Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-08-10

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worked harder or more faithfully" cried bis
wife. Amy gave her father loving, admi'
ring glance.
"Papa, when I grow up I shall marry a
missionary, just like you," she said.
my dear daughter, I almost hope for a
better fate for you," be replied, with smile.
II would like to think that your future life
would have little more sunshine in it than
falls to the lot of missionary's wives in gen.
eral."
"Now, mamma" said Amy, "hasn't your
life pot plenty of sunshine in II"
"Your father, and all of you, are my sun
shine," was the quiet reply.
II don't want to marry a missionary"
gravely remarked Lucia, the second girl. IL
would not like to live al,uays in house like
this, and wear nothing but calico frocks
Amy, don't you remember Captain Evans
house at Redwood?"
EYES," said Amy; inaifsrently, "but did
not care about it."
II did," said Milly; "there we're such
beautiful pictures there, and such funny oarv-
ed furniture, and such nice thick carpets on
the floors Ipulled offmy shoes and walked
on the parlor carpet one day, it was so soft,
and Mrs. Evans came in and caught me!'
"And the beds! The bed you and slept in,
Amy, how delicious it was" said Lucia. IL
didn't want to get up in the morning."
"That shows what disadvantage soft
bed would be to you" said her mother, half
smiling "You would not often reap the ben
eft of the early morning hours, I fear"
"Oh mamma, it is so nice to lie in bed and
sleep! Didn't you ever use to do it, before
you we're married ?"
81 used generally to do it, Lucia, am
bound to confess; but I am quite sure that it
did me no good"
"Lucia sighed. "Well, should like to-"
she said, plaintively. II hate dressing so
early"
II am afraid you would never do for a
missionary's wife," remarked her father.
"What should we all do, I wonder, if mamma
we're to keep on taking comfortable nap un-
til seven or eight o'clock every morning, and
leave the duties Of the house to take care OF
themselves-or us to take care of them 7"
"I wish mamma ,oouId let me get break
FAST" said Amy. II could do it, know"
my dear, you do your part" said her
mother. "Who makes the coffee, and sets the
table, and puts the room in order so nicely?
I don't know how I should get on without my
helpful Amy"
Mamma" said Lucia, somewhat abashed,
"I could help you, too, you know I could, if
you would only call me in time, or if Amy
would. But can't wake myself"
"Never mind, DEAR" said her mother, kind
ly. II get on very nicely with Amy's assis-
tance. She is older than you, you know.
You help me sometimes in other ways, and so
does MiIy: What, you have not finished
already?" she added, addressing her hus-
band, who was rising from the table. "You
have taken no breakfast at ALL"
eyes, have, quite as much as I care for.
if don't start early, I shall not accomplish
as much of my journey to-day as l wish to.
There's Whitefoot to be saddled, too. I
haven't had chance of doing that yet"
II would have saddled him for you, papa,
if had known-indeed, I will do it now.
Sit down and eat some more breakfast" cried
Amy eagerly, as she jumped up from her
chair
"No, no, thank you, Amy. You would do
anything and everything, I am quite aware,
if we would let you," said the clergyman,
laying his hand afectiouately on her head as
he passed her. 1t was easy to see that this
eldest girl was the darling Of her parents
hearts, and easy to imagine that she was
great help and comfort in every way to the
household. This fact was exempli6ed by the
quiet and orderly way in which, little while
afterwards, she joined her mother in clearing
the table, and putting to rights the little room,
which was parlor, sitting and breakfast room
combined. Stopping in the midst of these
operations to run out for some parting words
with her father, who, having slowed away in
his capacious pocket parcel containing some
lunch, and great bundle Of tracts, presently
set off on old Whitefoot, the patient bay
horse which for twelve years had carried bis
master to and fro in the performance of bis
missionary labors.
The breakfast things being washed up and
put away, and the table, with its leisure'dress
of green baize, wheeled into corner to make
more room, the three girls brought out their
lesson-books, and prepared themselves for the
study.hour which their mother, even in the
midst of engrossing household cares, would
never permit them to neglect. In this, as in
all other employments, the several character
istics of the sisters plainly developed them
selves; Amy being serious and diligent, Lu-
cia indolent and careless, and little Mllicent,
who was the brightest Of the three, somewhat
given to idleness and play, though quick in
obeying when called to order. Mrs. Carle-
ton, finding that they were ready for her, i'm
mediately put aside some work on which she
was engaged, and came to I'll her post as
teacher of the little class it being one of her
rules never to allow anything to stand in the
way of this important duty. Though living
an isolated life now, she looked forward to
the time when her daughters might miugle in
the social enjoyments from which she herself
had so long been debarred, and spared no
pains in her power to prepare them to take
fitting stand in society, if ever the opportuni'
ty should arrive for their doing so. Their