The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-03-06

you are tired of it, and We'll enjoy it
ourselves.
"You must remember, Lily, that |
am the head of the house now; and |
wish to have parlor. Another thing
you can please me in: Ask your faith
er to choose some other place to read
his paper"
Lily looked at her husband in sur
prise; but there was no mistaking his
meaning. She say he meant what he
said, and she had learned that she
must yield the point in any difference
OF opinion, or she would feel a barrier
OF icy GOODNESS between Charles and
herself for days after. That was his
mode OF punishment, and her tender
little heart could not bear it. So the
next 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 reftted and set apart for
| company. Are you wiling"
Mr.. Ellington looked into her
/ troubled blue eyes a moment, then
said:
800 you want it done, Lily?"
"Not for myself, father; but 1T viii
please Charles -"
Enough said, my 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
Charles wishes it, it's all right"
SO the change was made.
The next week Mr.. Ellington was
caught in a sudden shower. In hurry
ing to escape from a thorough drench-
ing, he left his footprints on the clean
veranda. When Charles came in he
looked decidedly cross. Hesaid sharp
ly:
Lilly, who was out last?"
81 think it was father"
"Wlll you tell him to wipe his feet
when he comes in He must think our
house is pigsty."
"My son" answered a quiet voice,
81 should have been more careful.
\ on will not need to complain again. "
The young man did not vouchsafe
an answer, though he would not have
spoken so sharply had he noticed Mr..
ElllngtOn's presence IN the room. He
preferred that Lily should be the 60
between. He strobe off sulkily.
Lily's sweet face began to wear a
troubled look. She worshiped her
husband, and would fulfill his slightest
wish, though it tortured her; but her
heart was loyal to her father, and she
felt keen heart-pain to see Charlie so
increasingly disagreeable to him.
Mr.. Ellington made no sign. Hewas
calm and courteous, and seemed to
take all in good part, even to have the
coarsest portions of the food placed
on a plate, 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:
Lilly, hear that it is not healthy
to have so many plants in the room.
| want you to have this trash re-
moved. Flowers are no good any
way, except to shut out the light.
Lily's eyes filled with tears, but
with strong effort she kept them
back. She loved her flowers as though
they had been children. 1t was an in
herited taste, and had grown with her
growth. Mr.. Ellington was a silent
witness Of her emotion. He knew
that her self-abnegation was so COM
plete that her flowers would be ban
ished if Charles wished it; but ne said
nothing.
That evening the old man was seat
ed in front OF the blazing grate-fre,
apparently seeing visions in the crum-
bled masses Of coal. Charles came in
and said, insolently:
Cant you give the rest Of us some
OF the heat ?"
Certainly, my son. Ididnot think
| was keeping it from YOU" and he
moved to one side and continued his
meditations. After a time he said:
Charles, will you get those papers for
me- think Of making a little alter
alton in them"
The young man went for them with
alacrity. 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 flashed up into a fierce blaze for a
moment, then smouldered into ashes
Charles started forward with an ex-
clamation of anger. Mr.. Ellington
rose from his seat, and the old man
and youth faced each other. In the
presence OF Mr.. Ellington's quiet dig
nifty, Charles anger soon died out.
"Son-in-law, | have learned a lesson
in my old age. find the part Of en-
/ tertainer is more fitting for NE than to
| be dependent | have discovered that
| failing powers OF body must have
money to supplement them, to call
forth the respect due to a silver head
/ Let bygOnes be byg0nes. | hope you
( and Lilly will be my truechildren 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, so 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 avarice which had
/ held her husbands good qualities IN
allegiance was crushed by her fathers
/ timely interference.
After time a 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.
How He GoC His Church.