The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-10-06
HOW HE PUNISHED HER
BY REV. BARTON.

He would show her what it meant to
rebel against him. True, she had asked
him to let her go to her mother, who
was i'll, but who would attend TO his
wants if she went? He had made it
plain enough to her; what more could
she expect? But she was not satisfied.
She had declared her intention of going
anyhow, and she had said she did not
see any reason why she should stay
away when her mother needed her so
much. 1t was only few hours ride,
and she would come straight back lust
as soon as mamma was better. Robert
was angry, but when he thought over it
he would surely see that she was right.
She had reasoned so, aud, putting to-
gether few articles which she would
need, she locked up her things securely.
went down stairs and told Jones, the
waiting man, to say to his master that
she would only be gone two days.
Leaving everything in Jones' care, she
went out into the street, hailed a cab.
and was driven to the train.
Robert Nesbit received her message.
and became deeply indignant. He felt
himself to be greatly aggrieved. His
authority had been set aside, his COM
fort ignored, and he determined to make
her feel the weight of his displeasure.
He would punish her so severely that
she would never again defy him.
He went to his office, but was so silent
and grum all day that his partner won
dered. Next day he did not come until
about noon, when he announced his IN
teution of leaving the city. This was a
sudden resolve, but the former said
nothing. Nesbit was a peculiar ID an,
and liked no interference in his affairs.
He only asked: eff letters come, to
what point should they be forwarded"
"Send none until you hear from me,
for have not decided yet where | shall
go" was the reply.
A week passed-two, three, then a
month had rolled away, and no word
had come from him. His partner had a
letter from the wife, saying that she had
written to her husband again and again,
and received DO reply. "Was he i'll?
Was he away? What was the matter ?"
de wrote telling her all he knew,
which was simply that his partner had
gone away some weeks before.
Laurel had never so needed a hus-
bands consoling love. Her mother, to
whom she had been devoted, lay on the
bed of death, and her anguish at see
ing this dear friend about to leave her
was augmented by her husbands unjust
and cruel treatment. Her delicate health
was failing, her suffering was intense.
1t her husband would only comet Each
time the bell rang her heart would give
quick throb, and seem to cease beat
ing.
At last the suspense of watching and
waiting the blow that would surely fall
was ended. The blow fell; the good,
KIND mother smiled on her for the last
time, and died with her loving eyes fixed
upon her child.
After the funeral she returned to the
city and went straight to the office, but
her husband had not sent any news of
his whereabouts. With a sitting heart
turned away. She then went to their
home, but here she met with disappoint-
ment also. The house was closed and
locked up, the servants were all gone,
ana there was no one there to tell her
anything. There was nothing to do
put to return to the depot and wait for
the train to take her back to her girl
moods home. In few hours she WAS
Pack sobhing in her brothers arms.