Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-13
III think the addition to onr balance

at the bankers's would be very con.
| selling for the absence. But never
mind, little pet. Let us 60 down to
dinner. l hope we'll have letter
from home soOn." ea.aj .
And soon it was; for Marion
snatched it from his pocket the very
next night. But her husbands face
looked very grave and stern, and his
eyes looked angry when she looked
gleefully over the envelope.
"My dear you must remember thai
care very little what that letter con
tains. Remember | did not write it
that you are dearer to me than eve
before. Kiss me first, while watcl
YOU q. 1888 .'1. a''.. y '
A little pang of misdoubt troubled
her when she glanced over the note
| then tears stole from under her lashes
and George saw her tender moutl
culver and tremble then when she
had finished it, she laid her head OF
his shoulder and cried.
It was cruel to let you see it, my
wounded birdie. Let me burn it
And don't forget, darling, what oul
bible says, that man shall leave
parents and cleave to his wife. You
are my precious wife, Marion, and tt
you turn for all the happiness l will
ever hold a. .i'i.'gt. JONI
He dried up her tears, and then
talked it over. a.aa 'gh
"Just because l am city bred, she
thinks l am lazy, and naughty, and
dainty, and--'' 'H#Y-l o'1a o..
'Never mind, Marion. She will
find out some day. My father"
eyes, bless the dear old man! He
has added MY love to my daughter
Marion.' Oh, l know should love
him, and your mother, too, if she
would let me- g .. .t0a
"We will invite them down when
come back home. By the way, I will
stop at the farm on my way home
and invite them down and bring them
home with me'' lia ,..'' &c.,.
"George, dear, I've been thinking OF
that trip West. think you had bet
ter 60 and leave me at home. 1t
won't be SO very long, an
Marion was eating her egg while
she spoke across the coy little tete-
a-tete breakfast table.
"Spoken like my true little Marion,
and when | come back I'll bring you
a present. What shall it be, dearest u
"YOur father and mother from the
farm. 1t shall be that hope that will
bear me company when you are
gone.' H. o. .. o.
A fortnight after that, Marion Gle
ment ate her breakfast alone, the
traces of a tear or SO on her pink
cheeks; then she dashed them away
with merry, joyous little laugh.
"This will never do, and now, that
George has gone for six weeks, to
prepare for his return. And pray
Heaven it will be such a coming as
shall delight his SOUL"
~ -"
'T'm sure I don't know what to
say. The land knows | need help bad
enough but it pears to me such a
slender little midget as YOU couldn't
earn your salt. What did you say
your name Was?"
"Mary Smith. And, indeed, if you
will try me for a week, Pm sure you'll
keep me till the seasons over"
Mrs. Clements looked out of the
window at the great black clouds that
were piling gloomily up; and then
the wind gave a great wailing shrek
around the corners of the house.
"You can cook, ken youq and
shake up feather beds-good big ones,
forty Founders ~
A gletfal laugh came ripping from
Mary's lips. VI ir /.
"Indeed l can. I may not cook to
suit yon, but l cam
Mrs. Clement walked out to the
huge open fire place in the kitchen,
where the deacon was Smelling corn.
"What dye say, deacon keep her
or not7 kind o'like her looks, and
the dear knows it 'ud be a good lift
while we're killin,' if she couldn't do
no more that set the table or make
mush for the bread
"Take her, of course, Hannah.
You are hard driv,' | know. Let
her stop a week or so, anyhow"
So Mrs. Clement came slowly back
and sat down again.
"You can't get away tonight, any
how-there's a snow storm been
brewin' these three days, and it's Oh
us now, sure enough. See them ERE
flakes fine and thick +? You may as
we'll take your things up stairs to the
west garnet, and then come down and
help me get supper" ,
Then followed directions to the
west garnet, and when she was gone
Mrs. Clement turned. to the deacon
and said: ..,. .....a q
81 never, saw a girl before I'd trust
up stairs alone. But such as hel
don't steal; | can tell you that il
nothing else
Directly she came in purple print
dress and white apron her hair
brushed off her face into net; mar
row linen collar, fastened with a
sailors loop of narrow ribbon. 1t
seemed as if she had life, too, SC
handily she fitted in and out of the
pantry, and then down into the Gel
lar. Then after the meal she gather
ed the dishes in a neat, quiet way,