The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-22
ES SEES PIANO.

If olly had piano
 Even as the wish rose, almost uncon- sciously, to her lips, Essie Trowbridge bushed deep crimson tint, and her shy eyes locked out half frightened from un- der her long lashes.
 "A piano ! "
 The death of sarcasm in John Trow- bridges voice justified the shrinking of his little daughter.in-law
 A piano Wouldn't you like dia- mond necklace or carriage with four horses? A piano! This IS one of the results of plain farmer marrying fine iady!"
 :" was not a fine lady when Harry married me, only hard working district school teacher,o said Essie, land he was kind and good, and never sneered at me because loved music and pictures, and -an-all the other pleasures had be- fore my father diedl"
 Well, there, there-dont cry," said the old man hastily. "I did not mean to hurt your feelings. Harry was"
 "But there the father choked, too for was not Harry his only child, the very idol of his old heart, lying in the church. yard, and the six months widow sobbing beside him2
 She rose softly from her seat, and cross- ing to where her father-in-law sa', said, gently:
 l will not try you again by extrava- gant desires l know how good you are to me, and will try to learn to be bet ter farmers grill"
 You are very good girl, very good girl" was the reply and it is only nat ural you should banker for what you've been brought up to having. But pianos cost hundreds of dollars, and have none to spare, Essie. can't get round the farm as Harry did, and have had him 10 lean upon so long that things go crooked enough without him !"
 Essie sighed, caressing the snowy hair, her shy, brown eyes full Of trouble. She knew that the farm was suffering for the master hand and eyes, lying folded for ever, and she longed to be of some use to the father she had promised to love and comfort
 But she was only twenty, city bred and reared in luxury. Just one year she taught district school after her father died a bankrupt. Then Harry Trow- bridge, the handsome, tender farmer, who met her in the country houses where She bosrded-round," told her his love and won the sweet pure hearts affection.
 Only few months after the wedding, when Essie was coDquering one by one !he difficulties of tarm housekeeping, Harry fell from hay-wagon and was fatally injured.
 In the few hours of life granted him, ms one desire was to keep his father and ais young wife together, to love and com tort each other. You will give Essie home when am gone he begged, when his father Dent over him.
 While have roof to cover me" vas the answer.
 You will not leave my father utterly childiessr" he whispered, when Essie put her cheek to his to hide the tears that would fall.
 will never leave him while my love Is any comfort" she answered. And in the first days of mourning these 'wo were an unutterable comfort to each other. But as time wore on they found many rough places in this life contract Each feit so soiemnly binding. John lrowbridge had profound contempt for all womankind who could not fill his own rough ideal. A woman who could churn, mnk, cook, care for poultry, keep a house snining, wash and iron, and keep in per- Iect, robust health withal, was woman saer his own heart. A starving mind, a aungry soul, were problems he had never 'eaiized as existing.
 1t fretted him when Essie, bravely sriving to do the work SO new in her ex- penence, would faint at her post. It 'oused his rough sarcasms when the day eiosed upon duties unperformed, when ofead was heavy and cooking imperfect.
 And Essie, hoping against hope to sfo~ stronger, made herself miserable in 'ae suppssition that she was a useless