The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-06-24


by such a process. | half wish I'd let
Lie 60 TO her mother with the whole
kit Of her young ones"
Don't be a niuny, Tubbs. Stand on
your dignity as head OF the family, and
hold up for your rights."
"See here, Judge! Wasn't there some
sort of a-rather-hard-stOr con-
nected with your history once? ]
mean, didn't you have a-hang It! you
understand. Didn't you fall iu love
with a pretty servant girl, and make
your wife a good deal Of trouble once ?'
81 won't deny that I fell in love with
the girl. How could a warm m-bearted
man help it, I'd like to know?"
"Did the neighbors gossip about it p
ooh, yes"
"What did your wife say?"
I Nothing, particular. She cried aud
grew sick, and was as unreasonable IS
though she thought she'd married a
saint, aud had right TO expect him To
live Up to her ideal. She dismissed the
servant, aud did her own washing when
she wasn't able, rather than have her
round. She hadn't cost me a dollar for
help for a whole year before sent her
of"
suppose, now, Judge, that she'd had
the power to Danish you from home and
children, and throw you into disgrace,
not because you were guilty, but be-
cause somebody had told her that you
were-how would you have liked it?n
That's a hoss OF another color, Peter
Tubbs There's no danger that women
will ever get the upper hand of men like
that"
"But, after all, Judge. it does seem to
me as though what's sauce for the goose
ought also to be sauce for the gauder."
"And it's just such admissions as this
on the part of-lamb-hearted men that
makes women ready 10 raise the dick
ems nowadays about their rights. You
once let your wife get it into her head
that you have conscience about such
things, and you can no more hope to
manage her than if she was an untamed
deer. II you keep women in their
proper sphere, you've got to get the up
per hand Of 'em, and keep it,"
"But the question is, how would tce
like it If the tables were turned? ?"
"But they're not otturned, and not likely
to be. Suppose We go up to your house.
I II Pm to board with you for month,
I'D like to select my room and get my
valise brought over. You can send one
o. your boys after it,"
Peter Tubbs hung his head. While
/ it was true that in the first flush Of vic
tory he had invited the Judge to come
to his house, his better nature revolted
at the insult and wrong that would thus
be heaped upon his wife.
"I've some good news for Mrs Tubbs,
Peter. Aud I'll set her all right by
telling her Of it when l go up to the
house. You needn't hang your head /;
It's all right %
"What news have you to tell ?"
"Wait aud see. I'll tell her in your
presence"
Mrs. Peter Tubbs was busy in the
kitchen. Judge Hardpan entered un-
tremendously aud aecosted her with a
grossly familiar "good-morniug
Her hands were in the flour, and she
was mixing bread. She raised herself
to her fullest height andcoufronted him
without speaking.
Judge Hardpan, Liza" said her
husband, tremulously.
81 have no desire 10 renew the ac-
quaintance," she answered. haughtily.
"But have good rews for you, Mrs.
Tubbs."
IDvoluntarily her thoughts flashed
back to the long ago. Good news, to
her mind, had always been associated in
some mysterious way with John Ingle-
ton-her John. She bushed deeply,
and her eyes grew bright, while her
heart beat painfully.
"Well? ?" she said, pausing with her
hands in the sticky compound.
"Will you be civil if tell you %
clam always civil, SIR"
"Will you make me welcome here for
a month II tell you2"
'T am not purchasing Information,
sir"
"Then-haug itl-Tll tell you any
how. Mrs. Hardine has made her
will"
"Well, what Of it ?'' she asked, nerv-
ously tugging away at her dough.
"What is that to me?"
"I'd say it was a good deal to you,
seeing she's willed you the old home
stead aud ten thousand dollars in bank
stock"
"Poor motherr' she CALCULATED, fer,
vently. "Her heart always was in the
right place"
"When are we to take possession 81
asked Peter, expeetantly.
Not till after the old lady's death.
She's fearful headstrong, aud Is. San
piugton tells me that she'd listen 10 no.
body's advice about making her will.
john Hardness as mad as March hare
: over iti swears he'll do desperate thinrs;
says tie old womau's crazy, aud ue can
, prove it. But there's no telling how
these things will turn out"
"Who transacted the business?u asked
. Mrs. Tubbs.
rs Sappington aud a lawyer from
Chemeketa. The old woman had her