Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-13
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a sKrrcn OF EVERY IpAAr DAY LIFE LIFE, q

! tr''l-'i''f'I % 49, Is
DO think Mr. Smith is perfect tyrsnt,
The speaker iwasa Young woman, about
Eve and twenty aud she. spoke to her
husband, Who was also Joung, and just
commencing business FOR himself. His name
wds George Everett. : The time was even
inf, lind tRe Two ftllss, children hnd raetired.
Why do you SPEAK. 50, Ellen 2 The hus,
band asked. lie had laid aside bis paper
when The conversation began. g., y. .,,,.i,..
Because 'thipk so | know he is a
tyfant He abused his wife SO shumGfuiIy
y Bit how do yon know this :? - ,t''-
How do know? the wife uttered, 10 a
tone Witch would seem to indicate that she
was Surprised y, that her word needed for
tiEingE I" I ''" '. ~ ...' ,'..' a''' ,, i.;l.,
Yes-bow DO you know - !, g." ..". =. '''''' '
WHY, tits The bpture Of The man, ..-..
But you know ioihing of The nature Of
the man beyord what has been told you.
Add isn't that enough, if it came from o
responsible source Z .,-.
why, that. depends upon what kind of
responsibility it rests. .'.'..'' ''''
But ifit was told you BY one who knew /?
If she did know. 90 %
Ifshe did know, repealed Ellen, lbel
irepr0vingly. Do you suppose, cannot
Judge Of my friend !? This was told me by
QUE who would not stoop to fslsehood.
SO i, was told me by one whom know
| should not hesitate 70 trust in all matte
coming fom her knowledge. -, .',',,, 7."' .
Az, then you have beard something
about itl -
Yes, Elltp, heard ydu u speak about it I,
returned George, with a smile And then
he added With some seriousness Now
! slen, and yon shall quickly understand it.
You have told me that Mr.. Smith is a
tyrant' know ycu are woman of truth
aud yet I captiot take your word in lbi,
matter as direct proof, for you speak only
of What yon have beyn told, and not q
what you know. ' -. wv wv.
Butf have my, proof from one who does
know, said Eilen, emphatically
We'll, who is it
Mrs. Aruold told me all about II. '',.''' .'
And is not Mrs. ArroId sister of Mrs
Smith !? 10 ."' ~. t'' ..
Yes: '''.'' ' "'
Then she is an interested person " ''
Stop George. You should no, impugn
the motiyes of Mrs. Asnold. You are
tuning into the wrong way now, 49,.
We'll, well, replied the young man. with
a light smile, let ME ask you something =
What has Mr.. Smith done ?
viii tell you what be has done, said
Ellen. QUICKLY Last Sunday morning be
would not let bis wife come to meeting
She gol all ready TO GO aud he locked the
doors upon her and would not let her out
There '''' t.'H' ''''.. '''"
WHY did he do this 70" '.''4'
Why, because he d dn't happen to wan
to 60 Himself, SO he was determined she
should not go. And only think, she had
| made arrabg bgemen,s to take dinner with bel
sister. aud be knew il. What do you thiuk
of that r" ''.'' ..' '" 90
Bht how do you know this? ' ''.
Why, I'll tell you. She told Mrs. Arnold
about it, and Mrs. Arnold told me. p. 70
And now. Ellen, let me tell you some
thing, said George, betraying by his look
and tone, that what be was going 10 say
had been worked upon bis feelings. Mr..
Smith Joined the Free Masons The same
night did His wife did not like it. She
does not like anything of enjoyment fol
him when she cannot directly and person
ally share. Last Saturday evening when
be came home from work, his clothes were
quite soled. He had been overseeing the
getting In of some hundred and ffty loads
Of charcoal, which he uses 10 his establish
ment about the temperiDg Of his cutlery
OF course bis shirt was very black aud
dirty, He went for clean one and could
not find it, All the shirt bosoms aud collars
bad been taken from his drawer. He asked
bis wife where they were. She asked him
| if he Intended 10 20 to the Mason meeting
He said he did. Then she said be could not
have clean shirt. He expostulated with
her, but to TO effect. She declared be
| should not have a stitch of clean linen to
wear TO a Mason meeting. Then be said
be should go us he was. Go if you dare to
do iui she replied. Iflyon do go, you shat
not have o clean shirt for week l. Aud
tshe meant just what she said. aa,L !u u.c
Mr.. Smith came to. meeting, and no.
ueed that he kept his coat bnttoued up to
his throat. aud that be had no collar on. |
noticedit because he is generally so neat
aud precise. We'll. Sunday morning came,
aud, with all his power, Smith could not
get a word from his wife. She saw him
searching over the house, aud yet not a
! syllable would she utter. Aud to make il
worse still, she allow ed the servant girl and
others TO see it. or course the stores were
shut up. and the poor man had TO 20 shirt.
less. Finally Mrs. Smith prepared for