Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-26

model husband, they never dreamed OF
attributing the care-worn look that
grew on Katie's face to any fault of
his. How could they, when She loyal
little woman, always spoke of him with
30 much pride and respect that the
village gossips could find nothing of
which to complain.
Even clCse-mouthed Jones, the gro
Ger, said he "ncver see so good pro-
wider as the Deacon was" Perhaps, he
might have thought differently, il he
had heard few remarks Mary Ann
Hoolihan made, when, after working at
Deacon Lees couple of weeks, she
announced her intention of leaving.
"Shure it's good missus We are,
mum, an every thing is plisant an
foine like around; but me reputation
as cook is what I'd not like to be To-
ing; there's many a place where the
master has since enough, savin yer
prisence, mum! to know it takes wood
to build the fire, an not say till We, Il
guess We can be pickin' up someth ng
to last ye the day when liver We speak
OF the want OF stick for the DAYS
balm. But don't worrit yourself III
be spakin' of t outsi e, Tor it's many n
kind word we've given me, an Navy
Ann Hool han niver'll iorgit that same"
And she WAS as good as her word.
No one but hatie'5 halt sister, essie,
suspected that there was u reason
for her leaving.
After that Mrs. Lee did her own
work, and never complained to tie
Deacon, who, always finding his meals
we'll cooked, never inI ired how they
became so; and, as time rolled on, hi
confidence i'll her ability to "pirk up
some pieces round the yard" grew So
great it seemed to have crowded all
knowledge of the use of an axe ont OF
his head; for, beyond drawing up lot
of old rails, when he put in his new
wire fences, he left the getting tho
wood, as well as building the fires, eli.
tirely to Katie
People driving by admired the well
kept yard, and said to each other what
a neat man Deacon Lee was, to keep
every chip and piece of wood picked u,
never dreaming how Katie searched
for every stray bit that might mako
kindling, lodging behind shrubs, or
into the house when she saw carriage
approaching, for fear the occupants
would see how she was employed, and
censure the Deacon for his neglect
"Great things from little causes
fiow," and so it was that the Deacon
owed his reformation 10 call made h5
Jessie and friend one cold day II
spring. The fire got low and Mrs. Lee,
excusing herself for a moment, left thc
room. leaving her little three yoar-ol,i
girl in Iessie's care. The Ii ID pluvcG
about the room for few moments
then, taking hold of the window-s,l
with her chu.by hands, raised hcrscl
up and looked ont.
MAS tuitjn wood" she said, =
Jessie looked at her, shes tuttin
woodi'
Miss Davis was talking and did not
notice; but Jessie did. and the words
confirmed a suspicion she hal lad for
some time. She found it hard to b.
entertaining until Mrs. Lee came back.
and, after replonishiug the fire, T.
newed her conversation with Miss La.
Wis.
jesse seemed very much occupied
with her own thoughts next day as she
went about her work. At last CLEAN
OF mischief came into her es, and
she seemed to have arrived at some set
tied determination, for, as she hung
the last piece of her snowy ironing on
the clothes bars, she brought her
small foot down very emphatically and
said:
"I'll do it if 1 ever have q chance"
Her chance came that haying-time.
Deacon Lee had q nice lot of hay to
put IN, and, as it was the fashion there
for the farmers to change work, he
concluded to have bee. A cordingly,
he asked a number of his friends to