The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-26
sELFISH JOHN CLARK.

The meeting was good one, in spite
of the intense heat, and there was more
singing done by the mosquitoes than by
the human species.
John Clark sat by an open window,
where what breeze there was coming in
kept him comparatively comfortable:
and then he had on clean linen suit,
which his wife had washed and ironed
that day. notwithstanding the mercury
mounted high in the minetes, nd its
| freshness was an additional comfort.
His first crop of hay, much larger than
usual, had that day been put in his spa
cious barns without damage by so much
as drop of rain. He was well, strong.
prosperous, and therefore, happy.
The ride home was charming, and as
the new horse took them through Caim-
ley Woods with sure, fleet feet, he felt
that life was very bright; and as he
thought of Brother Whites remarks
about weary burdens and feet tired with
the march of life. he concluded that the
aforesaid brother was not in the enjoy
ment of religion.
Johns wife sat back in the carriage,
resting her tired body and turning over
in her mind the remarks her John had
made at the meeting. Bear We ore an
others burdens" had been the subject
of the evenings talk, and Johns speech
had been listened to with evident relish.
"Your husband has the roof of tbe
matter in him. said the pastor. ms She
passed out. II hope we shall all take
heed to his well-timed words.n
II think of hiring Tom Birch as a sort
of spare hand or call-boy generally. |
find this hot weather takes the starch
trotted throuCb the cool nine rroyo
amid tlickers of MOONLIGHT
"Win Won hoard him9" asked Mary
Clark in n constrained voice with tho
memory of her husbands exhortotions
still in her mind.
"Of conrse. I want him eveninos to
fake the horse when we come from ineat-
inc or if have n friend nnt II 10 rather
nard to 90 to work direcflv aftar one
Gets home -
"Yon are ooipc to hire him +o holm
boar some of Syo,,,. bnrflons y snid NJ
in tbe same hard voice -
"Jnet so vic II stands mo to ,roo-
tice What I nreacb. don,t go,, sa,, sf5''
az dol 7 am clad Won arc gnino to b,ye
holm. nc Won sov II Is Lsrd 70 cn ~.
VOL tbe minuto 1o,, rot Lnn,o 2 7II,,,o
henn fooIieh encngh 70 have th;s riJo
| snoiIad hv tL;ntirg of broad IN r,;y, t,,'o
haskets ~ cIntLas ro fold before + sIoon
for tbe ironing to-morrow and dinner tp
Get for fonr hungry man and haby to
coro for y W
ssnon,t crovvd +o-rorrovy,s b,,rdous In
I'm tbis nrnsort rija And IL seams to
me that II wo,,Id ba batter to GOT ali
tbe honsework done hefore meeting.
tn ;,
Mi "if 7 could. but il is imnossibIe.
mill, 20 stra;r Ill go ,,.nsi, na,,,,,
and baHv w nnt r' tn hod " VII 49, I',,ias utds
come t3getber. and tbon an, tired
o,,m,,o,l, - ,,n LII '',, Iii >, '
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nmd @ hroak "ro "m % fhon ny t;o;r 80" roros ""'
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oons ani ',s'V ,1itI tio G " d Mn, STr
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!' Iie'!s colno i'e'r toSe'hei, MasllIls anu
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neSltctGu, ahIi OF course must keep
'he GlotneS wen nnehueu. ,.
one thln9 at uihe Is the way TO
thllk Oh your duties TICK up All the
comfort you can as you go along
nave nave unaue up my ihihu 10 ue SO Ill the
iuture' lure
90 / see you are tlihNlIs oi having
an extra lah9'
rs ieel ViI"V must must I'Ae cary ol
| NY he"i,h lor your SAKE ana tle
chilHreh.
Cert"ln'y' MaIy ansWeieI III sar-
castlc o,, Iohe' no" thocghuul you are
ioT usI .,-- --..-,
vo Tod ,'t isho5 mo TURNER tIot c, colnnen' ou.