The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-17
TRAINING A HUSBAND.

90 YOU NhWk Nct AuS" NV"
hey Caleb, when knew Just heow ho used
Nancy, bis lust wife. Wall, I'll tell yer
all about 1t.
You know Dan'l lei, me pretty poorly oil.
1 he'd two little children, an what ter dew
| didn'tkuoW. The mortgage was ter run
eout about a year an half urter he died.
I'd sent the children down to brother
Johns ter 20 to school. Brother John
wanted me 10 give them to HIM, and he'd
do we'll by 'ep, an was meditating on II,
oriul 10th ter dew it. But what else could
| dew with them when the old farm was
took away from me?
One DAY when lifetime was near eout, ]
was hoelu' the beans side Of the fence
iinin' CaIeb's cornileld. tell yer, Han
nall, I never felt bluer in all my born days.
III alters lived an worked OIL farm, an
couldu't do no other kind Of work; 20 what
was 10 become Of nc, didn't know.
.Purty good hOein' for = green hand,
seq EomPbOdy over the fence.
"Yes,b ave done enough oil II
since | was left alone Practice mAkes
perfect We used to write In our copy book
when We were child'en," an couldn't
help heayiuga sigh:
"Wal, Emmelne," stZ he, "you'n seem
IN be In the same TX. You need man 10
do yer hoeIng and SIGH, an ! need woman
to sec ter my house, an II you're agreed
we'll hitch horses and work In double hAr
ness. can't find no hired help thatll do
as Nancy did" Thinks to myself, al
you'll never find another twill, either
iSo what dye say, Emmeliner
P'r.aps didn't think o noihin' for the
mex few minutes. 1t all flashed over me
In a secont, what an unfeelil' man he'd al.
lers ben. Poor Nancy had tew dew all the
housework. an good deal belonged tel
him ter dew, an he was stiugler than IN
old niser, few.
knew he was smart man ter work,
was forehauded and Was able TO ter live 10
good deal better shape than he did, an you
know. Hannah, that poor Daniel was IlA
tho Opposite. lie was u nOriul clever man,
was DANIEL, but kind o shiitlesJ an easy,
an IL allers Worried me 10 much tew hev
things goin' 81 slack. Seq Ter myself,
body can't hev everything; ther' s alleFs
some eouis, an poor mans betern none
So speaks right Up, an seE
"Caleb, we've been nabons ior many
year. ! know your lailin's, an' s'pose you
know mine, an 80, ct You say 50, all right,
p'r'aps we both might do wuss,"
wal, ter make a long story short, We
agreed TO hsv the business dun right OH.
Caleb said tibet It was stylish TO go on u
weddin' tower nowadays, and as be want
ed ter 20 deown TO Bangor 10 see about
selling his wool, an as Sarah Jane Curtis
(vho used ter work for hlml lived about
half way, an We could stop there both
ways and not cost US anything, he thought
we'd better CO. His niece, Rehecpa Gil
man, yer know, lives there, and We could
make her visit ut the same time.l Brother
John lives there, tew, you know, an I'd
made up my mind that I'd jest bring home
the ehilden,
Al 50 DID; but Caleb he was orful sol
sgin It, but sed "oi course they can come
and make visit" au' | let him think 50,
cause wasn't quite ready to have words
with him yet.
"We stayed about a week, an got home
along In the afternoon all right. Their mex
mOrnin' woke up purity airly, an / seq 10
myself: Courage. Emmerllne, now or
never" kept still, fer Caleb was still
a snorin', but bime-by he fetchet an on:
arthly suore that wake't himself up, an
wen he see at 1t was gettln' daylight, he
uudged me aud seq he:
awake up, Enmerline. Emmerline,
It's broad daylight; come, come, git up, We
shan't hey any break fast ter'day."
was oriul hard Ter wake, hut after
while | managed tew, an while ! was rub.
bin my eyes, | seq, SCOT good hot fire,
amt ye, Caleb?"
"Fire!" sSid he; mo, l never build any
fires. Nancy alers built fires"
"Dii she?' Sea as cool US a cucumber.
$50 did Dan'Ol."
/ turned over and went to sleep again
or, at least, he thought did.
Wall, he wiggledI aud turned and twist
ed, an he didn't move TO get up fer about
an hour, an when the sun rose and shone
inter the bedroom winder, he got up and
built the fire. There wasn't no kindlin's
nor stick o wood an' he had 10 squirmish
around lively and get come in.
After the fire got tew Cracklin In good
shape, got up. didn't hurry none, let
me tell you. Twas most dead lyin abed 30
long, but stZ 10 myself "lll prOb'ly hev 10
dew 1t in cold weather, and | won't dew 1t
for any man.
He was pretty sullen all day, but l didn't
take no notice Of him, an he got over 1t.
The next day be was ter begin hayin an
he'd six men. Ter help him. bad ter do all
the work, an take care OF the milk an
Churnin', an II wasn't no fool Of u Job.
Come time ter get dinner, an there wasn't
a silver o. wood cut. | sent Johnnie The
was then about years oldl out III the field
ter tell Caleb wanted him.
He came In looking savage enough, and
wanted 10 know what 1t was | wanted. SEX
l.
az want some wood to burn
"Wal," SEE he there's whole wood.pllc
out there. Help yourself"
can not stick split" SEA l. "You will
hcv TO cit q bigger stove to burn that"
"Wal, II amt such hard job to split It."
SEE he. "NanCy used tew u EN-, when ]
was bizzy."
"Did sneY' sal $50 did Daniel"
Ho got the wood an said, US he was going
out, that he didn't want ter be called IN out
O. the moving field again, unless twas for
yictuAls.
The next day twas the same thing; not
stick split. Thinks "Old fellow, you
amt got no Nancy here. I'll lArn ye a
little somethin' that p'r'aps you don't
know" So when It was dinner time !
blows the horn, au' In CONES all seven OF
the men an sets down ter the table. Sich
SURPRISED loOkin' faces Us they had as thay
viewed the grub. There visa the biscuit
lust dough, the pcrtaters,an' meat, an veg.
etAbles, and everything was washed clean
and put down nav. Not athing was cooked.
Caleb looked blaCker'R u thunder cloud.
"What does this mean2' MI he.
at means what II means, stz |. ".You
said yest'day that you didn't want ter be
called In from the mowin' aeld again, un:
unless Il was for yictuals, an here they are. "
"Nice shape, tew,' seq he.
"Wal, can't cook 'thout wood" seq !,
dryly like.
With all that, all seven OF EN- started for
the door, an they never left that wood pile
till 1t was read for the stove ! never was
bothered for wood again.
A few weeks after, wanted some money
purity bad. wanted ter send Johnnie and
Nellie back ter school, an was bound
they should have some clothes tit to wear.
asked Caleb 4 number Of times TO let me
hev some, but he made all kinds Of excus.
eA didn't tell him what wanted Of II,
mind ye. So one day along comes ped.
Ter that bought butier'n eggs. had con-
siderable on han that Caleb was intend
Ing to carry with him into ther city when
nc had time. So | sold every egg had In
the house. ! got nigh on TO twenty-five
dollars for 'em.
When Caleb came home l told him l
had sold the butter'n eggs:
GLOW much did you git?" seq he.
l told him.
aWhero's the money 2" sea he.
"I've got Il" seI !.
"Wali,n SCI he, Nancy alters give me all
the money that she took for her butter and