The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-05-24

under twenty, they both thought it best
for him to continue and accept the
prOfered salary.
The Thurber farm had, to one who
could appreciate the beauties of land
scape and almost everything attractive
in nature, more than ordinary attrac-
tons. 1t was located at the southeast
erly foot of a mountain whose local
name was Grey Beard. The rear of the
farm indeed extended part way up the
slope OF the mountain, but this was only
the woodland part of the farm. The
road ran along to the eastward of the
house, extending up long but not diff
cult hill, the top of which was crowned
with wood and timber. Directly in
front otthc house, some forty or fifty
rods distant, was a large beautiful
pond, and across the garden on the
sOuthwesterly side of the house ran
small brook of clear soft water, fed by
never failing springs in the woodland
part of the farm. In front of the house
was the principal field. of the farm.
This was broad plain gently sloping
toward the pond and containing from
fifteen to twenty acres, with scarcely a
stone or foot of waste space upon it.
There were beside the long pasture two
or three smaller Enclosures alternately
used for tillage or pasturage. The house
was a rOomy old fashioned farm house,
such as is seen everywhere in New En-
gland, and needs no further description.
The barns and outbUildings were rOOmy
and good, but, like the house, somewhat
out Of repair. But the last years sal
airy as teacher would more than pay for
all necessary improvements.
During the last year prior to the
marriage of Julia and Caleb. the great
banking house of ThalgOnburg & Hurl-
burt had failed and gone into bank
ruptcy, and this quite TecOnciled Mrs.
Thurber to the choice of Julia. But be-
fore many years were passed other
houses failed. One of those periodical
returns of disaster to trade and business
closed up many establishments once
thought firm as the hills, and that to
which Alfred belonged was one of them.
Both Alfred and Lucy's husband were
reduced almost to penury. TWAS hard
for their wives to give up the style in
which they had lived. Alfred was
obliged to accept some position in
manufacturing establishment to keep
himself and family from starvation.
Lucy's husband for time managed to
keep up the extravaganza of his house
hold, which was quite a mystery, as no
one knew of his having any visible
source of income. But the secret at
length came out. He had become a
cOunterfeiter and a fOrger, and to escape
the penalties of the law was compelled
to flee the country, and Lucy was left
to her choice between the poor-hoUse
and her fathers house, and to this,
broken hearted, she came with her two
children.
Alfred no longer came to ThOrnville
in a carriage with n span and driver.
Thin and care-wOrn with uncOngenial
toll, and worse than all a thousand
times, with the complaints and re-
prOaches of a wife whom he could no
longer support in extravaganza and
fashion, and who, in consequence,
showed him too plainly that she really
never knew or felt for him that love
which alone can be a mans sOlace in
the hour of trial and adversely.
s'Ah,' said he to Caleb one day, as
he came to the old home, now almost
paradise of comfort and thrift, ''what
a fool have l been to be allured from
real comfort and a life worth having,
to become a slave in the city"
Come out now. The farm is large
enough for you and ME, too" said
Caleb. 1 find more, yes, twice as
much as l can do wen myself with all
the help of my wife, and she is a jewel
to me. Come, and you shall have just
as much land as you can manage in
welcome"
"Caleb, it can not be; my wife would
rather die than leave the city, and SO l
must stay and 90 the daily treadmill
round for my daily bread and place to
lay my head, and that none of the best
or happiest."
Caleb would have been willing to
have Julia's father and mother return
to the old farm and live with them, fol
their means of subsistence had well
nigh run out, but Julia herself objected.
She knew the temper and disposition Of
her mother too well to have her with
her, though she was perfectly willing to
support them where they were.
4 prefer said Julia to Caleb, ''to
bring up our children without any in
reference, and you know grandparents
are often disposed to interfere in behalf
of their grandchildren to their disad-
vantage. We can make them just as
comfortable where they are. ''-MGsSa-
ch5esetts Ploughnaan.