Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1883-05-30

waiting long. To which Mr.. Tucker re-
piled that he had Just reached the
church, and did know but he might find
she bad started on foot. This reply
seemed to Jane 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
bis trouble, but imagined 1t would sound
$50 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. help in tine rain; I'm
half mind to ask him" This resolu-
ton was soon stihed, however, with the
reasonlngwhich had silenced many similar
resolves in the past ten years. emo, l
won't ask no favore; If he don't think
enough of me to come, why, he needn't. "
Although proudly unwilling to seek any
attentions, Jane longed for some demon
stration of her husbands love and care.
She had walked home In the rain too
often greatly to dread SUCH exposure, but
week before the wife had tasted the
Joy of being considered, and longed for
some new and further proof of her COM
panion's affection.
Mrs. fuckers heart leaped for JOY
when, at noon, she saw the old mare s
head from the lecture room window.
Indeed, her hungeriug heart suddenly
became quite unmanageable, and enter
ing the carriage poor, melted Jane
sobbed out: Tim sure it is very good
of you, Samuel, to come back for me this
rainy day." and then the tears flowed
SO fast that further words were impos-
sible
Completely taken by surprise, Mr..
Tucker. exclaimed: 4" declare! [ hadn't
no idea you'd care so much about it."
"l wouldn't mind the walk" re.
sponded the wife, " but, Samuel, Pm 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, see I've
made an awful botch of our married life;
If you're a mind to forgive me, I'll see
if can't treat you from to-day rs wo-
man ought so 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 it is, We'll
begin all over again.
The ice was now thoroughly broken
and that afternoon Farmer Tucker and
his wife had a long talk over the past
and the future. And in the evening,
when they were about to start for prayer
meeting to be held Ill a neighbOriDg
school house, the renewed husband
stopped and kissed his wife, saying:
Jane, I've been a-thinking that mar
ried life amt so very different from
farming or any other occupation. Now,
| amt such d fool as to think q field
will keep a-yielding if only enrich it
once and plant 1t once, [ have to 60
over the same round every season; and
here l supposed you was a-going to do
as you always did when we were a-court.
ing, without my doing my part at all. .
Ii L 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 /
don't mean to leave you to try no such
plan; l tell you what it is Jane, I feel as
If we hadn't never been really married
till to day. 1t most seems as if we
ought TO take wedding tower"
+" Pm afraid we'll have to wait till next
summer for that, was the smiling re-
spouse.
l suppose we shall, but we'll take ii
then, certain; and I'll tell you where
Well go, wife-that's to Chautauquy!'