Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-05-31
Home Love Reclaimed.


\ very cosy sitting-room it was thai
Frank MerWin entered as he returned from
long and wearisome day in the law office
\ soft glow was ditiused from n fire of sea Goa
in the CRATE the cat lay doing on the rug
and the ftful geam of the freight flashed
on bookcase well filled with elegant,
bound volumes on a blooming carneia par
TALLY yelled 10y the heavy lace window cur
tains, ON choice pictures suspended from th,
walls, on handsome, stuffed easy chairs, and
every now and then disclosed resting in
shadow, a child's shoe that lay iu one corner
on the Brussels carpet. Near the CRATE wa.
drawn mp the lounge. with Frank, dressing
gown thrown over il aud his embroidered
slippers just peeping from beneath.
" his looks like comfort" said Frank, a.
he put ON the gown, thrust his feet into the
slippers, aud threw himself ON the lounge
in rcstiul attitude. 81 wonder where
Mary is 2"
At this moment Mrs. Merwin entered. with
the lamp in her hand, and found Frank en-
ioying the quiet freight
Why, Frank, she exclaimed. 'when
did you come in / didn't hear you." and
placing the lamp on the table, she sat down
beside him.
"Only moment ago" he said, but its
/ so pleasant TO get home and rest. l. dinner
| ready I'm very hungry"
Just thon the iinkling bell announced din
| .ali, ,tt,..5 ~ l,t.,.i sV'.V" ~ 'no
already IN her high chair and no sooner did
| her mother appear than she began Tato,
tato bread, milk, butter"
| \ shade passed over Franks face. but he
,9ir ~ ~. mum, ~ ne "eiIeu NIs' NIerWlhi ana
I]n,'ire ] l 'i'', ''rull' alu me 10 the roast
/ Nti. IN n.'''"'e VI 'No dt t'ile
rai,aI " ., ~ "I' ~ sool ~ her eye
~, - In ~ ''; 10. s'el oeioIe'
So ~, 80 i",S'''S' sugar. anu
;','s 80, ''Se eu;''u ye I'e1lu' "rs Mer"lll'
-. N' oll'"s io' V''u'oi' gave no AZ
- ,,.' - w. ail uli1 ''se AZ 0le 'api1 FRANK
~" 20 s q lo'S o''a'n' ana III an uhdertone' as
.rIn';i, ''11''
81 i.@p 80 ~ 'I"lu va, peiu,o We u"'
''''t, ~ .'.P ''Sle'P "i'en = come .9ihe
,..;,e -, rs ~ '"i,, Nis 'heuMlh ,, sai'' III
-, ,s's - w .m'n,ie' l,ue uarilug
go "'''s 70 '"I ll "ione, ana 60 TO ped
~ Tio a'l, Ill oU"ei' ei;iTp nIVs sue
vaors old ard ''i',,''i hai VIZ an over IV9r
,nannorS ', ;'', 2''" 'ra'lsu IN 3oie
,Ir ,p''n,'s ~ 'I'' la'ne' so wen NAV theif
| Si;nr;, ' M """ol" "noe' pu' 'his niue
and ,r,,t, ,i',,..i ni'''"Se' anu cunning
mont - L,, '.'I "H,' sne was real tol-
ana t;roJ ,,;,I ,i "'en i'c u9',ie n9'le "ol"
A. ia.. i;.',' H. ~ .''''''i''' VI ''e ua9
to bed 20 Trn,I., vas W, i. "1u .ns paoy put
toll, iii M. aI 'egt Ie'i.i NoW J. can
forgo, H., 80 '''u re 70 "i','s9H' anu !.
