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

quencesI was numbered IN her ears
in tones that caused every nerve in
the poor girls body to culver like an
aspen. She spoke not, but she turn,
ed from the room and, ten minutes
later, stood beside her mistress with
streaming eyes.
"You must go now. Nancy, but |
think you will come back soon; 20
don't feel bad about ii. Hold your
self in readiness to return at any time
when | shall send for you-mind, l
say when I shall send for you; not
till them" s..
Il understand you, my dear Mrs.
vulpin. Good bye; may God bless
YOU
II was not that Cynthia vulpin was
an indolent woman or unwilling to
labor: no, by no means, for she
would have toiled early and late.
aye, toiled her life away joyfully for
one she loved, were il necessary, and
thought it no sacrifice. for she was q
true i0oman to the hearts core-en-
tirely unaffected with that eheminate
dependa5ieness so common with fe-
males of this miseducated age.
But TO be compelled to be slave
TO such niggardly, selfish. unfeel-
ing brute, neuer. Every duty she
would perform cheerfulIy, but that
was not her duty.
Il rather think madam will have
to get her own breakfast Tomorrow
morning and do her own work in
future" chuckled vulpin as he saw
Nancy leave the house. ~ have no
notion Of supporting wife and keep
ing maid to wait upon her. I've
given her three weeks for rest and
pleasure e, and that is long enough; two
weeks more than gave my last one,
any how. aalao
Mrs. yulpin had laid her hand up
on the door-k to enter the room,
not knowing that he was there. when
this soliloquo fell upon herear She
turned back and dropped on chair.
"Heartless sordid wretchl And this
is your lovel You married me to
minister to your caprices. to succumb
to your wishes, to make me your
slave--you who have thousands at
your command. You expect me to
help fill your Golfers. But you shall
find your mistake, or am no scomani 7
You shall learn that there is one fe-
male at least on the earth that fears
you not. You think you have al
ready got your foot upon my neck,
but 1 will show you whether or not
you will keep il there. Begin as
you can hold out. Aye, that |
surely will" dF .srs1ei ~
The next morning the all-conquer-
ing husband entered his house at the
usual breakfast hour, not dreaming
Of any further trouble from his ob.
stinate little wife. expecting the lit
tie wholesome discipline oflast night
had performed the cure and hence.
forth she would be as docile and ODE.
dient as her predecessors had been.
His astonishment may be imagined
then upon finding no breakfast table
spread, no fire kindled. no signs Of
breathing mortality about the house.
Every room was searched, but nc
Mrs. vulpin could be found, though
he had left her in bed when he went
TO the store at five o'clock, for Vul-
pin was an early riser-niggards and
misers generally are.
Search in the neighborhood just
then was out of the question; aud SO,
making a cold breakfast, he returned
TO the store and sent his clerk to q
hotel to get his. 1t must be supposed
that the merchant husband passed
rather a "idgety" forenoon. and thai
in returning to dinner and finding
"his house empty. swept and gar
nished," his agitation was in no wis,
diminished. on
His wife had certainly spent the
forenoon, or part Of it in the house
for the chamber work was done, car,
pets swept, etc.-every thing in ap
ple-pie order throughout--but, moth
ing to eatl Ii was very evident e
him now that she would perform hel
part of the domestic labor as she al
ways had done (for Mrs. vulpin wa
a real lady, thought it not beneatl
her TO work, aud believed her healtl
was all the better for il, but to be
kitchen drudge for him. she woul,
not. What was TO be done? he fel
no inclination to take u second col,
meal --even had there been any thin
to take; but there was not, and "a
after due elaboration, he wended hi
way TO the nearest restaurant, and
on entering. the first thing that me
his eyes, through an open door in tn
ladies saloon, was his wife, cosil
and calmly discussing her oyester,
ham aud hot coffee. To rush foi
ward and demand an explanation Q
such outrageous conduct, was hi
first impulse; his second. TO leave in
stantly and not expose himself I
the ridiculc OF gaping Grove
for Vnlpin was not wholly destitul
Of pride. The latter predominate(
and he dined alta hotel. Supper wa
taken in the same manner by the io'
ing bridegroom and bride, but whe
the hour for retiring came. the pci
up thunder burst forth.
81 demand an instant explanatio
OF your conduct to-day madam"
II nee no need of an explanation
IL has explained itself. | think" n
piled the wife calmly.
"What-eh-what do you means
II mean 10 assert my rights az
wife" if - ,i l..s
"Do you intend TO disobey meg-
Was that in the marriage covenantg
when you forget that you are
man or husband-yes. reeognil
!, cd nothing in the marriage covenal
, that could make me your slave, ar
: 1 shall not be such"
/ "You--you--leave my house il
stantlyW he hissed. choked with pa
4 sion. istl.r
!; 81 shall take my own time for