The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-01-14
SEED time And HARVEST.

I Sne uOiu MN uulelly, anu tnen
ncrvously glancing into his face, she
added
II guess there'll be enough left for
some Calico
He looked amazed.
calico Did I ever What's
that for ?"
Me. A dress."
Did her face look fearful ? 1t
WIS unnoticed.
"A dress ! Why, you don't need
a dress; you've sot II dozen. What
ails that one ? 'rhat'll last year
yet
"It's so warm, Will, it nearly
makes me sick to wear it. If / had
a calico-iust a cheap one ten yards
will do could put this one away
for winter again.
"Oh, nonsense Where's all that
gingham you gut?"
"She glanced at his own gar
ments.
"Part of it is ON your own should
ers, and the rest was used the same
way for you and the children"
He made no reply, except to CHR
rup to the horses and begin to turn
the wagon round Then, catching
glimpse of her face, something of his
better nature (for he was not a bad
man at hearD stirred within him
and ne said
"Well, I'll see maybe [ can get
il and if I'd known, I'd be this late
in starting, you might have gone
though don't see why you wanted
to go, for faint been three months
since you went to town and stayed
half the afternoon. Get up Charlie !
And he was soon out of sight in II
cloud of dust
Mrs. Harris felt like sitting down
on the shady doorstep AS she turned
to go in, but she knew she could not
The baby had tired itself out crying
and was lying soYbing in the era
die. The dinner table was Just as
they left it and that must be done
before supper. She gave II glance
towards the green trees and the
white tombstones of the graveyard
close by, and suppressed quickly the
bitter sigh that arose at the thought
of the three little gray,s over there
which held sacred dust. She long
ago had seen it was better thus.
She sat down to soothe the sobbing
baby, and under his mothers gentle
touch he soon gave signs Of a more
comfortable state. She was very
tired she had done Il hard day
work already, and was not half
done
Mr.. Harris had quantity of hay
down, and kept himself and the boy
and two hired men busy. OF them
selves, there were only the father,
mother and two children, the oldest
and youngest of the five. Twelve
years it was since she had married
good-natured, Woodworking, ambi-
tious viii Harris, who every one
said would make money )" and they
said. also that he had done unusu-
ally rell in securing Mollie Sanders
for his wife. How golden the COM
ing years looked to them then Mol
lie was graceful, lively, and the pret-
tiest girl in the country, and every
body knew she had taken the pre-
mium for her butter and was far
famed for her bread making. But
it was "Mollie" then, never Mary
and very few knew her name was
Mary Jane. 1t was only in the last
few years, since she had been less
sprightly and quick of foot, that he
had called her Mary, and she knew
how nearly impatient he was when
he called her Mary Jane. She did
not mean to worry him, but she
could not get around as she had
used to, while he improved in ap-
pearance and capability every year
She did not reason why it was, but
she felt the cause.
A continual dropping will wear
away a stone.
She was aroused from her reverie
by the striking of the clock. She
laid the baby, in fitful, ieverish
slumber, in his cradle, and fastened
to the work. When she had the
dishes washed and her hair combed
how much better she should feel,
she thought but she must feed the
two hundred chickens, ducks and
turkeys before then, so it was after
three when at last the dishes were
washed and in their places. Rob
had come up for Il jug of water for
the men. He was only eleven, but
he could work, his father had seen
to that The SIM was so hot she