Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-03-16

won her, and he lot Johnny play horse
with his boot, and there was contents
ed, rich expression on his face that his
wife couldn't help wondering what
hal made such a change 10 him,
Ths next morning the crazy old rig
was called out again, and tho soft
blanket placed 10 II, and John Jones
took the lines In bis emaciated hands
and drove of In the same direction be
did the day before, When hc return
cd he was accompanied hy q broad
shouldered, good looking German girl
whom he introduced ~ our girl.'
She looked with alnazement upon
'our girl ane then stared at John.
lie soon explained things to her sa'ls'
faction,
The upshot of the matter Is, Jane
that I've abuSed You long enough :
the Lord helpir' me I'll never see you
make slave o yourselfagin, II is o
burnin' shame Tor a great lout like
me TO expect frail little body like you
to be n man, an dog an wife an moth
or an niger, m me savin' an hoardin'
up money and means to leave TO the
Lord knows who, beg your pardon
Jane an now you'll tell this girl
Barbara Grootxe, how you want things
done, and let her take your place and
work in your stead, and You will
| live hereafter like human mans wife
ought to.
BY the time this speech was made
the poor weak fellow was blubbering
Ike. Poor little surprised wife She
flew to his neck and laid her head
on his bosom, and cried like baby MS
she said John Jones you darling.
Not bit Of a darlin' just an old
bear regular old heather, to sacrifice
the best little woman under the sun,
inch by inch, the way that's been goin'
on for years, snffed he, as he fhmbled
over her face in an aimlcss loving
way.
Then 'our girl Barbara. went into
Jane Jones harness, and it fitted her
to a fraction.
Now we've turned over II new leaf
60 and dress up, Jenny, bless you said
the new convert.
So, with the memory Of Lang Syne
warming her heart, Jane unearthed
her wedding dress in the afternoon,
and put it on, with pretty old fashion
collar and brushed out her nut brown
hair that once upon time carried
beautifully. Perhaps she felt foolish
and girlsh, and out OF her sphere, but
she looked sweet enough to make up
for all discrepancies. '..
She sat sewing, putting n new band
on Ruby's new shirt, when the child
rem came home from school. Her
back was turned to the door. Tom
came to n dead halt as he stepped on
the sill, and then ran around TO the
lane to find bis mother. No mother
there, but the smiling pink faced Ger
mau girl who was pairing potatoes to
bake for supper - 80 E5"
Tom bawled, is mother dead :? o,
I want my mother, and circled around
the house and peeped ip shyly with
wet eyes. I'.. fa! '>
Was that lady in soft gray merino
dress, wearing an embroidered collar
and gold ear drops his mother 7 Sarly
It was sparkling over and saying, is
this your mother? Why, where have
YOU been ild .|In' .5tayE -.
Oh, ma, said Tom, holding her
around the neck as though she might
fit away the next minute; ; why where
did you 60 and when did you get
back Is I"oH| III 'G.E W..
Poor little ones, how proud they
were of the household drudge in her
new and beautiful transformation.
b. But this is pot all. Before the, first
cold blast of winter came, steps we've
taken to save and tighten labor of the
feminine portion ofthe farmers house
hold. An addition was built to the
house, new sidings were put on
and painted white. New windows
were added, and green blinds and
spoutings aud a big cis.ern close to the
kitchen door, and wide long roomy
pcarch Closets were put in all the rooms
the old, verminy bedsteads split up
and used for kindlings ; new chairs
were bought, including new rocking
and sewing chair for mother; a new
sewing machine, tina. was a love OF a
friend; the doorway was cpaled in
and be calves and colts kept where
they belonged (; and evergreen trees
and fIoweriny shrubbery, and rose