The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-13

his new position gave him Wow OF my
face, that | was taking my dislppoint-
mcnt to heart, and iudulging in fit of
the sulks too
Don't look so blue, Matte said be ; we
haps; there is time enough. She will
stay several weeks, | presume, and you
will see enough of her before she goes.
By this time he had succeeded in ma k
ing his pipe draw to his satisfaction, and
shoulderng his coat, was ready for a
start. He kissed Eddie, and bent his
lips to my face as usual. | began to clear
up the supper table in very dignifed
fashion.
Joe did not appear to notice, aud | let
him depart, hardly vouching Il reply, to
the goodbye, without which he never left
the house. did not run out to the gate
as did sometimes to see what kind of
weather he was going to have for his trip,
or to watch him by the moonlight on his
way to the engine house.
But ratified the dishes and shook out
the tablc-coth 10 angry mood, that did
not soften as proceeded to undress Ed
die and put him to bed, and did not lin
ger as usual over the task, nor yield to
his entreatics to be cuddled for few mo-
mcnts in my arms before | laid him down,
but hurried him into his crib, with no
fond words to send him happily to his
childish sumbers,
Joes train went whizzing by just then.
The sound Of the wheels, and the knowl-
edge that he was really gone, increased
my bitter mood and l sat down to my
scwing-that never ending patching which
wives Of mechanics and mothers Of small
children know all about-fecling as if l
we're about the most ill-used woman in
the world. As darncd Jocs stockings,
the elbow of Eddie's apron. my thoughts
went back over the whole FIVE years had
been Joe's wife,
You see might have done better, as
far as money was concerned, than to mar
ry Joe.
W. not rich at nome. but We
managed to live comfortably, and sue
and | contrivcd to get pretty new suit,
in the prevailing style, often enough to
keep up appearance. | earned mine by
teaching in one Of the public schools for
[ had fair education, and was fond of
children while Sue got hers-well l
hardly know how.
Sue staid at home to help mother about
the house-fancy Sue keeping school
But she always got what she wanted, by
hook or crook and coaxed it ont of the
boys, generally. For we had couple Of
older brothers, and when Sue declared
she would have "A thing they used to
laugh and defy her to get it, but she al
ways did. She was little younger than
| but considerably tallcr-!or | was a
little thing and she used to take the lead
in everything at home. Ifonly 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 il they were
alike, hers was always made first. II only
one could go, Sue always went-helping
herself to what she wanted from my smaii
stock of fnery, unless she took a fancy 10
drag me after her.
She was married more thau two years
before was. Her pretty face, with its
brown eyes aud braids, pink cheeks and
dimples, brought her IA lover soon enough
and she was married at eighteen.
never could see what Sue fincied in
Will Liudlcy. In the first place he was
short-hardly as tall as Sue hcrself--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 book
D or a professor in 4 college.
There was not much danger that {
n lover would ever come to such plail
little body as was. Sue told me doz
. sn times a day that was destined for al
5 old maid-with my dumpty stature, gra.
| eyes and freckles But even Sue hcrsel
c could lay nothing against my hair
n reached to my knees, was straight ant
r fine, and sta;d wherever lplaced it Sue
own braids could not surpass that it wa
q my own glory.
n She married Will Lindey at last.
will give the man credit for one thing
q he loved her honestly and fairly, and he
IF whims and capriees made no ditfcrenc
with his devotion.
n How hard we worked TO get her sui
IN able outGt-or one that she consldere
,e suitable. Will made her beautiful pre-
5. sents, and would have bought her every
m thing she needed, if mother would hay
ct allowed him. The boys-who were ma
t, ried aud prospering now-gave her sou
r. things but the bruut of the expense au
|. labor fell on mother and |.
She would have everything Of II
is dainties. and incest so. out OF seho
or hours | stitched and embroidered, rniii,
of and tucked for her as would never ha'
ld done for myself, while she walked, ro'
OF or sang with vii. But she VS. - Pre-
20 ty and radiant, when She stood up Ia
or married, that | lorgave aud inrgui II ,
iiS and mother declared to VIII, hc'Wron h
sobs, that he had taken th" flower Of 4
ne family,
After while Will moved away to o
H. of those little towns depending upon
II water privileges, where they make chai
10 and pals, and baskets, and all of tho
,iu things. Sue cried and stormel, aud d
ne clared she would never go-but she d
10. Will brought her to this way of thinkir
AZ somehow we always wondered how,
ne we really thought at first She would ma
'nv ! :, him give up his plans.
~, But he was well established in busin,
now. and Sue queened it royalty in I
oS little country village. She was secreta
/ / of the sewing circle, and chief orator
;na the levees and fairs, rife in such plac
20 They had no children. Will was ind
;oo gent kept her beautifully dressed, a
,Cb so Sue was happy in her way.
he Then Joe came. He was not all
~ ;daa of n lover He was neither learI