The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-01-21
compelled to find : bsd elsewhere. which
ha Gid, muttering to himself. = ~ II %*4
I'll tame her yet' ' " '-< ''. -

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her to walk in the study; and there they
lrel ewed their fierce quarrel, during which
Ms. S. called her husband heartless,
brfnless fellow, who married her for her
money: To which the doctor replied by
calling her a low, vulgar woman, who was
only glad to marry professional gentleman
and author, to enable her to enter better So
ciet.. After which she toyed with. her fan,
aad finally pulled the bell cord, and ordered
Ette servant who answered it to bring her
icarriage to the door, ';'' ''s''
| Z: 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 10 alone. cannot
go with you'
'You cannot 60 unless I accompany you,
madam
I 'CannotH
I'VE will see.' ...
tWel], we will 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
flood 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 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 reappcar-
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 to
see 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 right hand his bell-mc,al mortar, in
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, aud she occasion
ally stirred them with his spatula; on the
table stood one Of the bottles of wide which
the lady for the want Off champaign open
er, had deprived OF its neck with a wedge
wood pestlc and using four ounce gradu
ate for wine glass she had cut up cham
pa5ne baskets for fire wood with an Indian
tonahawk. On the left stood the doctors
desk, which she had broken open, and scat
tered on the desk were the tender missiyes
Of his early love fumes, manuscript pages
OF tales and ke'ches, unpublished odes and
unpaid tailors' bills, while the lady sa,
reading first a Sweet love letter, then an ode
to Napoleon, and so on, throwing them page
after page into the fire. Thus the hu ,band's
brain work and curiosities were made to
cook the dinner.
The doctor looked silently as long as be
could then, taking the key from his pocket
he unlocked the door, and it was boltcd on
the inside.
| Mrs. Strahan,' lie shouted. g. ...,.
well, sir p g. Il IT, ra.s....ee,. ,....
'Open the door, :.5|.. ....'-s L ,...
II am very busy just now. and can't be
! Gisturbed.' .'..-...f 49,. - -,
- Open this door Immediately
Il am busy, tell you.' -
'lal burst the door in il you do not in
stantIy open it, .s,sv
'Do asyou please, sir /; but your mummy
ana giants skeliton are placed against til.
door, 50 be carful ana not break them.' -;
The doctor was foi!ed. For few mo
ments he stood and thought what course tc
pursue. Suddenly recolieeting the ladder
he hastened through the hall out Of ts,
j r -s.1
doors, leaving the door unlocked and the key
IN It. His footsteps had scarce died away on
the stairs. before his wife had removed both
cases from the. door, drew the bolt and stood
Iinathe eatry.o Itswas the work OF q mo
rnent to throw che reuaining letters, poem,
and manuscripts into the DIRE, remove the
wine and eatailes 1o.k fhe ,fnnr ,,,,o..z III.
outside an / put the key in her pocket. ~
The doctor pushel up the window and
Jumped in the servant jumped ont Of the
lower window AMI pulled down the ladder.
In an iassan; the doctor s.v that the bird
had flown, aat be rtshsd back to the win
dow just sstis ladder reached the grosad
!. pa. that laIder back sgsin 4
Let il be where i. s. cred the vie,
Iffom the losertsindos.e IS i.
Put i up here instan.Iy. o. l'l dischs.se