The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-01-21

he Gid, muttering to himself
s',,I'll tame her yet.' = -.
he lay all night forming plan to bring
herIto submission. In the morning he asked
her to walk in the study; and there they
rer ewed their fierce quarrel, during which
Ms. S. called her husband heartless,
branless fellow, who married her for her
money. To which the doctor replied by
calling her low, vulgar woman, who was
only glad to marry a professional gentleman
and author, to enable her to enter better So
ciey. After which she toyed with her fan,
and finally pulled the bell cord, and ordered
tie servant who answered it to bring her
carriage to the door. ''.''. -.
e.. Where are you going?' demanded the
doctor.
TO ride, SIR replied the amiable Mrs
StraEan.
Il will go with you, if you please
But do not please
i Then choose to CO.
Very we'll, then you TO alone. I cannot
go with you.'
You cannot 60 unless I accompany you,
madam
I sCunmotH
'We will see'
tWel], we qviU see'
The doctor walked out Of the room
locked the door, put the key in his pocket,
and left the house
She did not sit down and burst into a
food of tears, but waited patiently for the
servant to return whom she had sent for
the carriage. When he returned, she told
him through the key hole, to return the
horse to the stable, and place a ladder
against the study window. The ladder was
placed according to directions, and turkey
with oysters and pastry was brought up to
her. The ladder was then removed, and
everything was prepared for the reappear-
ance of her husband.
Near the middle Of the afternoon tho Doc
tor returned home, stepped softly through
tho hall leading towards the , door. and
peeped through the key hole, expecting te
see a striking picture of humility and con
triton.
Judge Of his surprise, then, when he saw
! Mrs. S. sitting before his long reading table
on her righ, hand his bell-mctal mortar, il
Which she was roasting his mammoth speci
men apples, sweet potatoes, and her turkey
; Near her stood his water bath, in which
she was cooking oysters, and she occasion
ally stirred them with his spatula; on tn
table stood one Of the bottles of wide which
the lady for the want Of champaign open
er, had deprived OF it's neck with weds
wood pestIc and using four ounce gradu
ate for wine s lass she had cut up cham
pagne baskets for fire wood with an Indiar
: tonahawk. On the left stood the DOCTOR:
desk, which she had broken open, and scat.
tered on the desk werc the tender missiye!
Of his early love fumes, manuscript page,
Of tales and sketches, unpublished odes ani
unpaid tailors' bills, while the lady sa
reading first sweet love letter, then an cd
; to Napoleon, and so on, throwing them page
after page into the fire. Thus he husbands
brain work and curiosties were made t.
cook the dinner.
The doctor looked silently as long as h
could; then, taking the key from his poke
!" he unlocked the door, and it was bolted o.
the inside.
Mrs. Strahan,' lie shouted. 80.
well, sir 2 - ."~
sOpcn the door. II.
> L am very busy just now, and can't b
= eisturbed.'
Open this door Immediately
am busy, tell you.'
u sal burst the door in il you do not i,
u stant'y open it, .,.~
, DO asyou please, sir but your mumn
4 ana giants skeliton are placed against II
door, so be carful and not break them y
| 1 lag uO-tOi sW6S ioliSa. IOE icH
ments he stood and thought what course
r lpursue. Suddenly recoliecting the ladde
- he hasteaed through the hall out Of I!
10 doors, leaving the door unlocked and the ke
6. IN it. His footsteps had scarce died away {
- the stairs, before his wife had removed 30,
4 cases from the door, drew the bolt and stot
.lgin the entry Itriwas the work 0! tn
:, Imens 70 throw the remaining letters, poem
:, and manuscripts into the Dire, remove Il
;, wine and eatables, 1ock the door upon Il
p outside an put the key in her pocket :
i The doctor pushed up the window u
IN the ser,an. jumped out Of d
: lover window AMI pulled down the l.dde
In an ias,an, the doctor sav thai The bi
had Aown. anj hss Tnshsd back to the wi
tsfur- ;uSt ~ fhe Iads2er rezc.,sd ff.o sxr,,.r,