Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-03

-hN llotlltl uNt ltI OWN WOfk, curt
/ ly remarked the doctor
But am not your mother
Mrs Johns feminine spirit was evi
IDENTIFY becoming aroused.
No said DIR. Moreland, "you are
one Of the women Of the period You
prefer to sit with folded hands, while
Your husband tolls his life oat trying to
Scrape together little money"
You are mistaken there, DIR. More
land, " said the bride. i may be one
of the women of the pcriod-in fact,
rather glory in the title-but am also
one Of those who firmly believe that
| husband and wife should share alike
the burdens of life rs well rs its pleas
ures."
Humph!" said Dr. Morcland; and
if ever monosyllabc expressed whole
dictionary full Of obnoxious epithcts, it
was that humph!" "Iou write poe
try, don't you?"
Yes, said Mrs. John, not without Il
certain defiance i'll her tones. :" | write
! poetry"
Let me give you piece of advice 2
said DR. Moreland, with hands in his
pockets and nose in tho air. Just burn
all Your pens and paper, roll up Your
sleeves and SO to work. That's the only
way TO get ahead III this world
"Do you think SOP said Mrs. John.
Yes, | think SO, said DIR. Moreand.
ann very sorry not to agree with
YOU, said Mrs. John, "but take diff
fercnt view Of things
GnI, ,.,,,. ,,.,ll ~.
rising in high dudgcon. Think as YOU
please. This is y free country quite
free.
Wont YOU stay and take lunch with
us, Uncle Moreland?' asked the bride
soothingly.
No, | thank you,' said Dr. More
land. But there's one thing | want to
impress upon Your mind, and perhaps
it would be rs well for YOU 10 mention
it to John, too"
"What is ii, unclc?'
Just this: that if you come to want
when you come to want would per-
haps be 4 more correct expression
don't come to me for aid. wash my
hands Of YOU and your poetry"
Mrs. John smiled.
" | assure you, uncle" said she, We
never had the least idea Of becoming
pensioners on your bounty
. Perhaps YOU had, perhaps you had
not, " said Doctor Morcland, catching
up his hat ~ wish YOU very gaod
morning.
And hc descended the stairway two
stops At :" timc, and shook the dust ol
tlN.A ..Il .ltNNg ZIN1Ha. .A.l NO..
Scarcely three months afterwards
poor little keziah came III with very
red nose and swollen cyeIds TO tell
Uncle Moreland that John was dead
Dead is hc?' said nr. Morcland !" /
said when he married that poetry-writ-
ing girl that he had committed the last
blundcr that he could be capable of but
ii seems | was mistaken. lie could die
and leave her on our hands
"Oh, Uncle Morclandw shifted little
Keziah between her tears.
Don't be fool, said Uncle More
land. 81 liked John as well rs YOU dia,
but he wore my patience out. And |
am sorry that he must needs go and
die and put lis to the expense Of n fu-
neral.
What is to become of Johns wife,
faltered keziah timidly.
IL don't know that that's any Of my
business said lie.
1t was scarcely II month after poor
Johns remains were laid in Greenwood
cemetery when Dr. Moreland received
black-cdged note.
From Johns wife, said he, contract
ing his brows. Il wonder what she has
got to say to me after all my warnings
From Johns wife it was--a neatly
written missivc, which ran thus:
DEAR UNCLE MoRELAND: VIII you
come to me this afternoon at three
o'clock And obligc your ailectionatc
niece, CLARA MoRELAND.o
Alb said DR. Moreland to himself,
| knew very we'll how it would be, |
predicted it all along. She's going TO
throw herself on my compassion. Wild
Observation-Disclosures hopes-and all
that sort of thing. But it won't 20
down" buttoning his pockets with q sig
niticant air" warned her just how il
would be, and | shall give herto under
stand that as she has made her bed So
she must lie upon il.
Keziah picked up the note when Sic
was dusting her uncle'a library and
looked piteously at it.
You'll 90, uncle, wont you" said
she.
Oh, yes, said DR.. Moreland u shall
go"
And ne went accordingly.
Johns wife was sitting BY thc tiresidc
dressed IN the deepest Of black ana look.
ing prettier than ever. Dr. Moreland
sat himself down opposite and looked
hard at her.
Well, : said he, what % You want
af ma -