The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-10

she up IN JoOh = huett bn Wchb OAt
an got-it fullo' straw an put II In the
tick, though how she managed TO git Il
In without Dustin Of the sides don't
pretend 70 know.
Then she begun about thing an
another, sayin' as she hadn't had q de-
cent stick O wood for q 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 j
ncve said nothin' but ! KEEP up a
mighty tbinkin' Of how I've went
around with only one gallus button foI
weeks at a time an half the time J
amt had no buttons nowhere else
where they'd orto be, an I've moiled
and toiled for hit for the last forty
year an that's all the thanks git I'm
poin' over to see Square Brown an
have d divorce on cruelty to animals,
that's what j am"
Jared had himself pretty well
wrought up. and he had gone beyond
the confines Of the facts In the case In
making charges against his wife, and ]
knew II. There has never been o
time whcn'his apparel was not in per-
feet order and ready for him at a mo
ment's notice, sbut he had made up his
mind that he was abused md had con-
cluded 4hnt he was going TO have salts.
faction OF some kind. knew perfect
" well that Mehitable t.'Hit" for
short did have a fashion Of ''runnin'
on that must have been very cxasper-
atlng, but Jarcd's way Of sulking was
Just as bad. and | thought il WINS an
even thing between them, and was
morally certain they were Just suited
for cach gottler. hardly knew what
to. say 10 Jared, and | kept my mind
pretty busy while sifted handfuls Of
wheat through my fingers to the chicls.
ems aroand me.
Eyes, ] know Hit Is hard to ret
along WITH l said, finally. sand the
time you had fever she neglected you
shamefuliy, and the way she acted
when you had the rheumatism last
winter was just perfectly awful; II YOU
would mention those little things to
Brown ! think IL would help you 10
your suit Tor Ii divorce"
Jared BIT ctf tie AgnaIl end 81 the
McOFG&GD Tf1&lE EitGMta " - .
had given him d pretty hot shot, for ]
knew that at the times ! had men.
toned slc sat by him day and night
and attended his every want, though Q
moro ~'tcranky" sick man l never saw.
"W-a-al,n he drawied, finally, I'VE
amt none of us perfect but that straw.
tick is what broke the cancels back.
an when she said / didn't provide good
wood, that was a-squshin' the camel
pretty fiat, an I'm oin' over to see the
| square, anyhow and of he went.
.Re 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 Owe
the trouble Jared and Mehitable had
got into. For years | had been in the
confidence Of both Of them and had
had many a good laugh at their ex.
pense, but this seemed to be mor seri-
GUS than previous disturbances and ]
was afraid that some of the modern
novels that Jared had picked up at my
house had influenced him In the wrong
direction. | have a fashion of keeping
one OF two OF these volumes of fiction
lying around to read when + don't want
TO think and cannot sleep, and Jared
| had read them with the same serious
ness that he did the Conquest Of Next
Co, though / warned him that they
were filled with impossible nonsense.
lex 5eetcd a visit from M~ehitabfe,
but the day dragged along and she did
not come. Things did not go well with
me that day. My work halted in the
most inexplicable fashion, and tho
story that / was writing, which was
destined to amuse and astonish the
world, came 4 naught, and found {
resting place in The stove. Finally
walked over TO Jared's house. 1t was
getting on in the afternoon and ! founc
Mehitable In the kitchen ironing.
s.Where,s jared" | asked, after
kad taken a seat.
.'I'm sure / don't know. an dom
i know as i care answered Mehitable
sather Grossly, as she held m iron III
10 her face 70 see II it was at the prop
or temperature, and then fell at agar
Inent which was spread out en- the iron
ingltable, with a vigor that promised
that it should be we'll 81 6othed in {
short time. There did not seem to bt
any very good place for me to begir
again, and | sat quiet.
lies got a tantrum," began Mrs
Sparks, presently IAN gone off to get
divorce. an hope he'll get it afort
night, for I'm clear done out with hi
tridin' ways. He'll be mighty glad t
come crawiin' back when he's been do
in for himself q week, an toldhim st
in short order"
What appears to be the trouble?"l
asked, a~sinnocently as II had . hearC
Of 1t before.
"Oh, nothin' uncommon" answered
Mrs. Sparks, 'tonly las night ! asked
Jared to fill a straw-tick an he wen
out an was gone about an hour, an
come in with the tick about half filed
an, when ] went out an got a han'fu
or two D. straw to put in SOS It woul,
look as If there was somethiag In tn,
tick, he fell all TO nieces an,Swent GU
to the barn an pouted awhile an whei
he come back be kicked the dog, ar
that's something l wouldn't allow m,
Ngrapdnother to do II she was Twin
which she amt"
Jared Is a little inclined to b,
triiing,. ! said, as IL admitting an in
contestab1e fact, '.but ! had an idea h,
always attended to the milking ant
brought In all the wood and water
when he was about the house,
II could do them things myself