Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-10-18

q ewmzAfAfs akimbo. A meek
little man dis
mounted from his horse at the gate,
and proceeded to unbuckle the girth
and take off the saddle, which he
threw upon the fence. A pull at the
headstall removed the bride, and the
horse, with snort of satisfaction, at
once lay down and rolled in the sandy
road. The bride was thrown across
the saddle, and the little man opened
the gate slowly and hesitatingly, as
one who knows what things the tor
turer is preparing for him.
81 was a-comin', Minervy," he be-
gan, but the strident voice interrupt
ed him.
''Comin'i Yes, I reckin SO! So is
Christmas a-comin'! Hero I've had
this supper ready one solid hour, an
the coffee's not fit to drink by this
timel An the ole red COW O. Peterses
has been in the corn again, an no.
body but me to drive her out but it's
little you keer what 1 hev to suffer,
SOS you kin 60 to town an set roun'
the stores an tell lies with that no.
count gang that stays there! An I
know Jest as we'll as ef I'd q seen it
that you never brung that thread nor
them piepans!"
81 was a-goin' to git 'em, Minervy,
began the little man, meekly, "but
they was up thar maxim up q com.
pany-"
Didn't I know it, Jim Carroll |!
Didn't I know it? If ever there was a
woman neglected an abused from one
years end to another, am that wo-
man. Here l am, slavin' an slavin'
from mornin' till night, an never
KNOWN what it Is to go nowhere ex-
ceptin' to preachin' oncet a month
an gracious knows il it want for bein'
a Christian I never could stand this
kind of life. an you know that well
enough; an here are you, gaddin'
about like ef you didn't hev keer in
the world!"
Tie red-faced woman withdrew into
the house, and the meek little man
followed her. He hoped that the
worst of the storm was over, and he
ventured to remark with q conciliat
ing smile:
81 never thought you'd bo so mad
about it, Minervy."
"There it isl" shrieked the now
thoroughly aroused lady. "Yoo kin
tear around this house an treat me
worse than slave, but il ever l say O
word the fats in the fire. Things has
come to a pretty pass il ! can't open
my mouth but what somebody has to
accuse me O. beiu' madi Ireckin I'll
hev to be gagged after . while. SOS
can't say nothin'i II ever did see a
domineerin', overbearin' man. you're
that man. Here you kin insult me as
much rs you please. but ! don't dare
to say my soul is my own. An when
you knowed how l needed that thread
an them piepans. an you go all the
way to town, an then como back with
out 'cml Go out an git armful O.
wood TO git break fast with i reckin
you kin remember that? Gracious
knows, IL all the men was like you thu
women folks would DO u plagued sight
better of without 'em than they air
with 'em."
The little man went out at the ope U
door and around the house toward the
woodpile. lie paused there 10 draw
his hand across his perspiring fore
head. and to make u remark to him
self. Tho remark was simply
'whewl" but il conveyed an amoun,
sf expression. Then ho picked ul
two OF three sticks OF wood. aud then
10 stood up. looking of down the val
10y toward the town. whose lights h.
could just see glimmering faintly u
the gathering twilight.
lie stood there 30 long. absorbed IL
his own thoughts. that an impatien
step began TO resound through th.
house. and . sarcastic voice Was aso
ieeted into the cleaning
''Jim Carroll. air you a-eomin' Will
that wood. or AIR you a-goia' ~ sta,
all nightf"
Tue SQUAD awaksnsi hssa - from .
| sss-see, sai he started - sl.lsntls tha
tho st..ks of wood fell from his arms
Some strsnge emotion seized him =
the nelze made by the falling uooi
Ho pulled h.s kat Iawa over hl
bross gave oae glance bach over hl
shoulder. sealed she fsnee sai hes
wildly dewa tho slepe of the hill aaiel
the thiek shs.ioss u the trees.
II waa hong time hsfore he coal
eoastacs hsm=slf that - go nel puE
sasI Ths razsllas II she lsasez b
| hluI han lUu1 stnza "a hi4 feet. I