The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-10-02
FUCKERS W00ING.

Although Farmer Tucker had long
dreamed of a visit to C~kautauqua,
when he found himself at that Mecca
OF devout excursionists, early last Au-
gust. the brawny man was tempted TO
doubt his own identity. The holiday
surroundings were wholly unlike any
thing TO which he was accustomed IN
his prosy New England home; the rich
crowded program offered was in strlE-
inc contrast to the dull mOnOtOny OF
farm life. When this son of toll first
entered the auditorium, and saw that
amDhit heater crowded with thousands
of people listening breathlcssly to the
full. sweet tone OF the grand organ, his
cramped, selfish heart was strongly
touched and expanded. For an IN
slant the wish crept in that he had
asked Jane If she would like to come,
too. But there was not much timefor
his own thoughts, for as the music
ceased a white-haired speaker arose
and was introduced to the audience as
John B. Cough.
At this announcement Samuel Tuck
er's satisfaction was to great to be
kept to himself, and he said, half
aloud. to his next neighbor: "Well
now, | am beat to think Pm going to
hear the man I've wanted to hear for
more'n 20 years" The young lady
gave an amused little laugh, but it fell
unheeded upon the unsophisticated
speaker whose attention was already
caught by the orator.
Mr.. Cough commenced his brief lee
ture with one of his inimitable de-
scriptiOns. The story was of q man
who applied for a divorce and was adj
vised by his eminent lawyer to try the
effect of making love to his wife as he
had done before marrying her, instead
of resOrting to the measure he had
proposed. 1t included also an account
of a latevisitw when the happy husband
withdrew his application; and, fairly
dancing with glee. assured the lawyer
that his experiment had worked like a
charm, that Sally had become an
amiable and affectionate wife as man
could askto have"
Mr.. Coughs representation of the
scene drew forth long applause, but
Samuel fuckers interest WAS of too
serious a nature to permit his joining
in the laughter. As ifhalfunconscious,
for a moment, of the multitude about
him, he said in an undertone: "Id
be willing to take my oath that
wouldn't work with Jane. All | have
to say is,that mans wife was different
from mine; I'd as soon think of feed.
ing serrup to a mummy as to begin
sparkling again with her."
1t would seem that this course Of
reasoning did not wholly dismiss from
the farmers mind a train of thoughts
and possibilities suggested by the
lecturers story In every treat ofthe
following days-at sacred service OF
popular lecture, at the museum or by
the model OF the Holy land, while
listening to concert or gazing with
throngs upon the illuminated fleet the
far away husband was relentlessly fol.
lowed by a vision of hard worked
Jane, looking upon him withreproach
full eyes. At length he Quoted his con
science with the determination tc
prove that his estimate of his wife was
correct. when / go home," he sale
to himself, "I7l just show the woman
some little attentions, and I'll see they
won't have any more effect on he
than they would on the old bay mare
James bound to be sullen and obstin
ate, and / suppose Imay as well maxi
up my mind to it,"
On reaching home the resolution
wasnot easily carried out. When Mr.
Tucker planned some gallantry TOWARD
his wife the very thought made hin
feel SO unnatural andfoolishth that post
ponement resulted, but the Sabbath
offered an opportunity SO c%onvenien
that he improved it.
The farm was nearly a mile iron
church, yet Samuel Tucker had 70
years been in thehabit of driving bacl
alone, leaving his wife to attend Sur
day school and then walk home q
best she could through mud or dust
Great was Mrs. Tucker s establishment
therefore, on the Sabbath after his RI
turn, to find him waiting for her at til
close of the Bible service. The faintes
suspicion that he had driven back t
the church for her did not cross til
good woman's mind; she supposed h
had business with some ofthe brethren
and was hesitating whether to walk o
as usual or to suggest waiting for hin
when the farmer called out: cts les
as cheap to rideas to walk" Silentl
The wife to her seat in the buggy, an
silently they drove home, much to til
husbands satisfaction for it seemedt