News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-02-15

dull, unappreciative nature. ''She didn't
act pleased, but was only dazed like, as l
knew she would be- he murmured, as
he went about his ''chores.
At the same time Mr. Tucker was con-
sciOus of having performed 4 most praise
worthy act, and felt so comfortable that
he resolved to repeat the experiment. SO
on the following Sabbath Jane again
found her husband i'll waiting, and as she
mounted the high buggy ventured to ut
ter a half-audible ''Thank you, and to
ask Samuel if he had been waiting long
To which Mr.. Tuckerreplied that he had
just reached the church, and didn't know
but he might find she had started on
| foot.
This reply seemed to Jane a positive
| assurance that her husband had really
returned for the sole purpose of taking
her home and her chilled heart glowed
with warmth unknown for years. She
longed to tell her husband how much she
appreciated his trouble. but imagined it
would sound " so foolish" that she kept
her pleasure to herself.
The third Sabbath was rainy. and as
she washed the breakfast dishes Mrs.
| Tucker kept thinking, 81 wonder if
Samuel means to come for me this noon:
it would be such a help in the rain; Tn
half mind to ask him." This resoIu-
ton was soon stifed, however, with the
reasoning which had siIenced many
similar resolves in the past ten years.
"NO, won't ask no favors; if he don't
think enough of me to come, why, he
needn't"
Although proudly unwilling to seek
any attentions, Jane Ionged for some
demonstration of her husbands love
and care. She had walked home in the
rain too often greatly to dread such ex-
posure, but a week before the wife had
tasted the JOY Of being considered, and
longed for some new and further proof
of her companions affection.
Mrs. fuckers heart leaped for JOY
when, at noon, she saw the old mares
head from the lecture room window. In
deed her hungering heart suddenly be-
came quite unmanageable, and entering
the carriage poor, melted Jane sobbed
out: I'm sure it's very good of you Sam
ueI, to come back for me this rainy day,
and then the tears flowed so fast that
further words were impossible.
Completely taken by surprise, Mr..
Tucker exclaimed
81 declare [ hadn't no idee you'd
care so much about it. D."
81 wouldn't mind the walk, " respond
ed the wife, ''but, Samuel Tn so happy
to have you-care enough about me to
come"
The strong man was brushing away a
tear from his own cheek now his ten
derer, better nature was mastering the
hard, selfish spirit which had long pos
sessed him, and with some coughing and
choking, he said:
''Jane, I see I've made an awful botch |
of our married life; if you've a
mind to forgive me, I'll see if l can't |
treat you from to-day as a woman ought |
to be treated.
This confession was all too much for
the weeping wife, and she answered,
quickly: you're not a bit more to
blame than [ am; I've been proud and
obstinate; but L tell you what 1t is, Wen
begin all over again.
The ice was now thoroughly broken,
and that afternoon Farmer Tucker and
his wife had long talk over the past and
future. And in the evening, when they
were about to start for the prayer meet
ing to be held in neighboring school
house, the renewed husband stopped and
kissed his wife, saying:
'Jme. I've been a-thinking that mar
ried life amt so very different from farm
ing or any other occupation,
s'Now, I amt such Il fool as to think
field will keep a-yielding if only enrich
it once and plant it once. I have to go
over the same ground every season; and
here l supposed you were a-going to do
as You always did when we We're a-corut-
ing, without my doing my part at all -
IF hadn't changed any, maybe you
would always have been as tender as you
used to be" pleaded the happy wife.
perhaps SO, and perhaps not but I
don't mean to leave you to try no such
plan. tell you what it is, Jane, l feel
as if we hadn't never been really married
till to-day. 1t most seems sif we ought |
to take a wedding tour"
Tin afraid we'll have to wait till next
summer for that" was the smiling re-
sFonse.
81 suppose we shall, but We'll take it
then, certain and I'll tell you where
well go, wife-that's to Chautauquyw