Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-04-06
THE REPUBLICAN.
THE CONTRARY NAN.


IL Wa a matter Of principle with Mr.. Coid.teau
tob- always the-cpntr,ry side In ,his respec, ht
differed from the amiii'e old woman immortalized
BY % ck"rs; for whereas "everyboiy went con
tsTy'fvith her, he Went contrary with everything
HAi he been born in Ea,l.rsd. and had fitness
been AL that WIS nece ssary. he would, doubtless
hare figured largely before pIrliamen. as one oil
the "epDosi'ion;" but. being born in America. he
vas obliged TO conine the exercise of his peculiar
talent 10 4 N Ire limited sphere.
To fnd ~;lls his opinion was upon any sub
ject yon had only 20 exoress yous own, for he was
sure ID b. on the opposite side. tie was politically
Republican tina; IS. he always voted that ticket
but IL We nav credit lis repeated declarations lie
vasopposeL so every principle they advocated. H.
quareled pers:stenlly with all thcy did, and al
they filled TO do.
He lHl been me nSer ofone Of ,h. orthodox
CHURCHES for number oF years, but why be ever
j0ned it, vas a puzzle to most of the brethren
For according TO his language he subscribed to
none OF the articles OF ,i,i ;rerv s;rcnuousy oppo
sing them whenever they were mentioned with the
slightest approval.
He carried his amiable spirit into al the rela
tons Of life. lie married his wife simply because
bis friends opposed the match and displayed
wonderful ingenuity in finding ont her opinions
and preferences in order that he might contra
Dict and thwart them. until afer the first few
months, she moved abou. thu housc to whose
vel ordering she devoted ell her energies, with
a timi air; as though she really begged pardon
for being .here :t all,
She rarely ventured 70 express an opinion Of
her OWL; but when she did, she was cut short
BY the original observation. "What do women
know about such mattersl" or my 'wardrobe
is in shocking condition, Mrs. c., not decent
collar o. above a dozen shirts tina; can wear
No. very remarkabls circumstance, however
when you will occupy Yourself with matters en-
h-eiy beyond your province and comprehension
IN the early part Of her married life she had
Inadvertently expressed the belief that in pur-
chasing articles belonging exclusively to her
own attire. she could lay oct the money to better
advantage than he. This was enough. Ever
afterward at serious Inconvenience and loss OF
time he insisted upon purchasing every thing for
her. from shawl down to a skein of cotton. He
was, as he frequently asserted, ga martyr TO her
incompetence" spending whole DAYS in penetrating
into the mystery of dry goods anil millinery. and
bringing home such bargains in the shape OF
dingy silks and ribbons ami prints and delaines
Of such a pattern tia; his wife ,rem5led when
ever she saw him coming home with bsndle
under his arm, for lie would rarely :rus. commod-
tiles TO the care of another.
Mrs. Coldstream bore thi. very patiently, until
one day he sent home bonnet OF light blue and
Profusely ornamented with flowers of the same deli
cate hue. She WAS dark brunette, and taking It
from the bandb,x she held il at arms length, and
surveyed il with an air Of CONSERVATION.
"How could YOU select such color as this nv
dear1' she said 20 her hush and. Who stood by re-
gsrding witt an evident comDlacencv 81 can never
wear it in the worl; / look like fright in blue"
NothiGg more needed. Frcm that time
henceforh blue was the color with Mr. Coidstream.
In all its shades, from the darkest indigo to the
!ighte-t azure, il was the principal color of his
wife's wardrobe; meeting her every remonstrance
with the assertion:
"a beautiful color Ms. c., and 80 becoming to
your complexion"
MIR. COlltsream had two children, 4 son and
daughter, who were brought up in the agreeable
principe of giving them everything .hey didn't
wan, and. continually crossing their inclinations
The natural result Of this was that the son left
home NJ first opportunity and the daughter deter
mined to ID SO a. soon as she could obtlin that IL.
disp .nsable article to enable her to DO so with
proprie =. a husband A she was pretty and
sensible, anil had more THAI an usual share Z
feminine tact her prospects in that respect we're
vers encouraging.
Ny dssr Patty" said her mother 20 her one
DAY, ~ won't do foryou to encourage Charlie,
Reiiss eoTuin, here any m IRE, your father has a
strong prejudice against him.
Now Patty owed her euphoniou. name to the
fact that it was among few that Mrs. Codstream
disllked; dislike shgt was shared by the Young
Lady herself. who a. one time made an effort to
change tito Martha. An attempt tha. was in
SANITY vetoed By the father, who declared "that
Patty was her name and Patty i: should be-
fact that he lest no opportunity Ofimpressng upon
her mind Whenever he saw her in the least in
clined to rebel against lis authority.
"Sohe would have against any one that ANYBODY
else liked" was Patty's rather unfiliai reoinder.
''But I've made up my mind to enc thing won't
give up Charley"
And Patty's eyes grew bright, and she Sc. her
foot down in a very decided manner
but nv dear. what will you dol" said Mrs
Coldstream. looking very much distressed. "Your
father declares that he shall not come into the
house sgain. And you know as we'll as do, how
set he is in his way
'I know he always contrives to be on the con-
trary side of whatever happens.-You need not
look 80 tronbled. mother won't have any trou-
BILE with father. if can help it. if is is only for
your sake. But Pil manage 70 have my own way
for once in my life you shall see''
Patty smiled as she said this, and though her
mother shook her head obviously. rs if she had
little faith in the assertion, she offered no further
remons;Ianee.
The next day they were al seated together in
the family, sitting.room.i Mr.. Ccllstream was in
rather melancholy mood: nothing having occur
red for some time with which he could find any
fault, or get up any contention.
Patty sat BY the window to all appearances com.
pletely stsorbed in fashioning some dainty bit of
embroidery, though occasionally her bright ewes
cleaned cut upon the path thatled to the road
with expeetant look.
Suddenly she heard step. Even before her