The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-11-17

turn aside from their beaten tracts" she
admitted ''and believe they do too
seWopder if Mr.. Lane loves me as
Mr.. Darling seems to love his wife ?''
she would query ''or if our children
think as much of their father and
mother as theirs do .
GLOW devoted to each other they all
are; one would think they each regard
ed the other members of the family as
the very best of company - and one
day she even went SO far as to ask her.
self, "Why should not they ?"
Mr.. Lane and the girls came at
length to spend the last day of their
visit with her; and when Mrs. Lane
saw how thoroughly they seemed TO
enjoy it, she almost reproached herself
that such days were SO rare to them.
ssPerhaps I might make their home
little epieasanter for them,' she mused,
81 am afraid our meagre life will seem
emptier than ever now.'
The two friends were sitting in the
library alone that last night, whittier
they had gone for confidential chat af-
ter the Others had retired.
"Eellie,' 2 said Mrs, Lare, at length,
/ believe | silall try an Improvements
when ! get home
cas- you say, it does seem wrong to
treat company so much better than
your own folks, and am so charmed
with your more excellent way that I
mean to try it myself" and tears came
into her eyes as she thought of tie bet
ter things that were in store for her
good husband.
The Lanes went home ON the follow
ing day, and if they turned back reluc-
tant'y, lirs. Lane did not wonder, for
SIZE thought that she herself had passed.
one Of the harpiest weeks in her wbele
life.
Sic aid tie table with unusual caso
tla; aight, saying to the girls that she !
could not yet bear so strong a contrast .
TO what she Lad been accustomed lately, /
Z thiiik we will sit in tie parlor to- I
night" size remarked when the lamps +
were lighted "we are SO tired, perhaps
it will rest us a little"
When Mr., Lane came home to din
ner next day, he was surprised to see
the front door standing lovingly open,
and his astonisement was still greater
as he passed on into the dinipe-room
and found tempting dinner waiting
.ltere with plates for only four.
81 thought we would begin to cat
.llese pickles while they were good this
rear,'' said Mrs. Lane, as she passed
he dish to her husband, ''nstead of
leeping them to spoil as sc did last
gear
"This is such pudding az Nellie
makes sometimes" filing Jenrlie's sau-
,cr y isn't it nice And it is not at all
81 think girls" she said when Mr
-anc lad gone out, wondering in his
.eart what had come over lis wife. 81
hink we won't use those cracked frag-
nents OF SO many different sets of
rockery any more, at least on the ta-
lie. | believe the dinner tastes better
rhen eaten from white dishes, and
here are enough for ourselves and
ompany, too; we can be little care
ii of them you know"
s'Expecting anybody tonight 2,
ueried Sir, Lane at tea, glancing at
is wife's fresh dress and nicely conbed
air.
eyes" she replied pleasantly. 81
oped my husband woul'l spend the
' veniig with me- !,
He did not need any urging and az a
er that ne spent more of his evenings !, |,
t home, and seemed to enjoy the socie- =
= of his wife and daughters better than /
yer before. !
81 am doing as l told you I should" '
lrs. Lane wrote to her friend, Mrs. !
Darling month atterward. ''and it t
FORKS charmingly. 1r. Lane seems to
ove his home as well as your husband '
oes his own, and we are all thous-
nd fold happier. I feel as if our !
,icnds epjoy coming to see US great
cal better than they used to. l can !
ssnre you we shall never 90 back to i
he old way OF living. We are much !
appier now than when we thought we {
aust save everything to show off when = =
ompany corues." G
81 think I'd like to see those busy e
FEATURES at work." said city fellow q
azing at beehive. Furthermore