Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-10-20
Met Together.

of friends through the great buildins
and explaining all its workings t,
them. 1t was the middle of the no
July afternoon, and Anne Hayden
with dull ache in her head and
sense of irritable hurry down to th,
tips of her fingers, did not offer a very
gracious welcome to the sight-seers
as they came to a standstill beside
her.
'tShe did not seem quite pleased
with things in general, was the light
comment of one of the young ladie:
of the party as they moved on, made
in what she thought 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 q
bitter sense of contrast filing her
mind. 1t was pity that she did not
hear the answer which the other girl
visitor made to her friend.
''She must be tired poor thing, this
hot day." she said. 81 am afraid if it
were l, | should be sorely tempted to
think things in general very much
amiss. when things in particular were
so uncomfortable.
"No, you would not" answered
the other affectionately, ''your habit
of mind is to consider every neeessi-
ty in the light of luxury; [ never
knew a more graceful submitter to
the inevitable
''But my inevitables and hers have
been a little different, [ think"
SO Anne thought, and the thought
made the long afternoon longer, and
the air closer, and the distasteful
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 l work while they
play? And then they laugh at it and
think it is funny that am not salts
fed. [ hate them hate everything
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 jerk, which broke
| it, and drew upon her sharp repri-
the other two girls and their aunt,
having said good-by to their enter
tainers, 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 that big, gathering place, said
Emily Howard, the one of the two
whose careless speech had given Anne
so much offense, Ethough we thought
ourselves very warm, indeed, on the
drive there in the first place. Such
is the advantage of comparison.
81 wish all the poor hands were
out picknicking under the trees some
where said Agnes Bryson, "we
could enjoy our own good time so
much more then"
''But how about pay-day?' SAID
Mrs. Howard. 81 am afraid the pic
MICS would interfere with its pleas
ures very seriously"
sThe next best thing" added En-
lily, Sin the present state of affairs,to
having nothing to do, being to have
a great deal
81 am glad that the present state
of affairs will not last forever" said
Agnes.
Il expect that it will outlast my
time, at least,'' said Mrs. Howard.
"She was referring to heaven, l
think, aunt, explained Emily; Gag
mes always has the most casual way
of speaking of the other world, as if
it was just round in the next block
from her. 1t used to startle me at
first, but when you get accustomed to
her methods they seem quite reasona-
BILE. Perhaps it is just as we'll, you
know,to form the habit of remember
ing that what goes on here and what
goes on there have something to do
with each other; | think we forget
the connection very often. | do.
feel as if heaven were all settled and
arranged for and far off somewhere
in front and to one side, land the more
l put it out of mind and fix my tho'ts
on something else the sooner it would
come, like Christmas, and morning,
and some other things. But under
| Agnes Instructions, L really hope /
am beginning to regulate every day
matters of choice with an eye to what
will furnish the house nicely when
90 to live in the new Jerusalem
Aunt Howard looked at her niece
as though in doubt whether to be
shocked OF not.
''This is not meant for fippancy,"
said Emily, shaking her head. ''The
more 1 get of the feeling the more
reverent 1 am toward the little hum
drum virtues and duties; it makes
them look bigger. And then, besides,
if you don't mind my talking just
little Ionger-you will get accustomed
to that, too, presently-speaking of
heaven gets the idea more before the
public | believe in canvassing; If