The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-12-18
BY tom sNoorS.

4 Ilupbnnd'. Gosr-,isp.
BY TOM sNoorS.
never undertook but once to set
at naught the authority Of NY wife.
You know her way, cool, quiet, but
determined as ever grew. Jvst Of
ter we were married and all was do
ing nice and coy, she got me into
the habit Of doing all the cLurning.
She never asked me to do it, you
know, but then slowly it was
done in this way. SIZE finished break
fast rather before me one morning,
and slipping away from the liable, she
filed the churn with cream and sat
it just where | couldn't help seeing
what it wanted. 50 ! took hold reg
u'a!ly enough, and churned ill tie
butter come. Sic didn't thank me,
but looked so nice aud sweet about
it, that felt well paid. Well, when,
the next churning day come along,
she did the same thing, and follow
ed suit and fetched the butter. a.
gain and again it was done just so,
and was regularly in for it every
time. Not word said, you know,
Of course. Well, by and bye, this
begun 10 be rather irksome, wanted
she should just ask me, but she new
er did, end | couldn't say anything
about it to save my life, and so on
we went. At last made a resolve
that / would not clurn another time
unIcss.she askedm me. Cunning day
came and when my breakfast she
always got nice breakfasts-when
that was swallowed, there stood the
churn. ! got and standing fow
minutes, just to give her chance,
put on my hat aud walked out of
doors. stopped in the yard to give
her time 10 call me, but not word
said She, and SO, with a palpitating
heart, moved On. went down
town, up town, and all over town,
and my foot was as restless as No
abs dove. | felt as if had done
wrong-i didn't exactly feel how
but there was an understandable sem
sation Of guilt resting upon ne all
tie forenoon. ltsecmed as ifGinner
time never would come, and as for
going home one minnie before din
ner, would as soon have my cars
or SO went ftrtting and moving
around town ill dinner hour came.
Home went, feeling very much as
a criminal must when the jury is out,
having in their hands his destiny
life or death. couldn't make up
my mind exactly low she would
greet me, bat some kind Of storm
| expected. viii you believe it, she
never treated me with a swceter
smile, never had q better dinner for
me than ON that day; but there stood
the churn, just where | left it. Not
word was said; ! felt confonndcd-
ly cut, and every moutl.ful Of that
dinner seemed as ii it would choke
me. She didn't pay aiJ regard 70
it, however, but went on Just as if
nothing had happened. Before din
ner was over had again resolved,
and showing back my chair, | march
ed to the charm, and went at it just
in tie old way. Splash, drip, rattle,
splash, drip, ratlle---I kept il up
As if in spite, tie butter never was
SO long coming. | supposed the
cream standing so long, Lad got
warm, and so | redoubled my efforts.
Obstinate matter; the afternoon wore
away willie was churning. paused
at last from real exhaustion, when
. she spoke for The first time-"Como
Tom, my dear, you have ratified that
bu1er-mH quite long enough, if its
only for fun You are doing it - |
knew how it was in a flash. She
had brought the butter in the fore
noon, and left the churn standing
with the butter. milk in, for me to
exercise with. never set up for
myself in household matters after
that.