Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-10-23

lplussed. He locked at that femality
as If doubtful whether she was in re-
ality lpoma,a or Spartan hero in
disguise. There she sat--calm, res-
olute, dignifed and immovable as a
statute. her piercing eyes penetrating
his Very soul and reading his inmost
thoughts--her beautiful lips com.
surrender nspr" legibly
written upon every lineament Of her
sweetly feminine features. For the
first time in his life he quailed be-
meath a woman's gaze; for the first
time he sat irresolute and uneasy, al
most wishing the rocks and noun
tains could hide from her sight, for
she seemed an accusing spirit come
back to earth to be avenged.
At length he arose and, turning
toward his chamber. said very calm.
ily: II
"You will soon think better Of this.
Cynthia i - trsaa !
Cynthial He has not spoken that
name for two whole days; surely he
has taken one step backward; the re-
form has already commenced. These
thoughts passed quickly through
Mrs. vulpin's mind, and she wisely
forebore any further remarks. But
the world was not made in a day.
and II cannot be supposed that so
evil nature as Amos Vulpin's could
be at once eradicated or efectually
changed. a "'a 'H.
A week wore on In the same man
ner, save that no words passed be-
tween the hus band and wife, except
such as would have been interchang.
ed between strangers-each taking
their meals regularly away from
home and both occupying the same
house at night; and one. during this
time, the indomitable wife entered
her husbands store, stepped calmly
and resolutely behind his counter,
opened his money drawer, took out
a ten dollar bill and left, without a
word being spoken by either, the
presence of several customers re-
straining the husbands wrath at
this, to him, most audacious piece
of insult. She was not going TO
"board out"on her own slender al
lowance of PIN -money--not she.
But this state of things could not
last. The world had noticed that
there was something wrong in Go
tham." and gossip was on tip-toe.--
Sly winks and oblique inuendoes
were thrown across vulpin's visual
angle; Nancy had told her story. Ia
king good care to shield her ''dear
kind mistress" from all blame, and
Amos found himself in rather an un-
.comfortably humiliating position---
Whenever he gazed upon his wife,
face he saw, written with pen ol
iron, or rather finn, those same two
ominous words, "yield nepr;" and
he was now fully convinced that he
might as we'll attempt to move Mt
Pisgah d. ''cast il into the sea-" as te
subdue her. Never was mortal mau
so deceived in woman's nature. liz
had not the most distant idea tha,
frmness was one OF the ingredients
in its composition. but had supposed
THAT those women who "rule theil
husbands" performed the unfeminint
feat by a process of snarling and
scolding. and he had determined
never to be governed in such way
This was almost the only piece o
Igood sense his brain-pan contained.
Whether conscience slept quietly
in his breast, or whether with oper
eyes she often rebuked him for pas
errors, and gently limited that tn,
present trying emergency was but
just. though by no means a full
equivalent for them, is not for us tc
say. But certain il Is. that at tn,
end Of ten days some operating caus,
had so far transformed him that he
addressed his wife in very calm
voice thus:
"Cynthia. do you wish Nancy e
return?"
Certainly. | would like to have
her return"
"Send for her, then, as soon as yo'
please"
He was conquered What frettinl
and scolding could never have done
what the sighs and tears and death o
three wives had failed to do. th
fourth had accomplished by firm
unyielding perseverance And thoug
} il cannot bcisupposed that their heart
; stone was a perfect Eden. yet no YER
rebellious serpent ever reared hi
/, pcrtinacious head; and when, fou
: years after. Death knocked at III
! door and bade Amos Vulpin go an
J meet his three victims at just trI
7, bunal, the few tears that we're she
/, by his fourth wife were real and sin
!, cere.