Year: 1877

morning evening hours in his garden
priding himself upon his fruit, flower
and Vegetables, and if they cost a
much as if bought in the market, tn
money was well invested in healtl
and pleasure, as we'll as the article
produced.


But while the pretty house ant
garden were the source of pride anc
happiness to Harry, while he stude'
to make them perfect for Lulu 5 sake
the little wife wearied soon the no
notony of household tasks, and frette'
for the eXcitements Of her girlhood.


Something Of this she lost while he
baby-boy filled her heart and hands
but after he died she again foun,
time hanging heavily upon her.


Friends found the ride to her pret
ty home long one land did not "drol
in as they had done when she live'
in the city, while she tired also Of the
ride to and fro, that Harry bore pa
tienhy with home at one end.


She had not that strong love o
home that is Unborn with women, ans
dll not derive the keen delight many
would have felt from the mere pos.
session Of her household treasures.


She had no taste for dainty cooking
and did not care to be IN the kitchen
for hours for the satisfaction Of placing
some triumph Of culinary art b fore
her husband.


Sarah, the servant, cooked most
things satisfactorily, though Harry
lovingly declared LuIus ham and
Lulu's pudding had a delicious flavor
all their own.


The little wife did not suspect how
much of her hush md $ praise for her
few ellur in household work WAS a
tender device to waken deeper in
tarest in he home that WAS Harry ;
pride.


She did not realize how much. self
sacrifice the pretty appointments
about her represented.
Perhaps the goods and chattle>
might have possessed higher valGe
IN Lulus eyes had she known how
IN lch more than mere money they
cost.


But Harry lid not tel her that the
pretty pickle,stand was the result OF
many less cigars a month, that her
dainty etagree WAS Il saving upon the
winter suits and overcoats, that the
pier 8 lass upon which she sat her
heart was the result Of close economy
in the matter of town luncheons.


She had displayed all her treasures
to her friends, she could trust Sarah
with the work, and the time passed
YEARLY when Harry was away, for
ImIn was not fond of int ellectual pur-
suits.


Her idea Of pleasure consisted in
the excitement OF society or public eX-
hibton, and she frettei At the en-
forced quiet Of her semrural home.


Suddenly a great idea loomel upon
her minl


She would coax Harry to move in
to the city and lodge at hoteI so she
would be rid Of the bather Of house.
keeping, and be once more near her
friends.


The result of a month Of persistent
effort is shown in the conversation
with Mrs. Henderson. Loving his
wife more than his home, Harry
yiel!ed


I wonder if Harry is willing to
leave the home he mas made SO per
feet, Mrs. Henderson said, sadly.


WIling' Lulu cried; he would
not listen to it for long time. | be-
Ii. We there IS a bit OF his heart in
every saucepan.


And you would make him give up
all he has collected with SO much
care q


'Oh he will soon get over all that
when he does not see them. 1t is
nearly the first Of May, and we will
not take the house for another year


And the furniture


we will have a good price for that
We can live Il long time on what we
ought to get for the things, and Harry
can save his salary.


Poor saving, Lulu. You may deep.
" regret this, dear. Few men feel
so deep an interest in home as Harry,
and it is dangerous to destroy that in
terest.


But Lulu was resolute, ia spite Of
Harry's evident reluctance, nothing
moved by his lingering touch upon
many of his household goodr, pur-
chased with such proud delight.


Her first regret was at the sale.


1t was painful to see the dainty
treasures Harry had collected passing
into strange hands, at about one
fourth of their value, to watch rough
men tearing down the furniture and
taking It away to see dirty hands
passing over the cut glass and china
anl gather up pretty tritles to take
them away from the home they
had adorned.


Sarah, sobbing over packing and
hawoilipu tha 1asolatinn was Ie