New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05
wyoRK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY, MAY so'-rIlRrY PAGE

hr I yos a how got mad AT another BOY ana
beat him 50 he was SICK re w.T ,,a '' amS ,ha,
sIck | guess; but | Thought he was an, INA,
,hc,;1 take me 10 Jail and hang me u ne d'eh'
never said n word. but had my , nv. pu,as
re,dy for n week 10 run away II d'nh lnh,''t
,.L, /, yvas when the ~ came on, thht rousen IL
w. ,rhn tea cher he tried 10 punish M once, ana
I hi, and kicked and somehow got away ~ cou'i i
mi nv knife ia have stabbed him II ne tIi'l
,,,u.h m. He sent me away from Hchppl but
=, ttIr', hl, mo That's how I'm - poorly edu-
~a,eI once II was n horse that map''n'n me-
amt often unknd 10 bchstS-n' N'iy , w." -,
II meyer saw you mean 10 anything except
lie looked grateful "That goon ni you ~ sas;
,L, ian, once once had n balky horse. ana
got mad. lie was worm s'Do pu' p' -, , pu,
,lstol and shot him dead. was fool 10 larry u
r, ,,," lie pasrcd his hand over his forehead.
Tossing away the damp hair I'm Jus, nk, JUMP,
Agglc There's weight can ~. 'ln ~ m' ,a
me down | run a little way; pretend VI Irec'
h", II always drags me down. amt free man.
I'm prisoner. , lima. .. ,r,ot ,ts ,,,fo
no. you're not. Edward Bruce cricl ms w''e'
rs,np. .'vou can conquer yourself. II You Will
TO r,s -, thr window. his back To hcr and his
answer came In a groail i thought rouid Gown
f. thought | was IRE" ot the cursor 'n''t,
nid,t cct mad once those two months Then-th"n
~, Marlin told me about Adam Iiulrs quarrel
win Ella. ana how he'd made II up; ana 1t an
can,c nyer me that was why YOU married ne-you
we're mad at him. And she spoke o' seeing you
,nI ,d,r, n, the pOstoncc. talking n long whlle
and know I'm a fool. but remembered no"
Won would go 10 town that mean, drizzly DAY
\,l.' interrupted NeSl', ~ Wa w. -
,,o, siIi, that came by express. her birthday was
The next day and she'd never had such spiendia
nros.nt n lust happened met Adam. and-and
II was thinking he never would nave peem 80
o., o. ma And 7 was glad ia married you
"Ind I spoiled It all" groaned the man. AZ
o,o Tva been in-nevcr mind: that am what /
GO, az, IA saw Il was that this morning, Wneh /
saw Adam speaking TO you. run away. dlan
daro ~ stay for II I'd seen he or you 90 Il tn'hS'
ike YOU cared for him. knew I'd have killed mn" :
I nm Aggie went out and chopped WOOD M /
! IN
at is this: In the worst If 1t. woudn nave ',ui
YOU III have killed him If ia seen you GIVING n,,'
1,n kind look: but wouldn't have touched you.
And Argic-if-if YOU don't know how It makes ,
mo feel 10 think that maybe sometime =,
saw what Won were making-Oh Aggle, you u!.i , |
think bad as am. | could be cruel 10 Il "''
As he spoke he turned his face to her. ana some ONE,
hing In it moved his wife as she never hau oee"
moved before. .,. dour an
| bis Lnocs befor. her and buried his head III tne
folds of her dress His 9 bs shook MN. Ne
could distinguish the words he whisp3.r" "
tween them "Oh. I'VE been so mean l" !o"'
And I didn't know" che
"N,d II was my fault much as yours; 81, sne {,
answered. Indeed. In that moment .me I'd
| +, was for she had IA generous nature, AZ
don't feel So bad. I'll help you get rld % - u
tha, weight YOU talk #, and know can io'
shall never ho 'frad Of you again. .,o
She was smoothing his hair whlIe al .'Ie sn'
limo she vipel her own fast-fowlng tears away
such different tears from those tnat "al
/ scorchoi her checks before that diy. -"
she spoke he withdrew hms"li Hem,F 'nm nadn.,
an1 s,,nJ mn little way of You n.edh
be afraid over. Aggie. dear. h" sall' auu -, =,
needn't he afraid. either. that ! III H'n,s -
bother YOU like did at first II Keep my ,a,
But his wife. with her eyes SHINING .'r - ~ ~,
divin. courage and trust In her heart came up
to him and laid her head on ms sDoss missed
Won, All the time. And-dear II VIII need Us
both"
Three years later 4 man. woman ana
,.rv active. little child were driving ai'ng ,ne
highway from Ne1 Brure's farm t. inc N'l pres
Behind the wagon trptt"d iat mum noun, r,,,,,.s
cn,ly The man looked back. Il DO mink jump :
/ tir.i" ~ said "shan'i We let hin IN 49,. ,,,b,.
/ "t'r, raid he's mud ~" said the woman. duoi-
ousiv "XcI YOU Just spoil Jump" .Ao
The man laughed and gave me "Yr , ,,'b
/ ms vatrg and very pretty. a playtu mug VIZ.
his l.ff arm And spoil Baby, TOO y"" say
/ said ~. how about YOU r. ra
"6h every one knows YOU spoil me- r., re-
/ turned the young woman. d'itiy rv'hoe.ns , ,'s,
arm. For shame. Nei. the nuns "''
! behind. how IL looks - ,1 !
-, looks AZ II / was happy man; ana
! am returned the man. sioutiy, pa.ss,ns ''''
ch..k - The chiid who looked up iaugnins.
she's got an awful sweet 'r"P,,, r'o.ber's
, tini,el I'm a grav"r tone: "sh" = g"' hri a''''''
ra,ure and her ways. Aggie. I'm gao: "a
/ Il don't know" tho wife answered. w.
/ Tx. her e. be- more Ike YOU ,.x, ~, ~,
Temper and ali' Aggie bfu'e. nrat s', =,
/ ,,..,,r n,horrcr Won told AT III" sewing s"cl"tS'
I'm, ,nu wer. tho best tempered MA" ,
,,., o.. s,tl Aggie. foudlv. "Nei. You are -
n L,,v, Ned wond'r sometimes no" you
/ an master your temper IN" wa. w." s,,d No
- "a sr,i.l II loved YOU. Aggir shlH ~
-. ,,cliuo IN. rosy li'te face AZ ms KNEE
~ f,v,A her VA al Il. Lot me bu'
sra wing deep hr"afh-'Ifs n""n Il DIX -" a..
rn MISTAKE And there's plenty lcit 10 co. S'''''
TN. Midland Monthly.