Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-01-13

do that again /" There was sosnesa'og
savage in the oice Of Glare as he sasd
this, in loud, unguarded voice.
Then We heard struggle coaia
bear it no longer, but ran out into the. hs'i
and tried to entsr the room but the door
was fastened / ratified the lock, nad
struck the door loudly two or three times.
What's wanted ?" was groWled troia
within | would never have Recognised
the voice as that of Mr.. Clare.
Open the door, l said.
A hand was laid upon the lock insidei
and the KEY begin turning in the wards.
Don't, for Heavens sake J! | heard,
in low cry Of terror, from Mrs Glare.
This was answered By wicked impre..
cation, followed by struggle, heavy faii
upon floor, groan, and silence deep
as death.
threw myself against the door, but the
lock and hinges we, strong,. and dio nos
yield I was about repeating the effort,
when | found myself standing lace TO fao5
with Clare, his eyes Wild and fierce like
G eyes of madman, and his countenance
fearfully distorted. He held plsto!
in his hant, pointing it directly at my
head. He did not speak, but looked the
peIsoni6cation Of murder. | was para.
yged by this apparition, and we stood
like two atutes, for | cannot say now
long--a second or minute-when Clare
seemed to vanish like a spectre, and the
shut door was again between us.
| went back into my own room and sat
down, weak and trembling. great beads
of sweat rolling from my forehead.
CLARK p said my wife, aud We both
listened anxiously The noise hat came
from our neighbors room was like that OF
a body dragged across the floor. aud then
lifted upon the bad, It was the last
sound THAT reached our ears. For over
an hour we sat listening with strained
senses. Not the slightest movement was
apparent.
They are asleep" said my wife in
husky vhls sr. It was # or rsi inght.
"The sleep to one Of then! may have no
waking in this world" vas my troubled
answer.
Ny wife shuddcred
"Cost what it will, [ must have the secret
Of that room p exclaimed, sta ing UP
under the sudden spur OF keen seit-accuSa-
ton II am bastard to sit here and
leave poor weak woman to the mercy OF
drunken maniac y
| would here to no remonstrance on the
part of my wife, but went out quickly
How was to enter the room? | stood
close to the Goor, canyasslng in thought
the ways and means of passing the barrier
that lntervened, wheu, to my surprise,
sa2 that it was slightly ajar, net having
been fastened by Clare when he shut il
in my face. Softly | pushed it open,
stepping noiselessly into the room. r
lamp was burning on the man le. Tbs
sight met her eyes, so unlocked for and
so touching, shall never forget
Mrs Glare vas lying on the bed, her
| face turned towards the light. She was
veiy sa'e, her countenance having the
ma bic fxedness of death But | say
that she was sleeping Oh! the sadness.
the grief, h. helpless anguish that rested
OF, her lips, and moulded the lines Of her
gentle mouth | felt the teas creeping
into my eyes.
Sitting IL chair beside the bed. was
Mr. Glare, also asleep. One arm was
drawn under and around the neck Of his
/ wife, and her white cheek, pressed closely
to hls face, that was SO much IN shadow
| could not & t its tlil expression.
| stood only for moment-just long
enough to comprehend the scene--and
| then went out lolselessiy and shu: the door
On the next RornIng Mr.. and Mrs.
| Glare met us at the breakfast table MrR.
Glare had en- her travelling dress Her
face was SO changed, | could scarcely
recognize it. l noticed that she leaned
towards her husband, as she sat bes,t G
HIM at s Q table, in the old way, and clo-
ser than before His face was that Of 8
man who had suffered terrible humiIia.
ton. He neither looked at nor spoke to
any one. But | noticed, as he DIR, nix
bis coffee, eat, or pretended to eat, piece
OF toast, that his bearing was firm, like
that Of a man elf-possessed and in earnest.
They went up to the city by the next
tr,ln. did not see them when they lefs
the cottage, purposely keepingoutof theway
Once only since then have | crossed
their path, though the thought OF then,
long remained heavy burden on my
heart. 1t was year afterwards. | met
them IN the Park, walking together, she
leaning on his arm,. the sweetness and
love | had ooce seen, again resting on
her couutenance, and the manly strength
and gentleness of his face as marked as
when | trst saw him at the Sea shore.
They did not observe me, and passed
on, glad to be unobserTed and nj ha !igh;
ec heart, as said iervently hank 6 {!
WIsTERING BEts ON THE SrAHp.-
Very strong stocks vii winter on the
summer st I'D By giving proper ventiia.
ton at the top Of the hive, by opening
the holcs IN the honey board or by ma +.
ing four.inch holes in the top Of the old
fashioned box hive, and putting box
without bottom on the hive filed with
straw, hay or corneoDs, to absorb the
moisture arising from the bees, $ q colo.
ny Of bees throws off a great amount Of
wasle matter, which in cold weather con.
den>es. and the particles lodge On the
comb and sides Of the hive il the form az
FROST which accommodates as the weather
becomes severe. In the middle of tbe
day, or as the temperature Of the hive
raises, this begins to melt, first near the
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