The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01

Bob's widowed and lonely condition, but
could see under his stuff, hard melancholy
. bitter quantity of worldly forethought
and speculation.
knew what was coming, and, indeed,
was prepared for anything. What did it
matter now that the blessed old home
stead was out of our holds had kept
some of the mahogany furniture, much
| to Bob's disgust, who seemed to cheaper
the richest acres we had and spoke slight
ingly OF the knots md gnarls in our dear
old apple trees that every body knew
madel the fruit all the sweeter. Bob
shifted with disdain al my holding the
mortgage tor my share of the estate.
'Rcady money would be much better,
Magda," he said; but I had my way,
thank God! And I told Bob up and
down ] wanted it understood that there
was to be no obligation on either side
Hulda and would take the city house,
and hes ans the three children should board
with us. To help along with the expens-
es took few more boarders, and still
few more, for one brought another. l
had sort of faculty tor cooking, and if
there's one weakness in the human race
more prevailing and besetting than an
other, it's gluttony. used to 40 my
best to tempt the jaded yet voracious
palate of that yellow dyspeptic Marley,
and gave him mary q grim hobgoblin
for company after he'd left nay sweet
Hulda. for couldn't forgive his winning
her consent to marry him, when he knew
the core of her heart was anothers. 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 untiriEg, and anyway Hulda gave
up poor David Devine, and agreed to
marry that grim and greedy Marley. l
lay awake at night worrying about it
nv heart was so sore perplexed for poor
Dav;da wrathful against Bob, and dis
trustful of Providence. lgrew desperate
and wicked, but David stuck to his faith,
dear fellow, though he hadn't strength to
stick to the old spot where be had been
so happy and so miserable. He went
out as missionary to some of the can
nibal islands, where I wonder the wom'
en- didn't eat hinl-he was so hand
some and SO good.
The very name of Marley became ar
, abomination to me, and forced prom
Use from aulda that she wouldn't marry
for couple of years, during which time
1 hoped for heaven knows what that was
!, strange or remarkable. had small doub
but that poor David was food for the fish
es or the cannibals, for l had heard NJ
, word from him; but kept on praying
. and hoping for hurricane that nigh
! sweep every Marley off the face of tn
:. earth. Whenever Marley took Huld
s out he broughta carriage, and as it WASH
/ Bob's way to waste any luxury, he use'
e very often to occupy the spare seat-h
r and a sister of Marley's, a high-nosed
e high-cofored, big-toothed young woma;
, called JUDITH. 1 saw what was coming
o and told Bob he'd regret it to his dy
D ing day, but he married Judith Marie
:. within that year. She disliked the troubl
r Of housekeeping, he brought her to BOAR
D with me. They took suit of rooms o.
|. the second floor, and before she had bee
J. in the house month she began to rails
n cain as knew she would. Of which
/, was very glad. should have been sorel
II disappointed if she had forced me to low
d her, as did the fond, flghty first wife {
e Bob; for to hate the Marley's had becom
if my sole strength and tonic during tn
n DAYS of endless labor and WEAKNESS {
IS body and soul. The spite I had again'
n the whole Marley race, that had spoile
my Bob for me, and wheedled my siste
e into peridy, that broke the manly hea1
J. of David Devine-.the spite l held IL
" them one and all kept life in me when
n should have otherwise have tainted b
d the way. Bob saw that we couldn't Ii,
It together, and took furnished hou:
e down the street; for Bob was big ma
= now, and one of the partners of Marley
e Brothers; hut before judith went ava
J. she gave me what she called a piece {
e her mind. By the grace of heaven it s
'. happened that Hulda said one lit
r. word or two in my defense, when the to-
p magaRt turned upon her, and, anon
It other insults, accused her OF entrappin
e her brother into marriage. Hulda di
v not reply, but there was something
,. her face that frightened Judith. 81
tried to eat the mischievious words, b'
It 1 knew that the Marley link was broke'
it Poor Bob took up his wife's quarre
10 though one could see this second honey
+. moon of his had rather bitter flavor.
is felt sorry for him and the three poor Ii
e tie step-children as they went sober
J. down to their fine new house.
L. had Hulua TO myself now, and vi
I'd confess that l left no stone unturned
re accomplish my purpose. I spare
ID neither her suitor's age nor his infirn
TO ties, and repeated with many a shy e
Id aggeration, the taunt Of Judith. So {
o. poor Marley's entreaties, and the th-ea
ay and wrath of Bob, were unable to mel
the mischief of one woman's tong,
ID, Hulda gave up Marley, and settled do'
lily with me into old-maidenhood and t
N: dreary monotony of keeping boarde
IRE Even Hulda was past middle-age VIII
| she came down to me that morning
he the kitchen floor. As said, there "
&c, no necessity for Hu!da's remain
be among the rust and reaches, the clat
as of the dishes, and the hustle of the bla
I'D serving maids. I had kept Hulda
in lady manager Of the house. Her la'
let, we're real, while mine we're any tv
eet penny cheatery that came to hand; s
rustled in her silks, while l got about
| a a gipgham gown; but we worked tore
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