Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-08-02
WAS IT STEALINGs
How q Brutal Husband Was
Taught q Needed Lesson.

Taught a. Naadad T.asson
"sneakino of tbe disabilities of WON.
an some neonlo would boua vor no.
lievc tbera wers mono nowodovs ho
carsa women aro mora ovorod u .his
land Than in othars ,h.t thai, r;ohts
aro wall enough nrotaotod ana eha1,
have nothing IN wish for Wbv 4
was only this morning I heard 81 a
woman knocked down bv her husband
and called n tbiet for tal,;rr worar
from he noc,st NO "a hod noon ~
,nonor o,,,,, on,l w.. han. a.. ~ /. y
worl,cd bard for How l;t+,a hov ,r,.h
other children had got into soma
trouble--some nettv otpensa-and n
was to release him that sha yos brr,.
inc around for monor rIor brshond
neyar oove ber oru o1thorrh vii
to.do man and she a bard.worL,no
womann
The sneaker nausad md ,boro ,yoro
manv Questions asl,ed and n conara,
buzz Of conversation Tbrou,b q al
Mrs Arens sat and l;stonad eho
heard no names and sbo was voru ~,
tentive. What II # were Ellen tho
sister who had heen l,La n ,nothar ~
her married 10 such nonrrIous marS
She sbould NOT feel eosv IN sbc So -,
her At thc first cood onnortrn;t,,
she ordered her carrioge and nrtt;n1
in some cushions almost smiiina ~
her fears. she told Dennis wbars N
drive
II WINS NJ the other ond ~ town a.
tbe foot If n lana laad;ngrntoosnn,l1
shobbv looking bousa tbot ho stonnaJ
the horses and she q ot out 10 wa,I,
The window shades were down and
sbo voll,od arornd r. 10 haa,. ',~as
nushed Il oman and nossad ;nto tba
| kitchen On an old Iounra was tbe
PROSTATE form Of ber sister with .nf
ferino in ber faoo
"Ellen is It trpo - she said .what
have heard9 Did be dare IN raise ii,
hand ogoinst Won after oil thass
wears? Ten me ouick)v Where arc
YOU hurt?"
"Oh, no. Oh, mol It was only the
words. They startled me co. It was
what he called me. | hit fine table
the sharp corner. | hurt nv side
believe did fall, and 1t is yerv sore
but an going to get up.r She made
resolute effort. but fell bac], with u
white face and an exclamation of pain
"You must 70 home with me You
are all worn out, and there is no one
here to nurse and care for YOU proper
ly. Lie perfectly still, nv dear. till
come back
Mrs. Arens called to Dennis. who
drove away for help. Then she wen
about the house picking up what wo,l]t
be needed. and W hen Dennis returned
her sister, quite unresisting. WINS lifted
into the carriage. carefully wrappet
up and driven away.
Hiram Blole nm coming homo tba
nipht found no fire no wife M SIM
ner M son such an axneriarco ha,
never hannened hefore n tbe wbol,
course of his married life. He had bee,
hard at work all day. and had had n,
time to think Of the occurrence of tn,
morning, but now IT came back with
troubled insistence. He went to
house not far away. where lived
woman known as "old Emeline y VIII,
sometimes came TO help his wife. H
hired her now to come and get hin
something to eat. Then as he move,
uneasily about the room, from windoy
to table, trying to read, and puttiny
his paper down again, little Paul cam
in with scared look. lie said hi
mother was at his Aunt Ruby's, an
that the doctor said she would be sicl
a long time.
Don't wonderl" shifted old Emeline
castinQ black look at Hiram Blake
"Its wonder she want took sick
long while afore. She had work enoug
for three women to do here"
Al the end Of n weel, the man ar
knowledoed to himself that bo ha
never been so miserable in his life
He dismissed the hired men after III
davis worl, for tbe faithful wife WA
no longer there to feed them. paul re
NAMED at his aunt's much Of the time
onlv coming home now and tben 10 re
mort the slow progress Of the natien,
1o,touro IN th0 1ano ono ayon,ro
U,rom uloIo sorr Soma ona ,sad,rr
horse verv carsfulIy who ,nou,red /
there WINS orv boto, mar 40 somotb,,
vas tho ,po,tar WITH h,s borsa and h
wished 70 And n veterinary surgeon I
exam,na a M nlaLe d,d an unnrecf
denied thing for him He asked N
stronoor In wb,le ha want low n rs,ol
boring doctor skilled in the trea,men
~ animals Tia rroscr;bed soma ron
ad,os md ,ba strorror who Gotta hi
NOME vos niyon ,vos ,rr;tad 20 go
With Mr. Rlake sucb was bis mite
,orol;noss Tia oooon,od rlodlv for
low davs The o,d bouse,teoner GRIM
bled nj having another .,to do for,n h,
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