Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-10-29

He laid all night forming plan to bring
her to submission. In the morning he ask
ed her to walk into the study; and there
they renewed their fierce quarrel, during
which Mrs. S. called her husband heartless
brainless fellow, who married her for her
money. To which the Doctor replied, by
calling her low, vulgar woman, who was
only too glad to marry professional gentle
man and author, to enable her to enter
society. After which she toyed with her
fan, and finally pulled the bell-cord and
ordered her servant who answered it, to
bring her carriage to the door.
"Wherc are you going ?" asked the Doc
tor.
ITO ride sir" replied the amiab!e Mrs.
Strahan.
"rll 60 with you if you please"
"But do not please"
"Then | choose to CO."
Every well, then you go alone. cannot
go with you"
"You cannot go unless accompany y)u,
madam"
Cannot z"
"Cannot, madam"
"Well seen
"Well, we will see"
Ths Doctor walked out Of the room, lock-
ed the door put the key in his pocket, and
left the house
She did not set 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 keyhole, to return the
horses to the stable, and place II ladder
against the stGdy window. The ladder was
placed according to directions, and turkey
with oysters and pastry were brought up to
her. The ladder was then removed, and
everything was prepared for the Ieappcar-
ance of her husband. Near the middle of
the afternoon the doctor returned home,
stepped softly through the hall towards the
door, peeped through the the keyhole, eX-
pecting of seeing striking picture of hu-
| mility and contrition.
Judge of his surprise, then, when he saw
Mrs. 5. sitting before his long reading table
on her right hand his bell metal 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, and she occasionally
stirred them with his spatula on the table
stood one of the bottles of wine which had
been left from the previous nights revelry,
which the lady for the want of champagne
opener, had deprived of its neck with a
| wcdgewood pcstle. and using four ounce
|
champagne baskets for tirewood with an In
dian tomahawk. On the left hand stood
the doctors writing desk, which she had
broken open, and scattering on the desk,
were tender missve of his early love flames,
manuscript pages of tales and sketches, un
published Odes, and unpaid tailor's bills,
while tAe lady sat reading first sweet love
letter, then an ode to Napoleon, and 50 on,
throwing them page after page into the fire.
Thus the husbands brain work, and wood
curiosties were made to cook the dinner.
The doctor looked silently on as long as
he could; then taking the key from his
pocket, he unlocked the door-and it was
bolted on the inside.
Mrs. S." he shouted.
"Wcll, sir ?"
"Opcn the door,
81 am very busy just now, and can't be
disturbed"
open this door, Immediately"
81 am busy, I tell you"
"lll burst the door in, if you do not in
stantly open it,"
do as you please, sir but your mummy
and giants skeleton are placed against the
door, so be careful and not break them"
+ The doctor was ioled, fort few moments
he stood and thought what course it was
q best to pursue. Suddenly recollecting th(
q ladder he fastened through the ball out o
doors, leaving the door unlocked and the
key in it, His footsteps had scarcely dice
away on the stairs, before his wife had re
. moved both cases from the door, drew tht
r bolt and stood in the entry. 1t WAS but the
work of moment to .hrow the remaining
letters, poems and manuscripts into the fire
remQve the wine and eatables, lock the doc
upon the outside, and put the key in he
! pocket.
h Meanwhile the doctor was raising tn
:. ladder to the window, and by the time h
o had got it placed and assembled half it
= length, his wife and favorite man servan
q were watching him from lower window.
|. The doctor pushed up the window ant
l. Jumped in I; the servant jumped out of tn
e lower window and pulled down the ladder
o The doctor saw that the bird had flown, an
he rushed back to the window just us til
y, ladder reached the ground.
lie Put that ladder back again." shoute
y the doctor.
N LET it be Where it is" shouted the VIII
from the lower window.
n Put it up instantly or I'll discharge you,
1t beloved the upper one.
is Come into the house, john" said til
re lady coolly.
'e Put up that ladder, you villain" persis
Te ed the wrathy NJ. d.
ID John, do as l order YOU" complacentl
IS. demanded Mrs. S.
ID And John went into the house, leavin
#, medical gentleman heaping curses upo
TX everybody in the vicinity, including his Wi
and all the servants.
In All night the doctor was kept prisone
OF Just before his wife retired she put her lii
he to the keyhole, and whispered,
n Doctor, what is your success in tanning
III shrewl"
Is, No answer,
Good night, doctor"
es, The next morning she came TO the doc
wv and called,
IN doctor I"
IN No answer.
IN doctor
ci- "AIadame n
nd "Would you like some breakfastf
,p- 81 am not particular"
he "There is cold turkey left, If you wou
To- like it. sir"
err The doctor deigned no reply, and the Lac
lis again left him alone.
M During the afternoon, she again calf