Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-02-28
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Humph !" And Sans chair 1t bacl
from table, and he went out 10 shurry
Now If he only bad stopped thinI
that sometimes womal real, leeds ,
little petting. and if sh . iss Vie un
reasonable 1t is best TO pass hy-il
short, II he had only stepped I fthinl
that women do have nelves " * h mer
do not-owing doubtless, to t.s out
DOORS life-be would Just has kisse,
and c0sseted her, and that wol hav,
brought back the sunshine.
The snow blew SO that Sam aald'n
stay out to work and hs SOON ane In
Such days were always hai q Will
delight by Mabel and rrot-- ie day
when "fa@her was in the house for B,
was busy farmer and the vsning
were all the time he hasliE tt s0use
He cast . glance at Ms,bei'sf 4 sas b,
entered, but she never raised q eye
and kept about her work, ueiD, the ut
moot self control to keep ssos0l Ynr
Sam sat down by the windo from
which the frost had nearly thai as, AMI
began to whistle softly to hinas II cav
ing ct length aar
"HOw much longer IL this g pi,g 4.
last Mabel, I've got about sic IL ii
Let's Kiss and make up!,
But. Sam looked laughing asTro
called it.; and treated the affs lras 8,
silly that Mabel wouldn'sgo ne lrlim
but went out into the sink-roou nth
out q word. ~
Sam snatched his hat and ssi( I: sIu
go to the woods choppingI ! swon'
stay herev' and before she kne lit b,
bad gone, and without kiH- Ing b hood
by for the fret time in their 4rriet
life.
Looking disconsolatelv out 4 th.
window, she saw him strid n,
through the field, his axe o 4 hi,
shoulder and his head bent hef 4 tn,
wind which was full of crow.
She sat down then and had Rr cry
out but 1t was nearly time to ! dia
ner when she stopped sohbinia She
bathed her swollen eyes and fa Or
ranged her hair, and prepared 4 din
ner dishing 1t neatly for Mabe Ras !
good housekeeper, and p aced II b the
warm oven, while she went to tt Twin
dow to watch for Sam. The snok Law
piled In great drifts. antl the q Z wa,
full Of 1t. She couldn't see thei iroa+
now, 1t was completely smooth keep
where the drifts crossed it IN heres
welts. which to her excited fancs fook,
ed like burial mounds!
TrOt had stopped playing and ps.sset
closely to her mother'ss ide at tt Twin
dow, peerfng out into be W erlius
snow They stood there longEtfms
till Frot said softlyi Il
"Mother why don't papa oonn it,
two o'clock and I'm 30 hungry, !.
He will come now in few Il, .aptx
Of course, and you will want TO E at!ip
ner with him."
But the clock struck three. al stil
he didn't come; while bach, vsgry
looking clouds loomed out of ihs vest
and it seemed as though the W ia In
creased in violence every NJ ment
Mabel turned from the window witt
pale face and compressed lips ant said
"Trottie. I'm going to find you faith
er; you stay right here end keepll goo,
hot fire. and don't you be afraid
She was slipping off her shoes as sh,
spoke. and putting on her rubber ooois
she thought, as she took them IN be
hand how Sam had brought then horn
to her one day so she could come CD il
the woods where he was WORKING aul
of how she had laughed at the little ia
side soles of cork just like his, and TIo
had named them mothers eoldeI
Shoes" Choking back q sob sha tie'
on her fur cap, and pulling OF her NIT
tens she kissed Trot good by and wen
out. The wind tossed her as thongI
she were feather at first; but fading
she coplap't bury, she moved slowly
balancing herself ArmlY 6rst or pp
foot then the other. When she resehe,
those ghastly -lnoking drifts she SILVER
ed az she put her foot down, hall ex
pecting she might find Sam at tn. bot
tom of them.
How everything came back to her a
che struggled on against the wine; sI
the teDder-loving things he was away
doing for her. How she hated hsrsel
as she thought pAt THAT, for hsr h
would be safe at home.
She reached the top Of the hi!i ant
stopped an instant to see where tb
road was she could see the gate vhicl
opened into the field beyond, hnj IN,
snow had completely hidden ths roat
from sight. The wind tossed aud huf
feted her until it seemed to Der tha
she went back ward instead OF forward
but she pressed blindly on hes fee
sinking deeper at each step tn sh
could hardly tget strength enough Il
lift them. She struggled through tn,
gate, few steps beyond it, and came t,
. big drift over which 1t seemed inp0s
sible to pass. but she made the at.smp
only to fall face down ward in the snow "
While she was trying to rise. she fel
some one lifting her and heard SAM
welcome voice crying:
..Why Mabel! what is the MISTER a
home 2"
20, Sam thought you were dead =
well. I'm not but I'm afraid 20,
will be-" and picking her up az though
she had been q baby, he trsmpe,
through the snow towards home. Moth
ing was said till Mabel was removing
her clothes by the Ire, and Sam said:
"What on earth sent you out thi
awful day!"
g. thought you were dead. ant
you never kissed me good-by !"
Sam took her upon his knee and SAID
tenderly.
"Well. dear; I hadn't been up in tn,
woods an hour this morning before
ought to have been ashamed of mysel
and was coming right back to tell yol
so, when one of the French choppers
on the timber lot came over to me, say
ing be heard my axe. and so be cam
after qle to 60 down to the shanty anG
zee one of the men who is sick. I stait
there working over Linn until nearl.
three l might have known you woulC
have beeu AnxiOua
The early twilight was closing in a!
the husband aud wife sat together b.
the fire. thinking If their little famil,
circle remained unbroken, all Othe
trials could be patiently borne, whel
Trot put an end to sentiment by ex
claiming.
Pm just about starved Are we eve
going I'd have dip4er2n
And Mabel, with y happy little laugl
put the dried up dinner upon the table
round which they all gathered will
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