Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-03
| made a slave of my wife.

OF her more precious treasure than
1 would; / know that.
j was thinking this all over one
evening in the meadow, when sud
denly / heard some one say:
"Ah-Mr Burling."
1 looked up, and there was Mr.
Williams natter than ever, with a ci-
gar in his mouth.
Ifshe had known just how felt to
him I'm not sure that he'd have come
to find me alone in the great meadow,
and I thought of that just as jump
ed up from the grass and looked at
him. But he was smiling as politely
as possible, and there is something
in a mans heart that makes it hard
to do the first rude thing to one who
is civil
Still 1 was not polite to him.
That's my name," said L to him.
do you want me?"
Il want something of you," said he.
There's a little excursion tonight
from our house. We're going to take
a lady. Have you any little, light
trap, and u horse, of course, that you
could let me hire for the EVENING"
I'd rather go alone with her than in
the big wagonette. You know, Pm
sure, how it is-that a fellow had
rather ride alone with pretty girl,
and if you will help me out will be
ever so much obliged to yon."
SO he had come to ask me to help
him to have nice time with my girl
he who had cut me outl
1 looked at him, just holding my
hands still by main force, and 1
thought of him riding along the
moonlit road with Fanny close by
him. re
asked myself whether his arms
would not be around her waist, and
whether in the shadow, as they fell
little behind the others, he would
not kiss her.
@And you want me to help your" 1
said aloud. "Me!" s1f
~Yes," he said. Please"
"Come along" said. I'll show
you what have got"
On the farm that was mine there
was one building, little cow-shed.
We put the tools in there sometimes
and had a paddock for the door, the
key was in my pocket.
1t came into my head that I could
spoil this evening for him, and spite
Fanny, too, by locking him in the
shed. And il he had spirit enough to
fight me for it afterwards so much
the better
/ led the way down into the mea-
dow where it stood, and unlocked the
door.
"Just look in" said /, @and see if
that will suil you"
~Can't see anything" said he. Its
pitch dark. Wait, 1 will light a
match" d fasre
He took one from his pocket, and
stopped to strike 1t on the sole of |
his boot, and then gave him push |
and over he went, fiat on the |
floor, and 1 had the key in my |
pocket.
you'll not make any one hear you
very soon, my lad" said /, "and you'll |
not kiss Fanny Martin going over the
bridge this evening"
Then went away and laid myself
fat upon the porch in front of our
house and felt happier than had felt
before for long time.
Revenge is swe ct now and then.
do not pretend to have none Of
the old Adam in me.
I'd been there about half an hour
and the chirp, chirp, chirp Of the
crickets, was lulling me off to
sleep, when suddenly heard a little
light step close by me and 1 saw
woman's white dress fiuttering, and
jumping up, stood before Fanny
Martin.
The first thought that came into
my mind was that she was looking
for her beau, and it made me fiend-
ish
is that you, Miss Martini" said 1.
~Yes, Mr.. Burling;" said she-and,
though / had said Miss Martin, how
it hurt me not to be called Ben. Il
came over to see your mother. Is
she in?"
NO." said !.
"Then 1 had better 60 home, said
she
But she fingered.
Not looking for any one else?'
said /. s
NO" she said very sadly. "Good
night"
But could not let her go without
a cut. b.aeH tst an
II thought you'd be on this won
derful moonlight drive. said /. 81
-There you were mistaken" said
did he forget to come for you?"
said 1. Mr.. Williams, you know"
Il haven't been asked to drive
said she. Il don't know why you
speak SO. Mr.. Williams, / suppose,
is with the lady he's engaged to. She
came down last week with her moth
cr."
"Oh," said 1, and / began to wish |
I'd asked few more questions be-
fore / locked young Williams up in
the cow house.
We stood still, apart from each
other. saw her lip culver. Was it
for him? Had he Tilted her? That
was tit for tat anyhow.
But she was so pretty, and so sad,
and so winning that l felt my heart |
give one great throb. took step |
nearer-she took another. is
~Oh, Ben," she cried, Il can't stand |
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