Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-02-24

man, and could not but wonder that he
should allow his wife's foolish mania to
affect his bearing so sensibly; but, poor
man, who does not know that continual |
dropping will wear a stone. Before the
close of my visit / didn't wonder at all,
for it was Frederic, one of the legs of
your chair is off the boeking-Frederic,
will you take care to close the door quick
ly when you come in the street way, so
that the flies may not follow you-Fred-
eric, will you read your paper in the
kitchen. so that we may not have to draw
blind here and fade the carpet % and
in short, time would fail me to enumer-
ate all the causes of complaint she found
in him. His hard labor had bought and
furnished the beautiful house he called
"home, and yet it was not home for
him or his children. They would have
been far happier in an humble cottage,
with bare floors and whitewashed walls,
50 that they might enjoy the liberty to
speak and move and breathe freely.
'Why, Mary" said her husband, when
his wife entered to call us to tea, "you
look heated. What has been the troub-
lie ?'
Il am heated, and vexed besides,
was the fretful reply. eve must look
for other help soon. Such class as l
have had That careless girl had left
the dining-room door open a moment,
and there were five flies making them
selves quite at home. never in all my
housekeeping had that number of flies
in my dining-room. | am so tired and
heated now driving them, that I do not
feel able to bo another thing tonight.
We must look out for better help
but, Mollie, my love- said Mr.. Stan
ley, in a half deprecating tone, '.yott
know I spent the greater part of my time
only week before last, in search for this
girl, and you have all along called her
excellent help. 1t seems to me it would
be unkind t. dismiss her for so slight a
fault"
slight this is all you men know
about woman's trials" was the ungra.
cious response. "Slight as it is, if the
like thing OCCURS again, | will dismis:
her myself, and attend to my own cham
berwork, and lay the tables myself. :
Think of having fies-the dirty things
in my house, | should go beside my
self in less than week
Mr.. Stanley gave over the discussion
and we went to the tea-room There wa
shining silver service, costly cut glass
rich Sevres china and choice edibles, bu
these were not enjoyed, for the mistres
of it all was inwardly fuming and fret
ting, and where this is the case it inva
riably brings unrest and disquiet to tn
, hearts of those who gather round tn
board. | felt all this while sitting there
5 and [ thought too, how necessary for tn
..heads of families" to be cheerful at tn
' family board.
In answer to the bell, the girl who b
r her oversight had so ruffled her mistress
7 temper, came in. She was neat an
: pleasant looking, but l saw by the e.
D preston of her face she was still suffe
: ing from the effects of Mrs. Stanley
h displeasure. Mr.. Stanley stroye to
: lively and social, but still it was an III
: comfortable meal to all, and I was gla
t when it was over.
+ Perhaps my reader has gathered fro
. what [ have said of my friend that 81
d was naturally of disagreeable and e
It acting disposition. but this was not tru
d Never was sweeter, kinder hearted gi
# than she, but she had begun her MARI
/ ed life with the ambitious design of |
'r coming s'model housekeeper, and
rs intent had she been in carrying out h
t, purpose, that she had imperceptibly
ID herself, acquired the habit of watchi
ct the movements of every member Of
J, family, lest they should interfere
lg any of her arrangements, also that
) fretting for every trife, and as | look
III upon her face, once SO pleasant in It's {
h. preston, and saw the premature lines
as care, or more properly fretfulness,
thought, preserve me from ever bel
ar model housekeeper y
I'D .Come now, Hattie said she, t
ut third day after my arrival, ''let us
ed down and have a pleasant chat about
times. Everything has seemed to
do wrong since you came, and | fear yc
ee visit has not been thus far over comic
'st able
nk Il longed to say what | thought.
81 could not gather courage.
NJ First tell me about the Card girl
cir said she, the two who are married, a
little Amy, the prettiest Of them all, v
rs died the day her intended came ho
ge from a four years voyage. | think
ar- was so hard
90 1t was a sad story, indeed and
i'm could not often think of it without sh
by ding tears. In compliance with her
ad quest commenced relating to her
7as the items had treasured.up in my IN
by of our mutual friend. Amy Card.
lat "Wait minute, she said in
ith midst of my first sentence, "the w