Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-12-02
A Day when Every One Got
up Wrong.
BY CHARLOTTE M. PACKARD.

in most places nothing is expected to
occur but 'the regular prayer-meeting
in the vestry."
Yet when Mrs. Warren opened her
eyes she felt the atmosphere charged
with electricity, and knew that in con-
sequence the family was likely to be
very nervous.
She remembered with start that Mr..
Warren had not seen the man about re-
pairing the range yesterday, and no
| baking conld succeed till that was at
tended to. She remembered that Mat
ties clothing was badly out of repair,
and Tommy had no decent shoes Also
it occurred to her that her neighbor Mrs.
Jones had been elected chief officer of
the charitable and Fancy Work Socie-
ty," vice Mrs. Warren had no idea Of
staying resigned. Further, the electric
ity aroused her to determination in
regard to the cook on trial quite the
reverse of that reached few hours pre-
vious, and-"Mr. Warren how can you
sleeep?" she demanded at that stage of
reflection.
"Sleep!" answered the good man,
rubbing his eyes drowsily. 81 came to
bed for that purpose. Is anything the
matter ?"
Nothing with me, was the quick
rejoinder; "but the family has grown
demoralized during my visit to mother.
Nothing works smoothly, and I see that
the children have ruled until they are
unable to submit"
"Still, you have grown young and
handsome in the country, my dear, and
while have the means you shall always
spend August among the mountains, y
said Mr.. Warren, placidly, ignoring the
tone of his wife's remarks, like wise
husband. "While | think of it, deary,
don't hesitate to remind me of any bad
habits | may have fallen into while you
were not here to look after my manners.
l guess haven't hung up my clothes
very often y
The lady addressed secured her back
hair and pinned her collar in silence.
There are moods when such peace max
ing incites the war spirit; Mrs. Warren
was ready to shoulder arms at q mo-
ment's notice.
From the next chamber came sounds
of laughter, and a hastily-opened door
revealed Tommy and Matte still in
night-dress, pelting one another with
pillows and towels; rosy and brimming
with good humor. A glimpse of the
mothers face wrought quiet, and each
began to apologize for the forbidden
sport.
"You see, ma," declared Tommy, eve
were so jolly something had to happen
and my pillow-case was pretty dirty
where | stepped on it last night"
IL was going to brush my teeth with
out being told," interrupted Matte.
"No more words Make haste to dress
Here is your old jacket Tommy"
80 mother" began the boy whimper
, ing, 81 can't bear to wear that to school
Jim Dacre has whole new suit" Blu
| the electricity was spreading to the low
er regions, to which Mrs. Warren hae
already gone. leaving shadow in tn,
children's hearts.
With some assistance from the mis-
tress breakfast was soon and nicely pre-
pared but the four who gathered at tn
table were not hungry, or for some rea
< son the meal did not invite them.
The pretty woman who presided hat
an anxious look, and in spite of tn,
tacit agreement to bring only pleasan
: topics to the family meals, she reported
. one or two large bills to be paid imme
s diately; a suspicion that the last groce
was not honest. and a fear that tn
4 tenants of the house just built next doc
were too noisy to be endured
: Mr.. Warren's easy temper was no
, proof against that curious sting in tn
atmosphere which convinces any numbe
8 of people that each has been bitten. TIL
y gnat of ill-humor is not excluded b
!, mosquito bars, and its needle-like wear
6 on is more to be dreaded than all tn
vermin known to every climate and con
o dition. The popularity of attack
8 that the assailed supposes himself to
J. the excepted one Time would fail m
II to tell how the servants grumbled a
c their tasks; how Matte and Tomm
went fretting to school, and Mr.. Ware
! with various charges ringing in his ear,
/. drove down town without a glance 9
e the sunny blue sky.
When leisure moment was founc
Mrs. Warren sat down to prepare fc
f the ladies' missionary meeting at whic
she was to preside in the Afternoon
This irritable and impetuous little W,
IF man was genuinely interested in ths
Is widening cause, and gave both none
RS and time to work connected therewitI
- She talked warmly and we'll, inspiritin
ir others by true earnestness of purpos
ly Indeed, Mrs. Warren frankly confesse
e. that she could labor for the heathe