Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-02-09
Mrs. Pomeroy's Pin-Mone7,

tunate individuals whom God endows
with active brain. healthy body, and
that peculiar trait. which is best charac-
terized as spirit . l say fortunate. be
cause she was left, when a mere child to
the charity of the world. which as every
one knows. somewhat resembles that of
certain Indian tribes-letting the weak
ly children die of lest they become trou-
blesome. But the world honors spirit.
and when it saw that the little maiden
determined to beat down all opposition
with her own tiny fists. it straightway
smiled upon her: SO Nellie found work
here and there. and friends to counsel
her, until she accumulated a little mon
ey. Then she went to school. and in
/ the course of time became competent to
teach in the common schools and proud
enough she felt when she found herself
| sole mistress of dozen backward ur-
chins.
And how she loved her work and
how she rejoiced in her freedom, and her
well earned independence and how her
black eyes would sparkle as she affirmed
that she would always be her own mis-
| tress.
| But alas she went to the rural vii
lage of Colebrook to teach during the
| fall and winter, and there she met Ches-
ter Pomeroy. a fine young farmer, who
lived mile from town. He loved her
from the moment he saw her winsome
face looking up from Esquire Gilman's
pew in church and she confessed to
herself, as he stood up 50 straight in the
/ gallery. leading the choir. and swelling
out grandly on the tenor, that he was
we'll enough, which was considerable for
Nellie Winthrop to admit Of any young
man.
Esquire Gilman's wife was Chester
aunt. and with her assistance, a match
was made; and before spring Nellie
/ yielded her boasted independence.
/ Time passed on. and Nellie Winthrop
became Mrs Pomeroy, and took her
place among the matrons of the land.
Her husband had been able to pay but
little, as yet. toward his farm. which he
had purchased of wealthy and miserly
old Mr.. Goldthwait. So to lesson his
burden Nellie spent all her precious
earnings in furnishing the coy farm
/ hnnsA. of which sha uas installed mis-
treSs-
The manifold duties of housekeeping
were new to her but she assumed them
with the same courage and energy that
had characterized her whole life, and
soon conquered even the mysteries Of
butter-making and poultry raising. She
blistered her hands almost daily, and
grew as brown as gypsy in making ex-
cursions over the farm to assist and en-
courage Chester's numerous enterprises
But she was happy and cheerful over
her unaccustomed labors, for was moi
everything to be ours by and by =?
Thus brightly the summer months
passed and the early autumn. The but
ter was sold, and Chester announced
with pardonable pride, that it brought
the very highest price. The apples went
next, and then the plump chickens thai
Nellie had assiduously watched. ther
the wheat and oats, and everything thai
could well be spared. went to swell the
income.
Chester was jubilant over the result.
/ l tell you Nellie, said he. its worth
everything to have good wife VI
have been wonderfully prospered. 8Ir
Goldthwait wants to get the farm bacE
into his hands. but he can't do it. FOL
the second payment is ready for him
and | have considerable money besides
/ Nellie heard all this and rejoiced witt
him but she began 10 wonder vaguely
when she was to receive her share o. tht
wonderful income.
Not a cent had she had in the onct
well-flIed purse and as she ruefullI
surveyed her boots. she fully realizee
that even the strong ties. supposed t,
exist between sole and upper leather
must yield to the footsteps Of time. Sh,
was 50 hard Oh boots And who woulc
not be, she said to herself grimly. trot
ting all over the house. aud out in III
yard every half hour to see if a stra.
hawk is after my chickens? q?
When the cold November winds begal
to blow, Mrs. Nellie said to herself. Il
is no use my lace bonnet and whit
gloves look ridiculous at this season, an,
my boots grow worse and worse. | mus
stay at home from church
But no. her husband would not listel
to that he felt lost without her compa
ny and her alto in the choir. So, with
out telling him the cause Of the propo
sition, she trimmed her old hat, mende4
} her best kids and patched the boot wit
the aid Of an awl to patch the sole. No
being cobbler by profession. her fu
gers received some wounds which mad
T her feel almost ezasperated and sh
r concluded that If men were not as bin
/ as bats By nature, Chester would SC
, that she needed some new ones. HI