The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-04

them hobly for five years, and ther
surrenderP But we won't do that! W.
will conquer or die!'" said Charity
regaining her spirits Immediately, anG
emphasizing her last words by tho
decision with which she tipped the rims
ing water into the dishpan:
Mr.. Twinkleblinker had done wha
he could to assist about the work; aht
so returned to his rocking chair in .
satisfactory frame of mind, to watcl
Charity till she finished.
Charity was SO handy, no matter
what she undertook! and she was 81
trim, and neat, and bright and CHEEKY
In fact, she suited Mr.. Twinkleblinkel
so exactly that it was a great comfor
to see her wiping down the table, put
ting the dishes in order, and tidyins
up 4 trifle. She seemed very content
ed with her employment, too. Mr.
Twinkleblinker had never observed
that she found it at all distasteful, ever
when it wearied her physically. Die
Charity prefer their rough cabin, with
it's hooks and corners, and her dali,
round of toll, to the freedom and gaiety
and ettersurroundings of her girlhood:
Could it be possible that she Mould re.
bel against the apparent decree of fate
if he didn't?
Charity was done at last, and drew
her sewing chair forward to sit by his
side. She did not occupy it, howev.
er. until she had replenished the fire,
and drawn light covering over the
baby.
CHARITY, would you like to go home?''
asked Mr.. Twinkleblinker, solemnly,
after an interval of silence.
Certainly" replied Charity.
And stay?" questioned Mr.. Twin
kleblinker, turning toward her little,
and looking furtively into her face.
"And stayr' repeated Charity, her
eyes opening wide with amazement.
"What do you mean, Eliakim Twin
kleblinker? Are you dreamihgp And
shall 1 shake YOU vi gorously, as 1 dc
when you get to talking in your
sleep?"
"No!-I am in earnest" said Mr..
Twinkleblinker, doggedly. "This life is
too hard for you, and. there is no need OF
your enduring it."
Charity understood now what had
been in her husbands mind-perhaps
she OWNED it the more readily because
she possessed some previous knowledge
of his disposition and characteristics.
Be that as it may, she fell to studying
how she could make him see his error.
After long pause she saids ''Elia-
kim, you thought when you asked me
to marry you that your life would be
dark without me-that your heart
would hunger day after day if you had
to give me up?'
"Yes, Charity Mr.. Twinkle
blinker replied, having considered the
matter.
"You thought that my presence
would seem to gather sunshine about
you, wherever you were?'' she con-
tinued.
Mr.. Twinkleblinker replied in the
affirmative.
"Have 1 fulfilled your expectations?
Have 1 frightened the world for you as
you supposed that l would?' she ques-
toned.
Mr.. Twinkleblinker considered again
and answered conscientiously:
EYES, Charity. 1t is far sweeter to
have you near me where can see you,
and hear your voice, and lay my hand
upon YOU, than l ever dreamed that it
would be. You are so different from
everybody else-and 1 like you, you
see," he continued, his eyes widening
with warm light, as they rested on her
face.
Don't you think, then, that you
may have grown dearer to me, as well?''
asked Charity, vehemently. "Do you
suppose that can sweep, and set away
your boots and pick up your coat-and
iron, and fold your handkerchiefs, and
double your collars-and set table,
placing the carving knife and fork and
great spoons at your plate, and not
make it harder and harder to live with
out you? And do you suppose I can
wash, and dress, and feed, and rock the
happy little fellow in the cradle back
there, and watch his cunning pranks,
and snatch him up to kiss because he is
Eliakim's baby, without getting more
and more attached to my homeland
just to lose you suddenly? Do you
imagine that could throw away all that
is my very own, as easily as one losses
aside prairie flower for the sake OF
trying to mend broken associations:
Why, even the level hills here before
the door, that thought 1 could never
endure, l learn to love. Then, too,
used to hate Lombardy poplars! They
always reminded me SO persistently OF
silent sentinels. But now l want you
to get some, eventually, and we will APP.
point them guardians of our humble
gate. They lift their gold-crowned
heads SO near to the blue skies above
us, and make one wonder so intensely
if their own native country is wide and
sunny, like this. No, Eliakim, we nigh,
have drifted away from each other be.
fore we were married, and grieved
awhile, and then been happy again
But now, there is too much that we both
love in common for either to 90 apart
and hope to be at peace. What God
hath joined together, let no man put
asunderr"
Mr.. Twinkleblinker was lifted up in
soul and re-established. Charity and
the baby were all the world to him
and he and the baby were all the world
to Charity! The work, the perplexine
care, the self-denial and suffering,
counted as minor matters, indeed.
How they could manage to get enough
to eat and pay for their little home. he
yet failed to foresee; but he knew,
back of this, that if they toiled on per.
severingly, they would succeed.
So he folded Charity in his arms and
said, reverently: "God bless you, my
own dear wife!''
And the import of Charity's closing
remark was very similar, though there
was slight change in the last word.
Then the baby nestled, at which oc
currence they both went to the side OF
the cradle.
This is all that is worth mentioning
of very memorable Saturday night
in the estimation of Mr.. and Mrs.
Notwithstanding Stebbt,as Sac.
age, in Western Rural.
The death is announced at Heidel.
berg of DR.. Adolf Sander, who was
formerly in large practice as a physician