The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-08-24

Tor coal IS so nigh, can afford to have
1t warm all the time, and so when any
body comes, they have to come into the
sitting-room any way. and SO / thought
with just little CULVER in the clear
voice, I" that we might save one fire by
bringing mother down, and make her
much more comfortable"
And so the matter was settled. and
the very next day the plan was put into
operation
The parIor 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 1t 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 menu
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 lifted into new places.
George lighted a fire in the big self
l feeding stove, and Jim reappeared from
I
( had covered with some pieces of carpet
/ for grandma feet.
When the room was warm and every
thing looked just as cosy and eomforta-
BILE as possible, old Mrs. Young was
brought in to inspect the room-having
been kept in profound ignorance of what
| was going OH.
'fWell. 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 dom understand;
I this is to be our sitting-roOms and see
here! This is your bedroom" opening
/ the door and disclosing the neat, cheer
/ full room, with its inviting looking bed.
You are to sit here in yotr own easy
chair whenever you like, and when you
are tired you can 60 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 a moment the old lady was
| speechless. The immensely of the sac
rifice appealed to her homely, 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 a fact, and Pm a cross
old woman; but I'll try and not both
er you more than can help. You have
1 given up your best room for me, and |
! shan't forget it, for it's more than
would have done when l was young for
any human creature
| 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 comfort?
! 1t was pleasant evening. Every
/ body was happy. John looked at his
wife's 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
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 g the
! YOungs," and so after a week, friends
/ began to drop in to see about it; for that
a woman should actually give up her
! parlor, and take to living in the best
! room, was almost beyond belief, and ne
I quired the evidence of ones own eyes.
/ One evening, just after the bright
1 Students lamp had been lighted, and
| John had begun to read the weekly pa
per aloud, while his mother knit, and
! his wife busted herself with some fancy
! work, there came double knock at the
door, and Mr. and Mrs. Tucker came in.
How do you do! Miss Young said
the caller, shaking hands, first with one
lady then with the other, II heard YOU
were moved in your front room; but
lOr! just thought, Ike as not, 'twasn't
so; you can't believe all YOU hear, no
way; but l see it was so this time-you
do look awful nice! jed 10 her hus.
band, don't Mss Young look just kind
er stylish hereP'
''Well, yes. answered Jed, 81 think
she does, Twas so bright here" he
continued, turning to his host, and
frowning little, as though he felt it his
painful duty to demonstrate, twas SC
bright here, as we come up, that we
didn't know, Sarah and ME didn't, brit
you had partyn'
Our lamp does give a nice light, but
1t is so much pleasanter: and as John
likes to read, we think it is better tC
[ u
one," explained Julia.
What are You making?" inquired
Mrs. Tucker, whose sharp eyes had de-
tected the work basket, with its bright
colors.
"Only little table-cover for moth
er's ble-stand," said Mrs. Young.
"But don't you think that is a sinful
waste of timer" persisted Mrs. Tucker,
with piouS raising of her watery eyes.
Where are your hoys?'' inquired
Mrs. Young, not appearing to hear the
question.
Mr.. fuckers face darkened, and Mrs.
Tucker settled into a pucker of an
noyance.
/" They're in the street, said he with
some warmth; 81 don't know what
am going to do with them boysi I've
trounced them again and again, but il
don't seem to do no good they viii run
TO every show in town. Every night as
soon as they git their supper, they re
of somewhere, instead of staying
home"
"You asked me about my work, .
said Julia, turning to Mrs. Tucker
gently. &" Let me show it to you-see,
here is a bird, here a dog, and here is a
bunch of cherries. Now let me tell you
I now We Hldudge- 4hS piece Oh clOtu Is
a piece of my old circular cloak, and
these things 1 am sewing on, George
draws off on paper and Jim cuts them
\ in flannel and l sew them on. You
know, my George is quite an artist, and
he designs, while Jim and l carry out
his ideas.
Nov heBe are these cherries; Jim.
( mie cut them out of piece of red cloth
4 / had and Gcorrre drew the leaves and
Jimmie cut them out of this piece OF
+ green cashmere that was left of my
dress. This is what we call family
! tahln-cnNnr and We oil holm mole It