Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-02-04

cIabs, especially them that goes agin wo-
mas, and thinks they are nade to drudZe,
and nothing else. 90 in foS free and
equal rights for white folk-men and
womon-for Scripture says, "there isn't
neither men or women but aIrs ono In
politics. believe the day Is comm
when s1ch as you and me will have to
bow the knee to women, atore you can
get the big places and high pay that is
eatiu us UP with .axes. You can't see
my husband. We are goin' TO the polls
on the way to the mill, and Ill promise
you that be votes right
Pm no candidate, and don't know
who you're talking about, All, there
comes the man want and the stranger
went towards Mr. Cults, who had just
leaped pair of bars which led from the
potato patch into the lane.
Mrs. Cults flew into the honse for her
sun bonnet, to follow them but by the
time she got to the bars, her mysterious
visitor aud Cutts were driving rapidly
down the road,
The siTong-mindcd woman shouted af-
ter her husband. 'You'd better come
back, l tell you z but the wind was the
wrong way, aud carried her ords into
the potato patch.
Sir said the gentleman TO honest
Cuts, i have very simple question to
ask you, but shall have to ask you in
confidence. will give you fge dollars
if you will promise not to repeat my
words until Tomorrow
WcIl, SIR replied Cuts, q should't
ike to answer any questions that would
make trouble among my neighbors. !
have my hands full, can tell You, to
keep out of scrapes now hut Eve done
ii, and amt an enemy in the world, as
know
But, sir, you needn't reply to my
,9uestion, unless You are perfectly will
ing, said the stranger -
ASK your question: said Cuts, 'and
will not repeat it,
We'll, Mr.. Cuts, am laying fence on
the Brisley place, that Pve just bought,
and was directed to inquire of you
where could buy cedar posts. A fellow
in the store said, Cuts can tell you if
his wife will let him but she won't.
She'll Insist on telling you herself, and
perhaps offer to drive with you where
ever vou 20 To order them
Il told them | would see you and ask
you only and the fellow bet OH ii. They
are 10 give you ten dollars, and to two
or three widows in town cord of wood
each, If succeed in asking you the ques-
tion alone, and making sure your wife
does not know my business, until after
breakfast tomorrow morning.
Cults knew his wife's standing, too
well TO feel very sensitive, and taking
,he bill from the stranger, he smiled and
said
l'll go with you to look out cedar
posts and keep dark, for the l,ke's sake /;
but don't know as she'll let me stay in
the house tonight, l don't own it, replied
the good natured Cults.
Suppose you go to my place and see
to cutting the posts. will send boy
to tell her you had to go off suddenly on
little business, and will be back in the
morning. said the stranger.
I'll do thar sail Cuts, 'for never
quarrel with her, but let her have her
own way. don't want to worry my
self about trities.'
Good man. said the stranger, 'there
are no trihes in this life. The smallest
act is important, and that easy good ma
ture of yours will ruin your family.
Rattle that spirit to-day, and next Sunday
take your boys and go to the house OF
God, whatever she says, and be real man
at the head OF your own house and
family.
1T is rather late to begin said Cults.
shaking his head in 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 crupler fetter than
her will to me. But will Try to begin
anew, for her good and the chil-
dren's.'
The boy was sent with the message,
but the boy wasn't sharp enough
Ma'am Cults discovered the where
abouts of her lord, and taclking up went
after him.
All the way home and far into the
night she nsed her eloquence. both in
pleading and threatenings, to find out
the mysterious errand of that hateful
town nabob that had come into town to
separate happy families
But Cuts yielded himself up TO
dumb spirit for the night, and no meas.
ure could induce him to talk on the sub
ject, least she should pry the mighty Sc
| cret from him.
About midnight she wore herself out
and went TO sleep bat at break of day
she began again. He then ventured to
say, 'as soon as breakfast is over, I'll
break the news to you ....
You'll never eat q M orsei in my house
| can tell you, cried Xantippe, 'until you
have told me what the man wanted of
you ......r...
'Then you'll wait good while to hear
it, said CRtts, for have vowed Ia nev-
er tell it, till had first eaten my break
fast and with these words he went out.
Ma'am Cuts endured the torture as
long as possible, and then got breakfast.
She called at the door to no one in par
ticIilar to Come 'n-,i-e. o. :.
But Quits didn't come. After while
she went to the barn and found him seat
ed on an up-turned halt bushel measure,
calmly petshin0 and aatino q raw tuFnIn