Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-09-09

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The home to which he had taken her
was pleasant, even beautiful. A skill
full servant relieved her of the more
arduous duties of her household. She
could dress to her taste, could attend
parties, concerts, and the theatre, and
could occasionally take trip to dis
tant city, or spend a season at some
fashionable watering place. Surely her
path was strewn with flowers. Will
her life be thus free from care {? We
shall see.
Mary's early married life was almost
the reverse. The home she had first
entered was scarcely more than comfort
able. But her skillful hands and pleas
ant ways rendered it home in the best
and truest sense of the term. The years
that followed were years of hardship
and toll. The farm must be improved.
Fruit trees must be planted, fences must
be built, and more commodious build
ings erected. During these years chill
dren were born and grew to mans and
womans estate. But the old habits of
thrift and neatness did not forsake our
friend. She still regarded with care
her personal appearance. She was an
ardent lover of good books, and took
every opportunity to gather up useful
information; she read aloud to her chill
dren, interested them in the things she
herself had read, and encouraged them
to read for themselves. Nor was she
unmindful of the needs of society, nor
the wants of the unfortunate. She be-
came an active member of the little
church in her neighborhood, visited the
sick, and helped in many ways the
needy poor. Leaving her thus usefully
engaged we will follow the fortunes Of
our city heroine.
Lucy has now developed into genu-
inc "woman of fashion" Two children
address her by the endearlng title Of
"mother" The elder is a daughter,
fair of form and lovely of countenance.
Upon her mother lavishes whatever
wealth can buy or love suggest. Her
every wish is gratifed. No care is put
upon her, her hands are unsoiled by
labor, and the richest of apparel adorns
: her person. The fear that two much
study will ruin her health deprives her
of most of the rudiments of an education.
AS she grows older she is engaged in a
continued round of pleasure seeking.
She is quite belle and many an ad-
miring Adonis throws himself at her
feet. Her love of coquetry seems des-
tined to make shipwreck of her matri-
monial prospects, when at the earnest
solicitation of her father-who is a man
of excellent judgement-she gives hel
hand, but not, as will appear, hel
"heart in it" to a young man who
though not rich, Is possessed of com
potency, and what is better of rea
moral worth. He served with distinc
tion in the Union army, closing three
years service by accompanying Sherman
on that famous march "down to th,
sea-" He is the only son of widowed
and almost sainted mother, and as wei
may be presumed, under the circum
: stances, entertains most exalted opinion
5 of womankind. But it is hardly to b
expected that spoiled and petted chill,
Q of wealth and fashion could make al
> agreeable wife. For a time she SCENE,
pleased with her new home, and playe.
u we'll the role of the tender bride. Th
o young husband fattered himself tina
9 his dreams of domestic felicity were t
e be realized. But he was doomed to th
u most keen and bitter disappointment
e He possessed neither the means nor th
Q desire to engage in a round of fashiona
8 BILE gayeties. These things displease
u the young wife. She complained bitter
u ly of her lot Her house was not gran
enough, her servants were not sufficient
e ly numerous, nor her attire as elegan
L and costly as she would wish. He
'r troubles, though all imaginary, WEI
le manifold; and after making her hus
n band supremely wretched for three yeal
of his existence, she took advantage {
n his temorary absence and fed from hi
1t home, taking with her such valuable
le as she could gather up, and her littl
y daughter, child of two years-the f;
y theirs 'pride and joy" Her parent
r, were at this time residing in Souther
ST city. They were shocked at her condu'
ID and after expostulating with her fl
ne some time in vain. they permitted hs
q, to remain with them. And here it ma
r be thought her story ends; but not S
es Her old habits of Irritation and coquetr
A were soon repeated-slyly, perhaps, {
as account of her parents vigilance. b.
90 none the less sure. About year aft
er the last named mentioned event, bus
ness called the parents North. The
IN realized their daughters folly, grievt
es over it, yet little suspected the bitt
ID. draught she was preparing for ther
a They had not been absent long when
as telegram was sent them to the effe