The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-11-29

During the same evening Mrs. s. gave II
. whist party in the parlor. v
Wine held her votaries in bondage lon
ger than cards, and Mrs S. had dismiss J
I'd her party and retired hours before her I
iege lord came to his chamber and
when he did come. he found the door
locked, him self without and his wife with>
in. In vain be called to her she could
not and would not hear and be was
10 find bed elsewhere, which
be did, muttering to himself: ''I'll tame
her yet" And he laid night forming
a plan to bring her to submission. In
the morning he asked her to walk into
his study, and there, seated in an arm
chair, they renewed their fierce worded
quarrel during which Mrs. S. called her
husband heartless, branless fellow. who
married her for her money. To which
the Doctor replied, by calling her 4 low
vulgar woman, who was only glad to
marry professional gentleman and au
thor, TO enable her to enter better society
After which she toyed with her fan. and
finally pulled the bell cord, and ordered
the servant who answered it to bring her
carriage to the door.
"Where are you going p demanded
the doctor. +7
"To ride replied the amiable Mrs.
Strahan.
Il will go with you, if you please"
"But l do not please" uJ t-ai
"Then choose to 60"
every well, then, you will go alone ),
for you cannot 60 with me-
"To GU cannot go without 60 with
you"
I'VE will see.''
"Well, we will see,' and the gentle
man walked out of the room, locked the
door, put the key in his pocket, and left
the house.
/ Mrs. S. did not sit down and burst into
a flood of tears, but waited patiently for
the servant to return whom she had sent
after the carriage. When he arrived, she
told him, through the key hole, to return
the horses to the stable. and place a lad
der up against the study window. The
ladder was placed according to directions
and turkey, with oysters and pastry
brought up to her. The ladder was then
removed, and everything prepared fol
the re-appearance of her husband.
/ About the middle of the afternoon the
doc tor returned home, stepped softly
through the hall toward the study door
and peeped through the key hole, expect
ing to see a striking picture Of humility
and contrition.
Judge Of his surprise tken, when he
saw Mrs. S. sitting before his long rea'
ding table, on her right his bell meta
morter, In which was fire, and CRATE
over it, on which she was roasting his
mammoth specimen apples, sweet pota
toes, and her turkey. Next him stooe
his water bath, in which she was cooking
oysters, and she occasionally stirring then
: with his silver paiula on the tt, BILE stood
: one of the bottles of wine that had beer
, left from the last nights revclry, wbict
the lady for want OF champaign opened
: had deprived of its neck with wedge
D wood pestle, and using four ounce grad
0 uate for wine glass she had cut W
7 champaign baskets for frewood with
with an Indian tomohawk. On the lef
n stood the Doctors wiring desk, which
t she had broken open, and scattered oil
5 the desk were tender missives Of his ear
: Ger flames, manuscript pages Of tale
b aud sketches, unpublished odes, poems
i and unpaid tailor's bills, all in huge pile
y while the lady sat readiug, first swee
love letter, then an ode on Napoleon. ant
# SO on, throwing them, page after page, il
the fire. Thus the husbands brain worl
e end wooden curiosities were made to cool
( her dinner,
e The Doctor locked silently and as Ion,
q as he could then taking a key from hi
if pocket and unlocked the door, and j
" it was bolted on the inside.
n Mrs. S." he shouted.
n "Well, sir"
"Open the door,"
'r "I'm busy uow, and can't be disturb
le ed"
e, "Open the door, or I'll burst it open.
k "Do as you please, sir, but your mum
IS my and giants skeleton. are place
IS against the door, so be careful and n,
,r break them.
Is The Doctor was foiled. For fe
D moments he stood and though VIII
W course it was best to pursue. Suddenl
x recollecting the ladder, he hastened dow
p the stairs and through the hall, out door
l. leaving the door unlocked aud the key
il it. His footsteps had scarcely died Q