St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-12-05

with him but she began to wOndcI
vaguely when She was to receive hel
share Of the wonderful income.
Not il cent had she i'll the once well
filled purse and as sine rlIetully sur.
veyed her boots, she fully realized that
even the strong ties. supposed to exist
between sole and upper leather. must
yield to the footsteps of time. She WAS
so hard on boots : And who wouldn't
he ," She said to herself grimIv, ''trot
ting all over the house. and out into the
yard every half hour to see if stray
hawk is after my chickens ,"
When the cold November winds he
gan to blow. Mrs. Nellie said to herself
1T Is 10 use my lace bonnet and white
gloves look ridiculous ut this season.
and my boots grow worse and worse.
| must stay at home from church."
But no. her husband would NOT listen
to that he felt lost without her com
pany. and her alto in the choir. So,
without telling him the cause of the
| proposition. she trimmed her old hat
mended her best kids. and patched her
boot with the aid of an aWl to piece the.
sole. Not being IL cobhlcr 10y profession,
her fingers received some wounds which
made her feel almost cXlSpcratcd and
she concluded that if men were not a>
bind us bats by nature. Chester would
see that she needed some new ones.
He, innocent heart. thought she ooIlcd
unc"mmonly well. as she appeared on
Sunday morning. arraycd IN her "od
things" and, although she took pains
to put the worst foot forward as She
stepped into the carriage. Chester only
! thnII,rlt I.,,
wife has got
His new hrnadcloth suit. so stout and
! firmly made. warranted to last Il wear
at least, and what Shoud he know Of
Il woman's wants
Monday morning. Nellie scrubbed
ont her clothes with more than usual
celebrity : for torturiug thoughts make
ones hands move quickly: and the day
before. while in Sabbath school. She had
been Mortified to see that her impromp-
tn cohhling was proving trcachcrou>.
and her boot gaping in dcri>i"n. Il
wonder if Chester expects my clothes
will last forever" said She to herself.
"MaN hc he expects I'll ask him for
money. but cannot. oh dear. | caumot
| lIavn't cdJncd anything. I'd like to
know And isn't it right for him To-
! give me part cf the gain | guess !
could take car" of myself better than
he does it" and if Il few tears ran down
| her checks, think it not strange. oh. We
/ lover of independence
| That night on his return from the
! village. Chester tossed Il bundle into
! her lap. SAYING: ''l'yr rot some Splrm-
/ did cloth there for / vest. Nellie |
| have always bought my clnthin~ ready -
made. but knew y"u could make it -"
nicely and ii will save two dollars.
Nellie told him she would Try t" d."
/ il. and then. aS if the Thought had Just
occurred To her she added ''lN the
way. Chester, | think must have some
new boots some time this week.
"Wcll. Id z" To Straru>. and get
some then if were YOU. He's Just got
his new goods" and Chester mninldri
his newspaper and began Ia read. Poor
Nellie bit her lip. and wondered if "thcr
husbands were, as slow to take Il hint a~
hers WAS prov ing himself /" he She
said not another word. h"wcl"i. and
the next afternoon. she got ready tor
her shopping expedition She could
fortunately wear ruhhrrS and waited
for her licgc lord t" prov idr her with
the necessary funds.
But he sat writing at his desk. uhll, i
ouS ot all domestic caIr>. and at length
she said with an assumed nunchdlauCr
'.Can You let me have some money
Chester -
''Oh , yes. y"u Invent amy. have
y0u ," and he drew ont his wallet aud
began to count the bills therein.
"Thcrc'> five that must go to Nh.
Jackson for the use of his team and
three my ministers tan exactly and
ten that goes tnr Il new sleigh robe {:
and tWn-Nou can have that. ! ~rIr>~ ::
separating it from the I''>t will that
do p
Ncllic'> face grew white and then red.
and her heart beat ;" that size c"uld
hardly answer: Il will Try to make
it
Chester looked mp. thinking her voice
did NOT sound Just natural; but she had
turned toward the window.
"Iherc'S some change You can have
too" said he. adding several pieces ~
scrip to the bill She took the m"nry
and thrust it into her purse. and walked
rapidly away hut her thoughts ran
>omcW hat after this fashion ''ard 50
my claim is last and least in his "~tua-
tiou. suppose that is the reason that
50 many women grow :" >ort of anti
quatcd : they hate to beg. lIcl hu>-
bands ears would have tinglrd could
he have known thcS'. reflections. but :I>
it was. he only looked after her. and
thought what Il fortunate fellow lie WAS
to get such wife.
After purchasing IN inferior pair Of
boots. Mrs. Nellie found that she had
thirty cents remaining. which WaS
speedily invested in pins. needles and
thread. and she returned home resolved
''to labor and to wait Il little while
longer.
Nellie did not ask for any more money
during the winter. although once She
made Il purchase while Chester leaned
over the counter to offer well-mcant
advice. and then afterwards paid for it,
from his own pocket.
Not but that he was willing to do this
but she thought how much better it
would have seemed to count the money
from her own little purse. as she used
to do. 1t was very natural. under the
circumstances. for Nellie to wish that
she could do something in addition to
her daily duties. that should bring the
lOnged- for pin money" but not until the
following May was there an opportuni-
ty. Then, as she WAS passing his house
one afternoon, old Mr.. Stanly accoSted
her. Mrs. Pomeroy," said he, If you
wasn't il married woman, | should he
after You to teach our district school
this summer. We have got some good
sized girls that would 60. if | could find
the right kind of il teacher"
"How much will YOU give me if
will take the school p asked Nellie.