The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-09-25

glOWed with warmth unknown for
years. She lOnged to tell her hus-
band how much she appreciated his
trouble, but imagined that it would
sound $50 foolish" that she kept her
pleasure to herself.
The third Sabbath was rainy, and,
as she washed the breakfast dishes,
Mrs. Tucker kept thinking: 81 Won
der if Samuel means to come for me
this noon. 1t would be such help
in the rain. Pm half mind to ask
him !" This resolution was soon sti-
fed with the reasoning which had
stifled many similar resolves in the
past ten years: mo, [ won't ask no
fayors; if he don't think enough of
me to come, why he needn't" AL
thought proudly unwilling TO seek
any attentions, Jal e longed for some
E-apu56nstrstien of rersnus sband's love
aud care. She had walked home in
the rain too often to greatly dread
such exposure. But a week before
the wife had tasted the joy of being
considered, and longed for further
proof of her companions affection.
Mrs. Tuckes's heart Ieaped for Joy
when at noon she saw the old mOre's
head from the lecture-room window.
Indeed.her hungering heart became
quite unmanageable, and, entering
the carriage door, melted, Jane sob
bed out:
"I'm sure it's very good of you,
Samuel, to come for me this rainy
day" And then the tears flowed so
fast that further words were impossi-
BILE.
Completely taken by surprise, Mr..
Tucker exclaimed:
II declare, l hadn't no idea you'd
care so much abOnt it,"
81 wouldn't mind the walk, )" re-
sponded the wife, "but-Samuel-
Pm so happy to-to haYe you
come"
The strong man was brushing away
a tear from his own cheek; now his
tenderer, better nature was mastering
the hard, selfish spirit which had
long possessed him, and, with cough
ing and choking, he said: "Jane, 1
see I've made an awful botch of our
married life if you've mind to for
give me, III see if 1 can't treat you
from day to day as woman ought
to be treated"
This confession was all too much for
the weeping wife, and she answered
quickiys
YOU'RE not bit more to blame
than | am; I've been proud and OBJ
stinate; but tell you what it swell
begin all over again"
The ice was now thoroughly brok
en-, and that afternoon Farmer Tuck
er and his wife had long talk over
the past and future. And in the
evening, when they were about tC
start for the prayer meeting to be
held in the neighboring schoohouse
the renewed husband stopped and
kissed his wife, saying
Jane, I've been a thinking that
married life amt so different from
farming or any other occupation
Now, | amt such a fool as to thinS
a field will keep a-yielding if | only
enrich it once and plant it once |
have to go over the same grOunC
every season; and here | suppose
you was a-going to do as you alway'
did when we. were accounting, with
out my doing my part at al :"
"If hadn't changed any maybe
you would always have been as ten
der as you used to be-" pleaded The
wife.
"Perhaps so and perhaps not bu
/ don't mean to leave you to try nj
such plan. | tell you what ii is Jane
[ feel as if we hadn't really beer
married till to-day. 1t most seem
as we oughtto take wedding tour
Pm afraid We'll have to wait un
til next summer for that" was tn,
smiling response.
Il suppose we shall, but we'll tax,
it then, certainly ; and I'll tell yol
where We'll go, wife-that's to Chau
tauqUa."