Smyrna times., 1871-03-15
il after breakfast tomorrow morning. {"

til after breakfast tomorrow morning.
Quits knew his wife's standing too well to
feel very sensitive, and taking the bill from the
stranger, he smiled and said:
IL go with you to look out cedar nosts
ana keep dark for the jokes sake but don't
MY" aS She IL let me stay in the house to-
tured Cuts. So0u-n -n"-
=. Suppose you go to the place and see to set.
tlng the posts. | will send boy to tell her
you mad to go Oft suddenly on a little business
ana VIII be back in the morning." said the
stranger. '"'
"Ill do that" replied Cults, "for never
quariel with her, but let her have her own way.
1o6 ION want to worry myself about trhes. "
GOOD man, said the stranger, There are
no trines In tins life. The smallest act is i'm
Portaht' ana tins easy, good nature OF yours
Will rum your family. Battle that spirit to-day.
ana next Sunday take your boys and 90 to the
house or God, whatever she SAYS. and be a
real man-at the head Of your own house and
! family" "'i
1t is rather late to begin" said Cults.
shaking his head in a way that would have
warned others from the trap in which his feet
were fast. You see the purse is hers" he
added, and that has been a cruclcr fetter
than her Will to me. But will try to begin anew
tor her good will and the children's )"
The boy was sent with the message but the
BOY wasnt sharp enough. Madame Cults
discovered the whereabouts of her lord. tackl.
ed up, and went after him.
All the way home and far into the night she
used her eloquence, both in pleadings and
threatenlngs, to find out the mysterious errand
OF that hateful town nabob who had come into
the country to separate happy families.
But Cutt. yielded himself up to duml
spirit Tor the night, and no measure could in
duce nm to talk on any subject, lest she shoulC
pry the mighty secret out of him
About midnight she wore herself out anC
went to sieep, but at break of day she begar
again. He then ventured to say
As soon as breakfast is over | II break tn,
news to you"
Gu Il never eat a morsel in my house,
can tell you, cried Xantippe, Till YOU tel
me what that man wanted OF you. -
Then you Ii wait good while to hear it,
sald Cults, -" for I've vowed Id meyer tell i
TIL had first eaten my breakfast" and wit
these words he went out.
Ma am Cults endured the torture as long a
possible, aud then got breakfast She called t
the door TO no one In particular, Come"
But Cults didn' t..come After a while sh
went out to the barn and found him seated O
an upturned halt bushel measure, camly peel
ing and eating raw turnip.
1t does seem as if this here man had DO.
sessed you! Your breakfast is coolin d
come in. "
Here was point gained
Cuts went in as requested and ate his brcai
fast. When that was over ma am settled he
, self back in her chair, with her face full {
! eager expectation, and said:
+ Now begin. What did that ere ma
WANT
" lie wanted some cedar posts" replie
Cults, calmly, without looking up; an
that was ALL :"
If an arrow had struck Madam Cults 81
could not have manifested more surprise an
shame.
= : am the laughing-stock of this town." a,
ded Cuts, and from this hour | turn over
, new leaf I'm henceforth head of my family
. and unless this house is made mine | shall Fl
u iSh off a room in the barn-which is mine-ar
! you will be welcome to share it with me-
i not, l. live there with the boys, and you W
find me a civil neighbor" "
Ma am Cults power was broken Since The
the farm has been called John Cutt' 5 place
> and he's the head of the house.