The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-07-26
WHAT NY WIFE SAID.
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John. said my wife on night who,
after hard and trying day. s.,|
awaiting the preparation of the even
ing meal; it had not only been hard
day, but it was troublous Tina Ill
business, when other business men
beside myself went home with tba
burden OF the days care scarce l;ftoI
from their shoulders and sought IN.
comfort OF the home nest and the CON
ISOLATION of home friends. know thu.
showed my WEAKNESS and ANXIETY IN
my lace as we'll as in my attitude. and
the look of loving sympathy with
which she had greeted my rattle,
detected homecoming half an hon,
| before had in a measure prepared ma
Tor the words of cheer and helpfulness
L knew she was about to ut ,r. In all
our married life Jennie had neva,
tailed. in hours of WEAKNESS and dis.
couragement to bring forward soma
ray from her sunny mind and turn III
into my gloomy path and tighten it IN
and inspire me wit somewhat of her
own sanguine hopefulness. 1t never
Jailed. too. to be some wise. WE'LL
chosen. thoughtful word. exactlv'
suited to the occasion and fitted to the
circumstance. She was concise and
terse in what she said, and never
given to long speeches. but the word,
were formed in busy and thoughtful
mind and came from a warm and sym.
pathetic heart.
John" she said--and as she stood
there. beaming, before me. having
just left her task in the dining-room
TO come ONE, as if anxious to convex
the loving thought betimes, that il
might the sooner raise my jaded
spirits. | noticed how the passage OF
the years. had changed. her face. It'll
seemed to my partial eyes that nothing
had been lost of the bloom and fresh.
ness that had marked it when wears
before |, unquestionably younger and
fresher than now. had been her fa
vored sutton among all the village
gallants. but that it had grown richie,
and deeper She had never been ac.si
counted beautiful in the accepted
sense of the word, but hers WIS
beauty that was more than skin Deep
and now, as l gazed. it seemed to
come from soul depths and glow in
every feature. matured and dignifed
but in no way faded by the action Of
time noted all this and more as
she came forward and laid her hand
on my forehead in the caress so old
and familiar in it's method, yet so new
and welcome in its electric sympathy
The carrss itself seemed to bring
me some presage of the meaning of
her yet unspOken words; and such is
the quick intelligence of sympathetic
hearts. such the perceptive anticipa-
ton. the faith, perhaps it was. for a.
nature hungering for comforting sym.
pathy and knowing that it is coming
from a never-failing source, that
could almost have repeated in advance
of their utterance the words she was
about to speak.
'Joh n,"-and have no doubt at all
that the little woman realized as she
spoke the words how much of cheer
ing inspiration they would bring to
me, for her face shone with peaceful
contented happiness that seemed all
homogeneous with the anxious state OF
my own mind had not so fully sensed
their blessed significance and felt so
confident that what she had to say
to me would be of sub nature
as to completely justify the happy an
ticipltion that cleaned in her eyes
and trembled in her voice; John
and as she spoke a new light seemed
to break in the comfortable home room
and reveal its details in a freshly-glOr |
flied aspect and newly harmonized
ensemble. like a beautiful picture which
has ever since remained, an immortal
painting on the canvas OF my
memory-the bright CRATE fire
with its cracking blaze. the
sleepy pussy-cat DOING beside it. Jen-
MES own rocking-chair opposite my
corner. the pictures on the wall. the
cheerful glimpse of the supper-table /
through the open dining-roO door,
and by my side the brown haired,
smiling. loving. comforting wife; |
have often conjured up the picture
since and dwelt upon the beauty OF it
all and thought how after all it was !
what she said and the impressive man
ner of it that gave the scene its pecu-
liar life and grace and brightness
such as it could have derived from no
other source; ':John"-even Tabby by /
the fire seemed to catch the spirit Of
the moment as she raised and stretched
herself from her nap and looked up
expectantly; "John"-and remember
now how the clink of the dishes, as
the girl was putting the finishing
touches to the table. seemed to float IN /
and mingle and chime with her voice.
not Earring with the spell but seeming
to rise to her inspiring theme and to
form a fit accompaniment to the whol%
John" she sa d, and her voice TOOK
on richer tone as the words followed.
while her eyes. looking down into
mine, encouraged with their earnest
hopeful JOY the confident, expectanl
gaze they met from mine-"John"
dear, supper is ready"-Good House
keeping.
-Wlbble lit Is y ueVer-enuihs
source of wonder to me the way the
city of Chicago has sprung up. IL \.
one of the marvels of the century