The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-16

"NOu've got to live without me or
without him. WhateVerpOssessed you
to take him instead OfShed? Shed al
lerS thought q heap more of you than
Shad."
Mrs. Pellet observed that Jerusha
spoke not, and moved about her aVO-
cations with closed lips. Shad saw 1t
too, and at lengthasked her, pleasant
ly, if she has lost her tongue.
NO, but I've been thinking, Sh0d
Platt, that you and me were great
fools to get married, andit's too much
to expect it's going to last all our days,
and it amt. Tomorrow you've got
to drive me over to LitChield, and
draw S25 out of the savings bank"
Shuduttered no word of prOtest, but
next morning, arrayed in his Sunday
clothes, he drove his wife to LitChtieId,
and gave her money; and while she
was COunselling with the lawyers Shad
sat on the bench under the oak IN
the tavern yard, and waited tor
her, and thanked his stars that
he was a patient and persistent
man, and when she came out
to him he gently lifted her into the
wagon, and drove silently home. Just
before he reached the gate he asked:
Did you-did you get the bill, Juru-
sha?"
Its going into court right away.
But let's you and ! part good friends,
Shad."
He did not even 60 in with her, but
drove away to the desOlate Platt
homestead, and Shad no more entered
the widows house; and he thought,
as he sat by his solitary fire that pa
thence had her perfect work, and he
wondered if the widow realized it.
So Shad and Jerusha were divorced,
ard all the people said it was we'll.
The patient Shad went his way with
silent persistence, bordering what he
should do that he might still further
accomplish his purpose respecting the
Widow Pellet. For, though he CON
fessed it to no one, Shad's design had
been but half perfected by the divorce.
One afternoon, as he was moving the
aftermath meadow, he stopped sud
denly and laughed gently, for it had
come to him how he could accomplish
his design.
And when in the meeting house on
the next Lords Day the Widow Pei
let and her daughter saw Shad es-
cOrting a Comely young house
keeper-she was the widow of his
C~ousin-and her little son to the
old Platt pew, Shad perceived,
as he glanced furtively at the Pei
let pew, that he should accomplish
his purpose, and that there are other
revenges than loud-noised and vehe-
ment ones, for the widow wrestled
with her annoyance and Jerusha's
cheeks became pale with emotion as
she beheld the young housekeeper.
Not many Sundays were the widow
and her daughter able to endure this
sight, for the housekeeper was very
comely, and Shad was most courteous
to her. So after some weeks the
widow, seeing Shad one day down in
the brook meadow, which was not far
from her house, clad herself properly
and went out to him. And she spoke
some words sorrowfully to him, and
eve limited that she might have been
hasty; but, above all, she babe him
take pity on Jerusha.
"Does Jerusha want pity! Send her
right out to me, Mrs. Pellet" and IN
a few minutes Jerusha, whose cheeks
were very pale, came slowly out to
meet him, and Shad went up to her
holding out his hand, and said some
things to her gently, and-well, it be-
came known in the village before many
days that Shad and Jerusha had
made up their minds to marry again,
but that Shad had insisted that
Jerusha come with him to the old
Platt homestead, and that the widow
remain in her old home. Shad had
his way in another matter, too, for
he was married by thesame Judge who
divorced Jerusha from him.
And though Shad was, in truth, Civ
EN- to some secret pride that his pa
thence and persistence had prevailed
against the widow, yet he madeno out
ward show of it, but was gentle and
meek, and continued to find all things
fne; some finer than others, but all
fine.
Soon after he took Jerusha unto
himself a second time the Widow Pellet
was taken and laid beside her depart
ed husband, Zerubabel, in the old bury
ing ground by the Shepaug.
Now, though Shad and Jerusha lived
~peaceably, there were moments when
restraint was upon them, and that
becomes irksome at times. For Jeru-
sha, perclevtngthat Shad was a patient
man, but not comprehending that he
was a persistent one, was at times
greatly shocked in her pride, believing
that her husband had no spunk, and
was in fact what her mother had once
called him, a great calf. This, because
Shad resented not when one of his