The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-02-04
~ rARaIER,s WIFE

The follnwing contribution 10 an
Iowa paper vii amply to many other
rural attitudes: D." oi i'Hrp i',.fJ
| sicss merchapls who catch tlrr
rountv-tr rade tind il II familiar scene
s.n 'ugh Athe farmers wife heSitating
fnd hoping aud iehrihg over her ponr.
little purchases nf- brown sugar audi
.calico-ten tn enc the calico is fbr the.
baby while the farmer stands 10y grum-
bling ut her wants." and dnIing out.
the r,yury a. iff be were gprlgGt to.
s,hre SI,ftt!hy.A tfhu tAt4Aift1 ibeggar.
who hadn't really any claims upon
him.. -....... l....
Not being a country mer 'hant. l.
can't get used tn the paintulness f
srrhas-yrHeS1lt ma skts gPes SOB only
rntlahcfTrfy, mt mAdGh,hhA$ra sftll
when | observe how mrekIy the wife,
accepts the relu tant pittalce, aud
how unquestnnahly she seems tn be-
lleve that the family groceries aud
provi3i 5ps are ,tlr. her pyn oepnsump-
tion. / prrsnine very many of these
farmers wives must return from such
shopping experiences Feeling decidedly,
like 50 uguy thirves ppI assas,ins for
having wasted their husbands sub
stance III rintnus parcels of brown SUI
gar and unbleached sheetng.
I've no doubt they do peuancn for it
hy working still harder through har-
vest, and, gqlpg without some cxtrava-r
gance they had set their hearts Ola
pair rt ,shnes rrrlMps,'gW swy,lh dress
ior the baby. The little woman saw
to-day lnnked as it she had spent the
gnl len autumn alternately in the bar
vest field and Kitchen A kind, spnsi-
ole face, serious with maternal care,
alt}lbfpYpsl lysueJandvwin'bdHIth II
pair of deep hIue eyes that few years
also must have beeinsmrkiingWIth h the
'h.pes of happy girlh,ht tts-that' l,n,ke |
y, # They dlgtt sparkle lgaiil sill il
given half chance.
lp, fact, u.ey dpI light af,,a good
face lo,see ,hnw he m!pjre.l the baby
IN his l.rw fap .Tbeyndarkened. phi
'tah y enough whtG III. yngely called
y y ,haumhug, ata iglnre.t iat 18th wife
aud baby as If they were a compile of
bl1tes wtomh he ought 10 Kill. '1a4d r
You've slTnt, "a Prehyl pile of
lnunry, you BaSeiI- he vadded in, AN
audible gruwis ud h."2 pI" @n"|t.
Ff"."Wby, how mutNy'' IN 'alarrDed
whiSpgranrr as'. at,1isnG ~. ar,lig
-Four 'dnllars and half'--aadeyet
you H!ain't sansfed!' Ii tfle napis
tongue had been II raz'r it conlun't
have spnkeII' more ,2itlingly. 1t cut
1.-The lirle wnma6. Her cheeks reiiltn.
e,iurder their brow, aid felt, ralh-
er than saw that tears mad sta.ted 40
her eyes and yerr .trsmRlmg on the
rriSpy, curlipg laslltS in spite If her
hgaye yti;ir ) ip.wI,k Them hack, r-p
IL didn't think it Was SD 'maeh!''
she taItereL. - EauiJaFG
'"Of cGGrSe not Gpr arithmetic
i: about like the old wunatils .dirtum-
| lazy. You'd heiter taekle The mnlti-
| Ipli,ajpn table NAtn you gtL hp,ne!
Aud here, having raised olrlsi. voire
for the benefit of me ,ieople ,staiGing
urar, lie funked around i',rslibiaudiug
| smiles. The wife laughed a little, a>
IT To assure us that This vas nothing
| h,di theilehderea hitlf pk.lsaAiry 10
the worltf; butl kiiew the glory. Of the
lew cap had dtl aritd, aud Iiiat AN 81
| The PURCHASES covered py thai mighty
four dollars aud half womh smurk
of the gall nt. bitterness, ~. i.l.,
took a1look at the li3hlest work Of
| IGpd,3 - ileSas quite ii. Keeping Milh
rs c1nGuct--u small, thin. wierv,
snnke drIt1lo slIecimpli df homahly,
Wlh an aggI Iesslve heilk ,qiS II nose, aud
narlnw slppping shoulders, as ifiirpm
'cp8 plng lhr"ugir small places ''ihe
surt of Il man VIM mnulnnI be seen
knqtkiug his Nite .d,Iwn Dhh'hucipe a
Highlapd tlmg nnahrr Stomach = but
tlapa ImUsT WORTHLESS man. wasabdul
IL. say, Ylu w1pl .,ESSI,Ilsr 4litY, an
] nitltt4hhd maIsesHt lie ihdeiht h, Ghrr
with just such small, INCREASING, legal
ihtb riiess as Ills Nhldh he exhibited
| 10 day. AZ \ careful uan t0v, his horses
---becs use'a new hnrse tasts indre than
! Il new Ntte; and how careful he cheats
uis itlluw nIvn--inr fear af being
thuuA out, aud'nDt at all careful nf be-
mg q mean wretch 10 every other reIa
tlpn ut life. .I, oHf .. urt.ti '.
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T.. One of the best fshrrmen1 Cor VIII
men1 in Enterprise, is Mrs. Lee. is
Miss Nelson, the actress. Last night