Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-11-21
Mr.. JOSlin's Second,

Mr.. Joslin's Second.
Jacob Joslin was q mean man ga
regular old skin. flint" as his non. ad.
miring neighbors dubbed him. His
wife was mild, sweet. faced little WON.
An, now faded and worn, but when
Jacob first brought her, q bride, to the
old farmhouse, she was fresh and pretty
as rosebud. She had found hard
master for he looked upon his slender
wife as If she was o machine, con.
structed on purpose to serve his royal
highness-to wash, iron, scrub, bake.
mend, and do hundreds of other little
things that belong to the pleasant
sphere of farmers wife. Yes, he was
hard master; and not only that, but
an unloving one for he would as soon
have thought of bsstowing caress. or
An encouraging word, upon his favorite
moving machine, as his wife.
Ten years had the once fair May Cor.
don been mistress (or rather slave) of
the Old farm-house-ten long, weary,
heart-breaking years: before that she
had reigned sole monarch in the little.
old, red school-house, but fancying she
loved, and was loved in return. by the
staiwart young farmer, she ioyfully
took the cares of q farmers wife upon
her slender shoulders, "all for love. /"
Love to her was what the sunshine ia
TO flowers, but her husbands heart was
TOO much bound up in plans of future
aggrandizement to bestow many
thoughts upon the young wife that
grew silghter. paler, and more silent
every day. For while, as was her
custom, she attended church regularly,
put at last that was entirely given up,
ner garments were 80 shabby and ii
she ventured to say as much to her hus.
band, ne would grufay reply, "see how
my mother used 10 dress folks weren't
30 proud then as they are nowadays !"
OF else, with grudging air, tell her to
get herself calico dress down to the
store, and he'd settle the bill.
And Oh such furniture as shocked
the artistic eye Of poor May. She was
an ardent lover of the beautiful. before
she was tied down, body and soul. to
the wearying work that was ever before
her. She would look, with almost DIES.
peration, at the parlor," which her
husband persisted in having kent inst
as his mother had left it. There il was
Its bare, yellow floor, six stiff backed,
aara-iooking chairs, a grim.looking
taDle, between two grim. looking win
dows' upon which rested in uncompro-
mising severity, five books" Book of
Martyrs, Pilgrims Progress, u VOL
ume OF Sermons, and the thrilling tale
OF William Henry Langdon, who be-
came hopefully converted at the tender
age OF tive years." and an ancient " Die.
tionary." Over this literature hung the
" looking-glass, rejoicing in taruished
frame OF gilt, and over it, in peace and
placldlty waved a few peacocks feath-
ers and on one side of the room hung
o distressing looking " mourning piece :"
that one would judge was executed bv
the worthy Mr.. Mast.
ms room is wal enough" said
jacob, IN response to his wife's timid
request to fix it up little az shan't
get no new paper for it. either" he
8r9nted, regardless of ali the knoyn
and unknown rules of grammar. ~
always liked the paper myself and 7
snought you pretended to like flowers !.
M mo- tne wall is covered with them"
Inc paper was light blue color. with
green and yellou tiger lilies for fic-
ufe, as large as life and twice "a nat.
Wei, one day when our good man
came nome to dinner with q troop of
hired men," what was his astonish-
ment to lind that his wife had had the
audacity to give up and had taken to
aer ped, where she should have been
weeks ago. Wal, now, there'll he a
doctors bill to pay, I s'pose." he low.
ingly said, as he clumped into tho he'd.
M loom and found his wife in high fever.
Inc thought never once entered his
mead that she could, by any possible
cnance' dle so when the good old doc.
1of graveiy shook mis- head and said " no
nopes, he replied, "Oh, she'll be
round IN a few days, guess women
are tough, you know"
And when, one of those fair Jupe
Gays, as the setting sun was drawing
MS mantle of crimson clouds abont
MIN, the spirit Of this household mar.
tyr went to "that beautiful home Of
resi- he was half inclined to grumble,
14al she should DO $50 inconsiderate. ii
nearliess though be was, Jacob still
m0nrned for his wife, after his own De.
cuIlar fashion; he missed her when he
wanted his boots drawn off and a mue
OF cider brought; lie was lonesome
without her gentle ministrations and
no. IN course OF time, our bereayed wild.
over began to think, as ali his afflicted