Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-03-22
TUCkER'S SECOND WOOlNG.
How He COurted His Wife Amer
They Had Been Married for
Years,

49,
Aithonsn Farmer tucker III" lohg
dreamed Oh WISH 10 Cilantauq"a, when
ne ac1nal'y 'ouha hinse'l -, 'hat mecca
OF deVous excursiohists, early iast hu-
gust the pra"ny man was ae"iPtu 10
doubt ms own idehtity; me monday
surroundings "eie "ho''y ""hno an!
thing to which ne was accustomed III
MS proSy ne" rhgian" nome lhe l'ch'
cro"d@i program o'ieI" WAS III str'h-
ing contrast 10 the a"l' h'onoony OF
1arih ne men ms soh OF 'll mrs,
ehured the a'idi'oriuih, anu Ma" 'la'
rustlc ahPnitheatfe crow"en WIN
thousands OF people listening pie'l'h-
ess'y 10 the iuli' sweet ZONES q, 'he
grand organ ms crah,p"h, "lhsh ileart
was strangely lo"rhc'' ana cNpm''nru'
for an instant Inc wish crepi III ti'''t NJ
hiiu aSKo Jane II 'he "o"" IKE ~
come 700; h"t tlere was not m'lrh
tliht ior MS own tio'lSh's, ior IT'S 'h'
music ceased u "hi!e-halrto speaker
arose ana was lntrl"rt" 10 tn' aE-
drhcc ~ MI 'ohh IL. Tough
At ms announcement oa'huei i"ck-
or sal isia''loll WAS 100 Srea, 10 "
kept 10 h1ihse'l, ana ne saiu, nan aionh,
10 hi' next htighn"r, Wen, now,
am bear, t"thiiik I'm gong !" near III"
man w" wanted to see for morel'
twenty years The young lady gave al
amused niue laugii, b''t II lei 'ihhet''@'
upon the .lnsoplilStlrat'n speaker whose
attention WAS aifc'h'y ciheht ny tue
| orator.
MIR. Cough commenced ms Ofit1 rec
tire with one of his inllIiitable dtscrlp-
lions. The story was Oh man VINO ap-
piled for Il divorce, and was advised by
his eminent la"y'rfo Try the ttiect of
making love to ms "Iic as ne li:id uohr
before marrying her, instead OF resort
ing to the measure he had PROPOSED. 1t
included also an account OF Il later Nisit
when the happy husband Withdrew ms
appllcatlon, and fairly danced VIII
glee, assured the lawyer that his rA.
pertinent worked like charm, tha'
"Sally had become as an1ihhlc ana al
trclionate wife as nan could ask 10
have
MIR. Coughs representation OF the
scene Dire" forth prolonged applause;
but Samuel fuckers interest was o'
200 serious nature to permit Of his
joining in the laughter As If unc"n-
sciou, for the moment Of the multitnd"
about him, he said in an 'ndcrt"ne
I'd be willing to take my oath that
wouldn't work with Jane: All ! nave
to say is that mans wife is different
from mine; I'd AS soon think OF iee'slng
syrup to Il mummy as TO begin to
sparkling again with her"
II would seem tia' ms course oi
reasoning dld not wholly dismiss from
the farmers mind Il train OF thoughts,
and possibilities suggested by the lee
turtr's story. In every treat OF the
following days--at sacred SerNic" or
popular lecture, in the museum OF by
the Nulel Of Holy Land, when listen
ing to a concert, or gazing with throngs
upon the illuminated fleet the tsLr-away
husband was r,lrntl"Ssly followed by II
vision OF hard-worked Jane, looking
upon him with rcprOarhfIl eyes. Al
length he quoted his conscience with
the determination 10 prove that his eS-
innate of his wife was correct. "Whtn
I 90 back" he said to himself, "Ill
lust show the woman some little altii-
lions, and III see they won't have no
more effect on her than they would
the old bay mare. James bound
to he suIlrn and obstinate, and may
az well make up my mind to H."
On reaching home the resolution was
not easily carried out When Mr..
Tucker planned some gallantry toward
his wife. the very thought made him
feel 50 unnatural and foolish that post
noneneut resulted but the Sabbath |
offered IN opnortuniiy ~ convenient |
that he improved il.
The farm was nearly a mile from
church, vet Samuel Tucker had for years
been i'm The habit of driving back alone
after the forenoon service, leaving his
wife 20 attend the Sabbath school, and |
then walk home AS best she could |
through mud or dust. Great was Mrs.
fuckers astonishment, therefore, on
the sabbath after her husbands return,
to find him Willing for her at the close
of tbe Bible service. The flintcst sus-
piciun that he lla. driven back to the
church for her did not cross the good
wcu,ou's mind: she supposed he had
business with some of the brethren, and
was hesitatinp whether to walk ON az
usual or to suggest waiting for him,