The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1880-12-17

ho mercllrssly continued with Il
grin that was wickedness simmerr,l
down and erystalized; +" perhaps
you'll be so goo1 as TO tell these
good people what you told me
aud how YOU knew. Come, Polly,
you had told me sol You knew il
would be sol Do let US know
when and how"
II WAS dreadful, and Polly Saw
telle declared in her heart that she
would make her husband smart
tor that. But the man who had
found courage to initiate the move
melt had braced himself with cou,
rage to carry it through. He was
physically = giant, and in lifs he
held his own. Ii WAS hard--very
hsrd-but be had determined, aud
he would not bulge. Tue lesson
should he given to itsfullest extent
and she should commit it to memo
rs, and, he hoped, to heart.
After the company had gone she
opened her batteries, and waited
TO see him show the white flag
But he leaned back in his chair
aud laughed.
Knives, balance.wheel and all
Old Brindle swallowed the whole
thing! Oil Polly-and--you knew
it would be so! You had told me
that very thing! Pollyi Polly
you must have Eh! Now don't
do that! Don't do it again, Polly
U! am stronger than You are"
She had tried TO strike him in
the facc-had aimed a furious blow,
bat hc had caught both her hands
and held them as in a yise--held
them until she groaned with paip.
"Will you try to strike me again,
Polly " Aud still he held her
wris;s, though not SO tightly, aud
went on:
"When | told you of Jacks
treachery, the only response | got
from you was, that you had tolt.
me so-that you knew it would be
so. Polly, at whose request did
trust himi Oh, | 'lon't blame you
for the first part--l only blame you
for the manner in which you treat.
ed me in the end-aftcr he had be.
trayed us botb-for those COWS
were as much yours as mine---as is
every dollar | own. Polly, | did
this thing tonight for \ purpose.
You are not y weak, whimreriug
woman, to he wliee,lled or deceived
into going in the right way. You
are strong, and you are williul ;
aud have given you this lesson
that you might be benefited. |
have held up before your face u
mirror in which you have seen
yourself AS others See. Aye, your
friends have seen it But, Polly,
they will only remember it while
you give them occasion. When
you eau laugh at it, they will do
tho same--tney will laugh at the
fun OF the thing rather than at
yourself.
There, Polly--now go and sleep
upon it. Go-and bear in mind
this ono thing; | have commenced
this work for purpose, aud will
not yield while liie and sense are
uiine. Ii you are surprised, 30 an
|. declare--it seems good TO be
master for once in my own house.
Let Us try it 50 for awhile, and see
how it works.
"There. Now away you go.
Think, Polly, and talk with your.
self ~ much as you please. l will
70 out and feed The CATTLE"
For the first tiuIe ia long, long
years, Polly Sawtelle went to bed
and cried. She cried like u child.
First she cried with anger, then
| with shame, and then with an ach.
ing, breaking heart. Her husband
offered her no comfort.
Two days passed, aud the woman
found herself looking up to her
husband. She was feeling respect
tor the strong, resolute man whom
she could no longer hold in subjec-
iion to her besctting sin. ALL
and sue knew that she would hold
him in subsection never, never
again.
Three days later Sam came in, late
IN the afternoon, with trouble in hi,
face. The look WAS Que OF real
pain. He went directly to the cup
board, In the hall between the
kitchen and the eating.room, where
be kept his choice garden seeds,
aud his medicines. He took down
y bottle of medicine. She could
endure it no longer.
"Sam, what is itr
He looked around with a start
For years he had not heard that
~ yml,athetlc tone until now.
"Polly, our poor Nellie is very
sick.n 1t WAS the faithful horse.
Here vas the place for the old
refrain; but it came not. Audit
never came again.
A single moment she hesitated,
y moment, and the ice was broken,
and u current a tears swept IL away
from between them forever.
"Oh! let me 20 with you.
can help Poor Nellie"
He could hardly believe his ears
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