The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-05-06

4 No, said Ms GfAham; when there "a
no cue bat nv owu family, can % ihe
work sasy eBoaeh alone. ! believe ] hks
70 work, added ste, smiling ~ least ]
am always happicsl when am busy
How long bas Il been since yoa have
been home to yoar fsiher's on = Welt be
Ssksd abruptly.
/ Five years ago last jane, when sister
Ellen was mArried
How would you Ike to 20 cut and see
/ The folks this falli
I What glad light came into her face,
aud faded, As she said hesitsdugy, bow
can goi
Never miad about that You have
earned a playday, and none Of my tran.
sAetIons shall hinder you from enjoying
one. You bad better take the children
with yon; the folks will want to see them.
We will 60 20 town tomorrow, and you
can get what things you need, and hiran.
do can stay aud help you get ready. You
will want TO get of as soon as you can,
TOR you wan, TO make good long visit
while you are sbonlit,
But what will you do without Us, II we
make too long y stayi
Don't mpd about me. can keep
bachelors bail, he added, laughing.
Two weeks after aud Mrs. Graham bad
gobe, aud Hiram Graham bad the house
all to himself.
Alter lapse of five weeks be went TO
the station to meet bis wife and children
They had enjoyed the most delightful
visit aud all were glad aud happy, and as
they drove homewsrd there was much to
be told, and many inquiries TO b0 made.
As they neared the house Mrs. Graham
looked suddenly forward, while her hus-
baud watched her face aud rubbed his
hands together in glee. What was the
soft ustrous gray, that she saw cleaning
out from among the green leaves? Was
she dreaming? No; 1t was the house
with its geen shutters and porticoes.
Why, Hiram Graham, what have you
been doing?
She looked again. And picket fence
Aud the most charming little gatel And
graveled walk, and she could not keep
the glad tears from coming
Come, Jennie, said Mr.. Graham teas
ipgly, although bis own eyes moistened
with sympathetic happiness, cont feel so
i
glad about it. ! may have worse things
to show you. There, how does that suit ?
he asked alter they had entered the house
pointing to the bay window. ! didn't
understand such things so ! got work
man who did, you see; il is all complete
ready for the plants. And here, be said, |
leading the way through the kitchen aud
throwing open the door, is the wood.
house, and there, opening another door,
Is pantry that cannot be beat anywhere. |
And ibis is something that you didn't
menlion,s The continued, approaching q /
neat sink in The kitchen, aud laying bold |
ofthe handle of cistern pump that stood |
iB one end, up gushed jet OF soft water
which told OF good cstern underneath.
Look through the window and. you will
see a coverd drain that carries away all
the waste water. | am going to fix 1t so
you can irrigatc your flower garden with
1t. You see didn't do anything with |
these things, be said, after they had en-
tered the sitting room, glancing depre-
ciatingly toward the dingy colored paper
ing, the dilapltated furniture and thread
bare carpet. would rather trust that to
you And besides found that there was
so much real enjoyment IN ii that would
be generous and leave some Of the pleas
ure for you. Here is the money that is
left, he added, presenting her goodly
roll Of bills.
One pleasant day in autumn and an
was complete, and indeed, as Mr., Graham
said, il looked like bill OF Eden.
do believe, shs said turning toward l
her husband with glad, bright look iu
her face - do believe that am just the
happiest woman IN the world.
He drew her genty TO him. Jennie,
he said, what were you thinking about
that morning found you churning under
the locust there aud Ooking so iatently
at the old stone building Oa the hili
Her only answer was a merry laugh.
Did ou ever thiuk 50 before Although /
he asked the question hesii.tingly, lie
looked verl wisiiulIy into her face for an
answer
No, yon dear, simple darling, and
never shall again, aud looking up archly,
didu'l lheu
Six years had passed away, aud one
bright morning in spring Mr., Graham
entered the house. lie had changed in
these years; the slight roughness which
had characterized him previously had
worn away there was 40 increased dig
nifty aud msnliness 10 bis bearing. Ills
children had also grown constant
source Of parental pride aud delight. lie
heid up a paper be had 10 his bands.
There, said be, addressing his wife, Is the
deed Of that southwell forty acres clear
form incumbrauce.
II IL had not been for you, be continued,
smiling. | should have owned il long
ago, and lhe whole Sou,hwell farm, too,
perhaps Bat thank God that didn'i,
be added earnestly.
II / bad | would have been 80 close
over the work-raek by this Time that
never would be able 10 look up.
DO not inlersperse your language With
fareivn yards and hfDh.touodiny tefus