The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-04-10

What Is the matter with the children, Norah?"
 Why. You see is mrSilf is aither washing and thin scrubhing me kitchen tiure and now Masther Johnny and the little sister has me work all destroyed again
 How did mother manage
 Sorra bit 0 me knows, only she mostly kept them busy near herself But yr see, since shes been sick let them have their will in the kitchen
 We'll. Norah, will see what can do am sorry they annoyed you, said Hetty. much affected that the over worked girl should have So spared them during the last weeks of trial
 Why did you trouble Norah child renE said Hetty. a> she reached the of fcnders
 Me didn't trouble, Johnny never trouble, put in baby Madsc steutly for in her eyes Johnny deserved a cham pion; mo were going to play take my dolli,s out a-riding and Johnny said, Let's take Norah wa>h-heueh and turn it upside down tor d carriage, and call Fido ill and hitch him to II with the clothe>-hne for d horse, and We were just having nice tlnlr when \orah came
 Il don't care fido i> u good dog if Norah did call him dirty brute, and say he made mud-traeks all over her old kitchen. contributed Johnny
 Fdo Is good dog, but his place k around the barn and not in Norahs kitchen. But We will say no more about it now was llettN' reply. whose 1 quick sense of the ludicrouS made IL al most impossible not te laugh at the <! complae"ncy ot these Juvenile aggr,S. SOrs
 No wonder Norah was in despair , But Netty had been in despalring frame of mind herself. in fact, had i stolen away, while her mother slept. to l have good cry all to herself when ] Norah called And now, how was the i burden lightenrd2 She had been l obliged to he-tr herself and action had l called ott her mind from breeding oyer ] her troubles Here was her work Her i mother was laid aside Sc far as i'll her l lay she must take that mothers place 1 Well was il for lletty that her heart had not been embittered or impoverished in l the past. else would the check given her eager craving for higher literary attain nents have been unhcarablc ] She had thought. but not aloud 1 W hen stuart comes he shall tnd sutnv ! one more like a countess There were ] surely no special outhursts of applause al first. to turn her head, for from sln. i ple-mindcd, faithful Norall. with her ] frequent exclamation ot och hat Nr i find the want n the misthfc,- and the ] boys or Susy eXelaiming over th.ir Var i iot, perrdcNitirs. Mother would know or wish l Sai;!a asl, mother to HttI" 1 Madgcs plaint Me want, te % to nls mower. the same sal contrast Nas urged on her Fathers mspokcn priet was even more affecting hut gradually : lletty influence began tu tell. Il, she acquired the tact that comes onk through experience"
 And from the chamber of th, gentle i invalid, who aitcr tmc ralhod sutii. cleutlY to receive occasional visits from ! tn" children went ullt d restraining and refining mllucuc" So the time wore on until the return of stuart Earle Il, his old home
 Both lac and IIctty had changed 10th had gained H." n manly stature and Yi-or, and knowledge of his abil- ] fly tu hold his own with men of the world and ~h"2 A child she had been bright and winning; n- q young 1 girl poN@cd of am airy gracctulnc-- pc cularly her own now she had devel- ! oprd a certain luminous, soulful beauty, and the quiet boise of on" who has con i qu"r"d peace
 Tn" transformation was not without it's charm. It was only when shc r,- i fused to bctroth herself tu hiu. an i nouncing her determination never to ] leave her mother or her Brothers and sisters while they needed her that hc saw any occasion for rebellion
 But after a time he would wait reasonable time--surcly his love was { entitled to -o much consideration His i uncl" had given him fine start. h" had -triven hard himself And il was all l for my countess he said
 It would not be right, Stuart. it would be selfish to bind you hy any tie, i for it would l." long years, if ever, be 1 fore l could think of marrying could not carry the thought of mothers ] feeble Loneliness and hechildrcn - con i -tant need, into the grand,-t home and be happy
 On" afternoon. after a stormy scene with stuart, nttle Madgc wa- found curlcd up di-con-olatcly in Il corner. and in reply to sympathetic queries burst out with. Sister iI"tty what makes you want to hay" you and Stuart Earle burnt up}
 Why don't What made you think >o chldY
 Cause heard him tell you in the parlnr that you wer" bound to make martyr of him a- well a- yourself and ain maityr- burnt up;
 + was clearly a ca." of l.ttlc pitch. CTS. and llatty could not rcprc-- 4 smile at this literal interpretation of lover indignant statement. but she said, No, dear littl" sister you do mol understand stuart will l." merchant not martyr
 And SO al the expiration of his fort