The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-22

like this before. and he ala not know
what 10 make Of n
"Tn 10 what please IN my ewn
houser he cried. holly
Il reckon yOu won't n you 20 show
Ing me any more OF your tantrums.
Il won't heyY" he cried. and, raising
his baud, he kicked the table splteful.
ly wen see who's master here
The blow was a powerful one. and
/ the table. winth It's load Of china, tell
10 the floor with crash.
Miss Matilda Rebee sprang toward
tho vandal, aud her gray eyes flashed
! fire.
Wen see who's master here she
cried.
Aud before the astonlshed man could
npprehend the meaniIlg of her sudden
onslaught, she selzel him around The
waist. pinioned his arms close 10 hls
side. lifted him from the floor and ear.
Ife'l him, kicking aud struggling.
through the open door.
A barrel OF rain water stood under
the caves, and into this she sousei the
yelling mnn. head first.
Again and again he wrs plunged
Into the cold water. until. nearly sur
located and gasplng for breath. he
begged pite0sly for mercy.
you've got enough have y0uT'
cried Matilda. and she s0rsed him an.
der again.
yes" be gaspcd
You'll kick over the tables VIII
youi" she crlc'i. and once more she
forced his head beneath tho wafer.
"No. no, Prisclllar' he pleaded. mi
DO whatever yon saw"
She released her hold aud polnted
towards the shcd
Go In there" she said, "and I'm
bring You cut some dry clothes.
want you 10 understand that hereafter
you've got to behave yourself
Yes. Priscilla
lie presented "A pliiahle sight ana
Miss Matilda could hardly rcslrnln her
laughter
She turned aud entered the house
,ud the thoroughly oowed lmlly skunk
into the woOdshed.
Matilda brought him dry clothes aud
h. dressed himself
She waited outside. aud when the
change was completed. opened the
door and stood beside him.
For an hour she remained cl0seted
with the now thoroughly solpered man,
aud when they finally came out and
entered the house. there were traces
Of tears In tie eycs ~ both.
Little Tom hearing the uprnar, had
remained ~ the barn. and when Ma.
tlldn had cleared up the broken crock.
cry aud rearranged the table she went
out aud called him In 10 supper.
Tom Mundy ate his food Ia silence
aud tears occasionally started 10 his
eyes.
I'm so over after her tomorrow.
Matilda be sald. az be- pushed his
chair back: 'and II ever I touch II.
quor again. hope ! may choke"
That's the way 10 talk" agreed
Matilda Elm Tired % wandering
about from pillar 10 post. aud here.
after ! intend a. live with you. IN
let y0n have the money 10 pay on
the mortgage and ia The place up.
AMI as long rs YEA act like man
I'm your friend"
fHHh VIZ - kNNN u wv MNitis MIiU
six months AFTER her arrival the Nun,
dy place had undergone a startling
Transformation
The house was newly painted aud
cozily furnished. the fences had b,rn
repaired. the roof 81 the harm mended.
and poor Priscilla Mundy found her
husband, from whose brutality sha
had ~ often suffcnd. changed into
d Kind, indulgent, hard.working. sober
man.
ITS al due 20 Matilda" be- said.
one daY, rs he locked ont over hls
welltlllcd fields with his arms around
his wlfe's waist; "iil due To Matilda.
lnd lint water barrel
lie Kissed his WIfe's npiurued face
ind brushed away the tears ~ Ioy
which gllsiencd IN her eyes.
Thank heaven Tor tn water har.
Tel. SIZE whispered. aud returned The
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