Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-06-25

uVne BVVu 5eTVce IN the days OF his church.
going parents, YVES made comfortable bya
soft wooden blanket and an armful Of sweet.
smelling oat straw John didn't tell where
be was going, but he looked wise, and his
mouth had perky look about the corners
that seemed to say: Just le' me alone
! know what I'm about :"
1t was evening when he came home lie
was still wise as when be went away His
cup Of hot tea was waiting, and his toast.
aud the tender little pullot fried nice and
brown. He seemed really happy--iolly.
He trottcd the baby on his foot that night,
and be called his wife Jenny" as in the
days when be won her, and he let Johnny
play horse with bis boots, and there was
such contented, rich.man expression on
his face that his wife could not help won.
dering what had made such change in
him
The next morning the crazy old rig was
called out again, and the soft blanket spread
in it, and John Jones took the lines iu his
emacated hands and drove off in the same
direction as he did the day before.
When he returned he was accompanied
by a brond-shoulderel, good.ooking German
Girl. whom he introduced 40 III vi1e os ..o,r
girI"
She looked with amazcment unop aour
girl" and then stared at John lie soon
explained things to her satisfaction.
The up.hot O. the matter is Jane ,bs,
I've 'buscd Won long enoucb tho Lord
helpin' me- l'll never see you make drudge
O. Yourself ap'in. Its burnini shame a.
any great lout like me TO see a frail litlo
body ike Won IA be man an, boy an,
dog, an wife. an mother. an niger. an
me sayin' an boardin' nm money and
means to leave TO the Lord opIv knows who
[ beg YOUR hardin Jane. ond now vonll
tell tbis cir Barbarv G,ooiz bow vo,
want tbings done. an To-, her taLe vonr
place an work in your std. an vou' live
hereafter like human mans wife ort IN -
By the time his sneech was made tho
poor weak fellow was blubbcrino ike n
whale.
Poor little surprised wife, She few 10
his neck and laid her head on his bosom
and cried like a baby. as she said. a.Jobn
Jones YOU old darling -
"No, not a bit of darliu'; lust an old
bear, rerlar old heather. to sacrifice the
best little woman under the sun. inch By
inch. this way that's been a.poin' ON far
wears an years" snufiled he. as he fnmhled
over her face in AN aimless. loving wov.
Then O." our Girl" Barbara. went into
Jane Jopess harness and il fitted her 10 n
fraction
"Now we've turned over new leaf yo
and dress nm. Jenny HESS voui, said t6e
new convert.
So. with the memorv of lang svne war.
ming her heart. Jane upeartbed her we'd.
ding dres, in the afternoon. and nut il on.
with n pretty old fashioned collar and brush.
ed out her nut brown hair that once unona
time curled beautifnllv. Prebans she felt
foolish and pirlish and ont of her snbere
hut she looked sweet enouch 10 mako NJ, for
ali discrenancies
She sat saving nuttino n new hand on
Rnhv's white skirt whom Tho cbildren cor,o
home from school Her hack was toward
the door Tom came to dcod hal, "a be
stenned unon the sill and ,benr,n ronndto
the iean.to TO find his mother No mother
there but the smiling pinkv.raeed German
GIRL who was parine potatoes to bake for
simmer
Tom bawled ont oIs mother dead9 Oh
T want INV motberr ~ and circlcd round the
bouse and peeped in sbvlv with wet ewes
Was that i,dv in n soft ,r,v merino
dross wearing an embroidered collar and
cold .drons his mother That nrettv
yoman, surely il was for Nettie was Ceei.
inc If her face. and was sparkling all over
and was saving. as This vop mo,bor ,
Whv where have Won been 7S
"Ob ma, ~ said Tam holaio, her rorrd
tbe neck "a tbouob she might ait awav the
noxt minute. "wbv whore aid von oo ami
,rhon Ala yon cana hack ~
Poor Iiitle ones how proul they were or
tho bousabold drndge in her now and beon,i.
rnl transiormation
Rnt This il not all Refore the first
cold HAST of winter came stems were taken
10 save and ligbten The labors of the cemi.
nina nortion of the farmers bopsebold An
adJ;tion vas hnilt to the bonse a new sid;ng
,vos nut on and nninted white New vim
dows were added and green hind. and
snor,;nc and a higcistern elose 10 tbekitch.
on door and wide lonc roomv porch
CIoso,o ,voro mt in ali tho rooms. tho ala
verminv beds,eads split nm and used for
kindlipgs: new chairs were bought, in.
clnding n new rocking and n sewipa.chair.
for me,ber. n new sewing machine that
was a love Of a friend the door ward was
naIed in and tbe calves and colts kent
rrhoro ,hs, helorrod and evercreen trees
and aoweyin, sbTnbberv. and rose.bushes.