River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-12-15

swered.
''Parted?r asked. what is the par
ticuiar trouble?r
Same old thing" he answered,
picking mp a cob and breaking it intwo
and apparently examining the fracture
very closely. Its been goin' on for
years an I can't nor won't stand il no
longer. Ii broke out las night when
went to FL straw tick. ! rammed
I an ianmed the blamed old tick as full
o. straw as could stuff it; nearly broke
nv back gittin' it 10 the house, an
when got there Hit. she lowed must
a-been afeared o hurtin' myself. an
she up an took sheet an went ont
an got il full o. straw an put il in the
tick. though how she managed to git il
/ IN without Dustin of the sides ! don't
/ pretend TO know
Then she begun about one thing an
another. sayin' as she hadn't had de-
cent stick o. wood for a year. an she
/ was sick an tired o Twin anyhow. an
she was Jest a-goin' TO give right up an
\ lay down an die. You know how Hit
runs on when she gets started.
never said nothin' but / KEEP up a
mighty thinkin' of how I've went
around with oniy one gallus button for
weeks at time an half the time
. amt had no buttons nowhere else
[ where they'd orto bc, an I've moiled
and toiled for Hit for the last forty
year an that's all the thanks git I'm
goin' over TO see Square Brown an
have a divorce on cruelty TO animals,
that's what / am"
Il all
wrought up. and he had gone beyond
the confines of the facts in the case in
making charges against his wife, and l
knew it There has never been a
time when his apparel was not in per-
feet order and ready for him at a mo-
ment's notice. but he had made up his
mind that he was abused and had con-
cluded that he was going TO have salts
faction OF some kind knew perfect
ly well that Mehitable Gilt" for
short did have a fashion of ''runnin'
on" that must have been very exasper-
atIng, but Jared's way of sulking was
Just as bad. and thought It was an
even thing between them, and l was
morally certain they were just suited
for each other. l hardly knew what
To say to Jared. and I kept my mind
pretty busy while | sifted handfuls of
wheat through my fingers to the chick
ems around me.
Yes, know Hit is hard to get
along WITH l said, finally. land the
time you had fever she neglected you
shamefully, and the way she acted
when you had the rheumatism last
winter was just perfectly awful; if you
would mention those little things 10
Brown ! think it would help you in
your suit for divorce"
Jared bit off the small end of the
corncob and chewed it refleetively.
had given him a pretty hot shot, for
knew that at the times / had men
toned she sat by him day and night
and attended his every want, though a
more cranky" sick man never saw.
"W-a-a-l." he drawied, finally, ''we
amt none of us perfect but that straw
tick IS what broke the camels back.
an when she said didn't provide good
wood. that was a-squshin' the camel
pretty fiat. m I'm goin' over to see the
square. anyhow" and off he went
"Be sure to tell him of The things
mentioned" / called to him, but he
gave no heed to my suggestion. keep
ing steadily on his way.
was more than a little worried over
the trouble Jared ana Mehitable had
rot into. For years / had been in the
confidence of both os them and haC
had many a good laugh at their ex
pense, but this seemed TO be more seri
Gus than previous disturbances and
I - 1.a lar
novels that Jared had picked up at my
house had Influenced him in the wrong
? direction. ] have fashion of keeping
one or two of these volumes of fiction
lying around to read when don't want
- think and cannot sleep. and Jared
, had read them with the same serious
ness that he did the Conquest of Mexi
60, though / warned him that they
were filed with impossible nonsense.
l expected visit from Mehitable
but the day dragged along and she die
! not come. Things did not go we'll witt
ne that day. Ny work halted in tn,
: most inexplicable fashion, and tn,
= story that / was writing, which wa:
/ destined TO amuse and astoniSh tn,
| world. came to naught. and found
; resting place in .he stove. Finally
/ walked over To Jared's house. 1t wa.
, getting on in the afternoon and founC
2 Mehitable in the kitchen ironing
; where's Jared?" l asked. after
] had taken a seat
: I'm sure / don't know. an dom
J know as / care" answered Mehitable
, rather Grossly, as she held an iron NJ
: to her face 10 see if it was at the prop
er temperature, and then fell at gar
, ment which was spread out On the iron
ing table, with vigor that promised
. that it should be well sToothed in
short time. There did not seem to b
} any very good place for me 10 begin
: again. and I sat quiet.
: Hes got a tantrum," began Mrs
Sparks. presently.' IAN gone off to get
: divorce, an hope he'll get it afor,
night, for I'm clear done out with hi
: trIfiin' ways. He'll be mighty glad {,
D come crawlin' back when he's been do
] in for himself week, an told him 81
! in short order"
what appears to be the trouble?"
asked, as inuocently as IL / had not hearC
! of it before.
! ''Oh. nothin' uncommon" answered
: Mrs. Sparks, ''only las night / asked
Jared to fill a straw-ticl1 an he wen
, out an was gone about an hour, an
come in with the tick about half filled
, an when ] went out an got han'fu
} or two % straw to put in SOS it woulS
! look as if there was something in tn,
I tick, he fell all to pieces an went on
: to the barn an pOuted awhile an wheI
J : he come back he kicked the dog, an
: that's something ! wouldn't allow mr.
grandmother to do if she was Twin
which she amt"
Jared is a little inclined to b.
: triRing." l said, as il admitting an in
contestahls fact, but 1 had an idea h,
always attended to tue milking anC
; brought in all the wood and water
T when he was about the house"
: Il could do them things myself,
said Mehitable. If he'd only 60 t
work an do something. instid o trifiin
around with his chickens an berries
an readin' them books an papers he
/ gifts over TO your house"
Like most of women, Mrs Sparks
|, had begun to vecr around in favor OF
her husband as soon as an outsider be
gan 10 find fault with him.