Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-12

were asleep for the sight. the aunt 81.
niece had lOsg talk. The western hone
With its surroundings. was minutely de-
scribed the climate, fruit aud other az
vabiages. we're discanied upon; then the
incidents Of .he journey were related :
how, on changing the steamboat for iA
rail.car, she had TO search among noun
tam Of trunks for her own. how kind old
lady held her baby while size did so aud
secured her cheek aud ticket. Mrs. Comfy.
who was very iimid herself in such
places, cOOld not but ask. 'WhJ did yeur
husband coRe with you?
"He could not afford il, Auuiie peith-
er could !, if had not earned the money
myself"
"Anl how could you do that" said
Mrs. c., little surprised. The au-
swer involved history ofwh the tive
years of married life had been TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Burden.
Where VIC WEE .e fist year" said
L6ttie, without tingC a complaining in
her voice, Frank business was not vcr,
good, Sc that when in the autumn VIC weFe
offered place in u school where both to-
gether could earn S400, we thought best
to exeep; il. l kept house, did all nee
essary work mornings, evenings and Sat-
urdays. My nart Of the money was s125,
and Frank insisted that | should use it
for myself, so that is where the money
came from. In the spring, we found
place where business was more brisk, so
wo removed to it. In june the baby
came; had poor sort of nurse for
three weeks, and since tha. have taken
care of baby and done the work myself,
and now have brought her home. Oh,
| so lonJed to come home, that was will,
ing to save the monos for this, even if L
did have to do without both cradle and
a rocking chair"
Mrs q. remembered veil the old long
ing for homo she had felt when young
mother herself, and thought how tenderly
she had been cared for throughout her
journey home much shorter than this of
her niece, how every perplexity had been
smooihed away. aid every rough wind
tempered by means Of the well-flled
purse and the strong arm Of her husband,
and she could scarce help asking LOttie if
she did not think it would have been WIS
er to have deferred their marriage a few
years.
No, aunty" said Lotlie, "I am not
yet sorry | married Frank when l did.
lie was lonesome and discouraged, and
health was given away l found out these
things from his letters, though he did not
mean L shouI1, and when he came home
for visit, | promised to 90 back with
him. | knew | could keep house COM
tortably on less than he was paying for
board, and at night he would have me to
ceme homo to, SO l decided that if [ ever
married Frank I've had beea engaged
yearl that | would do it while could de-
him some good, for | believed that in time
he would be man of usefulness and dis
tinction, and he has now a fine law prac.
tice, and strong in courage and hope for
the future. Nc, am not sorry | helped
Frank to max start" was the closing
emphatic expression Of Lottie's story. for
just then the baby nestled and she brought
it from her aunt's bed to the register.
Darling baby l am glad l have got
her; she will soon be company for ae in
the land of strangers. think she knows
me now" said the proud young mother,
while tear stood in the eye of her aunt
at this exhibition of wifely md motherly
tenderness, which SO strongly, yet mutely
reprovsd her own time.serviHg spirit
Rural New Yorker.