Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-08-25

flesh is heir to, the peevish sel6shness of
her disposition had in no wise improved,
and jules best efforts were scantily
crowned with success. Indeed. so un-
kind were the criticisms sometimes
made, and so ungracious the reception
of the most painstaking attentions, that
poor jules eyes were often red with
the little "weeps" she wept; but she
kept up COOL heart for Johns sake, and
shut her lips tightly that no rebellious
word might escape. and kept on trying
and trying, thus keeping purpose
steady and clear before her, and driving
out the little devils of regret that spring
up, and follow unguarded steps to tor
4" will do my best TO make mother
comfortable she would say. 81 said
would. and | viii not give it up
One cold night, after the bows had
gone TO bed, Julie sat for some time,
her chin resting on the palm of her
hand, her elbow on the table, and her
eyes fixed on vacancy. At last she
spoke: ia
"John! I've been thinking about
moving mother down stairs; what do
you think? It's hard for her to get up
and down stairs, and she does no: like
to be left alone much; she likes to know
what is going on" 'ri p seEsh 4
!" Goodness! julie! Down stairs!
Why, where would you put her?'' S
John was so much astonished that he
spoke in short gasps faliaAF as
Il thought would fix up the par
Tor for a family sitting-room, and
give mother the bedroom off 1.-THE
room is quite large, and she could be
alone, or with the rest of us, as she
pleased" -.4t,
" But the parlor is the pride of Your
heart, Julier' demonstrated John, still
too much astonished to say much
Mrs. Young sighed, softly. eyes.
do like to have my parlor nice, OF courses.
but after all it does me but little good,
for coal is so high, can't afford to have
it warm all the time, and so when any
body comes, they have to come into the
slttlng-room any way, and so thought"
with Just a little culver in the clear
voice, THAT we might save one fire by
bringing mother down, and make her
| much more comfortable. :" ~ f>
And so the matter was settled, and
the very next day the plan was put into
operation. 1lvr foIG-a,e F.
The parlor carpet, the only Brussels
the house afforded, was taken up and
packed tenderly away, and bran new
rag one was brought forth from the
store-room, where it had been placed to
await spring and the nice, clean sitting
room, and placed on the floor. The
best table was covered in an old bed
quilt and carried tenderly to the garnet,
and more substantial and useful mem
Der OF the same family was brought into
service. Things were changed and ar
ranged, till at last almost everything
was ready. Then grandmother was
enticed into the kitchen under some
pretext, and her pet chair, bed, bureau
and general belongings were transposed
and fitted into new places. -
George lighted'a fire in the big self
feeding stove, and Jim reappeared from
the mill with little bench, which he
had covered with some pieces of carpet
for grandma's feet.
When the room was warm and every-.
thing looked just as cosy and comforts
bic as possible, old Mrs. Young was
brought in to inspect the room-having
been kept in profound ignorance of what
was going on. .,..
"Well, do say" was her first ex-
clamation, "you might have waited till
L was dead and gone before you took
my chair away from me, Julia Young,
or at least have asked for it, instead of
swapping it out of my room when my
back was turned"
Why, mother, you don't understand;
this is to be our sitting-room, and see
here! this is your BEDROOM opening
the door and disclosing the neat, cheer
tul room, with its inviting-looking bed.
. on are to sit here in your own easy
chair whenever you like. and when YOU
are tired you can. 90 in here, and be
quiet and by yourself. 1T will be nice
and warm, for have had the pipe put
through SO you might be more comfort
able"
For moment the old lady was
speechless The immensity of the sac
rifice appealed to her hofnely, wifely
thrift as few things could have done.
The tears stood in her sharp eyes as she
held out her hand to her daughter.
"Julia, she faltered, "you are good
girl, and that's q fact, and I'm cross
old woman; but IN try and not both
er you more than | can help. You have
given up your best room for me, and /
shan't forget it, for it's more than 1
would have done when was young for
any human creature" .-< ,, .,,+ = 4
This was a wonderful concession, and
Julia was more than repaid; for had she
not, after all these years, at last found
the way to that heart which she had so
long striven TO soften and comfort2
1t was a pleasant evening. Every
body was happy. John looked at his
wife smiling face, and smiled too. and
then to his mother, sitting in the COSY
corner, looking more peaceful and con-
tent than he had seen her for years; and
a feeling of thankfulness, that was like
a prayer, went up from his heart, and
every trace of care smoothed itself of
his face, and hope. and trust, and love,
shone there instead.
1t was not long before the neighbors
heard OF the "queer doings'' up at :. tie
Youngs, and so after week. friends
began to drop in to see about it; for that
q woman should actually give up her
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