Daily Republican., 1881-07-22


ing room-a table covered with snow,
1t with bright silver ana glass and china
8 In the centre Of the table stood Il
e great china bowl full of red roses that
n perf,lmed the room. Her cheeks were
% red, her eyes shone dark and bright,
and her words and smiles were ready
y for every one save George.
9 As she sat, grave and silent, at the
n foot of the table, he looked at her won.
r der,ngly.
She wore dress of silver gray a lpaca
that had been her travelling dress when
thew were married. Tss
A large white apron with a bib shield
T ed the glories of this costume. But why
: did she put it on? Surrey she could not
r think Of "going visiting" that after
noon, with SIX lawmakers to get tea for
and the milk of eight cows to attend
to afterward.
The question burned rpon his tongue
as he fingered moment behind the
other men.
But he finally went out without ask.
ing it. The wife who was afraid she
hated him seemed almost like strape-
er, although she looked 80 much on
this occasion like the girl he had mar
ried just two years ago
As George neared the door of the
woodshed, where the men were loung-
ing away the rest of their incoming, he
heard his own name uttered by Solomon
WISE in tones Of ANGER
Invoiuntarily he stayed his steps.
eyes, knew George from baby up,
and always said he'd make likely
man. But vow it is q shame to ser
how he treats that pretty little creature!
Such lunch this morning and such a
dinner this noon, in such nice
cool room, with the red roses and al
the rest Of it; and she just as pretty as
a picture, with her real cheeks and |
bright eyes and ber wavy hair, and
dressed as neat as pink, too! And tie
sitting there as gruln as q cross man |
Of ninety. l swear was ashamed OF
him."
T've heard he does nothing but find
fault with her all day long" said sec
ond voice. "My wife says if threw
my dear old mother into her teeth. as
George does his in Letty's, shed run
away from me before she was day
older"
"And serve you right" chimed in a
third. "I'll tell you what my wife
says: She SAYS it is confounded mean
and small of George not to keep wO
man here to help his wife. And when
| saw the dinner to-day the pretty little
thing had got for U.S. all alone thought
so too. Hang me if l didn't have a
Il mi ind m OF hnrn thiS nft !
help her wash up the great pile of
dishes, and let the haying 20 to thun-
der! It's enough to kill the woman to
have all that work TO do. And George
is rich. What on earth is he thinking
about? But he'll be sorry for this a
year or two hence, when we will have
TO come here on different errand."
"To carry her out in u coffin" said
Solomon Wyse. Eyes, suppose it
will come to that if some Of us don't
talk seriously to George. She don't
look at all strong now, and her hand
trembled when she changed my plase.
It's burning shame if none of
the rest Of you will speak to George
about it | will"
They moved off to the haytield, talk
ing as they went |,
But when George Brewster Joined t
them Solomon Wyse deemed it prudent {
to defer the proposed stalking to-" for
his brow was black as night, and he j
had no more to say TO his neighhors
now than to his wife at the dinner Il
table.
This, then, was the way In which
they spoke of him btl.iEd his back
these men who labored neside him,
aud took their wages from his hand ana
pretended to be his friends
And his wife was afraid she hated
him.
TO whom could he turn for comfort
from whom could le expect true friend
ship, If she, who should have been near |
est and dearest, was an enemy in dis I
guise Lost in a moody revere, he Z
paid little attention to his work. 4
AID q, last, at three o'clock in the a
afternoon, there was "a sudden uproar a
in the hay-tield--a tramping of hoofs. u I
rush Of terrified men, confusion of '
voices, and among them all George f
Brewster lying on the ground beneath {
The moving machine, his right arm s
md right leg broken by the wheels, his /
head cut and bleeding with his heavy /
tall 0
Meanwhile Lefty, in the cream. color v
.d-hoGse, had not been idle f
Tying on a great calico apron in pace a
If her white one she had quickly wash /
ii and put away the dinner dishes and r.
educed the dining room to ORDER. s.
Tea was easily arranged, since it was l.
o consist Of cold dishes, With asses of Ii
milk for the men. 81
She threw clean t,ble-cloth over Il
he whole as soon as it was finished, and
ent up stairs into the spare chamber
0 pack her trunk.
Yes, Lefty has made up her mind a. v
asst. She was going away. h
Life had dcgtnerated into slavery, ,un- Al
as she faAcied, by array OF I,
owe. +,
"Anh slavery will! support one any =
vherc," thought Letty, rs with troln- O;
ling hands she locked and strapped il,
er trunk and fas eued her few lines to Al
ieorge upon the lid. m
AT The porch door she paused for one A,
asst look around the house that might &c
ave been so happy. q
She did not intend to glance toward b,
lie Hay-Nelu. Dt
Yet in spite of her resolution, her eyes d;
urned that way to single out the tall AZ
gure that guided the ratting, clinking to
lowing machine oa
81 wonder if he will miss me little Tia
just at trst?" she mused. ale can An
ct a divorce, 1 suppose,lf desert him,
nd then he will marry again. hope
hat he will be kinder to his next wife
han he has been to mel"
With the tears that rose at the thought pr
her successor binding her eyes Lefty tel
Tiled to see the figure she was looking IL
)r. vi
81 am foolish to wish to look at him pl;
gain. have never been more tn II a ev
ousekeeper to him from the first" she an
louRht stumbling blindly on toward tn
le gate and opening it. to find he self eu
the celltve of an ex cited rrO,Iu of farm an