The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-04-27

old eyes aud brain field of pleasure
never before explored. l had read my
bible and the newspapers all my life,
but never even knew tho names of
books, now my greatest treasures, till
Ruth thought 'roadng would be COM
pany' for mo. Little Ruth, even she
does not know the world she peoplcd for
me in her loving care for my loneliness.
When she was busy about her house
work, her baking, her washing and iron
ing, she left all the doors standing open,
that might still hear her CHEEKY voice
as she sang or talked to me. Then,
when all her work was done. she would
| put clean white apron over her black
dress and sit close beside me, stitching
busily on the household linen, while [
read aloud whatever had most pleased
me in my morning studies.
She devised little dainty dishes to
tempt me to eat; she put saucers Of
flowers on my table, that might cheat
myself into fancying | was ont doors, as
their perfume crept out on the air; she
assured me, pctted me, loved me, till
even my misfortunes seemed blessings
drawing us nearer together.
And when she was all the world to me,
all that saved mo from misery, John
n:ryo' it'Nou ne oSi'o nun mum lor hlS
",10' Io"I', I,''o 'Vi''oh mn ''c''u
Miitil iio stoo' poi?l1 li'o; yo"nb Snni.
ii s'iInStn, VIII i'iS ,l%'i''o I au tI
tacc eioMil8 Mi'n MAUI Ii',; "il,' ""n''u !"
r'ho " Ma, NY ono oi'''i"b' my 'i'S
noi1o o:,,i w. A4 ,1. Mr.,
| -. ), WIN y? /" 'i.o 'o., " SUT' NJ 4'"'
t '' p,,u ''t s,r,, Inna. H.. la wa n,,a
e1he i'u'll iron! mere p Itt 'oV ino Soo
%,". ai,'" s.,,i h i hi,
o'-r'ion' hioi'i i; ltl ,1, 1t
AL, i"hS mGu .i n,,1T p, W' h "'',
| husband, aud perhaps children, to take
her time and her love from me. But |
was not harsh. | did not turn this
sutor from my house, and bid him never
| speak to Ruth again, much MS | logged
to do it, worked more cautiously. |
Loft him IN from mo to Ruth and whom
he left her and she came tp me all rosv
| finishes TO tell me. with droopin" lids
| and moi ST ewes of hcr new hominrss |
worked mon her love and her sense Of
| dutv fiji She believed herself a monster
of nngratcfu wickcdncss to think of Icay.
ing me or taking any divided duty upon
her hands.
Iwcpt, asked her if she could face her
dead mother after deserving her helpless
| father pointed ont to her the unceas-
| ing round of wifcly duty that would keep
| her from my side. and proved to her that
the duties of wife and child must clash,
| if undertaken under such circumstances
| MS werc proposcd.
| The loving. fender heart Welded TO mo
and John was tcarfully dismissed.
Through the warm autllmninonths. when
the corn ripened and was garnored-
| -,
| A. ~ ~ t'' WIZ ''''" "'iu '"o ~
'I' ''''lk i''lo WIS increased ny inc price
:" ',o l4'"' i',"'ucc ""''i R'o" very
I'ntl 'l'' S'''"''',| one WIS ii"V S""'
i'" t nlW"yS 'n','H WORT ana " P'taS,
st ha ra ' luz, I "", '"u 'l '',U ,,''
LaarI ,'",,' w, w. '''' Nv 'L,6'
roa ,I, u -, 'l,'b','$ ''' '''i "I'N "I'
' wan , . I p""' ,, ~ NY " 1,n ~ ",
"o"r' o,o ',o' 'H,n "N''' ",',n''S "'
III" IN .Ln' ,a JI"' ,,;, ~ .ta,t ~,
frn,il 'n, "n "'N' WIN " " VI ~ "''
',''"' NV '''','''
For grew frotful and trying in tho@"
days. | wanted her to give MP woman
dearest hopes and sweetest affections,
and be the same suaShny Ruth she was
before my hand tore away h1 love
dreams. wanted lIrr to put away an
the loving tender ties ct wll"h""d and
'olh,'.i"''', "'IJ n'Hr Nv, n, ~ , oII
WV, ~ '' ,nI l''m a,h , ,ho ,dn,,I;aJ Will
n.''n n H"n G,r'' . aI, i0 tLon
S u,t'o rto '' ha ,,o hri"It h"r,r rirl
m I Wy ~ .;rnoI nnti;n , "' an Sn,Ln
WHY ,""n n '' ',oo,"t o;rli.I, y,rc;os u;,h
, T'I n,',," l" ,,,r,n,n,'oIia Iii
p ,t n"sn't TO
wv wv inter come in carly flat voor
| and hofnrn Christmas cyrrvthino WINS
rrnzcn mn ticht and fine cold was intense.
| We piled ND coal in tho stoves, listed
| dn,rs ord w;ndows fiat is Rut dill
,Lo m ",IL and I cniovcJ tbn rosnlt. bnt
tho " oar,o ", nuo ooii law ono EriIov
, ui,i" N; - soo,mcI no GOALS No E.tino
o " comomnr thc cold Children
s ss".o -, th" wo, 20 school that dov and
mono o fan r, riG and .tarE Iconinn
a mu,u t t%o fonccs Wood fro2o on the
taLlas ' Ask amvhodv in Maine if thnv
rcmemhcr That black Friday and see i
ao.iio -, a,."s vii nnt flI no tbor
t Fink Of tbc ljttlS scarIct.hoodcd figures
ir rl,,n 70 thc;r doors white md rigid
that had lifted rosy round cheeks for
kiss only few hours before.
On this cold Friday, Ruth hnried
through her work in the morning, max
ing nv room the warmcst place in the
bonse covering nv armchair with soft
woolens and moving it near the stove.
would have it face the window, for my
cl;mnse Of outdoor life was too precious
TO resign; but was not, as usual, near
y; ~ Co. 6 Pn,h said there MIGHT be n