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shut her eyes to the allurement and
spent the money usefully in buying loaf
sugar.
For 1t is to be remarked that the dea-
con was fond of good eating and prided
himself on the bounties of his wife's
table. Few women knew better how to
set one-and the snowy bread, golden
butter, clear preserves and jellies were
themes of admiration at all the tea
tables in the land. The deacon didn't
mind few cents in pound more for a
nicer ham, and would now and then
bring in treat of oysters from the CITY
when they were dearest. Those were
comforts, he said, and one must stretch
point for the comforts of life.
The deacon must not be mistaken for
tyrannical man or a bad husband.
When he quietly put his wife's flower
patch into his corn-feld he thought he
had done her a service by curing her
OF an absurd notion for things that took
time and made trouble and were of no
use. And She, dear soul, never had
breathed dissent to any course of his
loud enough to let him know she had
one. He laughed in his sleeves often
when he saw her TRANQUILITY knitting or
shirt-making at those times she had
been wont to give to her poor little con-
traband pleasures. AS for the flower
vases, they were repented of-and Mrs.
Tilden put handful of spring anemones
into cracked pitcher and set it on
her kitchen table, till the deacon tossed
them out of the window-he couldn't
bear to see weeds growing round"
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chronic heart sickness, like the pining
of teething child; but she never knew
exactly what it was she wanted. Ifshe
ever was sick, no man could be kinder
than the deacon. He had been known
to harness in all haste and rush to the
neighboring town at four o'clock in the
morning that he might bring her some
delicacy she had fancy for that he
could see the use of. He could not
sympathize in her craving desire to see
Powers Greek Slave, which was ex-
hibiting in neighboring town. "What
did Christian people want of stun
images?" he wanted to know. He
thought the Scriptures put that thing
down-"Eyes have they, but they see
not - ears have they, but they hear
not-neither speak they through thoir
throat. They that make them are like
unto them; so is every one that trusteth
in them" There was the deacon's opin-
ion Of the arts, and Mrs Deacon only
sighed, and wished she could see it, that
was all.
But it came to pass that the deacon's
eldest son went to live in New York,
and from that time strange changes be-
gan to appear in the family that the
deacon didn't like; but as Jethro was a
smart, driving lad, and making money
at great pace, he at first said nothing
But on his mothers birthday down he
cHme and brought box for his mother,
which, being unpacked, contained q
Parian statuette of Paul and Virginia.
lovely, simple little group as ever held
its story in clay.
Every body was soon standing round
1t in open-mouthed admiration, and poor
Mrs. Tilden wiped her eyes more than
once as she looked on it. 1T seemed a
vision of beauty in the desolate neatness
of the best room.
VERY pretty, I s'pose," said the
deacon, doubtfully-for like most fa-
theirs OF spirited twenty-three-olders he
began to feel little awe of his son
"but, dear me, what sight of money to
give for thing that after all is Of no
use."
II Think" said Jethro, looking at his
mothers sutfused eyes, sit is one of the
most useful things that has been brought
into the house this many day." 49,. .
II don't see how you're going to make
1t out" said the deacan, looking appre-
henslvely at the young Wisdom that had
| risen in his household.
"What will you wager me, father,
that will prove out of your own mouth
that this statuette is as useful as your
cart and oxen?"
~ know you've got a great way'o4
| coming round folks, and twitching them
up before they fairly know where they
are; bat I'll STAN you on this question,
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