Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-06-03

family jars she was in the right, and she
knew it. But Instead of quietly waiting
for events to develop these facts, with O
pretty sharp tongne, she often tried tc
convince Isaac, and to induce him tC
yield the point to her. She might as
well have undertaken to move the Ande:
with crowbar.
About two weeks after that cold De.
cember day, during which the tea-keltle
had been filed, every morning, by Isaac
and as often refilled by Susan from the
cleaned pump, Isaac. after seating him
self at the dinner'tablc, very coolly made
the following announcement -
Lulu Sanders brought me a letter
from the boys, this morning"
why did't you tell me before ?" ex
claimed Susan, irrltated at Isaac's appa
rent indifference 10 what was so traugh
with interest to her.
"What do they write Are they we'll
Is the baby sick? Why don't you tel
me =? Where's the letter ?"
"No, no! They're well enough D,
eat your dinner" J" said Isaac, who, al
though he could never keep anythin.
from Susan, enjoyed letting it out as
span-worm moves, at measured distances.
care they coming up?"
"Did'n write anything about it."
"Has Frank got over the measles ?"
Don't know"
"Business good, isn't it ?"
Didn't say"
Give me the letter."
"It's in my overcoat out to the barn"
"Tell me what's in the letter, or I'll g
right out there and get it,
"Ha, ha, ha! !" Isaac enjoys this.)
"Ncthing in particular in it. Twas most
ly bout Squire Hills horses"
"What do we care about Squire Hill
horses ?"
Nothing, only he's got four he want
to get kept, the rest of the winter, an
the boys thought | might like to take 'em.
"Oh, shaw! Didn't they write any
thing else ?"
mot much"
"Going to take the horses ?'
Eyes: guess SO, twill be good pay.
"Will they send 'em up ?'
"No! guess I'll start for Boston i
the morning and bring cm up myself"
Now Susan would have been bette
pleased if Isaac had said : "Dont 20,
think I'd better take the horses An,
don't you think I'd better start for Boston
tomorrow morning?" But that wasn't hi
way. lie didn't always want to be askip
Susan's advice. What did sho knoy
about Boston horses?
In this case, however, Susan's opinion
coincided with that of her husband, fo
she knew it would bring him in more mon
ey than he could get In any other way
and she never allowed o COLLAR unadyised
ly to slip through her palm.
TIE next morning, she was up early
preparing specially uourishing breakfast
and getting everything ready, nice an,
warm, for Isaac's departure.
"Sam'll como up, night and morning
to turn out and feed the cattle, but 70,
had better 90 out to the barn once O.
twice through the day TO see that every
things right there" said Isaac. Susal
didn't need this injunction, for she KEEP
an eye on the barn as closely as the pop,
On St. Peters, whenever Isaac was away
1t never took Isaac long to start, anc
before the sun was up he was out of sight
Susan turned away from the window wher
she had watched him, and went about be
morning work with feeling of loneliness
and thinking what she should do if h
should take that long journey from whicl
there is no return.
Three whole days would she be alon
IN the houses for this was before q net
work of railroads was spread over the sol
Of Massachusetts. At length the thir,
night came, and, jus after sunset, the fe
bly, tinkliDg bells around the neck of oil
Billy announced the approach of Isaac
That night, there was much to tell and b
told, but Isaac soon grew drowsy, an
was glad to get into his own comfortabl
bed, and when, little later, Susan cam
with bowl of hot sage-tea and a war;
blanket to spread over him lest he shoul
feel chill after the days exposure, Isaac
in his heart, felt that, 9 Whose fndeth
wife, fndeth good thing" although out
wardly lie demurrcd at being made sue
a baby of.
The pendulum in the old clock swun
not more regularly than did Isaac perforr
his daily round Of feeding, watering, cul
rying the Boston horses. On pleasar
days they were allowed to prancc abot
the ward In their CAV housings. and Isaaf