Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-29
shifted with disdain al my holding the
M tDaDn fnr NV share nf the estate

mortgage Tor my share Of the estate.
"Ready money would be much better,
Magda,' he said; but I had my way,
thank God! And 1 told Bob up and
aown wanted it understood that there
was TO be no obligation on either side
Hulda and would take the city house,
and ,he anc. the three children should board
with US. To help along with the expens-
es took few more boarders, and still
a few more, for one brought another. l
had sort of faculty for cooking, and if
there's one weakness in the human race
more prevailing and besetting than an
other, it's gluttony. l used to do my
best TO tempt the iaded yet voracious
palate Of that yellow dyspeptic Marley,
and gave him many a gri,n hobgoblin
for company after he'd left my sweet
Huida. for couldn't forgive his winning
her consent to marry him, when he knew
the core of her heart was another's. The
coming to the city and finding out how
pretty she was had turned Huida's head.
Bob's will and cunning were strong
and untirisg, and anyway Hulda cave
up poor David Devine, and agreed TO
marry that grim and greedy Marley. /
lay awake at night worrying about it
my heart was SO sore perplexed for poor
David. and wrathful against Bob, ard dis
trustful Of Providence I grew desperate
and wicked, bat David stuck to his faith,
dear fellow, though he hadn't strength to
suck to the old spot where be had been
SO happy and SO miserable. Ec went
out as missionary to some OF the can
nibal islands, where I wonder the WON.
en- didn't eat hinl-he was so hand
some and so good.
The very name of Marley became an
abomination to me, and ] forced prom
Use from aulda that she wouldn't marry
for a couple of years, during which time
hoped for heaven knows what that was
strange or remarkable. | had small doubt
but that poor David was food for the fish
es or the cannibals, for | had heard no
word from him; but I kept on praying
and hoping for hurricane that might
sweep every Marley off the face of the
earth. Whenever Marley took Hulda
out he broughta carriage, and as it wasn't
Bob's way to waste any luxury, he used
very often to occupy the spare seattle
and sister Of Marley's, a high-nosed,
high-colored, big-toothed young woman
called JUDITH. saw what was coming,
and told Bob he'd regret it to his dy-
ing day, but he married judith Marley
within that year. she disliked the trouble
OF housekeeping, he brought her to board
with me. They took suit Of rooms on
the second floor, and before she had been
in the house month she began TO raise
cain as knew she would. OF which I
was very glad should have bean sorely
ifshe had torced M to love
her, as did the fond, Eighty first wife of
Bob; for to hate the Marley's had become
my sole strength and tonic during the
days of endless labor and WEAKNESS OF
body and soul. The spite had against
the whole Marley race, that had spoiled
my Bob for me, and wheedied my sister
n a peridy, that broke the manly heart
OF David Devine-the spite held for
them one and all kept life III me when
should have otherwise have f4inted by
the way. Bob saw that we couldn't live
and took furnished house
down the street; for Boo was big man
now, and one of the partners OF Marley &
Brothers; hut before judith went away
she gave me what she called a piece of
Der mind. By the grace of heaven 1t 80
that Hulda said one little
word or two in nv defense, when the ter
turned upon her, and, among
other insults, accused her of entrapping
her brother into marriage. Hulda did
not reply, but there was something in
her face that frightened Judith. She
tried to eat the mischievious words, but
| knew that the Marley link was broken.
Poor Bob took up his wife's quarrel,
.hough one could see this second honey
moon of his had rather bitter flavor. I
felt sorry for him and the three poor lit
tie stepchildren as they went soberly
down to their fine new house.
I had Hulda to myself now, and will
confess that [ left no stone untu ned to
accomplish my purpose. l spared
neither her suitor's age nor his infrmi-
ties, and repeated with many shy ex-
aggeration, the taunt of Judith. So all
poor Marley's entreaties, and the threats
and wrath of Bob, were unable to mend
Hulda gave up Marley, and settled down
with me into -maidenhood and the
dreary monotony Of keeping boarders
Even Hulda was past middle age when
she came down to me that morning on
the kitchen floor. As said, there was
no necessity for Hulda's remaining
among the rust and reaches, the clatter
of tn dishes, and the hustle of the black
serving maids. | had kept Hulda the
lady manager of the house. Her laces
were real, while mine we're any two
penny cheatery that came to hand; she
rustled in her silks. while I GOT about in
a giDgham gown; but we worked to eth
er, Hulda and |, and the time had come
now when we could shake the dust and
ashes Of this druogery from our feet.
1t was growing hot for the season Of the
year. l had been thinking all the mora
ing of the building larches out on the
old home tead, and the tender green Of
the willow sill IS down by the meadow.
1t seemed to me could hear the young
lambs bleat, and catch the milky breath
of the COWS as they chewed their early
cud. 1t might have been the steam of the
boarding house breakfast that dlmmed
my eyes rs whispered to Hulda:
"It's all settlad. The boarders must
be told to day. We're rid Of all this din
and drugdery. I've paid the last cent
on the homestead, and it's ours, dearie,
to have and hold forever"
"And shall we live there alone, Mag.
daa' she said-"only you and l?''
81 shall take Chloe to help about the
house, said; ''but as to living alone
that's what thought we'd oeen working
and pray ing Tor. You certainly don'
AMI to take any boarders alonya Mrs
P.s. wants to bring --er sick baby out fol
the summer. and that young student or
the second floor back is Fostering me tt
spend his vacation with US; but surely
uul1a po,, could not ho,rin orr pou IL 4.