News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-02-05

looked at her husband in sur
prise; but there was no mistaking hi.
meaning. She saw he meant what ht
said, and she had learned that she mus
yield the point in any difference o.
opinion, or she would feel barrier oil
icy GOODNESS between Charles and herself
for days after. That was his mode oi
| punishment, and her tender little heart
could not bear it. So the rext morning
she went to her father, and threaded
her fingers through his white hair.
| Suddenly she bent and kissed him, and
said. hesitatingly:
"Papa, Charles wants to have the east
room reitted and set apart for company.
Are you willing ?"
Mr.. Ellington looked into her troubled
blue eyes moment. then said ::
"Do you want it done, Lily?"
"Not for myself, father but if it will
please Charles"
Enough said, dear. The old man
must read his paper somewhere else"
The kind eyes resting on her face de-
tected the shade of sadness upon it and he
said:
"Never mind me, little girl, if Char
les wishes it, it's all right"
So the change was made.
The next week Mr.. Ellington was
caught in sudden shower. In hurry
ing to escape from thorough drenching
he left his foot prints on the clean
veranda. When Charles came in he
looked decidedly cross. He said sharply.
"Lily, who was out last ?"
ST think it was father"
"Will you tell him to wipe his feet
when he comes in? He must think our
house is pig-sty."
"My son" answered quiet voice, 81
should be more careful. You will not
need to complain again"
The young man did not vouchsafe to
answer, though he would not have spoken
SO sharply had he noticed Mr.. Ellington's
presence it the room. lie preferred that
Lily should be the go-between. He
strobe off sulk1ly.
Lily's sweet face began to wear trou-
4,.4 s.-tl 4e,eri- She worshiped her husband,
and would fulfil his slightest wish,
though it tortured her; but her heart
was loyal to her father, and she felt
keen heart pain to see her Charlie so in
creasingly disagreeable to him.
Mr.. Ellington made no sign. He was
calm and courteous, and seemed to take
all in good part, even to have the coarse
est portions of the food placed on a
plato, and having it pushed to him with
an air as though the task of helping
| him was irksome.
One morning at the breakfast table
Charles said to his wife:
"Lily, hear that it is not healthy to
have SO many plants in room. want
you to have this trash removed. Flow
ers are no good any way, except to
shut out the light"
LiIy's eyes flied with tears, but with
strong effort she kept them back. She
loved her flowers as though they had
been children. It was an inherited taste,
and had grown with her growth. Mr..
| Ellington was o silent witness of her
emotion. He knew that her wifely self
abnegation was SO complete that her
flowers would be banished if Charles
wished it; but he said nothing.
That evening the old man was seated
in front of the blazing grate-fre, appar-
emily seeing visions in the crumbling
masses of coal. Charles came in and
said, insolently:
"Can't you give the rest of us some of
the heat 2"
Certainly, my son, did not think
was keeping it from you;" and he moved
to one side and continued his medita-
tions. After time he said: "Charles,
will you get those papers for me2 1
think of making little alteration in
! Them"
| The young man went for them with
| alacritv. Perhaps the old gentleman
had more property than he thought.
The idea was pleasant to him.
Mr.. Ellington broke the seal and read
the document carefully through. Then
he cast it into the blazing CRATE. 1t
nAS up into a fierce blaze for few
then smoldered into ashes.
Charles started forward with an excla-
nation of anger. Mr.. Ellington rose
from his seat, and the old man and the
youth faced each other. In the presence
of Mr.. Ellington's quiet dignity, Charles S
anger soon died out.
'Son-in-law, I have learned lesson
in my old age. find the part of enter
tainer is more fitting for me than to be
dependent. / have discovered that fail
Ing powers of body must have money to
supplement them, to call forth the re-
spect due to silvered head. Let by
cones be bygones. l hope you and Lily
will be my true children again from this
time. All that my house and purse can
offer is welcome to you as my guests.
He seated himself and resumed his
meditations. Charles had the good
sense to see that it was useless to storm,
30 he accepted the situation quietly.
From this time all was harmony. Poor
little Lily bloomed out again into her
former brightness, for the demon of ava
rice which had held her husbands good
qualities in allegiance was crushed by her
fathers timely interference.
After time baby boy was added to
the household. The sturdy little rogue
was named for his grandfather, and grew
into his ardent admirer, and love became
the ruling spirit within their household.
L1vELY.-Things were made rather
lively in the San Francisco Post Office a
! week or so ago by the escape OF num-
Der of bees from a package which was
! received in the mail.
CANADA 10 suffering severely from diphtheris.