Connecticut western news., 1885-01-14

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 "Your advice is good, George, and I will take it to please you, if for no other reason. But you know what true little woman Lily is"
 "Yes. indeed" answered Herbert. "She is the best little girl in the world"
 He did not add that Lily was but a re- fection of Charles, and that sons-in-law are not daughters.
 The papers were drawn up, signed and sealed in due time, and MT. Filing ton gave them to his son to put away. The Ellington house was very pleasant and roomy. It was one of the owners hobbies not to have one room singled out to be set apart for visitors and never made any other use of. He wanted to have every room nicely furnished and inviting. He had passion for flowers, and go where you would through the house during the many years of his ex- perience as @ householder, stands of plants would give you silent welcome from the windows.
 For a time, after the transfer was made. all continued pleasant, and the new arrangement worked we'll. One day, about six months after the change, MT. Ellington was reading the daily paper in the east room. It was about five o'clock in the afternoon, and the free dom from sunlight made it seem a cool and inviting retreat.
 Young Story had come to tea earlier than usual, and was sitting beside Lily on the vine-shaded veranda. He broke the silence which lasted some minutes by saying:
 Lily, what say you to having the east room refurnished and shut up, un. less when we have company.
 "Why, Charlie, papa never would have room shut ur. He says it makes it seem so stiff and formal. We'll have the furniture changed, if you are tired of it, and we'll enjoy it ourselves"
 " You must remember Lily. that am the head of the house now; and I wish to have parIor. Another thing you can please me in. Ask your father to choose some other place to read his paper.
 Ly7 looked at her husband in sur priss; but there was no mistaking his meaning. She saw he meant what he said, and she had learned that she must yield the point in any difference of opinion, or she would feel barrier of icy coldness between Charles and herself for days after. That was his mode of punishment, and her tender little heart could not bear it. So the Eext morning she went to her father, and threaded her fingers through his white hair. Suddenly she bent and kissed him, and said, hesitatingIy:
 "Papa, Charles wants to have the east room reftted and set apart for company. Are you willing ?'
 MT. Ellington looked into her troubled blue eyes moment. then said:
 "Do you want it done, Lily?"
 Mot 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 MT. Ellington was caught ill a 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? ?'
 "I think it was father"
 "Will you tell him to wipe his feet when he comes in2 He must think our house is pig-sty."
 "My son" answered quiet voice, "I 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 MT. Ellington's presence it the room. He preferred that Lily should be the go-between. He strode off sulkily.
 Lily's sweet face began to wear trou- bled look. 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 a keen heart pain to see her Charlie so in- creasingly disagreeable to him. MT. Ellington made no sign. He was calm and courteous, and seemed to take all in good part, even to have the coarse l est portions of the food placed on g plate, and having it pushed to him witt . an air as though the task of helping
 him was irksome.
 , One morning at the breakfast-table l Charles said to his wife: } "Lily, hear that it is not healthy to f have so many plants in room. want
 you to have this trash removed. Flow. B CTS are no good any way, except to . shut out the light.
 Lily's eyes filed with tears, but witt strong effort she kept them back. Sh'
 loved her flowers as though they hal been children. It Was an inherited taste and had grown with her growth. M, D Ellington was a silent witness of he emotion. He knew that her wifely self :, abnegation was so complete that he
 flowers would be banished if Charle , wished it; but he said nothing. That evening the old man was seate , in front of the blazing grate-fre, appar o ently seeing visions in the crumblin
 masses of coal Charles came in an ,, said, insolently:
 mCan't yon give the rest of us some (