Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-06
Mrs. Barney's Sermon.


mrs. Barney's sermon.
Strangely enough the cellar stairs preached
it-at least they contributed that very I'm
portant part, the appncauon. sister Searls
had hnished the text IN the morning, out
then the sermon might have gone on IRON
firstly to forty-seventhly without Mrs. Bar
ney's notice, were 1t not Tor the cellar stairs.
Mrs. Barney was hurried that day--she
was always hurrled-and 1t was warm and
uncomfortable III the sunshiny, stoveheated
kitchen, where she was fastening to and fro
growing 1retted and tlred without siacRen-
ing her speed. Nellie, standing at the IRON
ng'table, was tired also.
There's so much to do, she SAID, wear
lily. 81 don't see why we need do baking
aud ironing both IN one day IL makes
such crowd, and we could have lett one
Tor tomorrow.
Tomorrow VIII bring work enough OF
its own, answered Mrs. Barney quickly
Besides, IL we should get the work all out
oil the way the hrst OF the week. whoie
day 10 rest IN would De worth somethlng'
but then we sfouldn take u for resting
Just because IL would DE whoie uay' ana
something eise wouin De crowueo in.o IL,
murmured Nellie, TO whom one hOur no"
looked very inviting, ana that possioie Jay
10 rne future very uncertain. ,u
Inc mother uiu hoc answer anu tne young
girl mana moved more Slowly over Tue ua!,P
ihuslins as her gaze wandered away 10 the
nils where great trees were throwing COO,
SHADOWS HOW PHEASANT the shaue anu
greenness were Inc des're 10 or,ng IL
nearer suggested announcer thought 10 Neiie'
Some vines would DE so NICE az TINS WIN
dow, mother' i couiu plant 'heh, II you
would let I'm dig little spot OUT there.
les out II we ever get the house nAeo
up as we wan. IT, we shall nave S""''e's az
'hat WINDOW.
put we doh khow ~hen we can uo .na,;
anu the wires "ouiu oe NJ P'e''S "o"'
urged Nellie
frettv wen, yes II we iiau ,he who're
yard trimmed ana iaid out as ltsnouid De- l
nope we snail nave IL some day out stray
VINE here and there seems hardly worth iuss,
ing over when we can thaVe the whoie done
Nellie Signed put was silen, ana pres
emily I'm came ~ with an arinlul Oh WOOD
Neir' ne saio' paus'ng near her ,a",e'
III youd Just sew thls sleeve up NIUE
ne OLD thlng tears awiui easy ana 1 just
mt 1t against nall
lie spoke low, but Mrs barneys quick
ears nad caught the words
mat Jacket torn again, Inn never
saw SUCH BOY 70 tear Things I" pieces !
NO. Nellie can stop 10 memo IL now, ana
cant either. I've been intending 10 get you
anew one, but there doesn't seem 10 De
much chance 10 make anything new "hiie
YOU cohtrlVe 10 make so huch patching anu
uarnihg on the Ola. -,
MIS- Barney smut tne oven door WIN
| snap lin was the hlred BOY, kinu-heaiteu
nut careless, ana ne was rather uiscourag
| ing board ana clothihg sometime ap-
prared 10 her high price Tor MS services
Hurry now and pick some currants 1or
dinner she said,
lin took the TIN pail pointed TO MN, but
he did not hurry as he passed with clouded
lace down the walk. The thought oil
new jacket would have been very pleasant
few minutes before, but 1t had suddenly
lost Its attractiveness The boy drew his
bushy brows into scowl, and as soon as ne
was out OF sight OF the house threw himself
upon the grass ana begun currant-p'cRihg IN
very leisurely style. Then 1t was that
lister Searls drove up IN her rafting ola
buggy, with a morse That was, as I'm SAID,
"a regular old revolutionary pensioner'
III cant nave horses ana carriage,
can take a deal OF comfort with these, was
always sister Seals CHEEKY comment upon
her equipage. She had an errand at Mrs.
BarntyS, and stopped on her way To the VII
lage. A plump, rosy'faced little woman she
was, not young, only that she belonged to a
class OF people who never grow old neatly
dressed, though 1t was but that old poplin
made over Mrs. Barney noticed itwhile she
was talking, wondering little that she
should have " taken the trouble, when she
surely needed new one.'
| This room is too warm to ask any one 70
sit in,' she said, apologetically, placing u
chair for her caller just outside the door.
when we are ahle 10 have the house al
tered to suit us, l shall not have stove here
IN the summer
In the meantime you have this nice,
cool porch. What pleasant place 1t is T.
said sister les, admiringly.
| Yes, If one had time to enjoy it, an
swered Mrs. Barney, with an uneasy laugh.
" I'm so hurried, trying TO get everything
about the Place III just the right order, that
don't have time y
| Take time, sister Barney, take time J.
said Mrs. Searls, smiling, but earnestly.
Make the most OF what you have while
you are working for something better Don't
crowd out any little sweetness you have to
make room for some great pleasure that's
iarther on lou see, she ADDED, oiushihs
a little, as if her words needed excuse, :" it's
something had to learn myself, years ago
never to trample on daisies in wild chase
after roses. The roses haven't found, but
the daisies have been enough to make the
path bright.
Mrs. Barney looked upon her in some per,
plexity, as she took her departure. She had
listened, with one-half her mind on the
| Oayps of bread in the oven. and the other
half did not fully comprehend what mad
been said.
daisies and roses don't see what any
sort of flower has to do with wanting new
kitchen But there l suppose ministers
wives, even if they are only country minis
ters' wives, hear SO much talk that 1t comes
natural to them. Bits of old sermons, like
as any way. Dear me don't get much
time for poetry in my life; I'm sure of that