Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-05-15

night. He lay awake thinking; he ha(
received new revelation. The poor mar
had always been associated i'm his min(
with stupidity and ignorance, and thu
first poor family he had visited he had
found far in advance, in intelligent
sympathy and real pOliteness, of the ex
quisites and fashionable butterflies OF
the day.
The next day boy called at the cot.
tage and left package in a large blue
envelope, addressed 20 Mr.. Bishop.
Mrs. Bishop was very much alarmed
when she took it, for large blue envelopes
were associated i'm her mind with law
and lawyers, and thought it BODIED nc
good She put it away until her husband
came hOmesfr0m his work, when she
handed it to him.
He opened it in silence, read its con-
tents. and said fervently, Thanks to
heayenp'
what is it, John?" inquired his anx-
iOus wife.
GOOD news, wife, replied John, "such
news that never hoped for, or even
dreamed Of"
sWhat is it-what is it? Tell me
luickl / want to hear it, if it is any
thing good"
"Mr. Merton has cancelled the mort
gage. released me from the debt, both
the interest and principal, and says any
time [ neeI any further assistance, IL |
will let him know, shall have it,"
"Pm so glad; it puts new life in me, )"
said the now happy wife. "But what can
have come over Mr.. MertOnr"
Il do not know. 1t seems strange, at
ter the way he talked to me yesterday
morning. / will go right over to his Of
fee, and tell him how happy he has made
u.s."
He found Mr., Merton in, and expressed
HIS gratitude In glowing terms. =
fWhat could have induced you" he
asked, ito show US so much kindnessr'
Il followed your suggestion" replied
Mr.. Merton, "and put myself in your
place. I expect it would surprise you
very much to learn that the strange
traveller to whom you showed such kind
ness yesterday evening, was myself"
'Indeedp' exclaimed Mr.. Bishop; "can
that be true? How did you disguise
yourself so well?"
Il was not so much disguised. after
all; but you could not very readily assO-
ciate Mr.. Merton, the lawyer, with poor
wayfaring mania, ha, HAP laughed
Mr.. Merton.
SWELL, it is a good joke" said Mr..
BishOp-"gOOd in more senses than one.
1t has terminated very pleasantly for
me-"
81 was surprised" said Mr.. Merton. "at
the broad and liberal views you express
ed of men and their actions generally.
supposed had greatly the advantage
over you in means, education and cul-
ture; yet how cramped and narrow mind
ed have been my views beside yOursl
That wife Of yours was an estimable
woman, and that boy of yours would be
an honor to any man. tell you, Bishop"
said the lawyer, becoming animated,
you are rich-rich beyond what money
could make you. You have treasures
that gold could not buy. What learned
at your house is worth more than you
owed me, and L am your debtor yet.
Hereafter shall take as my motto, Put
yourself in his place, and try to regulate
my actions by it."
How n Married oam.... .:0es to sleep.
p There is an article going entitled:
"HOw Girls Go to Sleep" The manner
in which they go to sleep, according to
the article, can't hold candle to the
way married woman goes to sleep. In
stead of thinking what she should have
attended to before going to bed, she
thinks of it afterward. While she is re-
vOlying these matters i'm her mind, and
while snugly tucked up in bed, the old
man is scratching his legs in front of
the fire and wondering how he will pay
the next months rent. Suddenly she
says:
James, did you lock the door,"
(Which dOOr?" says James.
THE cellar door," says she.
NO." says James.
well, you'd better go down and lock
it, for heard some person in the back
yard last night"
Accordingly, James paddles down stairs
and locks the door. About the time
James returns and is going to get i'm bed
she remarks:
"Did you shut the stair doOr?"
"NO," says James.
well, if it is not shut the cat will get
up into the bedroom"
"Let her come up, then," says James.
ill-naturedly.
my goodness, no; she'd suck the baby's
BREATH" returns his wife.
Then James paddles down stairs again,
and steps on tack and closes the stair
door, and curses the cat and returns to
the bedroom. Just as he begins to climb
into his couch his wife observes:
Il forgot to bring up some water.
Suppose you bring some up in the big
tim"
And so James, with muttered curse,
goes down into the dark kitchen and
falls over chair, and rasps all the tin
ware off the wall in search of the "big"
tin, and then jerks the stair door open
and bowls:
where the deuce are the matches?"
She gave him minute directions where
to find the matches, and adds that she
would rather 60 and get the water her
self than have the neighbOrhOd raised
about it. After which James finds the
matches, prOcures the water, comes up
stairs and plunges into bed.
Presently his wife says:
James, let's have an understanding
about money matters, Now, next week
Eve got to pay"
81 don't know what you'll have to pay
anu uOu u Cdlc, JdUltS, d6 H6
lurches around and jams his face against
the wall; ''all want is Sleep"
that's all very we'll for yOu," snaps
his wife, as she pulls the covers vicious
ly; you never think of the worry and
trouble have. And there is Araminta,
who believe is taking the measles"
Let her take EN-" says James.
Hereupon she begins to cry softly, but
about tho time James is falling into a
gentle dOze she punches him in the ribs
with her elbow and says:
did you hear that scandal about Mrs.
JOnes?''
what Mrs. JOnes?" says James, sleep
lily.
"Why, Mrs. JONES'"
"WhereY manfred James