 we'll we were getting on, '"'i'l' .''i tof all the crops he raised the best was the . Little One. .t.. .,,..i, ,~..,-. ,;..,.,c. And laughing ?-a foolish old woman-my dull
 eyes all allow ...,....,..... ,... .... ...... Over something that happened thirty long The children have grown up and left us two
 in the graveyard lie, ;... :; .: ..i. :. The others have married and settled. We're
 alone again-John and I. And he loved me till this bad woman came here
 to break my heart,
 And now it is best that leave him-better for
 us to part. '1' .'''"'~'i'-''''.' '' she IS wonderful singer-she makes the old
 house ring,
 And there's something about her reminds me
 of a wild bird on the wing, ''.'.@ .., And her face looks good and honest; yes-in
 spite of her evil ways '.'.. .,,.-.,.... For the sake of my dead daughter, I'll say that
 much in her praise. . ;.: ....i.. Friendship" think they call 1t. He was
 always handsome man, ..' .-.... And he has good learning, and argues as well
 as lawyer can. ..,,, > ,p. ... .., .,t5 His years sit lightly on him, while am thin
 and gray; :. ...... ........ ........... .. But my spirit is young, and it loves him. And
 sol will go away.
 I'll go to my dear old Hampshire-rll go to my
 mothers grave, ..,. ... ,.,... ... And I'll let my sick heart break there in one
 great sobbing wave. The few little years inst are left me will drag
 their season on, '> Till death shall como, and in heaven maybe I'll find my Johnl ".' '''' ''.. ','.. .'. Here's shirts and stockings to last him-pro-
 viding never come back; ,"'-.' ''" And Biddy will see to the house. There's noth.
 ing that he'll lack ....-s.. Unless, when he. has his headaches, he may
 well, he always said .......... That no medicine ever helped him like my
 hands upon his head.
 I'll take this picture with me. It looks as he
 did the day ,.
 We stood up in church and were-Oh! "Wen : wifey, what $ to pay? '," thought heard you a-cryin'l No, don't you
 budge-not an inch % '''- ..'-... -'-s Till you tell me what's the matter! Old wifey '. what is the pinch ''.". '''" ' .'....... "Cryin' over this scarecrow-ne wonder lool
 at his hairl .s. .,....,t ,.5G ... Plastered over his temples l-his-well-ther
 -there-there- .'. .'.r.-. .. heard it all my sweetheart, and what an olt
 fool I've been, ''". ''. ..,. To let you think was travein' straight to sucl
 meanness and sinl
 "Shes only my brothers daughter, and she
 no, you needn't speak, ..... She's in love with decent young fellow, ant
 will marry him this week. Brother Tom-you know the skinhint-is deat
 set against-there- there - You shall finish your cry in my bosom hain'
 been, dear, quite fair. .... "Ishouldn't have told you. But secrets are harc tor woman to keepl .' ..s .' knew it would fret you, Jancy, and rob yot of needful sleepl ''No such thing2' But, sweetheart, I can prov it tc you, you sec, .,.. ... ,-..... .. .. ...- For you failed to keep this secret--the depth Q your lope for me !",.i ..5 :s ... .. .,-,.s 7, l