Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20

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from the kitchen, and taking her %work-bas-
ket from the closet, placed it on the table,
and, sitting down without speaking, began
to sew. nj Andrew Lee glanced almost in
,stantly at the work in her hands, and saw it
was the bosom of Il shirt which she stitched
neatly. He knewit WA for him that she
was at work. .hsH ssh, a1@, @@4
'Praise your wife" The words were be-
fore the eyes Of his mind, and he. could not
look away from them but lie Mas not ready
for this yet. He still felt n oodyiand untor-
giving" The expression OH his wife's face
he Interpreted to mean Immature, and With
ill-nature he had no patience. His eyes fell
upon the newspaper that lay'spresd out be-
fore him, and he read. the sentence e
"Akind, cheerful word spokenin d gloomy
house is the little rift in the cloud which lets
the sunshine peep Trough. 't'.3 4 1'
Lee struggled himself Il While longer; his
own %ill-natvre had to be conquered first his
moody, accusing spirit hadto be subdued.
He thought of many things, to say, and yet
he feared to say them, lest his wife would
meet his advances with aIcold rebuff. At
last, leaning toward'her and taking hold Of
the linen bosom upon which she was at
work, he said in 4 voice carefully modulat-
ed with Kindness: 49, ~ V5 iEp9tirlI II
Z you are doing this work very beautiful
", Mary s, .... &,.H
Mrs. Lee made no reply, but her husband
did not fail to notice that she lost almost in
stantly that rigid crectness with which she
had been sitting, and that the. motion Of her
needle had ceased. @N s@ .4l
Y my shirts are better made and look
whiter than those Of any other man in the
shop said Lee, encouraged to go on
Are they ~ 1ta .ea gads> .0ga .1sdag
Mrs. Lees voice was low, and had init a
Slight huskiness she did not turn her face,
but her husband saw that she leaned toward
him. He had broken the ice OF reserve, and
all was easy now. His hand was among the
clouds, and "a few feeble rays were already
struggling through the rift it %had.made.
eyes, Mary" lie answered, softly; ''and
I've heard it said more than once. what a
good wife Andrew Lee must have" Il
Mrs. Lee turned her face toward her hus-
band. There was a light in. her eye; but
there. was something in the expression of
her counte,eance that 4 little puzzled him.
sY.Do you think 90 ~ she asked, quite So
berry, ' l~Nst"a't' *"A''H .'sp7' .7a1[f'sf2A
,"What a question:. calculated Andrew
Lee, starting up and going round to the side
OF the table where she was sittine: - '''Vhat
4 question, Mary!!'' he replied, standing be-
fore her.
@sReally, dc, youg'N5 It was all Mary said.
yes, darling,'' was his warmly-spoken
her.; how strangeithat youshould ask such
a question:" Ala AEh &t2A1hh
IF you would only tell me so now and
then, Andrew, it would do me good"
Mrs. Lee arose., and leaning her tace
against the mainly breast Of her husbapd,
stood and wept.
what a strong light broke in upon An.
drew Lee! He had never given3hisoWift
even the small 'reSwatl IF pfaf4aise for all the
loving interest she had manifested daily, I'M
til doubt of love had entered her soul anC
madeth the light all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS darkness
No wonder that her face grew clouled, no1
that what he considered moodislmess ant
Immature took possession Of her spirit.
r":1ou are good and true, Mary. my owl
dear wife; | I'M proud Of you, and my frs
desiresis for yourhappiness. oh, if Ieoul(
always see your face in sunshine, my home
4 would bethe dearest place on earth.".
'IIow precious to me are your words o
love and praise, Andrew!' said Mrs. Lee