Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-01

given food, when he was sick he had
given him medicine, and he had clothed
him, too, just as he shimself thought
best. Mr.. Jarvis had married q loving,
conscientious woman, and for fifteen
years had appropriated her labors. Hel
recompense had been food and clothes,
such as he thought best for her. A lit,
tic better than Cuffee's perhaps, but the
similarity of the cases did not please
him. He had expected his wife to be
very grateful for what he had done for
I.heT, but now le wondered that she had
DOT febelledo iSSns aS5. 5 Had' 1ifs '11l
been a mistake' Had his " fe no more
money or liberty than Cufse had id
bondage' Was Donald Jarvis no better
than Massa Brown!
His brain seemed tc be in q inuddle.
and he looked 30 strangely that his wifeI
anxious to break the spell, took his
arm, saying: LET us 80 home, dear,
tea must be Waiting for u.s." He tools
his hat in dreamy way and they
walked homo in silence. The children
ran joyously to meet them. The yard
was SO fresh and green, aud the flowers
so many aud bright that, he wondered
he had never thanked Nettio for them
as his, but now he felt that his interest
in them was only few dollars, that
would not have amounted to anything
without his wile's care. His children
were tidy and sweet, and everything
around and in the house had that CHEEKY
look that rested him so afSer the hard /
dull day ut the mill. They sat again atI
the table, which had been a source Of
comfort and pleasure to him SO many
years, and he wondered how he could
have enjoyed it SO long without even
thanking the woman who had provi-I
yided it. True she had used his money
in bringing it all about, but how else
could his money be Of use to him! Who
else conld have turned it into just what
rbbe needed day after day for years I? And
he began to have an underlined feeling
that it took more than money to make
a home. Ho glanced at his wife's face
as he buttered his last slice of bread.
1t was not that of the fair rosy bride
whom he had brought to the mills years
before, but at that moment he realized
that it vas far dcarer to him. for he
knew that she had given the bloom and
freshness of her youth to make his home
what it was. His daughters had her
rose leaf cheeks, his son shc had in
those days when, hardly knowing what
care meant, she had lived for him alone.
And new thought camo to him. who
was comforting her now when sho had
so much care" Was that not what lie
promised to do when he brought her
from her old home! He sighed as lie
thought how far he had drifted from
her while holding her in bondage equal
to Cui1eo's. Nay, he felt that her chains
were far more binding than any which
had over held the negro, and that his
obligations to her were so much the
greater.
Something called the children out
doors and MIR. Jarvis took his easy chair.
His wife came and stood beside him. L
fear you arc not we'll Donald or are you
displeased with me?'
lie drew her into his arms and told
her how her words had showed him
what manner ofmaD he was, and there
were words spoken that need not be
written, but from that day forth differ
ent man was proprietor of Jarvis mills.
and there was a brighter light in Mrs.
Jarvis eyes, for at last she had some
thing of her own, nor has she ever re.
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