The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-05-18

Anu tney Hau Deen luSt Six weeks
married, these two.
Pretty Sally Masters and Will Gray
were poor people; he was farmer, and
she had worked in factory in Lynn.
1t was like new life to her to get
out into the sweet country, but she knew
nothing at all about farm work and
cared less; it was all knew to her, and
at first was very hard.
Then she had a quick temper and a
quick tongue, and Will was the only
son OF widow and had always had his
own way.
His mother was dead when he mar
rried Sally, or he could not have
brought q wife home to the lonely
farm, for it would not support three
people as yet, though Will worked hard
to make it pay; and the year before he
had received five hundred dollars from
q railroad company for the right to run
their road straight through his front
yard.
This seemed fortune to Will, and
he thought very little of the road being
only few rods from his door, in com.
parison with the money which enabled
him to buy wood-lot bordering on his
farm and q piece of meadow on the
other side.
But when Sally came there she COM
planned good deal OF the noise til,
engines made, ard scolded to tEink The
wagon never could come up to the door;
for the was afraid to cross the track in
II, and the harn lay on the other side OF
both road and railway.
However, thing thot can't be cured
must be endured, so she set herself to
he endurance.
But butter making and cooking were
troubles to her, and to-day Will had
grumbled at the specks in the butter,
and pushed his plate away at breakfast
because the buckwheat cakes were sour.
Sally had been afraid they would freeze
in the pantry, so she set them on the
shelf above the stove, and they were
spoiled.
How she wished that she had had a
home and mother to teach her home
duties, instead of being an orphan ever
since she could remember and working
80 many years in q faoto!y.
Rut win never thought of that he |
fancied woman knew housework if |
she did not know anything else, and he |
had to take long drive today and |
should miss the good breakfast he really |
needed, and he felt very cross.
He pushed his chair back and said:
~ can't eat those things"
every we'll, you don't need to +"
Sally, who was just ready to
cry, but would not show it for the
world.
81 had ought to have some breakfast
20 go thirty miles on, and Pm goin' over
% Mystic to day"
81 hope n trust you'll get somethin'
you can eat over there. / s'pose 'Phrony
Knows how to make good things"
I" 1 bet she does !" said Will, emphat.
cally.
Now 'Phrony was q pretty, bright,
capable girl, Wills own cousin, and he
lad never thought of marrying her.
'he was just like his sister, for till very
ately Uncle Dan had lived on the next
arm. and the children had always
layed together
But Sally had met Sophronia before
md after her own marriage, and in her
oolish heart had grown jealous of her
'eauty and capacity to do all kinds of
ONE work.
This morning the mention OF Mystic.
he village where Uncle Dan lived now,
7as the drop too much.
Sally's face famed and her eyes grew
ark.
"Perhaps you'd better stay to Mystic
'hen you get there, SEEM things amt
0 your likin' herel" she said, with bit
er emphasis.
"Mabbe had, if you can't learn how (
Q cook vittles halfway decent" was
Wills spiteful response.
"Tm sure I don't careW she an.
wered.
"Well, 1 dono as ! do" ne replied,
nd walked across to the barn.
Sally was so angry that she flew round
be kitchen as if she stepped on air; ]
ne was in one OF those RACES that
kalt the body with the passion of the
lind, and make any action easy while t
1e inner temper lasts.
1t seemed to her as if she heard in
er own ears the boiling of her rage '
no certainly did not hear outdoor
ounds at all; it was accidental that in I
topping past the window she saw Will g
rive off down the hard road without so
luch as looking back to his hcme. She '
ad not heard the sleigh bells a6 all. 6
If some one else had been there for
er to talk to, probably she would have
ooled down sooner; speech is a safety {
alve many times to an oyerburdened !
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