The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-05-01

irip, o. io wstCh h}m iy the moonlight ou
tis way to the engine house
But ratified the dishes and shook ont
ibe lable-eiglh ia angry mood, that did
not soften as proceeded 10 uuaress IA.
die and put him to bed, aud aid NOS ling.
cr IS usual over the task, nor yield to his
entreaUes TO be cudlled for few mo.
mtnts IN my arms before laid him
down, but hurried him into bis crib, with
no fond words to send him happily To hi.
childish slumbefs
Joe's train went whizing by inst then.
The sound Of The wheels, aud the knowl.
edge that DE was really gone, increased
my bitter mood aud ! sai down 10 my
sewing that never ending patching
which wives of mechanics aud mothers
Of small children know an about-feeling
as IL | were about the most illused we.
mau in the world. As | dAlned joe,
stockings. the elbow OF Eddie's apron,
my thoughts went back over the whole
five years | had been Joc's wife.
Iou see | might have done better, as
far as money was concerned, than to
marry Joe.
We were not rich az lone, but we
managed 10 live comfortably, aud Sue
aud oontrived to get a pretty new suit,
ia the prevailing style, often enough TO
keep up appearance. earned lline by
teaching in one of the public schools for
| bad fair education, aud was fond OF
children: while Sue got hers-weH, /
hardly know how.
Sue staid at home to help mother about
the house-fancy Sue keeping school!
Bnt she always got what she wanted, by
hook or crook: and coaxed il out Of the
boys, generally For we had a couple Of
older brothers, and when Sue declared
she would have a thing they used TO
laugh and defy her 10 get it, but she al
ways did, She was little Younger than
!, but considerably taler-fOr | was a
little thing, and she used TO take the
lead In everything at home II only one
could have a new dress, Sue had it; if
the two new dresses differed at all, She
took the one she liked best; and if they
were alike, hers was always made first.
If only one could 90, Sue always went
helping herself TO what she wanted from
my small stock of finery, unless she took
a fancy to drag me after her.
She was married more than two years
before ! was. Her pretty face, with its
brown eyes and braids, pink cheeks and
dimples, brought her lover soon enough
and she was married at eighteen.
never could see what Sue fancied in
win Indy. In the first place he was
short--hardly as tall as Sue herself and
always did despise short men. Then he
was not very intellectual. She did not
mind that, but ! used TO fancy that if
ever had lover, should want him to be
wise and learned-a maker of books or
a professor in a college.
There was not much danger that a lover
would ever come to such plain little
body as | was. Sue told me IL dozen
times day that was destined for an
old maid-with my dumpty stature, gray
eyes aud fr2ckles. But even Sue herself
could lay nothing against my hair-it
reached to my knees, was straight and
fine, and staid wherever placed it. Sues
own brownbraids could not surpass that;
it was myone glory.
She married viii Lindley at last.
will give the man credit for one thing
he loved her honestly and fairly, and her
whims and caprices made no difference
with his devotion.
How bard we worked to get her asuit-
able outGt--or one that she considered
suitable. Will made her beautiful pre-
sents, and would have bought her every
thng she needed, if mother would have
allowed him. The boys-who were
married and prospering now gave her
some things; but tie bruut OF the cx-
peuse aud labor fell on mother aud /.
She would hse everything of the dain-
tiest and incest; SO, ont Of school hours,
stitched and embroidered. rn fled and
tucked for her "a. would never have
done for myself while she walked, rode
or sang with VIII But She was 50 pref
ty aud radiant, when she stood up to be
married, that forgaye and forgot ii an
aud mother declared to win, between
her sob., that he had taken tho flower Of
the iamily
After a wiile win moved away to one
OF those little towns depending upon its
water privileges, where they make chairs
aud pals. aud baskets, aud all Of those
things. Sue cried aud stormed. and de-
elarcd She would never go-but she did
VIII brought her 10 this way Of thinking,
somehow we always wondered how, for
we really thought at first she would make
hiin give up his p'aus
Bur Ac was well established IA busine-.
now, aud Sue qncened it royalty in the
little country village. Size WAS secretary
Of Tie sewing circle aud cbiet orator of
tie I,vee. and fairs. rife 10, such places.
1bef had no children. VIII was mdul-
gent; Kept her beautifully dressed, aud
- Sac wa. happy iu her way
Then Joe eame. lie wa. not an my
idea Of lover. lie wa. neither learned
nor handsome; be was onlt Joe.
think liked him first because they al
laughed at me about ms bzsh-
ul lover. BasbfaI De wa. - be sare and
rather disposed to be awkward especial.