Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-24

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hand did not know of the hundred
little sacrifices and acts of self-denia
II had cost her. He never eenld know
II, and therein lies manyla sacrifice.'
The next morning Mrs Grnham wa.
up betimes, and busy asAeual annie
her hOusehold cares, but her heart haG
lost all its lightness, and as ehe stood
under the locust tree, which shadeo
the back door, ,churning, ,itiseehed too
as ifmuch Of the brightness md gone
out of her life. Golden d1hdelion:
nestled in the green grass hi carpet.
ed the yard, like stray Ht& of sun.
shine they were still brighttwith- The
dewey freshness of early morning
To the right there was 4 stretch
Of low meadow-land thk silver
thread that traversed 1t showt1where
q brook murmured along, i1e tiny
waves sparkling in the SUM light. ,To
the. left there were fields 6f grain
with ripening heads FbOWed
waiting for the sickle. The eair was
full of happy sounds; the sdt tinkle
Of distant cow-bells, the voice of do.
Mestic fowls ana the song bf wild
birds. But her great disappointment
overshadoWed 1t all.
She ceuld think Of nothing sbpt the
great barn-like house, painted - la-
ring red, with its large, shtfferless
windows, like idless eyes, stat ing out
upon the dusty highway. sfde it
was equally barren of grace beau
ty; the walls were dingy AID INA
dorned by pictures Of any kid the
furniture was wornsgntltlessxf paint
and varnish there were no works Of
literature worthy of mention besides
Bible, the weekly newspaper and an
almanac. In this atmosphere she
must live here. too, she must hence
forth work on while mind and soul
starye; here, too, she must rear her
children, to see worth or. beauty in
nothing which cannot be represented
bY gold. What wonder, then, ii her
eyes and thoughts wandered over the
1ieids OF waving grain to where q
stately stone house stood upon an cm-
lnence. She knew there was beauty
there; the breezes stole into large,
airy rooms through lace curtains !;
there were rich carpets and costly
furniture. and library that it was
almost Al intellectual feast to but look
at; outside there were pleasant walks
and drives, and flower garden filled
with the rarest floral treasures, and
then she sighed softly as she thought
to herself, "But love would not have
been there and life would have been
OF little worth without that"
Jennie :! Jennie Oh, here you
arc ana MT. Graham came out
through the back kitchen door and
seated himself upon the edge of
huge log that had been hewn out and
did duty Tor both cave trough and
cistern. 1t was not unusual for him
to seek her he always did when he
came in and found her not in the
house. IL was the habit of the man.
His very life seemed bound up in her
and although he had the reputation,
among his neighbors of being "close"
in his business transactions, he was
kind-hearted, and gen
erons too, in his way. This morning
however, he had something Of imr,or-
lance to communicates.
81 din1 tell you last eyening.v p he
said, sthat 1 had already had some
talk with Southwell about that land.
He wouldn't listen to a cent under
f2, 600 then, and wouldn't offer more
than $500. He came over this morn
ing and offered tO sniff the difference
Isn't that bargain, though A little
better than spending money for paint
and paper-hey, Jennie? Oh" said
he, rising to 60, sI came near forget
ing to tell Won. Powers is here He
wants to hire out through harvest. =
have hands enough but suppose
he more help have the better 7
shall get along. so told him to oo
right to work. 1 don't suppose he
1as been to breakfast vet h;s fnlrs
ire so slack, so Won might SET ON a
unch for him to eat. TRY to have
he lunch ready by half-past nine
,ou can blow the horn and 1 will
,end one of the men down for it."
Poor Jennie! 1t was like the last
straw that broke the camel's hack.
She struggled hard but the tears
would come. Mr.. Graham turned
back ana came instantly to her side
when he saw that she was in trouble.
what is the matter, dear 7" he asked
'omPasslonateiy, while his large, kind
land gilded down her hair with a
'oft, caressing touch. There was no
answer ana the tears only came the
aster.
III you are not feeling well, will
mp down ana get Miranda Powers
% come up and help you. guess I'd
better anyway, hadn't
Mrs. Uraham mastered her emotion
With an ehort. "Oh, no." she said,
-there ,sn ahythihs the matter, only
am q nttie nervous this morning
Mr. Graham hesitated; he was not
,nnrely satisfied with this explana-
Ion. !.
Ihere she said, Now do go
lions 10 yonr work or shall be fool
sh enough to cry again, and indeed
ne laughed very much as if she
night. Hiram Graham had faint
dea as to what the matter was and
vas very willing to do as she bade
nm. lie felt considerably annoyed
nat MS VINE could not see the advan-
age o. TINS proposed purchase that
would add SO materially to their mu-
:uai prosperity. And then he began
@ wonder what she was thinking SO
iliently about while she stood looking
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