News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-16
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and explaining all it's workings to
them 1t was the middle of the hot
July afternoon, and Anne Hayden,
with a dull ache in her heart and a
sense of irritable hurry down to the
tips of her fingers, did not offer a
very gracious welcome to the sight
seers as they came to stand-still be-
side her.
"She did not seem quite pleased
with things in general, . was the light
comment of one of the young ladies
of the party as they moved on, made
in what she thought a low tone amid
the roar of the machinery, but caught
readily enough by Anne's accustom-
ed ears. 1t made her blood boil, and
she looked darkly after them, with a
bitter sense of contrast filing her
mind. 1t was a pity she did dnot hear
the answer which the other girl Wis
itor made to her friend
"She must be tired, poor thing,
this hot day." she said. 81 am
afraid if it were !, | should be sorely
tempted to think this in general very
much amiss, when things in particu-
lar were so uncomfortable.
mo. you would not" answered
the other affectionately, "your habit
of mind is to consider every necessity
in the light of a luxury; | never
knew more graceful submitter to
the inevitable" "
" But my inevitable, and hers have
been little different, / think"
So Anne thought, and the thought
mtoie the long atelE9on longer, and
the close air closer, and the distaSte-
ful work more irksome.
"Why have they so much, and |
so little?" she asked herself, with a
feeling of helpless revolt against her
lot. why must | work while they
play? And then they laugh at me
and think it is funny that | am not
satisfied. | hate them; | hate every
thing-I hate myself. Why can |
never get rid of myself, but must
think out the same old thoughts over
and over, like one OF these hateful
wheels till they sicken me?"
At this last impatient question,
she gave her thread a jerk, which
broke it, and drew upon her a sharp
reprimand from the foreman. Mean
while, the other two girls and thei1
aunt, having said goodbye to thelI
entertainers, were driving rapidly
over the country roads to look at the
various points of interest in the
neighborhood of the little town
where they were to spend the next
few months
"How nice and cool it is out here
after being in that big, gathering
place." said Emily Howard, the one
of the two whose careless speech haC
given Anne so mnch offense, though
we thought ourselves very warm, in
deed, on the drive there in the frs
place. Such is the advantage o
comparison. "
" | wish all the poor hands wer'
out pirnicing under the trees some
where" said Agnes Bryson; wecoulC
enjoy our own good time so mucl
more then"
"But how about pay-day?" sac
Mrs. Howard; | am afraid the pic
nics would interfere with it's pleasure
very seriously.
1.-THE next best thing" added En-
lily, in the present state of affairs
to have nothing to do, being to hav
IA great deal.
Il am glad that the present stat
of affairs will not last forever" sal
Agnes.
time, at least, said Mrs. Howard,
She was referring to -
think, 9unt, s9p}ained
ues3 Z. ~: :srus4s1 m y : -.
of speaking 81 nassa .
it was just rot ssSns On u eAeu =
from her. 1t Essd q, So o. 9e .
first, hut wheIf you at.,%siG ,.,%ssaS,st' kne
to h.. metli iods tlbi9s seem seem qusl
t rea enable Perhaps 1T is just q
well, you knoIv, of for ing the hab
of rememberitg that what goes 0
here and whSt goes on there hay
:, something t9 do with each othe
- Under AgneSP instructions l hope
am beginning to regulate every-da
matters of .choice with an eye t
l what will fIrnish the house nicel
+ when l go ii live in the New Jerusi
. lem"
= Aunt Hokard looked at her ME,
as though IN doubt whether to
e shocked orinOt.
J; ''This is not meant for flipDancy
. said Emily, shaking her head. "Tl
& more | get the feeling, the more re
o erent | am toward the little hur
9 drum virtues and duties; it max
2 them look bigger. And then, beside
4 if you don't mind my talking just
u little longer-you will get accustor
II ed to that, too, presently-speaki1
n of heaven gets the idea more befo
the public. | believe in canvassin!
le if people were only brislIer about
more of the heavenly mansion
he would be taken But what were yt
going to say, Agnes? | think l
terrupted you"
Il can't get that mill girls ia
= out of my head" said Agnes; IS
looked so tired, mind and bod
Poor thing | wish we could help her
"Of course you do; you wish y'
could help everybody. But he
would you set about it for
tance?"
Don't be discouraging. How
! know yet?"