St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-08-01
My Bit of Adventure.
BY KATE W. HAMILTON.

BY KATE W. HAMILTON.
had always wanted to he a heroine.
but my opportunities were limited
most peoples are, believe. unless it
he for the sort of heroism that possibly
is the highest after all-that. of being
contentedly commonplace. Our horses
never ran away, our tiues were not de
fectiVe, and Thaddeus's business was too
a';srrdly prosperous to admit of my
rushing to his arms with the pathetic
adlIration. Mourn not the paltry gold,
my husband While thou art left NV
womsn's heart will crave no other
wealth. The sun-lghtcd. shadow
f1eckeC days. just slipped evenly by.
one mOnotonouSly like another. | said
to myself that very morning. odd. isn't
1t ? that the marked days of our lives
come clad i'll such common garb" The
June breeze swayed the curtains at the
window, and brought in the faint per
tume of flowers and dreamy hum of in
sect life. The summer languor was in
my veins: nevertheless all the every
day household cares and countless
small worries crowded up for their us
ual place in my throat. Tot escaped
from the bed. and went on pilgrimage
to the balcony i'll Scant attire. and
must needs he captured and brought
back. Cook announced in dismav the
entire failure of Il muffin enterprise ::
and was there time to make biscuit or
watfies Then when the daily ronun-
drum of whats for breakfast" had been
solved once more. came ThaddeuS with
his inevitable harassing question:
What d" you want ordered from
down town. dear p
"Send "A roast and vegetahles-some
green peas. Surely there are peas in
market hy this time ?"
"GeS. Oh, wait n minute until 90
and get a clean handkerchief
I4Sddeus makes Il point of always
asking for orders before he is halfreadv
To hear them. and the making out of
the morning list is curiously diversi-
fed performance.
"There :" returning with a flourish
of fresh linen. "Green peas. You said.
didn't you IL that all p
"Why. no, Thaddeus. a roast. YOU
know, and | want some Strawberries
and -"
See here, my dear. seems to me
this shirt front doesn't set exactly right.
does il F! BY the way. Jenkins has
some made after Il new pattern Won
der if | hadn't hetter order dozen ?"
Not unless you expect to live as
long as the patriarchs; You have
enough for an ordinary lifetime now
There are all those heavy muslin ones
that Won would have made becalISe
they were warmer. and the linen ones
that You wanted because they were
cooler. and those others that open at
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rehel'lI%' T :" many COMMISSIONS 90
you Wall wa "I'Il ger OUT my not'-
n""k: WY maven So' IL on
uer IL. !. 1t Is l''''S'"i' ''i' !" "' '''' OF
nee 80
lhen I"'i"W'u h"lrIeo staI'h
through impropa"ie l,'aCes' allh s''iidr!
drawers lau assumed 'hc appearance
OF having passed through Il tornado,
when the lmdomltanlr exploring party
suddenly recnllcctrd that he had chang
ed coats; an" mat 'ile missing arti'ie
was uoUntl'Ss Ill o'her po'hc''
AN tnls NUM- 1"l nothing mar
Il bother ION pellcFc II go altei
the tIihS anyway l can 90 wen
enough Wlth"ut IL this morning. feas
ana StraW"crlieS
Anu meat an" '''N'"E "i''i ''''
''n TI' anu :.
ii'i,' 'n "''''i "lic !. !. W." !,
ai'cl an 'Ia' tue S'lieS' way. All"
!ne'uil1"t lie u'SaPl''"Ieu, ni', lelIIll-
ny Nith ,he p"ok itiiiarkeu "laI'"lA :
VOW tell me what Is needed as speSu-
ny "s Nou can my dear, lo[ ! reailf
liH.el, ilI'!ch 'llht 10 a''eh" |" SUCH
ili"t'erS tills morning; ~,
." my llS' ililo TO ne nuli"eu 's'''il
lIpln rom 'trret |" l"llhdati"h- II -sI1ne' sI,, "r
rallieI rice GERS" ailu 'llen ! nau''e.lS u
KISSED Ite DslbN. Strengthened his neck