New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-14
"Did you-did you get the bill, Juru-

"Did you-did you get the bill, Juru.
sha?"
It's going into court right away
But let's you and part good friends,
Shad."
He did not even go in with her, but
drove away to the desolate Platt
homestead, ard 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,
and all the people said it was well.
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 q comely young house
keeper-she was the widow of his
cousin-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
even limited that she might have been
hasty; but, above all, she bade him
take pity on Jerusha.
I nD0es 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 the same 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 made no OUT
ward show OF it, but was gentle and
meek, and continued to find all things
fine; 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 lrksome at times For Jeru-
sha, percleving that Shad was patient
man, but, not comprehending that he
was q 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, great calf. This, because
Shad resented not when one OF his
neighbors sold him horse that seem
ed fine enough to look upon, but which
one Sunday, in the sight of all who
were going to the brick church, became
seized with a frenzy like inebriation,
and staggered this way and that, atlast
falling down. It did not escape Jeru-
sha's eye that the youth about were
laughing, nor that the womens smiled
with the sarcastic smile OF contempt;
and was it strange that modification
wounded her SO that her chin quivered
and tears came to her eyes?
And when she urged shad to, go to
the law with the man who had cheat
ed him with a blind staggering horse,
it offended her that Shad should say
very mildly that he should not 60, to
law. How could Jerusha, not yet UNI
Outstanding her husband, realize that
Shad relied upon patience and persist
ence for reparation? which we may
digress long enough to say he one day
obtained, for Shad bided his time uns
til occasion offered to buy one OF his
horse-dea!ing neighbours mortgages,
when having done so Shad persisted
in ioreclosing. Thus patiently Shad
Platt accomplished his purposes
And there were other occurrences
which, Jerusha, not yet understand
ing her husband, set downsas proof OF
| his milksop character.
But it was over thehorse that blind
staggered that serious trouble arose;
and again Shad had trial. For oa
the Sunday following she declared she
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