The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-25

what lisp And then there's this house.
It's mine. Aunt Gertrude left me trifle
Of money for my name, and l put 1t out
at interest, and in 90 years 1t bought me
this house, this garden, this little orchard
Of peach and pear and plum and apple
trees, this pasture, this COW and this
grapevine. And I've got what had be-
fore to live on and little for the poor.
couldn't have done that If I'd married.
Yes, / used to think it hard times when
Geoffrey Masters led me such a dance,
making my heart beat so was afraid he'd
see it, and then going away the Lord
knows where without q word when I'd all
but made up my mind to marry him. But
I'm sure it was merciful escape.
Eyes, those were cruel days. Don't tell
me about old foolsl There's no fool like
young fool And that man made me
suffer once. Yes, he did. 1t gives me a
sinking now to remember the nights /
used to watch for him and he didn't come.
never could bear to look at the stars on
clear winters night since! Humph-
yes-well we do outgrow things, If we
live long enough, and that's reason for
thanksgiving I'm sure. Yes, I'm an old
maid, and I'm thankful for it. I've often
said wouldn't marry the best man liv-
himself if. he was to ask me. I'm my
own property, and everything about me is
my own, and l can give away dollar
without asking Jane can't Look at
Jane-she can't say her souls her own.
And yet when she was at home she used
TO rule all the rest of us children with a
rod of iron. And now she says to .Jaired,
Dear, think I'll go down town today
If you'll let me have the horse And he
says Can't have the horse. What you
want down town. Always gadding,
| Place for woman's home--enough to do
at home. Stay at home! And she's staid
at home till everything's so blue she can't
see it. People thought Jane was doing
| great things when she married Jaired-
| splendid farm, wood lots, bank stock, a
horse and chaise and herd of Jerseys
and she's never had cent to spend from
| that day to this, for he took what belonged
| to her and locked it up with his for the
| children, / don't suppose she could get it
| If she made a row, but nobody wants hot
water all the time, and she wears a calico
| and wear alpaca, and / don't know the
| day she's had new bonnet.
"And look at Essie-just the sweetest,
| softest hearted girl that ever lived, and
she's never had any children of her own
oACcl)U Uuc hbOio BlIl anu
longed for them, and her arms have ached
for them and she'd give half her life for
another-though that's not saying much,
for she don't value her life a straw-and
she's married 10 Harry Farnsworth. And
his sister, widow with one ohild-a little
angel out Of heaven If ever there was one
came home one day and died Ard
there was the boy, and Harry couldn't af-
ford to board him out, and so Essie had to
take care of him. And she did. And she
grew TO love lin SD that her whole soul
was bound up in him. And Harry, he
hated that boy s father, and instead of low
ing the child used to be all the time look
ing for the fathers traits in him. And
then he began to get jealous of the child
not that he loved Essie so much--he never
loved anybody but himself. And the
more he saw Essie cared for the child the
more he let 1t be seen he didn't care for
him.
"ie didn't strike him-oh, no, Harry
Farnsworth didn't strike him--but his
every look and word was blow for the