Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1875-03-11

pers Vlclously, ana stuck the fork into
his herring as if he wished it were
Mrs. Croucher upon whom he was
pouring out the vials of his wrath
HIS wife made no answer, not well
knowing how to cast oil upon the
troubled waters of her husbands
mind
Here's pretty dinner fer q strong
man. continued the young clerk, in
derision, holding up the head of the
herring on his fork, And for you,
too, poor DEAR he added,as he glanced
at the pale but cheerful face.
'Oh, like behring's. Tom dear, said
Lima, with a laugh. One mans meat
is another mans poison, you know;
but l suppose that applies to women
Also
IF you like them. darling, it's more
than do returned Tom, thinking
with sigh of the rich. golden, juicy
bloaters he used to receive in periodi-
cal hampers from a friend resident
near Yarmouth; but who, now that
they would be doubly welcome, sent
them no more
Alas, for the Upas tree of poverty
| how baneful is it TO all who come un-
der the shadow of its branches!
Il can't feel like man, Lima con-
tinued poor Tom, in a half choked
voice, that had in it a strong suspicion
of tears, 'to be living off your few
shillings, my poor little girl
| Lima rose up, put one arm around
her hushan's neck, and laid her cheek
against his
ooh, my own precious husband,
don't talk like that; are we not one?'
The young clerk could not speak,
but held his wife closer to him.
Don't you remember, dear added
the little woman, bravely dashin G
away her tears, and smiling sweetly,
what Shakespeare makes Katherine
say in the Tanning of the Shrew?'
Repeat it, love-
"Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper.
Thy head, thy sovereign-one that cares for thee
And for thy maintenance commits his body
To painful labor, both by sea and land;
To watch the night in storms, the day in cold,
Whilst thou liest warm at home, secure and safe.
And Graves no other tribute at thy hands
But love, fair looks. and true obedienoe.'
There, dear, you did all that for me
when you could and shall I do moth
| ing for you? Besides, you know, l
took you for better or for worse
For worse, think said Tom.
Hush, hush, dear! Meme love so
| well as those who have suffered to-
gether Some day we shall tell this
to our grandchildren when we are rich
and prosperous, how grandmamma
and grandpapa lived in one miserable
little room, and dined off beny fish
and weak tea > and Lima laughed mer-
rily.
You are a downright angel from
heaven to me, Lima, he said, his voice
full of emotion.
Nonsense, dear! Pm very ordi-
nary little mortal and your loving
wife, that's all
Heaven bless yea, darling; but it
is dark
'The darkest hour is always nearest
dawn, said Lima. 'Hark what's that p
as heavy footstep was heard ascend
ing the stairs.
| Its that confounded old Mother
Croucher after her money, as she calls
it, again. cried Tom, irRscibly. There,
I told you So as q sudden knock
| came on the door.
1t was Mrs Croueher, indeed; but
not after her rent. In her hand she
held large blue packet, sealed with 4
tremendous black seal. AS she flung
it down disdainfully On the table, she
said, with snort:
Some folks has fine friends seals
their letters with coat Of arms. IT..
pity as some folks don't get theil
fine friends to pay an honest woman
her rent
And with another snort she depart
ed, slamming the door behind her.
Tom turned the letter over and owe
in his hand, and examined the seal
after the foolish fashion most of u
have of mastering whom letter il
an unknown hand can come from
? when the simple process of breaking
I the seal would solve the mystery,
1t looks like lawyers letter. h
+, said.
But we don't owe anybody any
thing, do we7' exclaimed his wife
q anxiously.
s Not a silver, except that old harpy
e Mother Croucher'
ana ne tore open The seal.
/ 'Halloa! What's this p he cried, 8
he ran his eye down the sheet of blu
woven paper. 'Can believe nay eyes
9 Hurrah T.
u 'Oh, what is it DEAR p said poor L
: ma, white and trembling, as she 81
Z down again on her chair, from whic
9 she had arisen.
Il Darling, its all good news. Listen
Q And he read aloud:
s'BEDFoRD Row, July 10
L ITO Thomas Harrison, Esq. lately employ
= in the firm of ChiseI s. Grasp, Minories.
"From Messrs. Botherman Il Dodgett:
"SIR: We have the honor to infoim you tt
Il by the decease of our client, Mrs. Rebeeca Stu
n and by her will, as duly proved by us at DOoto
0E Commons, we arc empowered to make over
st you forthwith the sum of two, thousand poCn
three per cent. consOls.
IL ''An early call at our office, with view to
~ immediate settlement of this little matter, v
III obligO, sir, y0ur obedient servants,
ad "BOTHBKMAN, DoDGETT & Co.
er This little matter murmured Lin
lg But who is Mrs Sturt, Tom, dear.
Sc 4 haven't the least idea, except th
e. she was jolly cid brick
Id If it should be hoax suggest
p, his wife, falteringly.
de Tom turned pale, but said resolu
all ly:
he 'Oh, it can't be that. It's all rig
u Look at what they say about 'late
Tx employed in the firm of Chisel
be Grasp Besides, the seal bears t
to name of Botherman d Dodget, an e
Ks, inent firm Of lawyers
ger The seal certainly did so for it "
Ike only Mrs. Croucher's ignorance
spite, or possibly inability to rel
.he which had converted the firm into