Sun River sun. [volume] (Sun River, Mont.) 1884-1885, 1884-04-03


fed and saved by the acceptance Of
this man'speculiar theological beliefs.
After singing, exhorting and whecz-
ing, he takes 70 snoring with IN equal
spirit and ghcrgy that makes him
audible all Though the night and the
sinner within his gates to look for
new boarding place next morning Ii
1t does not occur to him to use his
money to make his wife and their
lives any happier; or that he can af-
ford to bring couple Of strong sor-
wants into the house to perform the
mental work sc himself and his hired
men. Hc means well. This superior
being does not know any better. The
circumstances of his narrow life and
the Inheritance Of marrow nature are
accountable for his blind ignorance
One day his wife returned from the
village, after selling 80 cents worth of
eggs. produced by her own hens. She
tiinidly asked il she could keep the
proceeds. He generously handed her
10 cents, and pockcted the rest, with
the grrlmblc, "wimmin folks is alters
spcndin'." He did not realize the
mcanness of his net. but when we saw
it, II line of Tcnnyson's seemed to
spring suddenly into the mir and en-
wreathc him in living words that said
''half his little soul is dirt. "But he
does not know that, and never will FOL.
in this life. He cannot read the pitt
fnl story stamped upon his wifc's
carcworn face, with its habitual OK
preston Of unconscious self abnegn-
tion and meek resignation. They
mover have any pleasant walks, talks,
jokes, read any book or have friendly
companionship together. He never
gives her icc-crcam, anniversary pres
cnts, unexpected praise, flowers or
kisses. When she dies she may have
Il flower in her coffin, which will look
strangely out Of place, rs none ever
came into married life.
Thice she made feeble attempts to
bring some checrfulncss into their
home. She worked her husband Il
pair of slippers for Christmas and
placed IL bunch OF snow drops on the
table at Easter. lie grullly told her
to take 'em away, and not inkeridgc
the scarlet woman by bringin' sich
popish notions into the house. The
country fences, barns, taverns, rocks
and landscapes We're once ablazc with
flaming posters, announcing the com
ing of II travelling circus and manag-
eric. She gazed on tho pictured won
dcrs, on the monkey parodies pathetic
camels, rcpulsivc serpents, leaping
tigers, flying figures, complacont fat
woman, bushy haired frauds, dissatis-
fled Albinos, pompous dwarfs, sun
shiny giants, the sacrad COW. of
Bulmah, and the Behcmouth OF
scripture. Her very soul achcd with
an intense longing to behold those
Oriental animals from far away tropi-
cal countries, from "Africa's burning
sands" had read in the Bible and in
Little Henry and his Rcarer.' Was
it possible that those huge, ingainly
elephants could stand on their heads,
planks and barrels, play tunes on
hand organs, and do other undrcamod
OF things perfectly unnatural and
unpleasant to an elephant? Was it
true that horses wultzcd and dogs
hung each other? That Il woman could
be shot from cannon, and Il tuttooed
man walk shiyeringly about clad only
i'll his ehaslmere skin, and guuzy be
ings fly throug hoops Of fire over the
backs OF horses that had to make np
their mind TO stand it! IL was won
derful. n fairy tale, IL myth perhaps.
Everything was reversed, the uses OF
the riders, the clown in the ring, the
ideas and trunks Of the elephants
Seeing WITS believing, and she wanted
oh, how she wanted to go! 1t would
be the ono great pleasure, the ono
grand epoch OF her drcary life. Only |
those who have been forced to remain
i'll the unyary ing routine Of hard work
care and lnending monotony, can up-
preciatc the happiness it would be
for this down-trodden little Yankee
woman to go to the circus. Tho read
Oh the brilliant posters that ''pcoplc,
press and pulpit commended this
ylcut moral show, unparalleled in
grandeur and magniticence, and that
was said, seen or donc that
could oiIond the most moral and fas-
.idious person. To be sure the
/ipu'., HrrulI had not n1varticnl Il