Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-20

a. 0Ssanouy tot NJ iOuk tttuoy Oo1l
gula, It is difficult for him to keep al
his American acquaintance az dis
tinctly in mind as he would like
Don't you see? Biology preoccnpie!
the memory to curious extent
Yes, Mist Hub A look of awe
stole over Caligula's humble, listen
ing face.
sDut really think, Oaligula-yes.
do think that remember Mari. Short
wasn't she p
Tall, sar. Mari is tall Of her size
and we'll put togeder.'
Yes, l mean-rather tall. Just tai
enough to be good looking, and some
what slim P e'-
She's pretty stout said Caligula
patiently; pretty stout Of her weight
an lighter completed than !, sar
She's handsome to see, Mari. An she
had one twenty-five q dozen fol
starched, sar she did up so WE'LL
Now | am sure Iyemember her,
continued, enthusiastically. "A hand
some woman, stout and short
Tall, sar.' 80
Stout and tall mean, who asked
one twenty-five for s.erched things. j
remember perfectly. An admirable
woman. But what was it / did abou,
Mari, Caligula ? Il
Some de young men chaff at her,
said Caligula, with reviving spirit
'seein' she was washwoman and
black. Oar was some rooms she
wouldn't 60 nigh, sar. She's sperited
in her feelin's, Mari. She used "a
send me to their rooms. MIST Hub,
tank you. sar.i You treat my wife like
a lady, Caligula drew himself up he
had put on his hat; but took it of
again, and bowed gravely to me,
standing in the rain, before he shut
the door.
Some of the fellows were in when
Caligula came back with the cigars.
nodded at him kindly, with vague
sense Of gaining experience in the
pastoral work. l said Did you get
very wet, Caligula?' with that uncon-
scious condescension we fall into, es-
pecially in the presence of witnesses,
toward a person TO whom we have
been kind. I think / had some idea of
asking further questions about Mari,
with the purpose Of drawing him out,
for the entertainment Of my visitors.
But the sweep checked my advances
with an indefinable reticence and Dig
nifty of manner. ] let him go,in silence.
1t suddenly seemed to me that he was
rather an old man to be going out in
the rain to get cigars for US.
We were preparing for debate in
our Seminary Literary Society that
week-the fellows and l. / remem
Der that l had the affirmative on the
question. rs it desirable to have .
Celibate Clergy?'
Il hope your wife is WE'LL / said one
morning to Caligula. / spoke with
something of society air in my anx.
iety, newly acquired, to avoid the
twang of patronage. Indeed, / think
/ put the question rather gavly, like a
man exchanging the compliments Of a
New Years call.
Caligula was cleaning my coat. He
had the ammonia bottle, and with as
siduous, cramped finger was rubbing
the spot spsttered by the turtle.soup
at dinner. He did not Immediately
answer me. When he did, he said |:
Powerful strong ammony, sar, dis
yere.' He lifted his eyes-the melan-
oholy eyes of his race. ] found my.
self unexpectedly face to face with an
old mans difficult and impressive
tears.
She's well, sar; yes, Mari is we'll,
tank God. She's peart an we'll. An
sos de chillen. They're powerful
peart cbillen, sar.'
Ihave some washing, If she wants it,
/ said, with the irreverence of per.
plexity.
Thank you, ear. She don't take in
now
why, what's the matter p
1t takes the bluntness and the bold
ness of youth (and / had both) to ask
such questions. Caligula put down
the ammonia bottle and slowly folded
the coat before he said:
Mist Hub, sar, Mari's out with me. ;
'Out with you, Caligula p
She's been out with me. sar. dis
two years. She's powerful sperited
woman, Mari. Mist Hub, sar, my
wife hain't spoke to me for two whole
years.
He bowed as he said this, crouch
ing a little. 1t is not easy to put into
words the effect the motion had upon
me; as if the creature must apologize
to another for his very sorrows. was
young and theological student. l
knew little about sorrow. But I felt
to the bottom of my untaught, untried
heart that / was in the presence of q
profound affection. Biology offered
no assistance for such emergencies.
Original Sim gave me no suggestion,
/ ran over the main points in my pa
per on the .Celibate Clergy without
avail. In simple desperation, / said !:
'Caligula, beg your pardon
tank you. sar, said Caligrla. He
was at work once more on the turtle
spot, rubbing meekly, with bent, bald
head. As he rubbed his earrings shook.
Il did not know you had domestic
troubles. / did not mean to lntrude
upon them by-by careless questions. ;
No, sar. Tank you, sar.'
There was q silence.
You'd been kind to her, of course.
Caligula?' I yentured, breaking it at
last.
4 tried to be, Mist HUB said Cali
gula, gently. She's powerful sper-
tied woman, MARI be added, slowly.
She can't stand much. We disagreed,
sar, bout de doctrine of Immersion.
Mari took to the 'Piscopals, to st.
Johns. A power aristocratical church.
St Johns, Mist Hub s'ported main
ly by head walters an BARRIERS. sar.
Mari an me, we disagreed on Inner.
sion an 'Postolical Succession. 1tried
to be kind to her; but she hain't
spoke to me for two yeas. / don't
wish to End no fault with Mari but
it's lard. someways, to git long, sar.
She won't take in nor 60 out, sar, to
earn nothing. Nor yet she won't cook,
sar, an tend up at home. She hain't