The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-06-22
a REAL A nv AlKENING.

a REAL Al w
SHE leaned her round face on her
handst looking afarSioff IT. was little
more than the faee.of q child, albeit she
was twenty ana had been 4 wife fof.twe
Alsound Of Walking drew her blue eyes
inanotfier direction. A man was com.
ing up the walk. asEtswass her husband.
Did sherun to meet him with words 81
welcome and sascaress from her dianpled
armsg OH lios he had taught her better
then that, she bitterly thought, quickly
uncurling her dainty feet and speeding
iesRayatonh her kitehen.s How gracefully
4 Hhe ran awtayi The motion was like 4
startled fawn's But she was peering
4 .soberly into the stove oven when the
| Kitchen doorway IA, diaf tened by the
,eHtrance ofJohnSH Hardy her husband.
supper read he asked, l KS II s,s5 Y,
No word OF greeting further, mo word
sofpfaissafer the pretty, flushed face
tnothipg bat careless glances at the pan
at crisp sbrewn lnli Gins she WAS carrying
toa side table y esliysyss aie.i q etaesiiasi
Without CHANGING up she answered,
FstIn afew moments, john tsait ie4
Returned Oh his heel going out To
bathe hisshOt face and hands. Lucille
how. well the name, suited the dainty.
| delicate iface--hastily arranged her tea
table and rang the bell. John came in.
sat down and silently proceeded to eat,
helninga himself not Noticing the face
Opposite. l lll9dl ySAlA1}eaEJ3l
eAnother cup of Coffee
She Kavesit to him, saying anxiously
| ssDoes everything suit your
| "yess Lob; ayes,slhe answeeedg care.
lessly. Still no word of praise. He,
FACE Became dowyniccaast. + What 4 foo
she was to expect praise for anything
she did, she YEARLY told herself as she
set the dining room IN order. Her hus,
band was at the door again. s4sIsucille
have ID bed ready when 7 come back,
| I'm going to the depot for our new
| boarder..p 1a'qsseet 81 aeAs9asa sse!9
New boarderl Oh, John. tonightg''
ayes, z and his shadow disappeared
from the doorway. i8isselias s51
And this was her first intelligence Of
the fact that John had taken a boarder
for the sumnera oh, why had he moi
| told her sooner? But this was Johns
/ way in all things-rl,ot to. make 4 conf,
Edant Of herz-and with leaden feet She
4 went up to the 4 spare room to ARA,
the bed in sheets, etcg Otherwise it was
always in order After fresh water had
been brought and fresh towels laid out
she. gave d last weary glance around
then descended to the kitchen again. OF
course the stranger would want supper.
II am SO tired of it ALL" she sighed.
And yet why was she weary and tired
She was the healthy young wife Of
\ pFos3efptls yosngt f8r3he}s Either In
\ ci1lS slfvans SHOP not have married "a
FARMER, Or else she should have been cd
ucated with the idea of being a farmers
4 wife. She was @ village girl, having had
| all the exaggerated ideas Of such girls Of
| the sweets of farm life. John Hardy
| had thought her extremely pretty, and
had thought she would become an excel
| lent manager and capital housekeeper
| under his tuition. II he was satisfied,
4 she had become the two latter in q spirit
| less, plodding way, unlike what the
/ blithesome Lucille had been two years
\ ago. Na
4 Before she had rehindled the fire the
| spring wagon was heard to stop. As she
hastily blew the pine into.a blaze her
husbands voice sounded:
np"Lucille, Mr.. Bellairs mnst have sup
per-"
Indeed, no." And Lucille got slowly
up from her knees and turned about.
Never had she heard such a singularly
sweet voice. Mr.. Bellairs had taken in
the situation at a glance, The wife was
the servant here He would rather go
to bed hungry than add to her toll.
my Wife" John had the grace to say.
tElMr5 Bellairs bowed and Lucille looked
ct him dreamily. Ali here was a
knight ~
II want nothing SO much as bed. A
dined at 7 ard wish for nothing more
till breakfast" 81 PAP 1888 2 q
'sThe room is quite ready 2 she said in
low, gentle voice.
JOuu LOOK iuIuD anu MI, 16llalrt
bowed good night sss<s&tse3
He glanced hastily about his room
Everything was sexQuisitely neat and
fragrant, but he mentally resolved that
his own strong feet and hands should
pump water and do all that was neces.
sary for his own comfort. Then ht
Razed curiouslv at john 4 Gan or hs
| inwardly decided.
But in this he was wrong. John wa,
4 like the majority of eastern farmers
/ vhrewd. sensible, well read in newspa
4 pe er progressive on the farm. but total.
/ " misunderstanding a woman's life and
| Z woman's work.
III always tryto conform TO the rules
Of the house where I board. Do yor
4 breakfast at an unearthlv hourY' ht
| laughed. m 81 bai-. iliW IN
John answered seriously. ooh. no: we
breakfast lust at day.'' ~ y NV
laa Mr.. Beliairs receded. - 5ia Hp a
h. a had thought 8 O'clock early h