The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-20
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o. her when ! pictchered her Dime
over here at Emarine's. | can't seen
to forget it. Goodness. | must go
| IN on my way to Sidonic's, an she !
be comm after me if / amt on time. ;
When Mrs. Eliot had gone lmpins
down the path, Mrs. Endey said:
You got your front room red up,
Emarine!"
No: amt had time to red up any
thing"
well, I'll do it. Where's yonr
duster at?'
Behind the org'n. You can get
out the wax cross again. Mis- Dillon
was here with all her children, an |
had to hide up ev'rything. | never
see children like her'n. She let's EN-
handle things so!
Mrs. Endey went into the front
room and began to dust the organ
She was something of "A diplomat, and
she wished to be alone for "A few
minutes. ''lou have TO manage
Emarine by contraries, she reflected.
1t did not occur to her that this was a
family trait. Il IN otlu sorry | ever
egged her ON to turnin' Orville E
mother out o doors. but who'd "a
| thought it nd break her down so?
She AIM told soul either. | reck
oned she'd talk somethin' oful about
us, but she amt told soul. She's
KEEP stiff upper lip an told folks
she lays expected to live alone when
Orville got married. Emarine's all
worked up. believe the Lord hsself
must "a sent gran ma Eliot here to
talk like an angel unawares. | bet
.ba.l M, az .ely Mic 'D.ruor ovar bara
to dinner if she want afraid I'd latf
at her fer knuckn down. III have
to aggrayate her.
She finished busting, and returned
to the Kitchen. II wonder what
gran ma Eliot 'ud say if she knew
you'd turned Orville's mother out,
Emarine?'
There was no reply. Emarinc
was at the table making tarts. Her
back was to her mother.
Il didn t mean what | said about
bein' sorry egged you on, Emarine,
I'm glad you turned her out. She'd
ort to be turned out. y
Emarine dropped quivering ruby
of jelly into a golden ring of pastry
and laid it carefully on a plate.
'Grana ma Eliot can go talliin about |
her daughter in law Sidonie all she
wants, Emarine. You keep stiff up |
per lip "
| can tend to my own affairs, said
Emarine, fiercely.
well don't flare up SO. Here comes !
Orville. Land, but he does look peak
id"
After supper, when her mother had
gone home for the night, Emarine put |
on her hat and shawl.
Her husband was sitting by the fire
place. looking thoughtfully at the bed
of Goals.
I'm goin' out" she said briefly.
You keep the fire up
Why, Emarine, it's dark. Don't
choo want | sh'u'd 20 along"
No; you keep the fire up.
He looked at her anyiously, but be
knew from the way she set her heels
down that remonstrance would he use
less.
dor t stay long" he said, in
tone Of habitual tenderness. He loved
her passionately, in spite of the last
ing hurt she had given him when she
parted him from his mother. 1t was
hurt that had sunk deeper than even
he realized. 1t lay heavy on his heart
day and night. 1t took the blue out
of the sky, and the green out of the
grass and the gold out of the sunlight
ii took the exaltation and the rapture
out of his tenderest moments of love.
He never reproached her, he never
really blamed her: certainly he never
pitied himself But he carried a heavy
heart around with him, and his few +.
smiles were joyless things.
For the trouble he blamed only him
self. He had promised Emarine
before ne married her, that
if there were any Knocking down i,
to be done, his mother should be the
one to do it. He had made the promise /.
and he could no more
have broken it than be could have !
the color of his eyes. When .
bitter feeling arises between two rel
atives by marriage, it is the one who :
stands between them--the one who is
bound by the tenderest ties to both :
who has the real suffering 10 bear,
who is torn and tortured until life !.
holds nothing worth the having.
Orville Palmer was the one who :
stood between. He had built his own !.
cross, and he took it up and bore it :
without word.
Emarine hurried through the early
winter dark until she came to the :
mall and poor house where her hus- a
,and's mother lived. 1t was off the :,
nam travelled street. =
There as dim light in the kitchen
he curtain had not been drawn. En- I.
rine paused and looked in. The sash
vas lifted six inches. for the night
vas warm, and the sound of voices >,
anne to her at once. Mrs. Palmer u
ad company.
Miss Presly,'' said Emarine, =
e entfully. under her breath. "Old !;
ossip!" u
goin' to have fine dinner | u
ear" Miss Presly was saying. ~
Turkey with oyster dressin', an 80
an mince an pun kin
lie, an reel plum puddin' with brandy p
CURED over t an set atire, an wine !.
ip, an nuts an raisins, an wine it u
elf to wind up on. Emarine's fine p
ook. She knows how to git up ~
inner that makes your mouth water ~
} think about. Your goin' to have ~
Dread, Mis- Parmer?"
Not much of one, =" said Orville's ~
lother. Il expected to, but | Gu 'dn't \;
it them fall patatas solu off. I'll have g. e.
, keep 'em till spring to git any kind -
price. | don't care much about =,
hristmas. though her chin was "
but she lifted it high. "
It's silly for anybody but children to on ..
uild SO much on Christmas. "a
Emarine opened the door and walked ~ ~
!. Mrs. Palmer arose slowly, grasp II
Ig the back of her chair. "Orville's a.
'adg" she said solemnly. an
Emarine laughed. but there was the 10
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