The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-28

{Nf than it's whole duty
K A great bouquet 0
B IL autumn grasses AM
rA,: fluffy goldenro'
rested in 8 prett,
ease.
GA new chamber set and it will b.
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 road, calculat
ing how much her chickens aD(
turkeys would bring.
"Anl ii they are as far SIS / think,
will lay by enough Tor Christmas pres
ents all aroun.l ana subscribe for tina
journal too," and with light hear
and smiling face she hurried down
stairs. Babe was busy with his blocks
50 she went into the kitchen to pre-
pare the Ettle supper-just hersel
and 5ed and little Boy Blue and
quietly happy family it had ever been
II it was hard sometimes to bear an,
forbear, they tried for loves sweer
sake. And ii Janet was the oftenes
to yield neither seemed to notice it
Only look ut her bright, loving fac
AMI one might guess she was very vel
accustomed to forgetting No. l alto
gether, and he--ha was a man, jus
an easy-going, hali-1lind man tha
WAS all.
After supper the poultry was al
shut up in their houses for to-mor
rows sale, and after an almost saC
gool-by Janet the next morning say
part OF her hard summers work rol
away over the hill to market. It wa
Tuesday.
"And about Friday Babe and I vii
60 to town and invest Our money,
and she laughed almost like child a
she tossed the baby up.
"Papa's coming, baby mine an
down to the gate she carried her DO,
for his delightful ride up to the bari
With papa.
"How did they sell, JED? Fat, wer
they?" she asked when the wagol
stopped at the barn.
s'Fat as butter and got highes
price
"Cash?" and she patted old Pride o.
his velvety nose.
eyes," and he led the horses int
their stalls.
t'Supper piping hot" she calle'
back over her shoulder, as she went t.
the house.
Supper passed pleasantly, Jed relat
ing all the news from town and sh
listening and feeding baby, going o!
frequent journeys into the little bot
tomless mouth after stray crusts c.
other forbidden matter which hap
pened too near.
':And now let me have it, JED, all il
my hand, and see if it's worth the con
stant care and work I've endured,
md she set the boy on his knee.
"What, Janet?" and he looked q
her absentiy.
my money" and still her hand wa
outstretched.
"Why, wife, T paid for the binding
twine with it.
"You did and you said last sprins
DO your best and reap the proceeds
and her eyes flashed Indignantly.
"Why, L didn't suppose you hat
any use for it, and you are reaping th'
proceeds when the debts are paid,
and be tried to look naturally.
"But that was mine, earned by put
ting i'll over hours and extra days,
and she could not hide sob.
"Oh, well, never mind. What's minei
yours and yours mine" and he pu
baby down without his evening romI
and went out with the milk pail.
And Janet hurried into the dim sit
ting-room and had a good cry-good
because it relieved her over-wrought
feelings. Ee must have noticed he1
swollen eyes, for after an attempt t.
talk over his paper, he went to bed.
Days passed on and months too.
antil little Boy Blue was little mai
of three. During that time Janet hac
been patient wife to a good hus'
band, but she WAS wiser, and that lit
tie lesson learned year previously
sle hal never forgotten, and she de-
termined, for the sake of her indie
pcndence, for tine sake of their future
welded life, and for his sake too
never to be SO put upon again. She
had discarded her idea of raising
poultry. bnt she had nice fat steer
which WAS to be sold with the rest o.
the car load soon.
When baby Was still little slee.s
:ng bundle, Jed had brought into the
Kitchen tiny calf. 1t was a raw, bit
Ter cold day, and the little thing was
almost dead when discovered.
"Might as we'll kill it, and don.
~ith it," Jed suggested.
cob, no, let it live if it can, Jane
pleaded.
"Well, fuss with it if you want to,
an,l vou can have whateverit amounts
to-" and SO it was settled.
It was days before 1t could stan'
alone, but by and by it began to gel
interested, it seemed, in its own life,
and grew and waxed strong. Its Leg
were very short, but stubby and firm
It had always been q source of amuse
rnenT between tie two, to sec Janet:
steer overtaile and then slowly out
strip Jed's Of the same age. But II
was now considered in prime condl'
tion, and was to go with the rest to
Chicago. Janet said nothing, but
felt a great deal. SO when the return:
came she waited for him to give hel
hcr share. But no word was said, sc