Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-06

perhaps il they were to hear how matters
stood something satisfactory might be accom-.
plshed in the way Of arbitration. So the
point was yielded. and Alfred was requested
to tell his story. When it was ended, the
young wife appealed: "Thero mother there
father ! now you hear him; you can tell if
have ever been perverse." a-.aa. Be-.
SWELL, child" said the old man, with
mischievous twinkle in his eye, and studied.
hesitation, "well-pcrhaps
snow, husband" interposed Catharine,
"you do Emma wrong; she never was per.
verse. BE easy, dear child, do not vex your
self, it will soon be all right
"Ah, but he still insists that I shall say
the words, "sobbed Emma
"Ah, my son, is il sogn asked the mother,
with tue fantest shade Of anger in her tone.
Pray let the matter rest," said the SON.
Let me beg Of YOU not to spoil my break
fast" said Squire Oldfeld, good humorcaly,
"you are little simpleton, Emma and you
my son, will find il as well to overlook lit.
tie selt.wil in young bride. She will soon
cure herself Of it, like my old wife there
you see SAe exercises no contradiction, she
fulfills my slightest wish; and were to ask
her to s,y Very good the table Is SET she
would say i. at once a... .... ...., F..
Indeed would not though" said the o!.
derly dame rather sharply.
What not if | were to ask yous"
"Ccrtanly not" n.l~. '#. ~.
"Ah, wife. you are not in earnest; would
you actually refuse me?'
al would"
PRAY let us talk Of something clse," said
Alfred .~sE a.1 s.s# 81 =. .a..
No." said the father, "I wish the matter
clearly understood. Dear Catharine, just say
once, Very good, the table is set" ..,
No." stoutly replied the dame.
The old man coaXed, reasoned, and at last
became angry. Now this is beyond joke,
viii you set bad example 70 your daughter
by your perverseness ~
The old story" exclaimed CathaIine :;
'thc men all stand by one another when the
question ia the suhiection Of women. Even
the father takes part against his own daugh
| ter"
take no ones part but my own" re-
| piled the accused what my daughter dis.
cusses with her husband is not my concern :;
it is with you that have to do, and desire
you to say those words"
How can you ask anything so foolish Of
your wife ."
THAT is not the question, dame I make
this request as a test Of obedience, Just as
Gessler hung up his hat for tho Swiss to sa.
! lutc.'
"And because the hat was made the sub.
jcct Of an absurd, foolish and degrading com.
mand, therefore the Swiss rose up against
| their tyrants."
"And We" chmcd in Emma, "we may
also have our opinions, for we are wives, not
slaves" ." ...'
This very logical deduction from tho OK.
ample of the Tyrolcse seems to have inspired
fresh courage in her who originated it and
the two ladies burst forth into a double at.
tack regarding the Turkish dispositions Of
their husbands, with the sentiment, "women
never shall be slaves" which they sustained
long after the encmy's fire had been sicnc-
cd, the younger lady winding up with the
declaration, " Unreasonable commands we
will never obey, will we, dear mother ~ and
the elder confirming the matter with reso.
lutte Never, never, never!" like the double
bar at the end Of Il noisy piece of music.
Victory being now decidedly in favor of
the two wives, what could the husbands do
but propose terms Of surrender?
This is pretty business" said the SON.
in law "now we have the whole sex down
Dear son." replied the squire, "do as
be spoiled, for if lose my breakfast get
no appetite for my dinner, and so all goes
wrong for the day"
"ony we must not YIELD" suggested the
younger.
"Wcll, this is strife in which no man
ever gained anything" replied tho more ex-
| perienccd elder. 81 foolishly allowed myself
to get angry but now my equanimity II re-
stored, and ----in fact, | want my break
last"' '.....
While this conversation was going on in
undertoncs, what were the victorious party
whispering TO each other Wore they cx.
uting in their triumph Not at al! ; and
perhaps if they had been asked, they would
have confessed that victory in battle of words
with husband is only second to u defeat.
"lf ! could have guessed it would have
come to this. would have taken tho Joke at
once" said Emma Iwish had done what
| Alfred asked me, but now it is too late"
! You have at least shown him." said tho
sympatEising mother, 4" that you have will
of your own, and that is something | shall
astonsh my old man too it will be long be.
fore make friends with him again. ral
| "You will stand by me, dearest mother ?"
~" You may be sure Of that my child w.
Emma sighed; perhaps she wished her moth
er to give different answer, but she did not
say SO. -,
We had better give in" said tho old gen.
tlcman to his sonin law, looking very hard
at the good things on the table .1 81
! But what is to become Of our honor p
asked Alfred.
g Bah /" cried the old man, ait is disa.
greeablc thing to yield, and so it is said to
touch the honor. Let US put an end to il !''
Listen, children continued the kind old
man, turning and speaking aloud to his wife
and daughter, laughing; you arc little too
stcadfast in your resolutions. must now
strengthen myself by some breakfast, to car.
ry on the battle happily the table is set,
and one has nothing to do but to enjoy the
repast. So saying, the old man sat down,
and began to attack the substantial meal be-
fore him.
% Dear mother, shall VIC not also
trcnblingy suggested Emma.
Yes, yes, OF course, we must not lose
our breakfast J" so the three sat down to the
table, for Alfred had slipped out of the room
when the old man had begun his speech
He shortly returned, however, holding in his
hand two handsome shawls, with which he
approached his now thoroughly humblcd
bride. ...r...
&C Dear little wife" said he, "accept peace
offering from my hands. ! acknowledge that
our quarrel was entirely my own fault and
as a proof Of my consciousness of guilt,
beg you viii take your choice Of one Of these
shawls"--unfolding and displaying them as
he spoke. .r....
Emma scarcely looked up, and when shs
did raise her eyes, they were full Of tcars--
not such tears as she had shed an hour be
fore, but proceeding from very different
source, which tho reader may guess. She
wished to avoid making her choice, and beg
ged that Alfred would not ask her nor bu