The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-10-08

not keep q servant. And Hannah
is shockingly wastefull By hiring
. woman now and then, day, to
clean, or"
ooh, / have had Hannah here
ever since [ can remember" said
Mrs. Raven. "I couldn't do with
out Hannah. And I don't want to
turn the little girls into mere druid
ges. On the contrary, my dear, I
have sent for new servant, who is
to act as chambermaid and waitress.
"I will not have her hero!" ex-
claimed Mr.. Raven. ra.
"Oh, yes you will, my love-" said
Mrs. Ravsn. 80
"The size of the establishment
displeases me altogether" went on
Mr.. Raven, frowning "Four hor-
ses! That is all nonsense. One is
all sufficient. We don't keep liv.
cry stable, de we?"
"I have given the little pony to
Willie" said Mrs. Raven. aft is an
excellent saddle horse, and Willie Is
a delicate child and needs exercise
in the open air. The black pair il
for my carriage, and the old sorrel
is needed for the farm work y
II shall sell three of them" said
Mr.. Raven, stubbornly; II shall not
allow you to waste yeur money SO
trightfully. Lucy must learn house
keeping, and Fanny can dust and
sweep as well as any lazy, extrava-
giant maid. AS for Willie, if he
.nesds exercise, there are the onion
beds to weed. | have already di-
rected John to pick the stenes off
the sidehill pasture and pile them
neatly up in heaps. That will be a
great deal more sensible than vast
ing his time in base ball games. As
for you, my dear Sophia, I do not
Judge it expedient that you shall
drive out SO rauch and walk away
your time in the woods, \ wom
ans place is at home"
Sophy's eyes sparkled eminously.
"You think so, do your" said she.
"Most assuredly I do" complac-
entity replied the husband.
Here was the Raven temper crop.
ping out at last. Sophy felt that i'm
mediate measures were essential. L
she yielded now, she should be 6
mere slave for the rest of her life
like the poor, meek-spirited mother
of the four little Ravens, who had al
last taken refuge in her grave, anc
whose children were just beginning g
| to taste the sweets Of childhood in s
step-mother's home.
"Ralph," she said, serenely, "thi'
house is mine. And I intend TO b.
mistress of it.
"You are my wife !" he cried, hot,
ly. .
"But not your slave or victim
Listen to me" said Sophy. 81 an
a lady, and will be treated as such
Your children / feel to be sacred
bequest from their dead mother, dnc
| will not allow them TO be trodder
under feet or tyrannized over, al
least while under my charge. II
seems that we csnnet agree. You
had better go back to the RsFei-
Homestead and live | will rcman
here. By this arrangement we raf
avoid the disgrace and scandal OF 4
public separation"
Mr.. Raven stared at his wife in
amazement.
"You would then wish-a scpar-
atien? said be.
at is for you to decide" Sophy
answered.
"Very well" he said, gnawing bis
under.Iip. at shall be as YOU
choose
He turned away and went homo
to the old Raven Homestead with
cut another word. i
''I will not be conquered by We
man." he said, wrathfnlly.
70 But the Raven Homestead seem
ed grim and gloomy enough after
the sunshiny atmosphere, of MaB-
nersley And "a Ralphss io'nPei'
cooled down. bis common sense as
serted it's sway.
q ~ wonder if Sophy can be right" "
said he to himself. I H
And the next link in the chain OF
argument was: 80.
"Sophy is right, l believe."
For surely the children were hap
pier IN her gentle rule--ths world
was brighter. Was it not possible
that he had been in error all these
years. @
1t was no easy task to confess
himself in the wrong. but Ralph
Raven could be brave when the oes
casion presented itself He went
back to Mannersley the next day.
Sophia" he said, az have been
fh;nEin0 fhia FnatfAr over. 9i' affs