The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-12-30

make her husband smart for that. But
the man who had found courage to in
itiate the movement had braced himself
with courage to carry it through. He
was physically giant, and in life he
held his own. It was hard very hard
but he had determined, and he would
not bulge. The lesson should be given
to it's fullest extent, and she should
commit it to memory, and, he hoped, to
heart.
After the company had gone, she
opened her batteries and waited to sec
him show the white flag. But he leaned
back in his chair and laughed.
"Knives, balance-wheel, and all
Old Brindle swallowed the whole thing
Oh, Polly !-and- knew it would be
so! You had told me that very thing!
Polly! Polly! You must have Eth
Now don't do that! Don't do it again,
Polly! Oh! I am stronger than you
are"
She had tried to strike him in the face
had aimed a furious blow-but he had
caught both her hands and held them as
in vise-held them until she groaned
with t! R Rain: xo,, +rr to .+r;1a no .o.;n
Polly?" And still he held her wrists,
though not so tightly, and went on:
"When I told you of Jacks treachery,
the only response I got from you was
that you had told me so-that you knew
it would be SO! Polly, at whose re-
quest did I trust him? Oh, I don't
blame you for the first part; I only
blame you for the manner in which you
treated me in the end-after he had be-
trayed us both-for those COWS were as
much yours as mine-as is every dollar
own. Polly, I did this thing tonight
for purpose. You are not a weak,
whimpering woman, to be wheedled or
deceived into going in the right way.
You are strong, and you are willful and
I have given you this lesson that you
might be benefited. I have held up
before your face mirror in which you
have seen yourself as others see you.
Aye, your friends have seen it But,
Polly, they will only remember it while
you give them occasion. When you can
laugh at it, they will do the same-they
will laugh at the fun of the thing rather
than at yourself.
'"There, Polly-now 60 and sleep upon
it. Go, and bear in mind this one thing;
I have commenced this work for pur-
pose, and I will not yield while life and
sense are mine. If you are surprised,
so am I. I declare, it seems good to be
master for once in my own house. Let
us try it so for awhile, and see how it
will work.
'"There-now away you go. Think,
Polly, and talk with yourself as much
as you please. will go out and feed
the cattle.''
For the first time in long, long years,
Polly Sawtelle went to bed and cried.
She cried like child. First she cried
with anger. then with shame, and then
with an aching, breaking heart. Her
| husband offered her no comfort.
Two days passed, and the woman
found herself looking up to her husband.
She was feeling respect for the strong,
resolute man whom she could no longer
hold in subsection to her besetting sin.
All and she knew she would hold him
in subsection never, never again.
Three days later Sam came in late in
| the afternoon with trouble in his
face. The look was one Of real pain.
He went directly to the cupboard in the
hall between the kitchen and the eating
room, where he kept his choice garden
seeds and his medicines. He took down
a bottle of medicine. She could endure
it no longer.
Sam-what is it2'
He looked around with start. For
years he had not heard that sympathetic
tone until now"
"Polly, our poor Nellie is very sick. :"
It was the faithful horse.
Here was the place for the old refrain !;
but it came not. And-it never came
again
A single moment she hesitated, a mo-
ment, and the ice was broken, and cur
rent of tears swept it away from between
them forever.
go! let me go with you. I can help.
Poor Nellie y
He could hardly believe his ears. But
they went and while they brought the
good old horse back to health they
found love that had lain dormant for
years. ~
Two weeks later, on Sabbath even
ing, when they had been to meeting all
day, Polly came and laid her hand on
her husbands head.
"Sam, it's better so, isn't it?"
| Heansweredher with his hands around
her neck and her head pillowed upon his
bosom.
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