New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-08
shifted with disdain al nv !holding the

mortgage for my share of the estate.
..Ready 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 90 obligation on either side
Hulda and I would take the city house,
and he ans the three children should board
with US. To help along with the expens-
es I took few more boarders. and still
few more, for one brought another. |
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. I used to do my
best to tempt the jaded yet voracious
palate of that yellow dyspeptic Marley,
and gave him many a 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 another's. The
coming to the city and finding out how
pretty she was had turned Hulda'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. I
lay awake at night worrying about it
my heart was so sore perplexed for poor
David and wrathful against Bob, and DIS
trustful of Providence. Igrew desperate
and wicked, bat David stuck to his faith,
dear fellow, though he hadn't strength to
stick to the old spot where he had been
so happy and so miserable. He went
out as missionary to some of the can
nibal islands, where ( wonder the WON.
en- didn't eat hin,-he was so hand
some and SO good.
The very name of Marley became an
abomination to me, and forced prom
Use from aulda that she wouldn't marry
for couple of years, during which time
I hoped for heaven knows what that was
strange or remarkable. I had small doubt
but that poor David was food for the fish
es or tie cannibals, for I had heard no
word from him; but I kept on praying
and hoping for a hurricane that might
sweep every Marley off the face Of the
earth. Whenever Marley took Hulda
out he broughta carriage, and as 1t wasn't
Bob's way to waste any luxury, he used
very often to occupy the spare seattle
and sister of Marley's, high-nosed,
big-toothed young woman
called Juoith. saw what was coming,
and told Bob he'd regret it to his dy-
ing day, but he married Judith Marley
within that year. She disliked the trouble
Of housekeeping, he brought her to board
with me. They took a suit of rooms on
the second floor, and before she had been
in the house month she began to raise
cain as i knew she would. OF which I
was very glad. l should have been sorely
if she had forced me to love
her, as did the fond, i'ghty first wife of
Bob; for to hate the Marley's had become
my sole strength and tonic during the
days of endless labor and WEAKNESS OF
body and soul. The spite I had against
the whole Marley race, that had spoiled
my Bob for me, and wheedled my sister
into pertidy, that broke the manly heart
Of David Devine-.the spite held for
them one and all kept l;te in me when l
should have otherwise have tainted by
the way. Bob saw that we couldn't live.
together, and took a furnished house
down the street; for Bob was big man
now, and one of the partners OF Marley q
Brothers; hut before Judith went away
she gave me what she called piece of
her mind. By the grace of heaven it 50
happened that Hulda said one little
word or two in my defense, when the ter
magaHt turned upon her, and, among
other insults, accused her OF entrapping
her brother into marriage. Hulda old
not reply, but there was something in
her face that frightened Judith. She
tried to eat the mischievicus words, but
I knew that the Marley link was broken.
Poor Bob took up his wife's quarrel,
though one could see this second honey
moon of his had rather bitter flavor. l
felt sorry for him and the three poor lit
tie step-children as they went soberly
down to their fine new house.
I had Huloa to mysel1 now, and will
confess that l left no stone untu' ned to
accomplish my purpose. l spared
neither her suitor's age nor his intirmi.
ties, and repeated with many shy ex-
the taunt of Judith. So all
poor Marlev's entreaties, and the threats
and wrath of Bob, were unable to mend
the mischief of one woman's tongue
Hulda gave up Marley, and settled down
with me into old-maidenhood and the
dreary monotony of keeping boarders.
Even Hulda was past middle{age when
she came down to me that morning on
the kitchen floor. As I said, there was
no necessity for Huldas remaining
among the rust and reaches, the chatter
of thu dishes, and the hustle of the black
maids. I had kept Hulda the
lady manager of the house. Her laces
were real, while mine we're any two
penny cheatery that came to hand; she
rustled in her silks, while got about in
a giDgham gown; but we worked to3eth
er, Hulda and /, and the time had come
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