Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1893-02-24

rapidly as possible There was no
light in the sitting-room when he en-
tered but that Of the moon sShisA-
streamed in at the long window. He
thought the room was empty till he
caught sight of his wife asleep in her
chair. Her mild, pale face upturned
IN the white light sent rang through
s;-heert Of the seIf-convicted NAN
-Hs went UvrS-to her NLzaSing ais
hand on her head said.
Come. mother, you better not wait
up for the boys. I'd go right to bed II
were you" He continued 70 smooth
her hair as ne said il, and Mrs. Bates
presently sat up straight and wonder
ing. 1t was long since her husband
had lost the habit of bestowing little
endearments; he used often to do this
very thing in the old days.
WAS Daniel going to die?"
The next morning, soon after break.
fast, Mr. Bates went away in his spring
wagon, returning in the space Of two
hours with the strong capable girl who
assisted them on extra occasions, an
nouncing. to the surprise of his wife,
that Sophia Mills had come to stay till
the theft of the summers work" was
over, land mind you keep her busy"
he told the astonished woman. and
you get some time to rest"
In the afternoon Mr.. Bates drove TO
town, and, as Mrs Bradley had the
day before said she wished TO match
some worsteds, he took her along, TAX
ing occasion to say as they were well
on their way:
I'm much obliged to you, Mrs. Brad
ley, for giving me a hint about my wife
last night. I've been blind and dumb
as an old bat. 'Nough said. Things ii
be different Now / want to ask
another favor. wish you'd pick out
a dress for my wife-a nice one, that'u
do for best. I'm going to take her out
west to see her sister when the crops
are all in. She don't know word
about it yet"
Mrs. Bradley was delighted; she
would be glad to help. What would
he like?
'Oh, you must settle that, something
sort of ladylike; black, guess; and get
some of that soft white stuff, such as
you wear, to go round her neck, and
A more dazed woman than Mrs
Bates could not be found. when her
husband that night, after every one
else had gone to bed. presented her
with roll of handsome black cashmere.
"And Cynthy," he said. you must
have it made up nice like Mrs. Brad
ley's with some ribbons a-hoatin' in the
wind"
"What's the matter with you, Dan'l?"
his wife asked, anxiously. Whatever
does ali this mean?"
"It means, little woman, that I've
been an old brute. I've let you slave
yourself most to death with not
mite of fun thrown in. Now it's going
to be stopped I'm going to take care
of you the rest of the way. What
would you say now to takin' a trip out
west next month to see your sister
Hannah?"
IL was too much. Mrs. Bates could
only cry and cry as IL she would never
stop, while her husband murmured as
he stroked her hair:
women are curious. looked for
you to laugh instead of cry. Cinthy."-
Mrs. c. M. Livingston, in n. Y. OBJ
server.
He Howled Too Soon.
Mother-Johnnie, why are you cry
ingp I'm only going to be away a
week, and your papa will be home with
you
Johnnie-No. he won't; he's going to
Rome.
"Going TO Rome Why. child, what
do you mean?"
81 heard him say that he would make
Rome howl when you left"
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