Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-02-05
His Folks.
HOW THE HINKLEs sETTLED THuR NATRI.
hoSIAL DIFFICULTIES.

The bars OF her uncomfortable old cage OF
a rocking-chair.
Mr.. Hlnkle plac'dly hung up his alma
nae, and went out to SOW the early peas.
lie could stand almost anything. and yet
he remain as serene as a cabbage-head-
which, indeed. his wife often snid he re-
sembled. Laviny's tanirums troubled
him about as much as a musketo's S buzziug
would trouble an elephant; but he
thought they were kind Of wearing to her,
and that she ''came TO quicker" alone.
So he left her swinging horself seasick in
the rocker, aud shufilcd off to the garden
with hoe and piut dipper Of peas. AT
the gate he met Miss Niddlins.
"Ard hOw's your poor wife ?" said
she, shifting. She suffered with chronic
cold in the head, which gave her an ex-
tremely sympathetic manner.
cable to be stirring replied Mr.
Hinkly }, shuffling on in his brown leather
moccasins. Even u cabbage head may
be, as it usually is, rufflcd inside and
deep in his slow beating heart Mr.. Hnkle
was annoyed at sight Of Miss Niddlins and
the embroidered hed.ticking bag which
beiokcued a weeks visit.
"Lavinys puichiky enough without be-
ingsct on" said he, leaning Oh his hoe in
the favorite attitude adob ted ty scare.
crows. "Yes. really think she is," he
went on, weighing the proposition delbcr-
atcly. Not that | mind her being spry.
tempered and splitting out at me IT.
only away she has, aud Genes Of hcrpool
health. She'll coo down; but that old
maid hain't any call to rile hers and here
Mr. Hiukc gave the hee-haudlc a resent
full poke, AS if it persouated tho spinstel
aforesaid. Like many men not gifted II
public speaking, he was mnch given II
talking aloud when alone. Indoors hi
wife claimed exclusive right of speech.
"Aad here I've stuck. like a dab o
putty from the day | married with Rcu
ben,' she was saying to Miss NiddIns
I've had to walk on eggs. or his folk
would be in my hair. They've had thei
remarks upon all my doings, and, yo'
may depend upon it, it grinds."
Mrs. Hinkle must have been groun,
very sharp indeed, judging by her cutting
tongue.
Poor thing" groaned Miss Nidllins
using her handkerchief just then bccaus
it would produce the effect Of pity.
"Sec how | was put upon this mornin
by mis- sister Phcbe," said Miss Hinkle
moving the end of her nose rapidly bac
aud forth with her iore-fngcr, as if sh
were playing on jews harp. "Tha
woman hud the impudence to twit ME {
negecting Reuben, because | leave hil
to got his own supper sewlng-circIe nights!
Don't tell ne so!' shifted Miss Nit
dins. "Did Mr.. llipklc complain to herr
"Catch him complaining - cried Mr.
Hinkle; 'he hsn't got spunk enoug
Why he's no more grit than a hay stacI
and he's as sot. ! ceuld not make hi
break with his folks if was to sufle
i Wish was single then would not |
POSED round by EN-. Now here you ar
free to go when you please J"
Miss Nidilins signed an afirnativ,
1t was her peculiar trial that her relativ
never opposed her going.
"If she was TO separate. suppo'
you've got enough to live on" sugges,t
she cautiously.
J Mrs. Hinkle's rocker jerked itself in
: full stop. She had often said th
J "Reuben must choose betwixt his foil
: and her," that "sho would take herse
, off," and the like but to have a thin
person hint at separation startled her.
"Well-Yes," sad she, hesitatingl
live got the property | brought with II
! when | was married. won't deny b,
} what Reuben has done the fair thing :her
I but then, if he'd been some men he migl
have doubled it by this time. The lou
and short OF it is, he's half asleep,
have to keep string him up, and, aft'
: all, he don't appreciate me"
IL believe it would wake him prett
thoroughly III should leave him" return
ed miss Niddlins.' "He'd begin to rea
ize what smart wife he'd lost"
"He'd clutter the kitchen with h
greasy harnesses, and camp down on tt
lounge in his boots-that's what bed 3
1.-The mirute was off" snapped Mr.
Hinklc.
"He could't manage without you.
save his lifc." declared Miss Niddlin
confidently. "he'd 60 down on his kpe'
to get you back"
Mrs. Hiakle seemed fattcrsd By Il
idea