The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-11-11

lisvs IN tbs bsst man alivss Did she kso'
anythIsg about Harry thst shs hsrsslf di
not knosf ~ thses snythiag for her Q
any body 70 knovi and va6 il possibl
that III he world ~ looking y hsr viz
pity, aware al shs knew not vhatf Wit
alI this, life began 70 bs moro Of burds'
70 her than even Nn. Bsardsley had be
} fore known hov 70 make H.
Bat when Harry came homo. blithe AMI
esy, and took her in bis arms, al be
douhls Asw V ths winds. and she ctis'
sgsis 70 thiak shs had bssn 70 wicked .
\ 70 selIsr then. And then Harry 10
preached her for being 20 hysssrical. ant
4 q thst she feared hs did think hs
getting silly and tiresome. and
cried % hard that a last she bad 10 60 Il
bed With sick hssdachs, and Har'
ry WENT 70 Tbs monthly concert alone, and
y Mrs. Beardslsy aftsrward remarked
goodness oaly knows Who be went home
With.
Hsrs, sitsr ssason Of depression thai
tasksd Ill Hrry's gocd.nsturA Tacy 70
solved thst she wonld not oondsscend "a
let MsA BsAsdslsy msddls with her hap
pinsss THAI. 10 short she would quarrel
With her II thas must b.; and she kept hsi
resolution BY dssying herself Whenever
Mrs. Bsardslsy camsin sight Of the wir.
dow. And then one day the houss that
Mrs. BsAsdsl4y lived in burned TO the
ground, aad Whist should Harry do bui
bring The woman home in his arms:
know she's . terror. hs said. but what
else IL there 10 do2 l
| Mrs. Beasdslsy fortunately did NOT hear
him, being entirely unconscious through
smoke and shonk. II WAS another Of the
occasions oi her dying and going to heav-
On. and she made Tacy tho object Of loud
feprosches for callipg her back Tacy'
who worked over Mrs. Bsardsley all the
more indsiatigably for being guiltily con-
scious Of not caring il her efforts proved
Intellectual.
When person hes really got through
with life and reached the other shore. it's
nothing but csueIty and cold curiosity
that calls them back through the deep
waters again, cried Mrs, Beardslsy. And
yos ought TO know we'll enough, Tacy
Beardley Il mean Havsrman. but some
how Harry is such frivilous. inconstant
sort OF husband that never feel as II
be soos husband, and your name always
seems to me to be Beardsley -you know
we'll enough that heaven isn't country
sosasiIy tsachsd BY everybody that. when
you do got there. you want to be dragged
out and knocked down in this way. II
you'd seen the visions I saw-the wings.
the faces, the golden streets. and all that
you'd feel just y I do. It's great
privilege and setting apart that I've bsen
Given 80 freely 10 understand my place.
and l should think, Tscy 'twould make
you give heed to your mother to know
To know you had an epileptic or . cats-
leptic it, with bright lights and colors
before Jour eyesi
You terrible child This is nothing short
Of blAsphsmyl Isuess I know where ]
went, and guessI was brought up to
know what heaven is like, and / tell you
went to heaven land that's where you will
never 80 while you throw SO much doubt
upon the place. nor Harry Haverman eth
OF, unless be mends his waysl And ct
that Harry III the next room roared 90
heartily that the interrupted sersph r.
fused TO speak 70 him ia his own house
Tor several days.
Poor Harry had now little other cause |
10 laugh; for, u the days went on and
Mn. Bsardslsy's pleasant converse with
shem, and Tacy listened and brooded. he
grew aware from day to day Of his wife's
Eyes following him with.s strange, doggcd
questioning in them that gave bis true
heart perpetual unrest. 10 cap tho rest,
bic business became seriously involved,
md he had not dollar Of income. and
~ forced 70 cut short TAcy's usual a.
owsnce.
It's no more than expected, said Mrs
looking at TAcy's old winter
nit the low state Of family finances hav
ng continued good vhile-to see you
yoing 80 shabby. I must ~ il looks sus-
,icious. A husband who loves his wife
ssnts to see her looking her best, wants
o see her we'll dressed, and takes his
pleasure IN 1t. and raises the money BY
look or BY crook to bring II about And
vhen he doesn't. then you may be sure be
) inst . indifferent to her ~ be il to tho
vind that blows. Aaron always wanted
on to be we'll dressed. but / must sAy Har-
J never seems TO know what you have
y. Men don't stint the women they love.
nd thst's-A fact
I don't know Why this was the list
Eraw iD The camels burden. but TAcyl
roks dosn while Mrs. Beardaly W. talk
,g, cried 10 torrents. and bad 70 b. sar-
ed sorssnaing 70 bed. With Mrs. Boards.
y In her element making other people
N fos hot sAtAr. and towels, sad hot
aad oatnip teA snd vhat
OF.
He's driving hsr nsd that's what hs's
osei cried this virtuous woman to whom
! hsd given home.
Harry came home in the midst Oft.
God at his wifs's door three minutes. |