The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-12-14
JAEET's VICTORY


gae.l ehAmb,r The creamy eartsios wef
pulled paek, 20 DO chance vas left The sni
for doiog lees than ils whole duty.
great bcQaet Of sutumn grasses and hnh.
goldeurod rested 10 pretty Tsse,
A new chamber eel snd It will be nice
sud Mrs. Msyler bali closed her eyes sn'
took 10 the supposed effect Then 10
the twentieth time, perhaps, she wei
over the same road, calculating hos muel
her chickens snd turkeys would bribt
Der.
Aad If they are IS fat a. think, vii
lay by enough for CD istmAs prestn" al
around and subscribe Tor thst Jouruai too
|aad with q light heart aud smilIng fact
she hurried down stairs. Babe was buis,
with bis blocks, so she went toto the
kitchen to prepare the little supp'r-! Just
herself aud Jed aud little Boy Blue
quietly bsppy family It had ever been. II
it were hard sometimes TO bear aud Tor
besr. they tried for loves sweet sake. Aud
If Janet was the oftonost TO yield neither
seemed TO notice 1t, Only look at her
bright LOVING face and one might guess
that she vas very well accustomed TO Tor
getting No altogether, and he-he Was
mau, Just az easy going, half blind msn
that was all.
After supper the poultry was all shut
up 10 their houses Tor to morross sale,
and slter 90 almost sad good by Jrnet The
ue1t IN jrnlng saw part OF her bard sum
met's work roll away over the bill to
market 1t was Tuesday.
And about Friday Babe aud will go
to Town aud invest our money, and she
! laughed almost like child as she tossed
the baby up,
Psps's coming, baby niue, aud down to
tie gate she carried her boy for his de
iehtful tide up to the barn With papa.
How did they sell, Jed? Fat, were
thty2 she asked when the wagon stopped
at the bsru.
Fat as butter and got highest price.
Cash? and she patted old Pride on hi
yelgety nose,
Y,s. and he led the horses into their
stalls.
Supper piping hot, she called back
YER her shoulder, as she went to the
| / ouse.
Supper pissed pleasantly, Jed relating
all the news from town and she listening
and feeding baby, going on frequent
Journeys into the little bottomless mouth
after stray ciusts or other forbidden matt
ter which happened too near.
And now let me have it, Jed, oil in my
hand, and see il it's worth the constant
care and work I've endured, and she set
the boy on bis knee.
What, Janet? and be looked at her abb
sently.
My money, aud still her hand was out
stretched.
Why, wife, paid for the binding twine
with it,
You did-and you said last spring, Do
your best and reap the proceeds, and her
eyes flashed indignantly.
Why, l didn't suppose you had any use
for it, and you are reaping the proceeds
when the delts are paid, aud be tried to
look naturally.
But that was mine, earned by putting
in over hours aud extra dsys, aud she
could not hide q sob,
Oh, we'll, never mind, What's mines
yours aud yours mine, and he pat baby
down without his evening romp and went
ont with the milk pail.
And Janet hurried into the dim sitting
room aud had good cry good, because
i relieved her over wrought feelings. de
must have noticed her swollen eyes, for
after an attempt to talk over his paper, be
went TO bed.
Days passed on and months too, unit
little Boy Blue was little man Of three
During that lime Janet had been psI
tent wife to good husband, but she was
wiser, snd that little lesson learned year
previously che had never forgotten, and
she determined, Tor the sake OF her indie
pendence, for the sakeoi our iuturewedded
lie. and for bis sake too, never to be so
put upon again. She had Discarded her
tdea OF raising poultry, but she bad Lice
lat steer which was to be sold with the
rest Of the car lold to0n.
When baby was still a little sleeping
bundle Jed had brought into the kitchen
tiny calf. 1t was raw, bitter cold day.
and the little thing was almost dead when !
4 scovtred.
Might as well Kill it, and done With 1t,
Jed suggested.
Oh, no, let it live il it can, Janet plead
ed.
Well, fuss With it IT, you want to, and
y,u can have whstever it amounts to, and
80 it was settled.
1t was days before it could stand alone
but by and by 1t began 10 get interested
il seemed, IN It's own lie, AID grew and
ssIed strong lts legs were very short, |
bot stubby aud & IN. 1t hsd slVays been
fource Of amusement betse,n the two, |
TO see JsDets steer ov,r axe and then
slaHIy Outstrip Jed'E Of the sBme tge,
Bat 1t vas row considered 10 prime conI
dition, ard Was TO 50 wnh the rect TO
Chicago. Jluel sad to.biog, bat felt a
great deal. So when the returns came
.he waited for him 10 give her ber shsre,
Bat no uo.d uss ss,d, 80 she reminded
b u Of it,
Oh, stuh aud sul uo-seBs, be replied,
almost sngrilg. II we must keep 80 &C
count betseeu as, thluk its pity, II /
ara a DF ION have II What odds