The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-11-17
W00lNG HIS WIFE.

long dreamed ofa visit to Chautau-
qua, when he found himself at the
Mecca of deyout excursionists, the
brawny man was tempted to doubt
his own identity. The holiday
surroundings we're wholly unlike
anything to which he was accus-
toned in his prosy, New England
home; the rich, crowded program
offered was in striking contrast
to the dull monorony Of farm
life. When this son of toll first
entered the auditorium, and saw
the rustic auditorium crowded with
thousands of persons listening
breathlesslJ to 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 not like to come, |
too. But there was not much
time for his own thoughts, for as
the music ceased, a white haired
gentleman arose and announced
the name of an orator who Is well
known from Maine to California.
Well, now, 1t beats all to think
I'm going to hear the man | have
wanted to hear for more than
twenty years" Farmer Tucker
whispered to himself. The lee
.turcr commenced his brief address
with one.of his inimitable descrip-
tIons. The story was of man
who applied for divorce, and
was advised by his imminent lay
yer to try the effect of making
love to his wife as he had done
before marrying her, instead of
tesorting to the measure he had
proposed.
1t included also an account of a
late visit when the happy husband
Withdrew his application aud falr-
.ly danced with glee, assured the
lawyer that his experiment had
worked like q charm, that "Sally
had become as smieble and affec-
.tlonatc wife as man could ask
10 have" His representation of
the scene drew forth long applause,
out Samuel fuckers interest was
,of too serious a nature to permit
him joining in the laughter. As
if unconscious for moment OF
the multitude around him, he SAID
in an undertone: s.Id be willing
to take my cath that wouldn t
work with Jane. All | have to
say is, that mans wife is different
from nine. I'd as soon think OF
feeding serrup to a mummy as to
begin Sparkling again with her
At length he quieted his con-
science with the determination tc
prove that his estimate of his wife
was correct. "When go home,
he said to himself, "I'll just show
the woman some little attentions.
and I'll see they won't have any
more effect on her than shey
would on the old bay mare. Jane
is bound to be sulIen md obsti nate
and | suppose may as well make
up my mind to it. =
On reaching home the resolu-
ton was not so caisly carried out
When Mr.. Tucker planned some
galIantry toward his wife the very
thought made HIM feel so uunat-
ural and foolish that postpone
ment resulted, but the Sabbath
offered an opportunity that h
improved. The farm was neail,
mile from the church, yet Sam
uel Tucker had for years been Il
the habit Of driving home alone
leaving his wife TO attend Sunda,
School and then walk home Al
best she could through mud an
dust. Great was Mrs. Tucker
astonishment, therefore on Sab
bath, after his return, to find hin
waiting for her at tbeclose OF th'
Biblo service. The fainicst sus
picion that he had driven back TO
her did not cross the good woman
mind; she supposed he had bus'
ness with some of the brethre
and hesitated whether to walk Q
as usual or TO suggest waiting TO
him, when the farmer called out
sit is just as cheap 10 ride as {
walk" Silently the woman too
her seat IN the buggy with crate
full heart and silently they drov'
home much to hen husband salts
faction, for IL seemed to him
proof of the womau's dull, inaE
preciatiye nature. "She don
act pleased, but only dazed like
as / knew she would be-" he mu
tered as he went about his NIX
day sschores.'
At the same time Mr.. Tuck
was conscious of having perform
ed a most praiseworthy act, an
felt so comfortable that he lesol'
cd tn ,.o,, .ot fh.a ex,,prIlnent