The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-24
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, MA
Madge, as she turned from him with a

Madge, as she turned from him with
gesture of loathing.
'Your room is ready" said the min
ister's wife, as she leaned wearily over
the cradle where her puny babe lay
sleeping. .3
81 don't propose to take one single
voluntary step toward aiding in the en-
forcement of arbitrary laws which are
nothing but outrages !" said Madge, as
she settled herself upon her chair and
drew her wraps tightly about her. 'T
want to go to my suffering mother, and
you say shall not. If am merely a
machine in your hands; if God made a
mistake when he endowed me with
mind and will, and it is my duty hence
forth to stultify my own soul because
man has married me, do with me as
seems best in your sight. I wash my
hands of the responsibility"
"Carry her to your room," said the
parson. "She is yours, now, to have
aud hold till death do part you. What
God hath Joined together let no man
put asunder."
George Hanson took possession of his
property at once. If in her soul that
property rebelled, she made no further
sign. The wild, ungovernable love
that had induced her to become the
wife of the man around whose form
black shadows foated, still held sway
over her senses. His caresses were in
expressibly dear, and his words of love
so full and tender that, under. the
glamour of the spell they cast, it was
little wonder that conscience for time
was quiet, and Madge's mother we'll
nigh forgotten.
The gray of the morning came, and
with it that feverish wakefulness so
often experienced by convalescing inva-
lids.
"Madge! Madge % cried Mrs. An
drews, in a guarded tone, as though
fearful that other members of the house
hold might awake. ''Come, pet, hurry
up. You know it's harvest, now, and
and the men will be here in force by
noon. Pm hungry, too Please, daugh-
ter, do get up"
But Madge, alas was out of hearing,
and the mother called in vain. aa
"Poor child !" she said. "She's
sleepy and tired, and 1 do hate to dis
turb her. What would become of us if
she should get sick, wonder? Mrs.
Perkins," she cried, at length, "do you
know what's the matter with Madge ?
See if she's sick, won't you?'
"She isn't here w cried Mrs. Perkins,
rousing up, and looking for her in her
accustomed place beside her, in the
curtained bed.
"Not there? ?' said Mrs. Andrews.
"What does that mean ?"
t'It means that she hasn't been here
through the night, at all. Her pillow
hasn't been disturbed. Something's
happened, know; for dreamed that
saw team running away, and Madge
had lost control of the horses; and she
sat with her arms folded and her eyes
shut, and just let them run"
"What has happened 2" asked the
mother, in alarm. "Call the boys
Rouse the neighbors Search the river
and the woods! Madge wouldn't stay
away from me If she could help it. Oh
, my poor darling! And here I am, tied
, by sickness, and 1 can't pursue her
What shall I do ?"
Compose yourself, Mrs. Andrews
| 1t isn't so bad as. that. Maybe she's
gone off to be married"
"What makes you think of such s
thing?" .....
"I hear it's the fashion in this coun
try. I saw her talking long time will
fellow down by the graveyard, and
believe she's gone off and married
him." and Mrs. Perkins began to max,
, deliberate preparations for her morning
toilet.
"Bnt Madge had no need to rur
away" said her mother. "She neve
had but one suitor, and she didn't seen
in any hurry to marry. Indeed,
thought she was disguised with mar
riage after seeing the dark side of it, al
she has lately" -
: "When one pig burns its nose, tn
: others all want to experiment in th
same trough, !" replied the widow. "Bu
| who is the young man that Madge is in
: terested in ?" sai Do H.f
''He gives his name as George Han
: sou.'i = r. .95 -lj seFsl H...
!, '4s he a little, light-haired, blue
! eyed, lily-handed fellow, with a yellow
mustache ?n Hal .-si-t a3 .I pa"
. 'sYes; you describe him very vel"
, 'tAnd does he write poetry?"
5 81 believe So" O..
sand you say Madge loves him ?"
9 ''She seems to think great deal @
= him." .. s..
n "And there is likelihood of thei
n marrying ?" ae ...,sr-a4.s. ts.
u ~ don't know
y "Well, depend upon it, Madge ha
It married him. AS she would say, I fee
e 1t in n1y bonesr f47raf 81 stag .r 8
y "Did you ever know the fellow ~ go
/ "KTaoaQ himI oh, my God ~ erie
o Mrs. Perkins. "Thst man entered DO
d fold and captured nav adopted dauplfe