Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-03-20

seems TO be such bugbear in your
eyes"
will save in every possible way.
Harry" she said. earnestly. 1T is fool
ISL. l suppose, but mortgage IS = bug
bear to ne Father had : heavy one on
his farm. Harry. and the first thing 1
remember As little child Is seeing him
sitting On the granary staircase near
the big barn. sighing and grOAning to
himself. was frightened. and ran and
told mother; and she kissed ne and BE-
gan 70 ery, because she said the interest
vas due On the mOrtgage-mOney that
week. and poor father was unhappy be-
cause he could see No way TO pay IT.
And he did psy it2" questioned
Harry. somewhat interested.
YES He borrowed the money some
where. and then, Of course. there was
the interest to pay On that: and 50 it
went On. from had 70 worse. all father
died. and the farm vent hack 70 It's own-
er Mother said it had fairly worried
hin into his grave" she added. wiplng
the tears from her eyes You cannot
wonder If l an afraid Of mortgages after
that"
But. Pet. the two cases are entirely
different, said her husband. kissing her
cheek Your father vas poor farmer.
and found 1t almost impossible TO raise
money, I dare say Nov l ana thriy-
ing merchant and If an goes vel. I
hope to make enough tie coming year
. clear cur home Dent you see
Gene dent think Of trouble any more.
Be As careful az you can in the house
expenses. sni you viii ind that ve shall
oEn our pretty home clear Of any claim.
before you know where y0u are
He drew her down 70 the vide GRIN
son footstool before the fire. and resting
her had upon his knee, began 70 rad
sloZi-
The fire and lamp burned clearly. the
preity French clock N tie uzntel-pieee
licked nusiczlly, and rang out It's fairy
hour chinss ones before his voice ceased
70 eeho II her ear. The book was :
lively and pleasant 0ns, and Margaret
Vas able 70 discuss It with him as they
fingered before the blaze for one deli
eioas half hour. before gOing up stairs
let all the While her tho1ghtful eye
were seeing visions In the eTius0n eozls.
and her hart and b-sin ~ere busilE AZ
Eork dsTising plans to wzrd Of the evil
that. 70 her. seelei 70 be threatening
the peace and eoufort Of their little
Dwelling. 50 long ss any other person
hsld : claim the-eo1-
The Ginning bells Of the French elock
rang 0ut ten. and Margaret rose and
vent zbout the r0Su. putting il dsintily
II order betors leaving It for the night
Her Presty fses vas bloouiug znd hap
u sz ever. f1r zt lzst she saw the way
clear befsre ber 70 bznish. With tie e.
srT God had given ker. this brooding
eI3ui q evil frcn their domestic SKY.
As their 1zrr1ed life began. 50 j,
vent u IN TIE Der ho1e f9r nearly
three yezrz- The house expenses were
carefully kept d0Eu b. Margaret VII
Ezie o1e servant answer where many
q hsr friends ksPt two; and onee Il
three zonthz. o. ofteDer II SIX. zs the
DAYS vent q, the accounts we're settled
by The h1sbz1d- ebee-f1lly enough a
frs- bat By and by With sighs znd
SHAKES q The lead. Ehich Mzrgzret
seeosi III 70 notiee- and of which shs
certainly DsTer spike
During the last q the three yezrz
Hzrry's hzDisole face began 20 wear ;
look q znxi9zs care S0t = eent. % far
lad besa laid aside % pay oE the mart
gage G their bo-e, and the ehzDee d
s7aesss see-4d less than ever % hin
poE. besz1se. ike all otherz II b1zinesz
+ L began 20 see : tine approaching
zhicb -ould Try nen's sozi.-"
The evening reading vas gradually
laid aside znd during tie Euuue
19uths of ths third year Harry begzr
q 81 b-ooding after tsz- II his am
chair befors tie empty hearth. I'll Mar
gzrst, Eitkozt sppezring % Dotiee III
dspr=ssion- zane % hi@ and iDd1oet
hin 70 zeso-pzny her q zEzlk- A
Esch tines he STRIDE zlong beside her
silent zDd sd. zni RETIRING 70 hi
hozs barred himself II tie columns d
TIE BBEs-E Day B0ok I'll Il vas tin'
% = . led
Ard al this ti-e tie trus wife bel
her pezss- Sic nstieed eTerTthing-sbi
guessed ERE tx til tte ice Ezs b-o
ken u hin. Il was bst her Place .
sFezk-
50 = reat on tiu thzt dreadful AZ
tz-n sezs8n Il crash after crash. rEir
after ruin. cd ard long-estzblishs,
bgzses tipping ir:o TIE gulf, and ezry
i1g : tkozzz1d Ein1r o1es EIt1 then !,
tteir fzu Men Iooksd a. ezeh che
with pale fsos4, asking. -Eho vii z
nsTt ?" and Al tkrozgk The eogstry
EzTs after wave, the vide sprszdirl
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