Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-11-23

bought II you have to pay peace, love
and happiness for It,"
SO year after year went on, and Nellie's
experiment had been almost forgotten
in the increasing joys and cares Of
Georges increasing wealth and family.
The little cottage had been exchanged
for spacious mansion on the lake shore.
Alice and Lucy we're In Paris Mt school,
and half dozen other boys and girls
kept the mothers heart and hands busy.
One summer, George finding business
called him into the interior of Wiscon-
sin, took his wife with him, intending to
make leisurely pleasure trip Of the af.
fair. They passed very happy week
or two, coming gradually through the
fine oak forests back of Milwaukee
Toward noon, one day, they perceived a
thunderstorm coming on, and Nellie, re.
membering house that they had passed
half mile to their right, urged return
TO its shelter.
II was but shanty of ordinary size,
but extraordinary pains had been taken
with the vines that covered it, and the
garden.plot around was q miracle of
floral beauty. The owner was man
rather past middle life and apparently a
bachelor; neither woman nor child was
about the place, but he sent them very
handsome meal, and was talkative and
happy.
When he heard they were from Chica.
go he seemed much interested. 1T is
fifteen years, stranger, since trod Lake
street." he said, "but don't forget folks.
There's two or three kin folks there I'm
working and saving for. How is Chap
man & Co., and Richmond & Co., and
the Sherman House people?" And so
on for at least half an hour, ending with
the statement: II used to stay with Mrs.
Myra Smith; she kept lively house"
"Yes," answered George, tive stayed
with her when we first came to Chicago.
Poor wOmanw
"Poor womanp Is she dead?"
No, but things have gone badly with
her."
"Pm glad to hear it,"
"Sir, don't think that is very man.
ly speech, not TO speak of it being un.
christian" said Nellie, warmly; 4" | like
Mrs. Smith, she is very good industri.
Gus woman"
Excuse me, ma'am, perhaps you
don't know what you're talking about.
So things went wrong with her, stranger.
Where's LYMAN"
"That was the trouble Lyman got
either murdered or drowned, and his
wife made herself i'll about it. Nobody
had thought she cared so much for him,
but she had long sickness, and things
got wrong, and before she had been on
her feet long enough to put them right,
some one opened an hotel just below
hers. She's getting old and her little
boarding. house does no more than keep
body and soul together. Susie is trying
to make dresses, and Jim is in my office
"a good lad, but he wants more school.
ing"
Three days after this conversation Mrs.
Myra Smith rushed into Nellie's pres
ence, Lyman has come home! Lyman
has come homer she cried in Il voice
that might have been a young girls, it
was so glad. He says you and Mr..
Wright told him all about me last Tues
day; and oh, I'm so happy! Pm so hap.
pyp
Why did he go away from youP"
lie tnougnt, poor 1elloW, that he was
in the way; thought l did not care for
him; thought l could do better without
him. But he's been working and saving
for us, and just as soon as he knew he
was needed and wanted he came without
an hours delay"
Now, Myra, try and make him
happy. You can't buy loving, faithful
heart like his, even if you had Chicago
full of money"
Yet did mean to be helpful to Ly.
man. did mean to serve him and my
children, but"
But, my dear friend, both you and /
wanted to serve them in our own way
Our way is not always either Gods way
or the best way; not all women can GO
down into the battle of life; but those
who cannot, can spread the tent and lay
the table, and provide rest and refresh.
ment; for They also serUe aoho only stand
and Ddit. .'"-MrS. AmeLiG b. Barr, in
Frank Lestie'S Sunday Magazine for De.
cember.