Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-14

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about selling oxen, trimming or
chards and blowing / think l am
capable of. managing out door mat
ters yet, without feminine dicta-
ton"
"wonderfully capable you are,
indeed" answered Mrs. Ellenton.-
fittings around the farm show it, l
think. You have gone and seeded
to clover the Hill field which needs
no fertelizing; now you are pre-
pared to plant corn where you
ought to sow oats, and l don't be-
lieve you have left enough unoccu-
pied territory on the farm to pas
ture one half of your stock this
summer"
II have hired large field of Mr..
Fairbanks for pasture" was the re-
ply.
"Whae extravaganza" answered
the angry woman. you can't at
ford it,"
81 think lean afford it, and make
it pay WE'LL" answered Mr.. Ellen
ton.
"Well, if you have so much idle
cash as to be able to hire land, l
think you hadtbetter use it in build
ing a tool house"
"Are any of my tools out of door
exposed to the weather q
"No, but they are in the barn."
"To be sure they are, but they
are carefully piled up and not in
my way in the least, and"
II don't care, it's no place for
them,' she retorted, "and no one
but a sloven would keep them
there. My father kept his barn
for barn"
Eyes, and kept the few old tools
he had out of doors to decay" sale
Ellenton.
Mrs. Ellenton began a reply, but
our eves-droppers did not stay to
hear it. Alton arose and beckon-
ing Edith to follow, he stepped out
on the veranda and rang the bell.
In about q minute Mrs. Ellenton
came out with pleasant smile on
her face, and plenty of kind words
on her lips,-to welcome her guests,
and the next half hour was spent
in visiting. When they had fairly
started homeward, Edith put her
arm aroand her husband and ask
ed:
"AltoB, how do you like to see a
woman asurp her husbands place
on the farm, and dictate him in all
his agricultural maneuvers And
when the good man demonstrates,
how do you like to hear her quote
the example Of her fogy father!"
81 don't. like it at ALL" answered
Alton. Sand / acknowledge the
Justice Of the reproof which your
question was of course intended to
give. I,heve done good deal of
thinking to-day, and had begun
to think ]. was wrong, and the con-
versatioh we have just overheard
has confirmed me in that opinion.
I see now that while it is proper
for husband and wife to converse
and advise together in regard to
their mutual interests in doors and
out, yet each has separate sphere
of operationsin which they should
not be interTerred with by the 9TH
er party. Edith, my dear, l con-
.fess that I have done you great
wrong, and l promise to try and
not repeat the offense; will you
forgive me 7"
"With all my heart" answered
Edith, half choked with emotion.
Sand can you forgive me for the
harsh words | used this morning p
"There is nothing to forgive"
answered Alton, "for / merited it
all. The wonder is that you did
not thus relieve your mind before.
How was it :"
"Grace helped me to be meek,
answered the wife.
"Aye, yes, and that is one of the
things have been thinking about
to-day. / thought l must have
more grace, more religion, and ]
shall try henceforth to be more ear.
nest in prayer. And above all The
rest shall press the petition DE
liver me from evil from the evil o
fault-finding with the best of wives.