Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-01-14
From the Fireside Companion
The Husbands Triumph:

ing, was IN much improved hsdlth'
From the Flreside Companionl
The Husbands Triumph:
OR. TIE BEGINNING OF \ NEW ERA.
"AIrs. Boggs, / am going out this eve
ming. but shall be in early, said Mr..
Boggs to his better half one evening at
the tea table.
Indeed = calculated Mrs. Boggs. Go
ing out And where are you going,
should like to know :"
40 a political meeting, dear, mildly
asserted Boggs."
you are progressing finely"
. Not a political row, my dear, but a
political meeting. Something where we
hear speeches, and so forth"
sYes. of course, More of the so forth,
however :" sarcastically sncered Mrs.
Boggs.
Oh, dear, how contrary you are
When | say 50 forth Mrs. Boggs, i
mean boufires and Examinations OF va
rious sorts Why will you persist in mis-
constituting my meaning
Angry are you, Mr. Boggs: Then I'll
tell You, sir, for your own good, hold your
temper. / shall brook no insults from
you. remember that
81 meant no insult" meekly muttorcd
Mr.. Boggs.
No insult, Mr.. Boggs DO not try
to hoodwiuk me. Haven't | been your
wife for these twenty-five years, putting
up with your freaks and fancicS, starving
and toiling for you, and now you must
about and insult me oh, its too bad y
Here Mrs. Boggs wcpt.
Mr.. Boggs was the picture of helpless
ness He sat at the tea table, opposite
his sQbbing wife, conscious Of the enor-
nifty of his offensc, and fully realizing
his critical position, fain would have fed.
But fear paralyzcd his limbs.
The hands Of the clock pointed to the
hour Of seven. The distant music admon-
i,hed him that soon the Interesting eere-
monte, in which lie lonsed to take a part
would begin. and lie was a captive in an
euemy'> camp, awaiting sentence.
II came al last.
Mr.. Boggs," shouted Mrs. Boggs, sud-
denly Poor Mr. Bog=-' eyes had wan
dored 10 tho window, and were gazing
wistfullv down the street. towards the
pile al burning tar barrels
Are you going out tonight
81 had hoped to-
You had. :"
.Ie-'n."
wei. then. You can't 20. Do you
hears | say you can't 20 out tonight.
/ want You To stay and read TO me after
.,et nay dishes washed"
"Tli-ill be in ly that time. pleaded
R.or.
"Weu. Won can't go outat all ! want
Won +, yying the dishes as / wash them.
and after that. read"
Pa.r Bay,s, The distant music and IL
Illumination tortured him. Yet be dare
not saw au.yLf. against her whom lie had
taken fur better or for worse" lie
wr.thad in exquisite torture. his wife mali
ciou-lv Watching him. and enjoying his
discontinue.
lie hId who'd the dishes, and his wife
had gone out of the room Oh some er-
rand.
Dogs had WI. he'd her rgtreatiu- form.
The window WIS open ft was but one
-.en fr9mtl grgaaI. and Dr. Wa- free.
Duir], asa fash. he seized his hat and
rr,,,,,,.l slt.nt tb.s window. and n-ithrg4G
hI.ta rushed tlrau,h the crowd that
ttrans-ad tbo streets al ,3,a other end of
H.. ,.iIra,,o
lie r11rbed there. bat the hurrahiu.
and the music and speechcs. were not
,.I..s,,,t =, him Tho -Leu-bt that lie
-, =, IL 49,. .,,.l MOT I.r
-, Co.. =, Lc lral-ad ~ Inv her g.
have her eve. stare him ont Of countcn-
ance. and Lsr tongue berate linn. crossed
him. lie stole away from the crowd. and
hurried into a back street where he could
NOT be seen. to bc alone and to think
..Sba-aiI -lc had lived with nae twenty
five ysar- She has. Twenty-Five wears
and ten day.. just twenty-five years and
ten days too hong. and will persist in iv-
ing. Why viii not kind Providence take
away FROM me this terrible woman. whose
sole delight Is o. make my house "a den 81
. misery, T. turn the sweetness u my hte
i, ITO the bi,tecest gall
but | viii 20 home and mgot her with
he. own weapons Ii She can be abusive,
&, m t.
a I'D So home went ThomJz Bor--
The nous" was aarh' 'he ho"t dor w.
lockee = anu '4e rear "o"r was l"ehed' p"'
the : 5'.I- lv'i' "i'','o" was "lyn
hrou2 j." W.. -. ''''s iir'''''. ~
lamp w ".-''','- my re '''' ne NJ
hendsd IN 'l.H :, ''.',., 49, I, us
"iig had III - az II - I'm 81
49,, ~. n. Won do mot como into tb;.
-, -, Won promise obedience
NJ -. fastened the door. and win
-, "a -. ed himself 1, av..it her ar
ri,al
p''4r......1 .9vir., .h. came ny, :, the
, - - - In omen IL lut af ma
-. - - n. fastened an The in
~ ~ '''' ''''-
81, ,.,rl,.7 .r,,,, ! the house. All was
- m, II. could hear her ,n,l,.
-, A.. ti,,.a,. r., INST him.
~ 20 80 ,,,,,., aud It'll
. -, -, ~. ~
:! VI IL. ~ rrouslv .boutad
y 44' ba'AA'.s hhtAA