The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-02-21
IANET'S VICTORY.
BERTHA rAcKAEo ExoLEr.

BERTHA PACKARD ESGLEr.
The sun fell in mellow food Of beau
ty upon the new rag carpet Of the guest
chamber. The creamy curtains were
pulled back, so no chance vas LEFT the
sun for doing less than its whole duty
A great bouquet OF autumn grasses and
fluffy golden rod rested in a pretty vase
a new chamber set and it will be
nice, and Mrs. Mayler half closed he'
eyes and took in the supposed effect
Then for the twentieth time, perhaps
she went over the same read, calculat
ing how much her chickens and turkey:
would bring.
"And If they are as fair as I think,
viii lay by enough for Christmas pres
euis all around and subscribe for thai
journal too" and with light heart and
smiling face she hurried down stairs
Baby was busy with his blocks, 50 she
went into the kitchen TO prepare supper
Just herself and Jed and little Boy
Blue-snd a quietly happy family il
had ever been. IF It was hard some
times 70 bear and fotbear, they tried
for loves sweet sake. And II Janet wa:
the ofienest to yield neither seemed &c
notice it. Oaly look at her bright
loving face and one might guess she wa,
very well accustomed TO forgetting No.
altogether; aud he-he was a man, just
an easy-going man, that wasail
After supper the poultry was al shut
up in their houses for to-moucB's sale
and altar an almost sad good-by jane
the next morning saw part OF her hard
summers work roll away over the hi
to market. twas Tuesday.
"And about Friday Baby and I vii
20 10 town and invest our money" and
she laughed almost Ike a child as sh'
tossed The baby up.
"Papa's coming, baby nine and
down to the gate she carried her boy
for bis delightful ride up to the barn
with papa.
"Bow did they sell, Jed? Fat, wer,
they p she asked when the wagon stop
ped at the barn.
Pat as butter and got the highest
price"
Cash - and she paited old Pride On
his velvety nose.
"Yes," snd he led the horses into
their stalls
supper pioiug hot she eallel back
over her shoulder, as she went to the
house.
Supper passed pleasantly, Jed reisi-
ing all the news from town and she list
ening and feeding baby, going on fre-
quent journeys into the little bottom
less mouth after stray crusts or other
forbidden matter which happened too
near.
"And now let me have it, Jed, all in
my hand. and see II It's worth the con-
slant care and work I've endured and
she set the boy on his knee.
@what, Janet?" and ne looked ct her
absently.
"My money! and still her hand was
oGtstretched.
~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, didn't suppose you had any
use fo- It, and you are reaping the pro-
ceeds when the debts are paid" and he
tried to look naturally.
"But that was mine. earned putting
in over hours and extra days. and she
c-uld not hide sob.
"Oh, well, never mind. What's mines
yours and yours mine, and ne put bs-
by down without his evening roump and
went out with the milk pail.
And Janet hurried into the din sitting
room and had a good cry-good. be-
cause it relieved her over wrought feel
ings. He must have noticed her swol-
len eyes, for after an attempt to talk Q eI
his paper he went to bed.
Days, weeks and months passed until
little Boy Blue was little man of three
During that time Janet had been pa
tient wife 10 a good husband, but she
was wiser, and that little lesson learn
ed a year previously she had never for
gotten. and she determined, for the
sake Of her independence, for the sake
Of their future welded life, and for his
sake too, never to be so put upon again.
She bad discarded her idea of raising
poultry, but she had Dice fat steer
which was to be sold with the rest of the
car load soon.
When Baby was still a little sleeping
bundle, Jed had brought into the kitch-
en- a tiny calf. 1t was raw, bitter cold
day and the little thing was almost dead
when discovered.
might as well kill it and have done
with it," Jed suggested.
@oh, no ; let it live if it can" Janet
pleaded.
@WelI, fuss with it ifyou want TO and
,.,,, ..,, hav. uhatever IL amounts to-
1t was days before it could stand alone,
bat by and by it began to get interested,
it seemed, in lis own life, and grew and
wsxed strong. Its legs were very short