The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-05-13


walked on air the rest Of the way, even
although | wore the old alpaca and plaid
shawl. Only mother need not have
pcercd at me through her spcctacles and
said
How nicely you have altered your
dress, Matte one can hardly sec the
piecings.
And Edwards stately wife added in q
way she meant to be kind
You have quite genius for that sort
Of thing, child.
A poor mans wife needs to have, |
said, little hotly.
suppose they saw l did not like it,
for they changed the conversation, and
began to talk about Eddie. Mrs. El.
ward, whose four perfectly trained chill.
dron were the wonder of all beholders,
was pleased to admire his pretty ways
and when Charles wife caught him to
her bosom in a passionate embrace, |
knew she was thinking of her one little
child that had lain under the daisies these
two years.
The evening train brought Will, and
Will brought the diamond. She put it
on and flashed it in our faces, out /
glanced down at my forget.me-not, and
up at Joe, and was contented Anybody
could have diamonds-I had Joe.
They did not admire it so much after
all. Edwards wife had diamonds of her
own, larger and finer. Charles wife
said, 1t is very pretty, Sue dear, but she
had many more words of admiration ior
the dimpe in Eddic's chin.
Yes, l explained, when she spoke oi
its beauty again, he inherits it from his
from his father; the beard hides it but
you can see where it grows little dark.
er in the centre of his chin Joe has q
lovely great dimple just there.
could see Edwards mouth twitch a
little at the idea of there being anything
lovely about Joe, but 1 did not care.
Then Will pulled an evening paper
from his pocket and read an account oil
the accident, and my tall, awkward hus.
band was the hero of the hour.
viii even said, BY George, he should
like to do such thing himself; as if he
could-as if there could be any compari
son between short, fussv Will Lindley
anu my Joe
suppose President Hart is still keep.
ing an eye on Joe-at least he is runnin4
the same train for the same pay as ever
But | think can never be discontentel
any more; l will keep my husband an
my boy and Sue can keep the diamonds
Troy CONFERENCE TEMPERANCE MEET
ING.-WmAT Is CALLED A "VIGoRoUs'
SpEEcn.-The anniversary of the Troy
Conference, NJ. f., Temperance Society
at Gloversville, Tuesday evening, was at
tended by $500 people. The Troy Time
gives the following report of speech BY
Rev. S. w. Clemans of North Benning
ton:
He called the rum dealers aristocrati,
paupers, supported at the public expense
lie confessed his inability to suggest ;
remedy. The prohibitory law in Yer
mont is failure. The state temperanc,
society is made up. like that Of New York
of set of old fogies. They hold meet
ing once year, and solemnly resolv'
that they are as much as ever convince,
thpty yfha ii9pleE Tpfaci i5pR qp0y~9ps SKI
spawned and windbroken, and hire hin
to act as state agent. lie browse
round for year or two and then die|
What would you do if you had churcl
steward who on election days wake
+, cross.legged? Expel him, would you
Suppose you had minister at North Ben
nington who half the time was too drum
to preach, and who entered the pulp
time and time again so drunk that he wa
unable to stand? Suppose you put i
charges against this man, and the oiiicia
members Of the church either refuse t
testify OF committed perjury, so as to saw
him from expulsion? These are not sur
position; they are facts. This man woul
never have been expelled had not a high
> cr authority than his own church take
his case up. And shortly after he wa
cast out he was seen lying in ditch wit
three Irishmen as drunk as himself, sing
; ing
"we'll stand the storm,