Connecticut western news., 1886-09-29

he resolved to repeat the experiment. So on the following Sabbath, Jane again found her husband In waiting, and as she mounted the high buggy, ventured to utter half audible ''thank you," and to ask Samuel if he had been waiting long. To which Mir. Tucker replied that he had just reached the church, and didn't know but he might find she had started on foot. This reply seemed to Jane positive assurance that her husband had really returned for the sole purpose of taking her home, and her chilled heart glowed with warmth un. known for years. She longed to tell her husband how much she appreciated his trouble, but imagined it would sound ''so foolish" that she kept her pleasure to herself. .s.-ssss-..>- ,s-..is.-..-5
 The third Sabbath was rainy, and as she washed the breakfast dishes, Mrs. Tucker kept thinking: 'I wonder if Samuel means to come for me this noon it would be such a help in the rain; Pm half a mind to ask him" This resolu- ton was soon st;fed, however, with the reasoning which had silenced many sim- liar resolves in the past ten years. ''No, won't ask no favors. fhe don't think enough of me to come, why he needn't. :" Although proudly unwilling to seek any attentions, Jane longed for some demon stration of her husbands love and care. She had walked home in the rain too of- ten greatly to dread such exposure; but a week before, the wife had tasted the joy of being considered, and longed for some new and further proof of her com. panion's affection.
 Mrs. Fuckers heart leaped for joy, when, at noon, she saw the old mare's head from the lecture-room window. Indeed, her hungering heart suddenly became quite manageable, and, en- tering the carriage, poor, melted Jane sobbed out: 'T'm sure it's very good of you, Samuel, to come back for me this rainy dayl" and then the tears flowed so fast that further words were impossible.
 Completely taken by surprise, MT. Tucker exclaimed: "I declare! hadn't no idee you'd care so much about itp'
 f'I wouldn't mind the walk" re- sponded the wife, but-Samuel- Pm so happy to have you-care enough about me to comel"
 The strong man was brushing away a tear from his own cheek now; his tend erer, better nature was mastering the hard, selfish spirit which had long pos sessed him, and with some coughing and choking he said: "Jane, I see Dye made an awful botch of our married life; if you're mind to forgive me, I'll see if I can't treat you from to-day as woman ought to be treated"
 the weeping wife, and she answered quickly: "You're not bit more to blame than I am; Pve been proud and obstin- ate; but Pll tell you what it is, we'll be- gin all over again"
 The ice was now thoroughly broken, and that afternoon Farmer Tucker and his wife had long talk over the past and the future. And in the even- ing when they were about to start for the prayer meeting to be held in a neighboring school house. the renewed husband stopped and kissed his wife, saying: "Jane, I've been a-thinkine that married life ain't so very different from farming or any other occupation. Now, ain't such a fool as to think a field will keep yielding if I only enrich it once and plant it once; I have to ge over the same ground every season; and here l supposed you was a-going to al ways do as you did when we were a counting, without my doing my part d all."
 ''If hadn't changed any, maybe yor would always have been as tender as yor used to be, "pleaded the happy wife.
 Perhaps so and perhaps not; but
 don't mean to leave you to try no such plan. 1 tell you what it is Jane, I fee as if we hadn't never been really mar ried till to-day. It most seems as if WI ought to take wedding tower."- Con gr,gationalist.