The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-28
CHAPTER II.
A MANS WIFE.

When Saul Macy. nineteen years before
our story begins. married Susie Hooper, the
daughter Of an old Salem ~ea-captain, he
had some thousands Of dollars in bank. and
n pretty cottage t. make home for both.
When a wear afterwards, the young ma
chinist invented his patent rOck-drill and
entered into partnership with capitalist,
to sell rights. everybody SAID that
yankee would make big fortune: But,
when, in a few Years more. the capitalist
failed, and left Saul Macy to settle with
creditors, public opinion remarked:-''I
told You soF and SET Jhat yankee down as
a Spectator.
Susie bowed her Young head over the
baby's cradle; and a woman natural tears
sometimes fell on thar caSket of love. But
she never showed Saul any traces Of tears.
Saul Macy scraped together what few
dollars he could save from the wreck Of his
home Two years ne struggled ike other
poor mechanics, IN work one season; out OF
work the next; M !. at last, he became
SO reduced through IY fault of ms own. that
he Was obliged 10 choose between room IN
some tenant house. ur the privilege ri max
ing an old stable labtaDie for his wife and
child. at a rent which he could hope 10
pay.
So, it was. the Inventor became tenant
of that old landmark. and Susie there
brought up her daughter, from the aye Of
four years; until. at ~IN-'-u. the Young girl
was fitted 10 take u position "a assistant
teacher in Il country seminary
And 80 il was. tiat. during their twelve
years of hard pOyer ". Saul Macy continued
his search for the INVISIBLE Pow FIR
Until now, ac the close of EiuJry day,
the husband stood beside small furnace he
had built in Q recess IF the Old wall: while
Susie sat on a low stool near him. mending
his best coat; and watching his face with
the same look of love she bad shyIy bent on
him eighteen years before, under the rose
covered windows Of their cottage home.
Poor child = saul thought 80 himself,
when he caught her wifeiy gaze, ~ pititul,
aS the sweat rose beaded on his forehead. and
the Crime Of charcoal could not hide the
anxious expression If his cOuutenauce. In
make her rich yet
Poor man = Susie said in her heart
"IIell work himself to death trying to find
that Power"
But she kept back the sigh which strug-
gled up, and Saul saw only smile on her
face a. she spoke to him.
Husband, dea-. rest u little bit : I'm
sure you re tired and must want your sup-
per. Can't | set the teg-kettle until II
mo. no! not for the world, just now,
pet | couldn't spare an inch of this neat,
you know
'.Oh, SAUL your poor head viii ache.
STOPPING over that furnace 50 long. MI
thiS blessed day, since ten O'Clock And
not mOrSel have vuU eaten. love -
Saul lifted his poor head, - So quickly,
and with such a smile. that SuSie- heart
Jumped, with an impression thar ne might,
after all, be succeSSsul in his experiments. =
Il must cook this ast stew, said the
Inventor, ''befOre ] have an appetite for
anything. You know. pet, You can boil
the tea-kettle over my SpIrit-iamp.'
"Ah :" said careful Susie, That would
be wasting the alcohol. and yuu might
want it. What q pity We haven't a place
TO set the kettle on, next your pot Oh,
dear Saul see how it. shaking And,
o what a buzz it makes Maybe it'll
burst, like the other one did! Good
oYesi" said her husband, regarding
his rocking copper boiler, with a satisfied
look, as he folded his large arms. i've
made combination this time more power.
full than that witch-broth in Macbeth!
You know all about that, little Slak-
speare 80
Susie blushed o. her husbands compIi-
ment; for she ma great reader Of Shak-
speare; and, in reply, she repeated
Double double toll aud trouble
Fire burn I'd watsr bubble =" y
''Look there look there, wife, ex-
claimed Saul; pointing to their stabe-wall,
which was Fisibly moving, a. their furnace
below now romed under intense heat.
"Sakes alive !" cried Susie. Il do be-
Iieve it will blow up. Saul Oh do stop
It Wen have another explosion, like last
Fourth Of JULY -
''OhI that was orr celebration, you
knOwIY laughed her husband. s'Dont you
tie baker's boy got over our
fence, to see where my cannon-hring came
from p
"Yesl and you had trouble enough
mending the roof, week afterwards, when
that rain-SqUau beat IN through a big
crack -
"Well, Susie it has been weather-tight
ever since, you know Captain Hooper
couldn't find leak IN our ship now,
wiley 80
dear fatherlp said thu captains daugh-
ter, with tear in her ey ?. 81 must an
,wer his letter tonight. My good old
iather"
A ioud crack, as part of the old wall
1ulged out, made SLsie scream outright,
md she clasped her husbp1 d ; arm. saul,
lear {" she implored. 40 open that fur
race door. We've had three accidents
rom those dangerous gages. I'm afraid
t z tempting the Lord ~
Eff haven't got POwEe working there,
susan Macy, then / do not know what
,0wer IS! Now, don't scare, my little
,ifl Let me show you scmething -
lie gently disengaged hsr clasping hand
ro-1 his sinewy arm; and Susie, with half
Yerted eyes, stepped pace back, holding
he coat She had been needing, with her
eedle and thread sticking "a it.
That patient wife Ls5er threw cold
Tatar" ON her hushhR4's enthus:ssm,
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