Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-21
HOME SUNLIGHT.

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home,' thought young Mrs. Hender'
son, as she walked up the path to the
house. And as she thought of the
little cottage on the side of another
hill not far of, with its white-washed
walls and simple furniture, perhap:
there was tiny spark of envy in hel
heart.
She and Edmo had been school
friends, though always very different
in character, and as they had married
and settled in the same town, the
friendship had been renewed and kept
up.
Mrs. Morris had seen her from the
window, and came out to meet her.
She was handsome, queenly woman
with naughty self-assertion, in most
marked contrast with her friend, Mary
Henderson, who was quiet, unas
suming little body, with sweet, WON
anly face.
81 was just longing to see some
body" exclaimed Mrs. Morris, ex
tending both hands, "and / would
rather it would be you than any body
else. Do come in, Mary, out of the
cold"
81 am stopping to admire, as | al
ways do" laughed Mary, "the ter
races look SO pretty in the snow; that
hillside and meadow are always beau
tiful, at whatever season of the year.
Next spring shall have a lilac
hedge planted along the top ledge
over there, to shut out the entire view
of the kitchen yard, which is really
the only blot upon the landscape.
wanted Mr.. Morris to have the kitch.
en- door open on the other side when
he built, and then all these unsightly
objects would have been wholly out
view, but" and she gave toss of the
head, cit was soon after we were mar
ried, and had not learned to manage
him then, so he had his way. I'll
have him change it yet, some day, un-
less find the lilacs answer perfectly"
They were entering the house now,
when Mrs. Morris exclaimed: "By
the way, Marv, you haven't been over
since the the reception-room and din
ing-room were finished. You know ]
am to have a large party from Rich
mond next week, to entertain my sis
ter's New York beau. so, of course, |
had to have everything perfect"
The little room into which Mrs
Henderson was conducted was, in
deed, perfect in all its appointments
not only newly decorated, but furnish.
ed throughout in the most approved
and modern style, and Mrs. Hender.
son admired it to the full satisfaction
of its owner.
From this room they proceeded tc
the dinipg-room. There was nothing
left to wish for in the parlor, as it was
already new, and handsome as could
be.
81 shall have everything in perfect
taste," said Edmo, complacently, EEK
cept-Mr. Morris; don't know what
l am going to do with him. He vows
he will not get new suit of clothes
to help entrap another man."
AS Mrs. Henderson looked up sud
denly to see if she could have bearC
Alright, she was startled to hear a saw
age grunt behind her, and turning
saw Mr.. Morris himself, for whom
this speech had evidently been in
tended.
He was painfully flushed, and Their
was an ominous flare in his eyes tina
Mary would have grieved to see, mucl
more to have caused, in her hus
bands. But this wife went OH talk
ing in the most unconcerned way q
subjects Indifferent, while he ventc
his fury, through the poker, upon tn
. unoffending fire.
. In few minutes, however, it wa
all as if it had never been, and Edm
wa insisting that Mary should tax
dinner with them, in which Mr.. Nor
ris joined so cordially though les
effusively.
There really was no reason why sh
should not, as Mr.. Henderson was nc
coming home, and she had given tn
children lunch before leaving. b,
sides, she felt that she would like {
stay little longer and carry ava
: with her more pleasant impressio
, of her visit.
= Edmo had married much earle
than Mary, and her two daughter
Is were stylish, well-grown girls in thei
! teens. Ned, handsome boy, b,
! with a sullen, defiant expression
s. countenance.
Everything passed off pleasant
! enough until mention was again mac
I of her sister, when Mrs. Morris sal
laughing;
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