The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-02

Women'll have heap to answer for In
the next worldw
"Thank GodP sighed the wife, as he
departed. 81 always rejoice when he
gets dead drunk, for then, and then only,
do have little peace"
"But, mother" said Alice, "do you
think Jason will really forbid my stay
ing here till something else can be done
with or for me ?"
"God only knowsr' replied her
mother, sadly. "How I do wish Madge
would come !"
Scarcely had Mrs. Andrews spoken
the words before a stage-coacb halted
before the door, and Madge herself,
looking pale, jaded, old, and careworn,
alighted from its clumsy depths and
walked hesitatingly toward the little
old brown cabin, attired in the identical
shabby dress over which her mother
had sighed three months before because
of its worn and dilapidated condition.
Alice and her mother were for mo-
ment almost stupefied with surprise,
but recovering themselves, they ad-
vanced to meet her, while Sam and
Harry, who were just returning from
the fields, set up an exultant shout of
welcome.
"Thar comes that sassy jade" said
Andrews, to himself, as he peeped from
a crack in the loft of the barn while he
paused to take breath over his deep po-
tation. az see that I'm to be eat out o.
house and home"
1t was well for the family's peace that
the head was stupefied till the subordi-
mates could have opportunity to talk up
their own affairs. The mother and
daughters had much to tell each other,
and their deep and earnest conversation
awakened only the warmest sympathy
for weary, suffering, heart-sick Madge.
az couldn't remain away longer,
mother. My wages were fair, and it
would have been well could l have
longer concealed my sex. But alas,
alas, there's little show for a woman
when thrown upon her own resources in
this world. ] have come to you, dear
mother, in sorrow and humiliation; but
l sorrow not as those who have no hope.
Depend upon it, there is Power higher
than we, who will overrule all things
for our ultimate good. There is a new
power, a new impetus inspired within
me which will not allow me to yield to
discouragements. From the first mo-
ment that fully realized my situation
I seemed transformed. have carefully
boarded my wages, and am not desti-
tute. Thanks to the simple manner oi
my bringing up, need but little, and
that little is in my trunk in the yard
1 am going to stay with you, and see il
we cannot all together manage to make
life less burdensone. Surely we have
something to live for, and we ought nO
: to be left in darkness, as to what tha
. something is. With the little mean!
at my disposal will buy lumber, anC
Jason and I will build an addition t.
this old cabin. Thanks to the wool IL
the barn and the muslin and calico il
my trunk, we can make some extra bed
and comfortables, and Well fix up anC
live nicely"
"But you're not able to build houses
now," said her mother, sadly.
r "Don't fool yourselfI" said Madge
e ''I never felt so strong and well in. M,
1 life"
r "Then your looks belle you," respond
t ed Alice
"If women would obey the laws o
J, nature they'd outgrow the worst ant
d weakest forms Of physical suffering,
e Madge replied. 81 look old and thiI
e and careworn because I've had so mucI
+ mental agony to endure. If knew L,
q never see or hear of George Hanson
:. again, I'd be happy as the day. How d
It Sara and Mrs. Perkins get on? An
r where do they live?"
If Explanations were speedily given
e which brought up the subject of tn
e Morrison arrest and Imprisonment.
70 "What nonsense to accuse him G
@ murder ~ said Madge. "I can testif
,r that saw George Hanson several days
yes, two weeks after Jason overhear
e that threat he tells about. The ma
ought at once to be set at liberty"
It "But the Grand Jury found a tru
d bill, daughter. He was regularly com
u mitted to prison after due preliminar
n examination, and there is no alterns
ss tive but to walt till the next regula
re meeting of the District Court"
1 "Well, Pll visit him in prison, any
TO how" said Madge, "and I'll do all l ca
ge to relieve the monotony of the outrag
he's enduring. Sara Perkins knows, 6
I'd well as 1, that George was alive an
Id well long after Jason Andrews last sa'
}" him. rll try the effect of ha6ec
I'd corpus"
l. "What do you know about Law
le child ?"
"I know enough to besure that wr
!" may be served in some legal way to re-
cue any one from false imprisonment.
ly "Very WE'LL" replied her mothe
ut 'Test the matter and do what you cal
IN Pm sure I'd do anything in my pow,
to aid Mr.. Morrison. But my be