Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-05-12
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UAat Came OF Making Pickles.

DAGt Came Of Making Pickles.
well, Love, M poor child" said \
diguided old gentleman. Il have looSed
your matters al over, and must say l
see nothing but starvation before YOU and
Your family
"Weu. father" replied q bright little
woman OF twenty-five years, in a tgem-
bling voice. live not the least idea OF
starving, noy OF letting my family s'arye
not il God spares my health"
"You were always brave child, Love,
but this is q terrible crisis. l. would be
cruel in any one to tara; you now. but
yoa remember told You and George that
it was very imprudent for = man 10 marry
til he had something ahead for an emer-
gency.7
Il remember, Gather, that YOU thought
I should be wiser to marry s. man with q
house and store Tor whom Cid not care,
than to marry George. with two thousand
year. But it I had The choice to make
over again TO day, should do jus, as l
did then. w0ulda', change places with
any woman on eayth-even now
You are faithful wife and brave
little woman, Love, but"
"But what. la,her:7
"Iou can't live on in this way, child
"Bpt will live, father. and i've well,
800. and lake care OF George and the
babies"
''LlON Pr Az, that was the word tina;
had been ringing in iho heart OF this brave
li,ile weman ever since The day that her
husband failed al his dcs&. aud was
brought home apparently dying. She
knew hai she could rear the pillars of
her li;iIe domestic structure herself. bu,
bow
We'll. Love. viii do what I can goy
YOU said the Oh gentleman. "ant-anj
and if it were only for you and tic
babies. should say N once come home,
and be Us welcome there Is you were tour
years age; but you know the house is SO
small we haven't room for lour il IT,"
Love smiled 4 sad smile, and then said
perhaps little proyoAinsly, "l1ur Ct
Us would occupy no more chambers than
three; the babies are too little TO be away
from Us a, night. Du, If your house was
twice as large, father. could not take
my husbands own little home away from
him. now that he is SICK. shall, have 10
decide soon and let you know my plans.
The respectable old gentleman rose up,
and with his handkerchief polished Lis
already shining beaver. kissed Love,
Tsltted the heads Of The babies. and turned
10 20, saying,-"Keep up good heart,
child, and remember that the ravens fed
Elijah"
"Wel, don't want them to feed me
prefer to feed myself" replied The
spunky little woman. who felt that it Wa,
rather hard in her father 10 discourage
her, and then exhort her to keep up .
good heart
She loved the old man, although he wa.
siiG and narrow in his views, and never
forgot any slight offered his Judgment
She followed him TO the door and said
Good bye, father: give my love &C
mother, although the real mother, who
would have found room enough in hcl
heart and home for them all, had been
for years in the grave.
II was twilight. and as the Old gentle
man was going down the steps, young
man came up.
'Ah, good evening, good eyening,
said the stout, gOcd.naturcd hotel keeper
10 both. and then added 10 Love, "llcrC
am on the old borrowing business. NJ
wife says she can't please the lawyers ia
court time since you and she changed
pickles ana honey. Old Squire Watts
called out the minute he sat down 20
supper, Come, Bunce. borrow some moro
of that neighbOr's pickles for us. Them
pickles is standin' joke among them
Why can't nobody in town make pickle.
and catsup and COW chow ike yourn p
Ny wiie's q cook that can't be beat on
bread and meats and pastry and cake. but
she ought to prentice herself to you Oh
some things"
81 will give you jar with all my
heart Mr.. Bunce, and that wont half pay
your wife for the nice things she has sen,
in to poor George. Il have my cucumbers
all ready now, TO make next years
pickles, and yet have two or three Jars
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