The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-09-05
HIS SECOND WIFE.

well, I never!!" said Miss Peggerell
"hat is this world coming to-"
Much the same as it always was, I
suppose retorted Agatha Simplex.
She was the village tailoress; a re-
solute, bright-eyed woman OF seven or
elght-and-twenty.
wouldn't have believed it, unless
you had told it with your own lips"
SAID Miss Pegserell, dolefully.
"Why not?" said Agatha.
Its just selling yourself-that's
all shifted Miss Peggereli.
"No, it's not" said Agatha Simplex,
orusSly. He's a very nice man."
Hes twenty years older than you
are"
"Well," said Miss Simplex, "and
what difference does that make? Pm
solitary and alone in the world-and
Mr.. Mixsell is willing to give me q
home-and respect him very highly
and I've no doubt we shall be very
happy together"
"Humph?' commented Miss Pegger-
rell. Agatha turned sharply around.
What does that mean?" said she.
Nothing" said Miss Peggerell.
"On'y he bull cd his first wife into her
grave"
"liell not bully me into mine"
shrewdly remarked Miss Simplex.
"lm not SO sure of that"
81 am!'
Swell, at all events" added Miss
Pegsserell, you can't say you've not
been fairly warned"
"No, ! WON'T" said Agatha Simplex,
and she married Mr.. Moses MixeIl be-
tore tho moon was Il fortnight older.
Nh. Mixell was Il very worthy men,
Der OF society, bald-headed, double
chinned and rather spoiled in conse-
quence OF always having had his own
way. The late Mes. Mixsell had been
n OF those meek, retiring little per-
sons who v seem quite certain
whether their souls belong to them
selves OF to somebody else, and there
were those who, like Miss Peggerell,
did not hesitate boldly to assert that
her brief space OF life had been short
ened by the domineering will and
stern discipline OF Moses, her lord and
master.
But all these reports Mrs. Mixsell
the second neither needed nor be-
lieved.
"My DEAR" said she to her hus-
band, after they had been married
about three weeks, ''the Hutchinson
family is going to give a concert here.
on Wednesday evening""
"Are they?" said Moses; "well, what
of that?"
81 should like to co." said Mrs:
Mixsell.
81 shouldn't" said Mr.. Mixsell.
81 mean to co." said Mrs. Mixsell.
"And ] mean you sha'n't," said Mr..
Mixsell.
Agatha's cheeks crimsoned; her
eyes spanked with an ominous ulster.
"Why not, Moses?" said she.
II don't approve Of concerts" said
Mr.. Mixscll. ats my opinion that a
married woman is better off at home
darning her husbands stockings than
gadding off to public Places"
Don't l keep your stockings We'll
darned.
II don't say but that You do, ad-
mitted the bridegroom. "But don't
mean to encourage this fancy OF yours
for running to every wild beast show
and public exhibition in town! And,
not to mince matters, I intend to put
it down." with great emphasis on the
last three words.
81 shall go!" said Agatha. ~
"You shall not!" said Moses.
Chow will you prevent it?" said
Mrs. Mixsell.' "Unless, indeed, you
lock me into my room!" with 81 little
laugh.
sarv." said Mr.. Mixsell. "And keep
you there on bread and water, my
fine madam"
"You shall see," said MI. Mixseli.
And so the married couple came to
high words within the month.
Agatha was putting on her bonnet
and shawl in her own room on the
Wednesday evening, when Mr.: Mlxse!l
came to the door ami eyed her with
extreme severity.
"You are determined to make afoo!
of yourself, eh?" said he.
II I'm determined to go to the
c%oncert!" retorted she that was
"Then it's my duty to, enforce my
martial authority "" said Mr.: Mlxsell.
And he locked the door and put the
ny ISHsre Q shall remain, madam"
said no, "until you break that
stubborn will of yours. At q O'Clock
Tomorrow morning I shall put IN g
loaf of bread and a pitcher OF water.
Mrs. Mixsell made no reply, and her
husband began to fear that the task
Of reducing her to subsection vas not
going to be as easy as he had antlci-'
He stalked off, andspent the evening
comfortably by the fire: p;n
The next morning, Ebenezer Hill
grove, who was going to lay nalla