Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-11-25


had not the least thought Of being angry With
her husband-not the least in the world. She
knew his weakness; and she knew that some
thing had been thorning him
Job she said, after she had reflected
lew moments.sssI am yeurasite- You are
| man, while am only a woman. It is right
/ thai you should command. am your most
humble servant. Give me your orders as
you please; but | beg you 20 treat me
/ kindly
And then, with sober face and Blended
head, Sarah pursued her work
/ What in the world was Job Poison to say
| now He had never heard his wife speak so
sadly before. He sat upon nettles. He got
up and went to the closet; and finally he left
| the house. He went to the barn, and exam
ined the beam over the tie-up. 1t was loose,
/ and he saw at once that it ought to be fixed
but he would not do it then-it would look
too much ike being governed by his wife
| By and by he went around and looked at the
| steps at the front door. They certainly need
ed fixing, but he would not do the job until
after dinner. His wife had told him that he
had better do it before dinner. If he put II
/ OF till afternoon, that would show that he
was not controlled by his wife.
For an hour and half job Poison loafed
| around the barn and shed like man who
knew not what to do with himself
The door steps and the tie-up beam trou-
! Bile him. He knew that they ought to be
I fixed; but he could not turn his back so soon
/ upon the new road.
At Tenth the dinner horn sounded and
/ Job ent in and took his seat at the table
/ The old smile, that had. fo, fifteen wears,
/ cheered him morning, noon and night, had
/ faded from his wife,s face, and she gazed upon
/ him meekly and submissiyely.
A" viii my master have some of this sauce ?"
/ she asked. There was no irony in the tone
{ hr,r Ia
+ politely.
/ q Yes" said job 9 I should like some of itn
But his dinner did not taste good to him.
/ He did not feel at home. He felt, to use one
+ form of his own thought, . like a eat in a
/ strange garrett" After dinner he went out
and smoked in the shed and then he went in
and fixed the door step. This was finished
/ about the middle OF the afternoon, and from
+ then until supper-time, he worked at his wood
/ pile At the supper-table he felt more ner-
/ vous and uneasy than he had done AT dinner.
/ once or twice he Yentured to raise his eyes to
his wife's face but there was no smile for him
none Of the old happy look.
. This was more than Job Poison had been
prepared for. He had--or supposed he had
I screwed his courage up to the point of
meeting his wife's show of temper In fact
he had a store of harsh, commanding words
: already arranged TO hurl back at her when
+ she should dare to question his authority or
/ offer to treat him with contempt But he
! had not planned for meeting such an emer-
/ gencv as this. He had announced his inten-
ton of governing his wife, and she had taken
him at his word. What should he DO =? How
should he commence What sort Of a task
had he before him. As he sat in the chin
ney corner, after the evening" chores had ali
been done, smoking his pipe, he felt very
much like a man who has attempted to 'speak
in meeting and has forgotten his speech
. / il Il. had in hal
. ing, when she was well, of singing and chat
ting over her knitting but her voice was now
hushed.
At nine o'clock he arose to attend to his
cattle He looked for the lantern but could
not find it.
Where is my lantern"
i guess It IS where you left it, )" said Sa-
rain She laid down her knitting, and went
out into the porch where she found it sitting
on bench. She lighted and handed it to
. Lcr husband.
Shall / do anything more for you, Job :"
She was calm and passive; he was choking
I W I'll perplexity
That's all, he gasped And then he
+ went away and fed the cattle, and got in his
+ wood for morning.
What cheerless evening it had been
ON the following morning job found the
same sedatc face at the breakfast tabIe-uo
I suiles-no cheer-no social chatting. After
. breakfast went fixed the beam q
( the tfe-uD and then hc-was at his wits end
. What would lie have eive,, az that moment
+ for "a suggestion from his wife. By and by
/ lucky thought struck him. He could break
the ice without lowering his own dignity. He
I went into the house with this purpose.
Sarah, lie said, with his hands working
ucryousIy In his pockets what do YOU think
about having the loom put in order!"
- don't think anything about it, Job. You
{ can do rs Won think hest "
(. But Won know whether YOU want to use it
or not, don't YOU Mr.. Poison exhibited a
little feeling.
= The wool IS at your disposal, Job. If
YOU please to have some cloth made, will
spin and weave it. You have but TO issue
orders" Her voice was very low and calm,
and her bearing.was respectful
+ But" said Job, petulantly, and almost
losing his temper. You know whether the
loom wants fixing"
"If it Is YOUR visa. my husband. | viii 90
and examine it, aud report to YOU. will DO
ANYTHING YOU saw. Only be kind to me and
don't expect me to anticipate your wants
Shall l 20 up with YOU now 2"