The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-11-09
WOOING HIS WIFE.

Although fafmer Thicker had
long dreamed of a visit to Chauta-
qua, when be found himself at the
Mecca Of devout eXcurslonists, the
brawny man was tempted TO doubt
bis own identity. The holiday
surroundings were wholly unlike
anything to which he was accus-
toned In his prosy. New England
hnme; the rlch, crowded pro-
Crane offered was IN striking con
trast to The dull monotony of farm
life. When this son OF toll first
entered the auditorium, and saw
the rustic aunitorum crowded with
thousands of persons listening
brealhlessly to the full tones of
the organ, his cramped, selfish
spirit was strangely touched and
expanded. For an instant the wish
crept in that he had not asked
Jane if she would moi like TO come,
too. But there was not much time
for his own thoughts, for as the
music ceased, a white haired gen
tleman arose and announced the
name of an orator who Is. we'll
known from Maine 10 California.
"Well, now, ii beats all to think
Pm gong TO hear the man | have
wanted TO hear for more than
twenty years Farmer Tucker
whispered TO himself. The lectur-
er commenced his brief address
with one Of his inimitable descrip-
tions. The story was of man
who applied tor D divorce, and was
advised by his imminent 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 !
late visit when the happy husband |
withdrew his application and fairly |
danced with glee, assured the'law- !
yer that his experiment had work |
ed like a charm, that "SalIy had |
become as amiable and affection
ate wife as a man could ask to
have" His representation of the
scene drew forth long applause,
but Samuel fuckers interest was
)f too serious a nature 10 permit
lim joining in the laughter As if
for a moment of the
around him, he said in
In undertone: I'D be willing to
axe my oath that wouldn't work
With Jane. All l have TO say Is,
hat mans wife is different from
nine; I'd as soon think of feeding
errup TO mummy as 10 begin
parking again with her.
AT length he quoted his con- ,
cience with The determination to ,
rove that his estimate of his wife
ras correct. "When | 90 home," :
e said to himself, "I'll Just show !
he woman some little attentions,
nd I'll see they won't have any +,
lore effect on her than they would r
n the old bay mare. Jane is \
ound 10 be sulleu and obstinate, =
nd | suppose | may as well make !,
D my mind tOIl." i
On reaching home the resolution .
as not so easily carried ont. :,
lhen Mr.. Tucker planned some y
allantry toward his wife The very :,
lought made him feel so unnai- y
raj and foolish that postpOnemen, "
but the Sabbath offered =,
D opportunity that he improved. !,
he farm was nearly a mile from !,
Ie church, yet Samuel Tucker had "
r years been il the habit of driv- !,
x home alone, leaving his wife 4,
attend Sunday School and then :,
ak home as best she could :,
rough mud or dust. Great was 4
rs. fuckers astonishment, there .,
re on Sabbath, after his return,
find him waiting for her at the ii,
Dse of the Bible service. The ~
iniest suspicion that he had driv- -"
back To church for her did not -,
Oss the good woman's mind; she a,
pposed he had business with :.
me of the brethren and hesiiaied
neither TO walk on as usual or to
ggest waiting for him, when The ,
-mer called out: "It Is Just as - -
can ia ri1a a. fo tsynll- - Ssrors -