Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-04
Working and Resting.

It's getting pretty late, aud don't like to
put it off so long"
The man took step or two forward,
then turned toward the tall, spare, hollow
eyed woman, who was his wife, and an
swered ais it really necessary, Susan?"
A glance around the room was her
answer.
" Let it 20 this fall, said the man. I'm
sure it don't look very bad"
ooh, John the house is dreadful
dirty. Look at the walls and windows"
"Pooh see drtier ones every day
Then, as if another thought had struck
him, he said Couldn't you do a part
this week and part next ?"
" | don't know. Perhaps So
The answer came in discouraged tones,
aud the churning continued in nervous,
spasmodic jerks.
The man saw her discouraged look, and
said, as he went out Well, if you must,
| reckon can let her know"
Z" don't sec how it is said he, solio-
quizibg, as he trotted his horse at a slow
rate along the winding prairie road. |
can't see how it is that Susan thinks she
must hire so much done. Looks like she
ought to be able to do all she has to do.
True, in harvest time it comes little bard
for her. hire three or four men then
that makes more cooking, but then I've
heard wimmen say they'd as soon cook for
six as two. Now, there's my mother she
used to cook for eight or ten men in harvest
time, and had seven children to do for.
We've only four youngsters, and don't milk
half as many COWS as father used to. But
reckon the wimmen them days were made
Of better stuff than now-a.days Git up,
Dobbiu I've hired heap of work done
for Susan this year. She bad help when
we killed hogs aud then she was sick,
and Merry Gilman came and stayed two
weeks, and had to give her five. dollars
and her board. couldn't very we'll af-
ford it, either, for my moving machine
must be paid for this fall, and want to
buy some more stock too, this next spring.
But here, if | haven't passed Mrs. Flynn's
and didn't stop Git up, Dobbin."
What was the hollow-eyed, tired looking
woman thinking of all this time ? Think.
ing of. She had no time 10 think Of any
,b7no but work The eburning not done
the breakfast dishes were unwashed, the
milk was not skinned. the weeks ironing
stared her in the face and last but not
least was the little one tuooino at her
skirts, begging for nourishment. But it
does not erv. SO She keeps on at the churp.
inc mill The little ones ra,iepce is OK.
bansted and its screams are beard above
the slash dash slash of the ehurn. The
motber can no LONGER rasist.-babv must he
cared for though all else 90 untouched
She was naturally tidy woman. and
as sbc looked aronnd unon the uutidv
house she Grew nervous almost TO despair
and the tears fell fast upop the baby's faee
at her breast
m bow wolcome are these silent visitor.
when the heart is oycrburdened by grief OF
trinll They seem TO be the rivers that
wash our hearts from sel6shpess.
Mrs Wilton went long and bitterly. hut
whom tbo toors wore w7ned avav az also
was her burden of toll and care and ten.
derlv kissing her sleeping babe she laid hin,
in his crib and went abont her work cheer.
fnlIv if not contented She possessed q
cheerful disnosition naturally but she was
not n STRANGER 10 those homes and asnira,
tions that come to most of MS to cheer on,
discopteut She loved beautiful things
She lived nature and loved to stroll owe,
the nrairie that law broad and bright around
her Bnt she found verv little encoura ge.
mcnt for luxurics even the Injury Of n
ramble ont Of doors
Her husband was sordid monev.loving
monev-oettino man. who saw no use "a,
ANYTHING that there was no money in He
knew ali the wavs and means Of money.
getting and monev.keepipp. He had taken
his wife from n loving home in an Eastern
state and made for himself home on the
nrairies of the West He was deemed n
yerv sbrewd man bv his neiobbors He
knew whom IN buv stock and when IN sell
He knew when niece of land was worth
buving or selling and was alwavs getting
some :, GOOD chance - His wife had lone
ogo found ON, that money was his idol and
everything must be sacrificed 10 it-eyep
herself sbe sometimes thouobt when with
achipg bend and tired feet She SOUGHT her
inflow Thus the wears bad zone bv until
few vould recornize in the holow.oved
snnken.cboeked nremoturelv.old woman
tho fresb rosv girl John Wilton had
hroucht there c;gbt Years before
Ms Wilton d;d not osk nor husband II
he had s,onned AZ Mrs Flvnn's-she sun.
nosed If canrse be had and the followinc
week she watched every dav for her ex.
nected helm Watched but not waited but
as ,be bours wont hv sbe bec,n Tho ~
and kent ot II mill |, was doSa
Mr. Wilton nretended not 10 see all this
He Lent oIoor rs much as nossible 50 40 10
avo;d anv evnlana,;on be m;nht bo called
mon 10 wate. hu, when ,Iose With him.
selr he said
well Snson ia oo,t;p, ,lono nicaly
ae,or all She'll h.ve tho bo,se sb;n;n'
anin S,urdav n;obt and then IN ius,
oiye her tho money I'a had 10 nav Mrs.
Film III co toward bu,;n, ,be w;r,or
,h;nas far ,he f,milv and ho ,avo ,he
woII76lIod noeL o. booL . Iov;n, sonoeva
S.,nrdag n;,ht gor,d ,bs bousa oil
smiling as Mr. Wilton had nronbes;ed bn,
Mrs Wilton looked more fred and worse
tbon ever II had been n hard week for
her and even the clean house was hardly a
recomnense RI, A. Wilton e,I, sa,;s6sd
strange that he could moi perceive ,be odor