The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-04-05
THE LITTLE DRUG STORE

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Yes. Il 10 bone. . re.l home feel u si
b., t.esihe,rt thousb poor oos
Ho~ c.n you c,li II poor, sh.p u b
h.rpines. 10 II, sBd iovtf Toe eitl liaks
tsr hossrs over Biz arm. aud laughed 0
toto bs lace Tbeu ber suiIisg sy'
ssepl over the nesstr oonrtysra, over ID
ssaoi pnmp snd slsnos white iete'
shb iis hish green ssie, over the ioe
bare xlpdoss eel In the bousesslI.
We mast have A1se,, sbs decided
brightly. .u'hotit.ii,ely, You shall d.
The ,roubd sbd | shsll plant then, sal
.tis pe~ Ese. looking With Eager, sbinini
eyes into the fac OF Ter Adam,
There we're 10 A1sers pow, only on
poor, .ttusshos rosevine. add that bs'
noihifg bat lesvos
The Girl touched 1t isnderly. See. Biel
ard, this sill be lovely trained over ool
wisaow. Yoo must make irellis for it
Sos, my lsdyi At one-f Most gel
the ssx snd hsmmtf this mitu'e. ard s
TO voik?
No. DO. you fooIisb boy. sbe l,oghed.
You must show me, GOV. the rest q my
kin. dom
AZ ~ shutter cresked ssult, the man
glanced up With al smused emile.
L-ot, sseetbesrt, pointing 10 the round
ffeekled face peerius bsshfolly dosn on
them, Thtrs 10 one OF tho most roysl Of
your mslesiy's rev sutiects Miss Katie
OHsrs, daughter Of my hndisdy, and
GOV your own maid OF honor for scrub
biue aud so for.h.
The young wiie's eyes smiled np into
the Irish gray eyes. a. full OF wonderlns
admiration, and with thst smile Won h t
iu's herr forever.
Ia the days ibs. followed that followed
tbsi home coming they we're carsiestiy,
unreasonsbly happy, like two children
plsyiu at housekee, ing he taught her
aow to make coli and golden brown
griddle oskef, and together, With happy
laughter they washed up tue heavy cups
and ssuctrs spd plated spoons, While
Katie looked up II, u her scinbbing with
wondering eyes According to kst'e's
philosophy, septiemsn could cot touch
his hand to wonsn's wotk, and yet Mr..
Richard was surely a gentlemst !! The
young wife stroye with oil her dainty
might to inito1uce the spirit OF beauty 10
TO the bare little shop, From gilt paper
she cut grape leaf labels for the tall
glass jsr.. and liDed the little movable
showcase With red sel''. paper. taking
up one whole sitefnoon to arrange artist
,oslly its stock OF bsir brushes and fancy
sosps.
For the frst time 10 her lie, she cot
and fashioned her osn gowns. end very
"fesriully and woadtrinlly" we're some oil
them made The sleeves we're always
loose where they should have bsen tight
aud tistt whers they shouli bsve been
loose, and the collars refused to set
bu, Richard thought them beautiful, One
dr,se, q II. ls print wrapper with forget
me. nos as blue IS her eyes be especially {
loved II
Once the giil vile, moving about tei
work. saw her husbands eyes fixed on Q
her With wistinl tenderness, aud wien |
she asked whs, troubled him be reprosch |
ID himself for taking her from her essy.
,re free life TO toll 10 the dus. beside /
him. I
Oae cloud dlmned their Sunshine 8
Her fstbers heart was bitter against her
or marrying the poor drusgist. Why
she2 Had not he, her father, eur 4
oundtd her With oil that she could reason d
bly, wish forp But though its owner a
new 1t not, when the rich mans home .
lad been surrendered TO the fashionable b
one little item had been iotso, |,
en-. Tue bsnginss aud the iurni'u ure Ii
'fre all fsultlessly appointed, hu. the
uroishlng "srtist bad forgotten to hang .,
be bspler OF love" in The brokers' palace. O.
t ss bu, nifine omission no one Il
10, the home daughter. with her loaely, e.
,ve.hupsry hesrf, VAS conscious OF it, b
ut when. one day, love came to her Il
oor, the woman found II ontweigted all
esuty snd oil wealth, sud. vi bout 8 n
,omepts misgisins, took her place at the .
'oor maD's aide. d.
A year passed, and sprins came sgsin N
The rosevine bad elm bed to the top OF b.
be ronsh trelis, and pestly white bios
om, it's fret, svsysd st the tip Of one sc
ing branch "a flower not pnrer, not IA
xeeter. than the human flower that bad bl
lossomed 10 the little home. To crosn et
snd Msuons quiet bsppinesf, "
1efe had come to them that sweetest and "
lost s.cred Of sll Gods giIts-s little pl
iild.
But zith Msfiop's Joy there slowly min Ill
LED uistinl pain. for the weak baby flo 10
ers led her thoughts back TO her father. nj
'.y alter day, ss she felt The pressure 81 Il
er bsby's besd sgsiost her shoulder. day II
tier day ss the u. tier yesrnins grew =
ropsAr 10 her besrt. she grew more wist h,
i for some forsivips word. True, be ali
ID sll her life been cold sod unloving.
at perhsps he had cherished her 10
crst, 90 she cherished this little obe Of
,rs, How could one help loving ones
IN lille ctiidf th