ond h., ,,,,,, -, ~ "'.' 80 vi 'nv uaY
he ,ool,', tb' '',' o.e,vu''l a'lu u'eW l'pih
III, .I ~ '''' ''"S'"''e 10 S"o" ner
toJ NJ w" N'' WIN uaahst III her
Fraui. 'r r'a u,im,,' L,I "'Iuu' ouol a 'lihe
co., -. .,. i'u ~ ""l ,"Vu,ut te'i
,,,',, ',tt ,i.i ''u 'uuHol ~ ''l'l' put hrluge'
al Az N',' ','1''i's ~ s,e SIGN eousin'
,'t ta, u'N 'io' pacS unl'. ulhher was ready
~ taI1a ''''~ il'"S !" 40 ana MINNIE
'''ie VI u'I'i''' ,'ne mas got donole
'''i - "Wiu' rloS', hlght III
e,'1 I,'t1 " 'i'l WIN w, hnlshsno[ Called
saol ,,'5 t.',., ''lins ana utvSs 10
g.. - ,''. - iOis 1i'"' Wy Ai'onSn
go, Ii, ~ -. .,ousIl 81, never Siiouiu
r., I'M '''eu iie'''y Idile nome
-. .1.11 IL VI .a' "'lp thonSh.
iost oi J" 81. "'." lu'e'' pu, u!u ~
=. I,,'o uD'. 'IV'i i-i u',y as We huu'
NJ. ;, IS. ,S i'o'lo ."o ne" hhagaHihe'
,i"Il' MaN rralS ohiy response 10 ti'is
Laal, a''a, H., % '',d "1o us ,ninu ra'i
toif,,' ,'t ote. a .n1 eo,ls l'lo eay had Drought
~ ,,;"' o.s,'eaa N'e,.es' "ii'oNahces
ne. G,at p,e'Io 10 'iie quloN, ulsappoih'hlehts
,','t, ,'Si ,Iii Iio'S mn ne oa'ou 10 com
,;,t -, ;,S, VI ''s li9@sat surlouhu
,,E, H., 1." I" "'s.,"i ui'' ",iu nan "oiiueren
La a%5 ~, o'oJsl' n,ii 80 niue pressure II
~ LII roe '"H1'i on MS coa' ana oootS' ne
WY "oI'1' I, ia'o ii"ao in erI"nd lht9 the street.
s ''sU n' S us oluo' wIere ne was sure
~. ineet'ns nan uV<rh Joiiy fellows, and
p,,t iiV'''us o'',I v"peliui ana peasant things
~ Nv O','l t''"' n'sn'' as ne Waike1 through
Wv s9tl''ns tWlilEhr ne 'hought ot ms
i'is'''l' "lu 'a,Iy, niarIleu me the lohS
N,a,a. N,a'"ss ~ Iuu naty nau spent IA fea''ng
il'V- ""3 I'm, anu Hco,t una Iiato ana
49,, 49, I''u '"".Ae!"S anu Dichths no"
~; ,'i ''''t' "'u"','ou ,na. Sne "oulu Always pe
,is i, o1os'l l,'teI'ecSual M companion no less
e'ia'I w pai,ne' VI MS ne put now she
soel,i,u se'Li'ng ,ll.o q mere nursery-mnid'
nu,i'uru'h mum nousekeepet good seanstress'
wv" no o'ner 'ho9gi't than 70 provide Tor
11g NJ i"sSlVa' "'l'pelng OF h"r n@"sehold
" nay oou'u nc no "poue ne would
p"y e''e ne" @,asaH''l'S ana ROAD alond TO
ner' ana seq II 'neN e"uIIi' ! nave u taste oi
the oiu' s"''t VINO "i ih'lr carry com
panioishlp'
Il -. - 49,. = ~ =
sue was hi'Aing iof the nany' ne opened TO
story, ana ASKED her IL she would not like TO
"e"r IT, WY YES sue ne very giad 10 !
sue got 40 nt'le ''ine 10 READ how' There was
so liuch sewing 10 DO, ana so many things
70 see TO- ana SO many interruptions, that she
never hah tiue 10 open pook' hafuly'
FRANK was soon III the midst oi the story,
ont When ne READ a gorgeous description OF
the po9doir OF tue heroine, Mary inter
rupted MN
mat makes me think Frank that we
must nave new carpet ior our best cham
her thats been ON the iloor ever since we
were married, and it's all faded 1t viii do
very wen Tor one OF the other bedrooms, but
think we must have a new carpet for that
room and curtains 10 match You know