The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-05-16

something for 3 poor strugglin' widow
TO think of, isn't it, Nelly T' I.
g Yes" [ stammered out, my face in 3
glow, and & world OF confusion battling
st my heart. This good creature Jane
had evidently invited her brother John
purpossly to see me. and though her
intentions we're good, what must he
think of my meeting him half-Way in his
consolation little while agol Oh, how
bold and contriving he had found me
How in the world was / to know he was
a widewsr, and invited down for special
purpose? ,.-.-......- w..
"oh, why didn't you tell me, Jane ?'
1 cried i-il'lii. ,ls3 aH.
g" Well, you see, 1 couldn't tell hOw.it
would turn out. John didn't know
there was mortgage en- SusAn's pro-
perty.'' b gg0. ~ r lfT E-
g Susan !'' I repeated.
e Yes; you know Sussn-my hus-
bands sister. She's comm down on a
visit to-day, and John says he don't care
pin about the mortgage; he's only
afraid he can't care for Susan. You
see, his heart was bound up in Be-
Indy -
/ began to understand that it was not
my lonely condition that Jane h&d in
terested herself to ameliorate, but that
of her husbands sister Susan. 1t took
quite a weight of confusion from my
heart, but left it strangely sad and dis
comfited. 1t was so hard to be alone
and desolate, and have. nobody care
whether one lived or died, and Susan
was so much better off than /
S' I thought Susan was quite cOmfprts-
bly, situated, !" l said.
well, there's the mortgage" said
Jane; "she keeps botherin' us about
that mortgage all the time, and my hus-
band can't undertake to bolster up all
his relations. You see, 1 just told John
all about it, and it's business trausac-
tion, Nelly. IF she gets John We won't
hear any more about the mortgage
began to lose all interest in the con-
versatton, and remembered that my poor
dear Howard had told me how sordid aud
mercensry all these people were. 1t was
really dreadful to hear The most sacred
sentiments OF life degraded to the level
of mere business transactions. James
Brother John didn't look ike this kind
of a person, but of course he must be.
The whole thing 80 confused aDd be-
wildered me that went away without
my thyme, after all.
can happen In an incredibly short
space of time, and our dearest hopes
are blasted when we least look for a
calamity. I had not expected to be
absent five minutes, and had left my
kitchen window open, as the morning
was so balmy and sweet. Imagine my
dismay when saw strange cat actually
standing on roy kitchen table and help
ing herself to the meat which had al
ready cost me so much trouble. He was
a lean and hungry animal, with murky
green eyes; and though he fed at my
approach, and had not made much pro-
gress in his meal, of course the damage
was irreparable. I felt as Byron did
about the little waltzer. what you We
touched you may take" ] said, and flung
the meat after the green-eyed monster.
Then / banged down the window, shut
out the balmy air, and looked dOletuliy
at the miserable materials left to me.
might have borrowed any one of them,
or all of them, If the meat had been
there, but [ couldn't ask Jane for the
meat; it would be like the Irishman
begging the loan of an egg for his pinch
Of salt. Ne; it was plain to be seen
that little Howard must go without his
SUNDAY dinner. I didn't care for myself,
but my poor little fatherless boy would
suffer for my carelessness and neglect.
And, truth to say, he was not wont to
suffer in silence or uncomplainingly.
should have terrible day, and began to
feel more and more that lite was q hid
eous and unbeardble burden. saw
through the front window lady go by,
wearing sealskin sacque. / cou'd not
think it possible it was Susan. But it
was--yes, it was Susan. She had the
sealskin sacque which she had 50 long
coveted. Some people were born OgoOd
luck Heaven forbid any injustice on
my part, or useless repining at the ways
of providence, but it did seem hard that
Susan should have everything. To crown
all, | saw somebody else pass nv winN
dow. I5 was James BROTHER John, with q
| lovely bunch Of viOlets in bis hand. Hs
was only a few rods behind Susan he
would soon oveTtake her and give hel
the violets with soma nice little speech
/ about her eyes, which, | remembered
| were a washed-out blue. Then they
/ would go into one OF James appel z;ne
! little lunches, while / and poor little
/ Howard would sit down to a crust, anC
the end of it would be that Susar
wouldn't have to raise hand, while -
/ w Gil, muSE kO dBOuE BAbt
right straight away.
! Which / did at once. But the sal
/ and bitter tears that fell from my eye
| ought to have allayed the dust OF m!
dining-room. didn't care for anything
| so much as my little HOward's disap
pointment. How could | confess TO tn
child that I had left his precious bit o
meat to be devoured by that green eyet
monster. He would kick and cry ant
refuse to be comterted; and should b
most miserable.
While the tears were falling like Tail
upon my broom big shadow loome'
up at the door, and there stood Jane
brother John, with the bunch OF violet
still in one hand and bunch of thym
in the other I turned my tear staineC
face away from him, and held out NJ,
hand for the thyme. was sorry t.
seem so ridiculous. OF course Jane ha'
told him all about his mistake, and b.
had come to apologize and explain.
wished he would not mind, but 90 baci
again 10 Susan but he held nv han,
tight in his own, and put into my finger
the pretty flowers, looking down into m,
face with world of tender inquiry as t,
It's forlorn and woe-begone condition.
q These blossoms viii serve to garnisl
your Sunday dinner" he said, in whicl
have become strangely interested, ant
could not ferbear bringing you th
thyme which you left behind you"
. IL is useless" I said, smiling dole
fully; 1.-THE green-eyed monster hs
spoiled ALL @
"Ah," he said, his face suddenl
Frightening, '' is that the trouble? Bles
your wonanly little sOnl, how lov
your frank generosity! How sweet it
10 hear something straight from tb
heart, without affectation or sham Al
believe me, you have nothing to dres
from the green eyed monster.
4 knew from the tenderness of hi
voice and manner he thought / mean
3 that was jealous of Susan, and iel