The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-06

DOn't let the Lesson come 100 Late.
''Just what l have been expecting for
about seven years. said Miss Pauline
Worthington, looking from an open letter
in her hand, with frowning brow.
SIS not your letter from Herbert, Lima p
questioned Mrs. Worthington, tiny, silver
haired old lady with gentle expression.
Eyes, mother. Essie is very i'll with low.
nervous fever, and they want me to come
and stay till she is better The carriage
will be sent at three o'clock, mother" and
Miss Pauline's ewes snapped. ~ think it
is about TINA Bert's tyranny over that little
martyr was ended. He is killing her."
Lima He is your brother"
II can see his faults if he is"
IL never heard Essie complain"
"She never would. But look at her.
Nine years ago. when she married. she was
living sunbeam, SO bright and pretty.
Now, pale, quiet, and reserved, her voice
is seldom heard, her smile seldom seen. A
wintery shadow of her former summer
brightness Now she has broken down.
You have never seen her at home, but sure
ly when she is here you see the changer"
eyes, dear, she has changed; but family
cares"
AAdo CudhBSu oot iae oSVh
twelve years married"
Mrs. Worthington was silent. Louie
was her oldest child, and presided over the
house in which her mother had been a
crippled prisoner for fifteen years. She
took all the household care, and had child
rem, and yet Louie had gained in beauty,
and certainly in cheerful happiness, since
her marriage, even if the sport of girlhood
was gone.
"uenry appreciates Louie!" said Lima I;
''there lies the difference between her hap
piness and ESTES detection. Ifthere is any
domestic trouble Henry and Louie share it,
while Herbert shifts it all upon Essie. He
is an habitual fault-fnder."
perhaps, dear, Essie is not SO good a
housekeeper as Louie. Herbert may have
cause to find fault"
"Once in ten times he may. never
saw faultless house or housekeeper; but
Essie and her house are the nearest ap'
proach to perfection ever did see."
"You never spoke so before, Lima"
"Because Louis and thought it better
not to worry you with y trouble beyond your
help. But firmly believing, as do now
that Herbert is actually worrying his wife
into her grave, intend to give him les.
son. That is if you can spare me to go9'
"You must go. dear. shall get along
nicely"
So when Herbert Worthington sent his
carriage Lima was quite ready for the four
teen miles drive to her brothers house. II
was most unlike house wherein any evil
spirit of repining or fault-fnding should
have found an abode Spacious, hand
somely furnished, with well trained serv.
ants, and all comforts wealth could furnish
il aaampd a narfoct dico m on rth IN via
itors. But a very demon lurked there Il
poison ALL and this demon Lima had oGmt
to exercise.
For the first fortnight Essie took all he
time and care. the gentle spirit towering
very near the portals of the eternal home
There was babe, too, six months old, ant
its wants filed all the spare moments. Her
bert snarled and fretted over domestic short
comings, but Lima peremptorily forbade al
mention of these In the sick-room, having
the doctors authority for saying the pa
TENTS very life depended upon quiet.
But when convalescence commences
Lima sent Essie and the baby to visit oil
Mrs. Worthington, and took control o
Herbert, the two older children and tn
household, fully determined to show he
brother how far he carried his absurd habi
of fault finding
The first dinner saw the beginning of tn
lesson Lima meant to teach, by practically
illustrating some of Herbert's absurdities
Herbert entered the dining-room, his hand
some face disfgured by its habitual frown
Soup" said Herbert, lifting the turee
cover; "perfect dish-water"
Susan" said Liza sharply, before Her
bert could lift the ladle, flake that turee
to the kitchen and tell Jane the soup is nc
fit to eat"
Susan promptly obeyed. Herbert locke
rather ruefully at the vanishing dish. ii
was especially fond of soup, and the SAVIOR
fumes of the really delicious dish were tan
talizing. Essie would have made som
gentle excuse--never whipped off his dir
ner in that way. All dinner time Lin
keptup ding dong at Susan about tina
abominable soup, till Herbert heartily wisl
ed he had said nothing about it. But b
imagination detected a burnt flavor In III
pudding, and before he could remonstrai
that dish followed the soup.
"I'll get this house in some sort of orde
before leave it," said Lima emphatically
Before you leave it," said Herbert sharI
". "Do you suppose you are bette
housekeeper than Essief Why, have ne
friend who does not envy me the exqu
site order of my house and my dainty t,
ble."
"Herbert, you surprise me. Only ye
terday heard you say you did wish thel
was ever anything fit to eat on the table
"One don't expect every word to be I
ken literally said Herbert, rather sulkil
But an hour later, finding q streak Of du
in the sitting room, he declared emphst
cally "t was not At for pig to live in"