The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-12

How SHE Din IT. IL never undertook
bul once" said Tom. 40 SET at naughi the
authority ofmy wife. You know her way,
cool, quiet, and determined as ever, JusI
.iier we were married and all was nice and
cozy, she 20, me into The habit Of doing all
lie churnDg. She never asked me to dc
At, you know, but then the way il was done
was just in this way. She finished breakfast
before the one morning, and slipped away
nom the table, she filled the cburn with
cream, and Sc, il just where couldn't br IL
seeing what was wanting. So ! took hold
regularly enough, and churned tillihe butter
,ad come. She didn', thank me, bur looked
% nice and sweet about it, tba, felt well
paid. Well, when the next churning day
came along, she did The same thing, and
gain il was done just so, and was regular
Iy in for i, every time. Not word SAID you
know, of course. Well, by and by, this be
gan Ia be rather irksome. | wanted she
should ask me, but she never did, and could
not say anything about IT, 10 save my soul.
so on we went. Al last | made a resolution
hat would mol chun another time unless
,he asked me. Chu:ning day came, and
wh ell my breakfasi-she always got nice
breakiasis--when that was swallowed, there
stood the churn. got up and sanding q
few minutes just to give her chance, put
IN my hat and walked out OF doors. | stop
ped in the yard, to give her time to call me.
bni never a word said she, aud SD with pll
pit ,Ing heart. moved on. wen, down
own, aud my foot was rs restless as was
that 0l Nuab's dove. fell as il | had done
wrong, didn't exactly feel how, but there
was All ndescribable sensation of guilt rest
'ng upon me all the afternoon. Ii SEEMED
- il dinner time never would come, and a.
or going home one minute hefore dinner. !
would as soon have cut my ears oil So
went fIeliing and moping round town Till din
uer hour came. Home went, feeling very
much as criminal must when the jury il
nui, having in their hands the destiny of life
or death. couldn't make up my mind ex
ac,ly how she would meet me. bu, som
kind Of a Storm expected. VIII You be
lIevr me? She never greeted NE with
sweeter smile. never had a better dinner for
me than on that day; but there soud the
churn. just where left il!
NOi WOTu was Sai0-i feit COnIuunded
ly cut, and everv mouihful OF that dinner
seemed as if il would choke me. She didn'i
pay any regard 10 il, however, but went on
Iusi as if noihing had happened. Before
dinner was over had again resolved, and
showing back my chair, ] marched to the
churn. and went 10 il in The old way. Splash
began The butter paddle, splash, splash, bu,
as il IN spite, the butter was SD long coming
| supposed the cream standing SO long had
got warm, and SD redoubled my eifors.-|
Obstinate maiier-ihe afternoon wore away
while was churning. paused al last, from
real exhaustion, when she spoke for the first
time:
''Come, Tom, my dear, you have ratified
that buirermiIk quite long enough, II us on
Iy for fun you are doing iin'
IL knew how il was in fash; she had
brought the butter in The forenoon, and len
the churn standing with the buuermIk in,
Tor me io exercise with. never SET up my
self in household matters after ihath