Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-07-30

great way when you are careful of it.
you'll see, Joe" she added, blithely,'
"that 1 shall make a splendid house
keeper"
We had just seventytive dollars to
furnish our little second floor with but
I can assure you our two rooms looked
delightfully."- cozy, with the red and green
carpet and neat stained furniture. Lhz-
zie said it looked exactly like dolls
house. and perhaps she wasn't very far
wrong.
"Such a pair of FOOLS" reiterated
Aunt George, in a prophetic m6"d
"but there's one comfort-it won't last
long
"Why shouldn't it, Aunt George =
asked Lizzie, coloring and smiling III
that pretty, hower-ike way of hers.
"Humph." said Aunt George. If
Won come to that, why don't the sunshine
last forever 2
$50 it might if there were no clouds,
Lizzie answered, softly.
"Ah, child" sighed Aunt George,
ure Young now, SO enjoy 1t as much
as vou can. We can't be young twice
over, more's the pity y
SO we were married quietly, as became
our humble estate and moderate eXpec-
tations, and went to spend few days III
the country, where | had a sister living
ON breezy, oldfashioncd farm. DO
YOU think Lizzie and | will ever forget
those DAYS, even if we live to be AS old
rs NethuselahE' =
1t was n November evening when we
came to the dolls house., where the
red merino drapcrics glowed warmly III
the ruddy shine of the fire and the TN
kettle was singing out its homoly lay OF
welcome.
"Lizzie," said ], softly, "aro you
glad to come home u
And she answered, more with her eyes
than her lips, Oh, so very, very glad
for we are going to be happy here. l
know it rs we'll as if ! saw all the years
stretched out before me on a map.
Our first year WAS very hlissful, es-
peciaIly after the baby came to make
our lives musical, with ms lIttIe cool"6
voice but after that the hard times
came. Not that we replneN' l''AN''
and | We're brave to endure whatever we
could bear together, yet It went to my
heart to see her growing pale and thln,
through sitting up at night t" Sc" '"'
earn little extra money! o'''',',' | ny
8 business was dull. And, almost "''"f'
- we knew 1t, the bills began 10 ACCOUNT
late, and the rent got Dehlnd' ,..
This won't co. 'oo' %"' '''A''
GraVeiy. " We must GO "i',io,'' N.'"''
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!, although felt lIttie enough ll'i'ii'' !,
q be mirthful; "but we ca-hot very wei
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