The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-29

days rolled on, and one month had not
elapsed ere the whole half score had
unanimously voted him "brick."
And now, reader mine, let us leave
this family, whose chords of harmony
have so often been unstrung, in posses
sion of q new-found happiness. Let
them have opportunity, unseen by pub
lie eyes, to knit together the fibers of af-
fection which have for so long reached
out in vain for answering chords with
which they might entwine; and while
they are learning the new and all-im-
portant lessons of n better life in this
world, and are consequently preparing
for n more perfect one in the next, let
US cross the continent and tarry for 4
while at the well-remembered home of
Peter Dowd.
The news of Ellen's marriage on the
far Pacific shore, and detailed account
of her wealth and prosperity, has just
become the theme of a sensational tale
in the columns of the Mackinaw Err
press.
| Ziek Hamilton, now superannuated,
but retaining the same characteristics
with which he in by-gone days greeted
us, is seated upon an inverted sugar
trough under the old maple hard by the
graves Of the first Peter Dowd and
Ellen, his wife. Around him are gath
cred an eager group of listeners, and as
he reads the interest and astonishment
increase.
at sounds like a fairy tale" said Pc
ter Dowd abstractedly.
"Tan my hyde for sole leather, if that
Ellen don't beat all creationw calculated
Ziek. eff her sister Sarah had lived
she'd a. done wonders quite equal,
though"
"She'd a. been compelled to leave
you, first" said Polly Dowd, indig-
nantly, as she passed them on her way
to the cow-yard.
Ziek Hamilton scratched his head.
Evidently he had got an idea.
at seems to me the very DEVILS to
pay among womenr' exclaimed Peter
Dowd. 'Tn my mothers day nobody
ever heard of women cutting up such
tantrums. pve known 'em to endure
and die many time, but hardly ever
knew one to leave her lawful husband
for any cause till within the last dozen
years. It's woman's rights that does it.
Women are easy enough TO manage till
they get restive under the matrimonial
yoke"
~ should think that a woman who
wouldn't get 'restive' under such
yoke as yOu forced poor Ellen Dowd to
wear would be very insiped sort of
creature" said DIR. Gof, who had silent
ly appeared upon the scene and listened
to the story and its consequent COM
ments.
''Her mother never grumbled," said
Ziek Hamilton, 'an' know very well
that there was many bright streak in
Ellen's life that she didn't enjoy"
at would have been far better for her
if she had grumbled," was DR.. Gofrs
response.
"Whatw exclaimed Ziek. ''Do you
believe in rebellious wives, an in get
TIM divorces on slight provocations,
leadin' families TO destruction an de-
stroyin' the divine institution of mar
riage?"
!, az believe that husband and wife
should bear one another's burdens, sir
1 believe that marriage in which there
is no conjugal union is adultery"
"Then s'pose that's why you never
married." said Ziek with a laugh.
"You was 'fraid you wouldn't strike q
conjugal union"
DR.. Gofl's voice grew strangely SOL
emn now.
"The woman l should have married,
who was in deed and truth my other
self, was married to another while yet a
, child. She yielded, because ignorant of
eternal laws, to the blind impulses of
an unrestrained will, and reaped the
bitter consequences in all her after life" ("
''Doctor, would you mind telling us
who your eharmer was ?" queried Peter
Dowd, trying to speak lightly, but it
seemed that his voice was cracked, so
husky were his words.
'rHer name was Ellen Darcy, sir; af-
forwards Ellen Dowd."
{ ''Do you mean to say, DIR. Goff, that
you loved nly 1oJeW and Peter looked
the personification of injured rage.
sT mean to say, sir, that l loved her
mother. She little knew, poor, blight
> ed, impoverished, unhappy child, that
3 I, the playmate of her childhood, took
I up my abode in these western wilds just
= to be near her in her days of trial.
e had no legal or moral right TO tell hel
so, and the dear child was loyal to hei
5 marriage VOWS in word and deed" And
e then he added TO himself, 81 was not
sorry when she passed on, though"
ibid you never talk to her of this ?i
d "She was another mans lawful wife
= sir. OF course 1 didn,tr'
II "Well, / always thought you tool
y Ellen's part when she run away from
/ me. Pm half inclined to believe yoI
persuaded her to do it.p
= SIT is true, you heartless niggard
l. that I believe she did perfectly righ
1f under the circumstances, but it is no
true that she acted by my advice. How
l, ever, had she sought my counsel,
81 should have told her to do exactly q
n she did,