Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-07-14
TRAINING 4 HUSBAND,

TRAINING 4 HUSBAND,
So YOU want'ter know how come ter
hey Caleb, when | knew iist hcow he
used Nancy. his ftiSt wife. Wal. Tlltcl
ye ali about il.
You know Dane left me pretty poorly
oil. | he'd two little chl,ilcn an what
ter dew | didn't know The mortgage
was ter run cout in about Il wear an a
half arter he died. I'd sent the children
down TO brother Johns ter 70 ter
school. Brother John wanted me To
give them ter him. and he'd do well by
'em. an | was medltating on it. or:ul
10th to dew it. But what else could |
dew with them. when the old farm was
took away from me?
One day. when the time was near
eout. | was n hOein' the beans side of
the fence jinin' Caleb corn!irld. ! tell
Yer. Hannah. never felt biier in all mv
born days I'd alters lived an worked
on farm. an couldn't do no other kind
q work; so what was To become of me-
didn't know.
"Purty good hocin' fora green hand,'
sez somebody over the fence.
Yes seZ |. "Tve done enough of
it sence | was left alone. Practice
makes perfect, we useI ter write in
cur cUpy-book when we We're child a."
an l couldn't help heaviny sigh
"Wall. Emmeline." seZ he. "you' II
l seem to be in the same fix. You need a
man ter do yer hOeng an sich. an
need woman to see ter my house, an
if you're agreed. we'll hitch horses an
work in double harness. can't find no
hired help that'll do as Nancy did"
tThinks ter myself. and you II never
fnd another wife twill. either.) $50
what dye say. Emmeline?'
Pr'aps didn't think O nothing fer
the next few minutes. IL all flashed
over me i'll q secOnt, what an un:eelin'
man he'd alters ben. Poor Nancy
had ter dew all the housework, an a
good deal t b longed ter him ter dew. an
he was stingier than IN old miser, lew.
knew he was smart man ter work.
was forchanded and was able to live in "a
good deal better shape than he did. in
you know. Hannah. that poor Dan el
was jest the oppersite. He was norful
clever man, was Daniel. but kind o
shiftless an easy, an it always Worried
me SO much tew hev things goin' so
slack. Sez | ter myself, body can't
hev everything; there's al!crs some
eOuts, an poor mans bettern' none.
So l speaks right up. an seZ:
"Caleb. we've been nabors for mcny
a year. know your faiin'S, an s'posr
you know mine, an so, ef yOu say SO,
all right, p'raps we might both do
wus.'
Wall. ter make a long story short. we
agreed ter hev the business dun right
oil. Caleb said tibet it was stylish TO 20
on a weddm' tower now-a- days. and us
he wanted ter 60 deOwn to Bangor ter
see about selling his wool, an as Sarah
Jane Curtis (who used ter work for him)
lived about half. way. an we could stop
there both ways. and not cost us any
thing. he thought we'd better 20. QIis
niece. Rebecca Gilman, Yer know. lives
there, and we could make her visit at
the same time.) Brother John lives
there tew, you know, an I'd made up
my mind that I'd jest bring home the
child'en.
An so did: but Caleb was orful sot
agin it, but sez: ''of course they can
come and make visit an let him
think so, cause l wasn't quite ready TO
have words with him yet.
We stayed about n week, an got
home along in the afternoon all right
Their mex mornin' woke up purity
airly, an | seZ to myself: Courage.
Emmerline, now or never | KEEP
still. fer Caleb was still a-snorin'. liit
bime-b he fetchet an on'arthly sn;.S
that wake't himself up. an w'er he see
at it was gettin' daylight. he nudgcd
me and seZ he:
f'Wake up. Emmerline, Emmerline.
it's broad daylight; come, come. git up.
we shan't hev any breakfast ter7day."
was Orful hard to wake. but after
awhile | managed tew. an while was
rubin my eyes, seZ. Got good
hot fire, amt ye Caleb?"
Fire said he; "no. never build
any fires. Nancy alers built the fires
Did she?' sez l, as cool as Il cucum-
ber $50 did Dan ell
Wall. he wigg!ed. and turned, and
twisted, an he didn't move ter get up
fer about an hour. an when the sun
rose and shone inter the bedroom win
der he got up and built the fire. There
wasn't no kindiin'S 5. nora stick q wood.
f'ii "c iau W S'luii iIilioH TouIu uNciN anu
get some in.
Arter the fire got tew cracking in
good shape, | got up. didn't hurry
none. let me tell you. Twas most dead
lying abed SO long, but scz to myself:
"Ef l make the fires now, I'll probly
hev to dew it in cold weather, and L
won't dew it for any man
lie was pretty sullen all day. but
didn't take no notice of him. an he rot
over il. The next day he waS ter begin
hay in. an he'd six men Ter help him.
had ter do all the work. an take care of
the milk an churnin' an it wasn't no
fool OF job. Come time ter get din
ner. an there wasn't Il silver . wood
cut. sent Johnnie Che was then about
seven years old) out in ther field ter tell
Caleb l wanted him.
tic came in looking savage enough.
ana wanted to know what it was |
wanted. Sez L:
want some wood ter burn"
Wal" sez he. there's n whols
"ood-pils out there. Help yerself."