The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-06-09
MRS. MONGkN'S I.E;tCIi LAZY.

SsPS MARC &N'< 9sE7sfftfI yATV
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Mrs. AToruan's husband vason exce)l,nt
workman. and had 1he lr,t warcs but he
won}u drink: and like most men Of his
class when it liouor. generally beat his
children and sometimes his wife. Mrs
licrcan WAS q notable woman. and loved
her husband in snite of all: but after Years
Of patient forbearance she came to the con-
clrsion that Jimmy MORGAN. as she called
him. should Stop drinking whether or no.
In other words she resolved on n i,crch Inv
of her own,
Tho occasion was enc day when Jimmy
came home Il, dinner half tj,,sv. Which, ul
Was happened when he stn,pyl at sniff
kirs' q, his way, and he did this, on IN
average, about twice . week.
"Now, y>:, Morgan" Size said. as soon as
he entered "voe,ye bee, 1T the nlisky
bottle AGAIN. E,1l needn't deny if. /
know il bv yuir looks: Hul }r yorr hrcat!,
| too. Go uwnv. You r,:.ty b:xst: how dare
Won try to ki,; me when ynu'y1 been drink :
ing
jimmy had cssaycd this matrimonial
wife. but fir,Iiu, hi, ,>,,r,,ns, rnilri w.,
stood IL. on his dignity.
"IIo;tv tn;tv.' he said ::how we put on
airs GIVE T.; some dinner aud don: sulk. :"
Ms. Moran lil rot often get ror,sel,
bat she was now; she p1tt l.vr arms ,l;ilnbo
and answcrc,l:
"\ut 4 nirv:lful Of Giun;r TO vrl ~: in
this k,:l1ye too ay, nor any other ,,:,y, till
YOU c:,u come home sober. So tho sooner
! voure off the bt:ter.'
The half liDsy husband looked =; her in
anazemcnt. For q moment he tlolo',t of
ENFORCING, his will. y, he l~,1 done bpfore
but whether lo had not drunk u,ite enourh
to rouse lis courage, or Whether the blnz-
inc eyes of hi, hclnn,lte f,irhtrnel him ha
turned oftpra Iit.ic nrs:.,:;n,, md ~ Tho
horse.
or course he went str,i:,,,t ~ the tovcrn
as Mrs. Moran rather cx;>yytcl he would
Ard of course, y},n n;t.ht c,mr i. WIZ;
led ho}nr thorough]v i,u]ri>,tnI us shn
rather wished he would.
yIn h,? INST sufficient reason left III
v.c,,;.r II Tia cytr,or,1i,,rv c,r, win
Which hi. wife, aft.,r nssist;n, 10 undTr.,s
him. turknl h,m ~ |,n' S,t ,his . i
EVERYTHING else was so,,, r,rn,;,r, IL 9
stupsi4l sjoc,,
Sln v.,i..1 ;7,t;1 c,;;.f,:1 ,!,.,i In ,.,v
entirely inscusiIIe, whc, She proceeded TO
saw tl,n ti,.n,,, NY IN Tho SHAFT (.x,nt;v ,s
if he had been y mur.,,y Th, .t;t,.hr;
were not s,n;ijj but ,;,ry were t:,1;., ;yi{:,
t ,,.I-'1'' , 10y s, ,- . ,4i
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COIN, t. ston AMI yrry soo,, tho ot}.cnd,r
To,,.o,7 rrc:,1 h,s s1:,nor s>.,. what - VIZ,
and Ien,n 10 L,,n for ,,,r,I., "'''''
moi tin ,,,;',n nrcr,i.c:2 t., law, Of
;r;nk;nr - vie TIA ,nrn.cr. .,,,1 ;;,n 11,1.e
,!rscnn,}r1 ,,orn v;,,r,n,.,.r th",,, nvo,
"Sv.enr ,,rve,. f., t,stn l;n,ny ,,,,;,,,H
son, vo,,,l, Kin ,,e--, ,,,, Eli w., y
go s " III do vo., ,n,oI ~: tI,i,,,- how
drank w, v.e1c ten ,,nnte o,, ,;,l ,u,r
to sco vc,, r;,1,int about 60 1ivIl,, to,l
n,e Ji,n,1v HJcr':,, t?.ot I'M zil!;nc Wv,
,ftnr that:'
"Mcrrv marcy. mercy. nT,,:rei7 tho r;i,n-
i,rl. "Iiow cai, you j,nl]~ use y:17r hn.-
band SCI"
"I cen and T will" Aud another shower
Of blows descended. "H;,li,r ~ 1,rrh -;
YOU like. for it will Go vo,, no Good: only. I
can tell Won one thing. T viii rot rou:c tic
ncirl:lsrs. I told ti:t,, ,:!,a! [ was coins
TO *, If Won ever c.,n,.. ?.n,,r d,n,?- -. -,
JIa; YOU had oronu!, vet? viii y,u,,ri,,,,-
ct once, Or ira Won o,;rr to hf;I r,,+ .t;,I,,,
ooh. Oh. ob.' ar0,ned the he|,;ccs h,,s-
band, tyistino AMI iur;,inc IN cyc,y 1;rsc-
lion. hit uraI;c 10 rs,.1:,n ITO r,ts.ratt cf
hloys "oh oh ;"
~Wj,, Won nr,n;s,y ,n,,'1 ,,t,,r In i
onrk rchi1ne1 hi, ;,,,.,,r.,l,ir .,,'1,,.'.
cor mi beat Won to a ia,I,.~ Thos, six Sn,,:s
I've borne VOW ,}ru,l ,.c,.x. l1nt ", H. ." y
no longer, I've tried ,.o,xina ~, ,ri n
everything, ana now lin try;n,e vI,i;r,iuo
You've beaten ,,c cftcu c,,1nuh aid RI
paving 7o,, back. Promise "t tncn t,,e
Quicker the better, for I'll notlet Won ~,