The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-26

Iully tllnt ncf uayS, III sue came wiz NUM-
would be anything bur bed OF roses
Was not lie harder foI him, inexpressIbiy
harder than IL had ever been, u iOthIly
different thing altogether; nut ne pore on
pcrsevcringiy and until1ugly looking 70
the cud in view. and making matters light
for her sake. ppo~e-siippose-a Hlish
dyed the young mans patient lhcc rs inc
thought Oc.u rIcd to him suppose sue re-
fused to stay here aud went nome 10 her
Friends;
Meanwhile. MIR. Hardy stood on by the
miutr lpic,p. horribly miserable - more
mt.crdl lc than The had ever dreamed ol
l., ina 40 amy of the lOVc-quarrcls that hat
hickercd their oourtship. There seemed
to he no makinR-up in TINS sort
OF thing; there was no light in II;
II was unmitlgatcd, hopeless wrctchedness.
For Mrs Jane Hardy, her passion over was
chewing the husks OF bitter repentance.
Io did not love her any more; he could
not; or he never would have said harsh
things to her; and this was the end of II all
TO call me Jane ~ she exclaimed
| aloud ms if the word Jane" contained all
| forms Of vitupcratiOn. Nobody has been
cruel enough to call me that III all my
| ltel' turning TO the breakfast dishes with
| "A brnvcly conquered sob. For tins young
lady, who had been II pet ut home, had
! never been called by her husband or
anybody else, by harder name than
my.
il should have been the first command
meut; Thou shalt work." Jenny was
too unfamiliar with heart-torture to he
| conscious OF how good her work was: but
| she could not but be aware, rs the morning
passed away, that something was driving
| the ClouuS ont of her sky. Roland could not
| dcspi,c her all ut once, she was sure. She
would gather up the remnant OF ms love-
and guard and nourish II so tcndcrly that,
| like hVr poor LamnlQuc rose, II must sun
| INT Itself to the sun again, aud some time
| blossom into a little beauty OF sweetness,
| aud So make life endurable. she would,
la Il
to him-but no; how could she do that p
| .ncre was nothing noble or heroic To do.
| Women'S lVes-Ordlnnry wointns lives,
| like hcr,--hud no heroic chances. She
| could only keep his house I'm nice order,
cook his favoTite dishes, watch over his
.hirt buttons, forget the old days of ease
when she was a llstloss young lady, and
never, never. never lost her temper again.
II wa, all drcadiullV commonplace, and Of
no account but She Lad embraced this lot
OF her own free Will, and out OF her deep
love for him. and II was the ouly way by
which she could hope to climb TO the
heights of his regard again. As for his
uld romantic love for her. his tender chiv-
alrOus devotion. thnt could never come
back; she wasn't worth H. And SO, nc
ccpiiug the dust of humiliation. ana. like
"A genuine woman, having 10 mercy on
herself. she went though the household
suites, thinking all the time how dear 10
her were husband aud home. and how she
", aid strive To make herself euduiabie,
PLEASE God. e. them.
Il was decidedly pleasant log cabin.
log cabins Hre always pleasant when an
| apt housckrpprr pre-lucs over them. ana
enough of the world lucrc can Dc afforded
70 cover the walls with tasteful paper, and
ia, hoor with comfortable carpets. Those
rude logs. of which We read. with their
thatched roofs. clay floors, and chimneys
built of sticks. are lar more cndutubie on
canvas aud in the rhymes OF young poets.
than IN actual lie, where they mean sim
ply rheumatism and insects. This house
was diilrrcnt IL was u spacious comfort
able, wcli-farul -h"l place; nnd only call
ed log cabin after the custom OF the
country.
\ stanch roof; substantial walls. ornn-
mental within; carpet books pictures, a
rare clock easy chair, every timing for COM
fort met thccye Thcsleeplng rooms above
gave evidence OF ingenious and tasefll
powers hrOugAt 20 bear upon their build
INK and furnishing. Charming cApedients,
graceful rustic Communications, pretty and
useful things that cost little, make the
cabin seem very much of coy mansion
in "A small way. In the midst OF an almost
savage wilderness. Roland Hardy had
erected his dwelling with u view rather 1,
future cNiccncie- than present needs; ano
H. aud his wife both possessed the SIT o
"mnkiug the most OF things.
And 1t Is surprising how deftly in these
remote homes "a woman, though she may
have been gently born ana reared, soul
learns L. accomplish the needful unlly
work. Where there's VIII there's Il way
and Jane Hardy had learned 10 take pleas
I'VE and prJc IN II.
, Bv noon to-day the work was done, and
the house IN the trmmest order White
. loves, lust from tho oven, were diffu>inG
heir fresh yeasty tragiace, the week
r ironing hung warm ana spOtless across the
| clOthes-hOisr. On the table smoked al
| exceedingly lonesome cap Of tea. nnt
over il leaned the peuSiNc young house
keeper pretending TO do justice 10 hel
solitary luucncon.
Her thoughts were away \ the snowy
w,odland with him. her husband; VIII,
WAS doubtless, about this time. eatn.
. palric chicken aud clGnmy bread ant
batter. " lie might build ire, and giv'
It "A little roast on stick Sue pensvel
murmuird; and then she felt how very
+ eiad size should lee when night SHOULD
, come, ana she could, IN many iuttive ways
comics, to linn how sorry She was, how
: deeply IN need of his dear love.
1t was nearly three o'ciock when, me
i | chlmicaily looking through the window II
( the direction OF the forest, she was sur
pYised to see the dog, David, making 10
} the house III WaYerlng, uncertain way, "A
o. il he had half mind to turn back to tn
, woods. David had more than once wcarlc'
OF Inc mOnOtony of watching wood chop
$ ping, and come 10 the house an hour o
+ Two in advance of his master; 80 there wa
% nothing startling in MS coming now. III
/ scratched at the door in his usual obse
4 qnuous fashion; daTted 10 devOur, whe
l. admitted, morsel of bread aud meat but
A qlitting II lnstantaneOusly, went ana 81
;. down before his mistress with the air o
{ having something to say, aud began I
Y whine.
David was not remarkable dog; not Il
\ all any dog IN particular. lie was yellow
4 ana undcrslZed, with only white spot OF
q. ms forehead by way OF ornament; aud Ii
{ was inclined to be lazy. He had come l.
: them one stormy uight, u lame, starvin
r Yagrant from some emlgrant train, an
- kind-hcaitcd Roland fed him, put lin
e nent on his leg, and called him Davic
after IA faithful dog he had recently pos
i sessed. and lost. And David contentedl
Is remained, exhibiting no marked talent 70
n anything, and sometimes betraylng n lac
u OF decent intelligence. His mental tacutie
q had been dwarfod by persistent Ill treat
Il mcnt, MIR. Hardy thought; the dog SCENE
j. to he cOircd. One peculiarly of his wa
Il that he never asked for food. He was tn
Il most unODiruslVe, retiring sort OF anini
Z. that ever ycaIned Tor cold meat. III mea
r. came to Inn, well and good; but he nevo
a uttered a whine, or gave one Deggarly wa
!. of his tan 10 Indicate that he was hungry
ii lie would not have done IL If he WEI
= starving. Jenny was wont TO say that Il
was poor, but proud. So to-day, when h
d | planned himself before his mistress, an
Il looked ut her with all the soul lac had /
IL hi, ewes, and Whinel like a professions