The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-09-15

but once,' said Tom, 'to set al noughi the
authority Of my wife. You know her way
cooI, quiet, but dstermined as ever. just
after we we're married, and all was nice
aud ccky, she got me into the habit Of do
ing all the chnrning. She never asked me
to do it, you know, but then the wa, II
was done was Just in this way. She nm
ished breakfast before me one morning,
and slipping away from the table. she 6ll.
ed the churn with cream, aud sat II just
where ! couldn't belp seeing what was
wso,ed. So took hold regularly enough
and churned till the butter had come -
she didn't thaok me, but looked so nice
and sweet about it, that l felt well paid
Well, when the next churn,ng day came
along, she did the same thing, and ] fol-
lowed sui, and brought the butter. Again
and again it was done just 80, aud ! was
regularly in for it every time. No, a
word said yoH know, OF course. Well by
and BY, this began to &c rather irksome
I wanted she should ask ne, bit she net-
er did, and conIdn', say aoy thing abou,
IT, TO save my soul, so on We went. Al
last l made a resolve that l would not
churn another time unless she asked me.
Churning day came, add then my break.
fast-she Always got nice breakfast =
when that was swallow ed there s,ood tie
churn. got up, and standing few mia
utes, Just TO give her a chance, put on my
hat aud walked out Of doors.-l stopped
in the yard to give her time TO call me
but never word said she, aud 80, with q
palpita,ing heart, l moved 90. ! wen
duwn town, and all over tow d. aud mt foot
was as restless as Noah's dove. felt as il
l had done wrong, didn't exactly lee
how, but there was an indescriba BILE sen
sal,ob of guilt resting npcn me all fore'
noon 1t seemed as tf dinner time neve
would come, and az for going home one
minute before dinner, | would as soot
.hav cut my ears of.
So ] went fretng and moping around
town I'LL dinner holr came. Hume wen
feeling very much as a criminal must wheI
the jury is out, having in their hands b,
destiny for life or death. ] couldn't max
up my mind exactly how she would NEE
the, hui some kind of dorm ] expected
Will you believe II? She never greete,
me with aswee,er smile, never had be,
ter dinner for me than that day: but ,her
stood the chnrn. just where ! left IT! No
a word was said. felt confoundedly Gu
and every noiithful of that dinner seeme'
as if II would choke me. She didn't pa
any regard 10 it, however, but went Oi
Jus, a. if nothing had haPpened, Befor,
dI1nef was over, | mad again resolved ant
showing back my char, ] marched TO The
churn, and went at il in the old way -
Splash went the butter paddle, splash
splash: but as il spite, the bu'ler was nev
er longer coming! supposed the cream
standing so long. had got warm, and SO
redoubled my efforts. Obstinate natter
the az, ernoon wofe away while was chnr
ming. | passed at last, from real exhaus
tioD, when she spoke for the first time:
Come Tom my dear, yon have rattle
that btitterhiIk quite long enough, if III
only in fun you are doing it! .....
knew how il was in a flash; she had
brought the butter in the forenoon, and
left the churn standing in the aferno%i
with the butlermilk in, for me to excer'
else with: never sci myselfuP id house
hold matters after that.