The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-12-14

O---D Huly q III N r % Il
rested in . pretty
vase.
"a new chamber set and II will be
nice, and Mrs Maylcr half closed her
syes and took in the supposed effect.
Then FOR the twentieth time, perhaps
she went over the same road. calcuiat
ing how much he chickens and
surkcys would bring.
And II they are as far as I think. I
viii lay by enough for Christmas pres.
ents ali around and subscribe for that
journal too" and with IA light heart
and smiling face she hurried down.
stairs. Babe was busy with his blocks.
50 she went into the kitchen to pre-
pare the little supper-iust herself
and jed and little Boy Blue and a
quietly happy family 1t had ever been.
III 1T was hard sometimes to bear and
forbear. they tried for loves sweet
sake And If Janet was the oftenest
TO yield neither seemed to notice il.
only look ut her bright. loving face
and one might guess she was very well
accustomed to forgetting No. | alto.
gether, and he--he was man. lust
an easy 1ng. half.blind man that
was ss s'ls = ~ of u
AN Ithe land,e poultry was all
fresh r. ..dsages and biouses for to.mor-
are still on the bill.iter au almost sad
writing, Jackst the next morning saw
earth with e hard summers work roll
white mi the hill to market. 1t WAS
match on
Beaverto about Friday Babe and will
-. Ana own and invest our money, 8"
oL ra" laughed almost like child AS
Chas' ed the baby mp.
Sional I'a's coming, baby mine" and
IosanL the gate she carried her boy
21lR 2SIsbR rs Ia delightful ride up to the barn
and expects 49,,
about two weeks SeehJ.a and
@uf uduht B y sell, Jec? Fat, were
- t6y. she AID ID when the wagon
stopped at the bern.
Eat as buttiayr and got highest
price"
"Cash?" and she patted old Pride on
his velvety nose.
"Yes," and he led the horses into
their stalls
"Sapper piping hot" she called
back over her shoulder, rs she went to
the house.
Supper passed pleasantly, Jed relat-
ing all the news from town and she
listening and feeding baby, going on
frequent Journeys into the little bot
tomless mouth after stray crusts or
other forbidden matter which hap
pened too near.
"And now let me have i, Jcl, all in
my hand, and see if it's worth the CON
,stant care and work I've endured, -
and she set the boy on his knee.
"What, Janet?" and he looGcd at
her absentiv.
"My money" and still her hand was
outstretched.
"Why, wife, paid for the binding
Irvine with it,"
"You did!-anl you said last spring
'Do your best and reap the proceeds,
and her eyes dashed Indignantly.
"Why. didn't suppose You had
any use for it, and you are reaping the
proceeds when the debts are paid,
and he tried to look naturally.
"But that was mine, earned by put
ting in over hours and extra days,
and she could not hide sob.
"Oh, we'll, never mind. What y mine
yours and yours mine, and he pu
baby down without his evening ROM
and went out with the milk pail.
Aud Janet hurried into the dim sit
ting-room and had good cry-good
because it relieved her over-wrough
feelings. He must have noticed he
a..nl1a,, g., - M ~ !.
talk over his paper, he went to bed.
Days passed on and months too
until little Boy Blue was u little ma
of three. Daring that time Janet ha
been patient wife To good hus
band, but she was wiser, and that In
tie lesson learned year previousl
she had never forgotten, and she dc
termined, for the sake of her inde
pendence, for the sake Of their futur
welded life, and for his sake TO,
never to be 50 put upon again. Sh
had discarded her IDEA OF raisln
poultry, but she had II nice fat stec
which was 10 be sold with the rest {
pthe car load soon.
When baby was still little siecl
sleig bundle, Jel had brought into III
wintulen tiny calf. 1t was II raw, bit
IS Layl.ld day, aud the little thing WI
ma'yIien alti dead when discovered.
HtcHoIIl ~ As we'll kill it, and dor
Snt'rSav SntIS eied s1ggestsd.
pa. forToi u Snndet it live if it can, JAM
spousive seryl,
sunday eveninith it if you want t.
Romig is spendie whatever it amoun
cousin, Lottie CI settled.
s,urgh. re il could star
it began to g
"A it's own lif
ong. Its le