Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-01-02
I AM GOING TO LEAVE YOU DEAR,

I AM GOING TO LEAVE YOU DEAR.
transitory life. and Luella, pleased with
her new estate. and her handsome, loyal
husband. was like creature of diff
ferent nature. and the old father having
passed peacefully away, lert an interim
of suspended hostility, in which Allan
established a kingdom of happiness,
which he imagined to be on a firm
foundation. He was never more mis-
taken.
For the ruler Of this kingdom was the
queen Of discomfort. Allan had never
been nagged. but Luella was perpetual
ly nagging. Having found the vulner-
able point in his armor of peace, she
thrust the javelins Of anger in, with the
slightest pretext. and, smiled to see him
vince. 1t gave evidence Of her power.
The old father had escaped but her hus-
Dand was hers, he must stay and bear.
l know this Is not pleasant story,
and readers need 60 no further unless
they are interested In curious psyche
logical fact. I myself am believer in
Incredibly. am sure that somewhere in
the past this woman had an ancestor
with sharp tongue, which she had
never tried to bride. II there is SYM
pathy for the man who inherites con-
Stunning thirst for drink, why not for the
woman who has had bequeathed to her
bad temper which she took with her
hair and eyes?
Luella had everything to make her
happy. from the standpoint of any rea-
sonable being, but she never ceased
complaining, and at last the good ma
ture and fortitude Of her husband de-
serted him and he turned, not as the
worm turns, but rather like raging
lion. and Luella held her peace in sheer
establishments:
II wish you were dumb" he said, in
voice of concentrated wrath and scorn.
Il wish I might never hear the sound
Of your voice again."
Like all evenly balanced natures.
when he overstepped boundaries he
went too far: but there was this in ex-
tenuation. his words came from the Inns
and no. from the heart. they sounded
far worse than he intended. and
they recoiled on himself, even before
he had seized his hat to leave the house.
He turned to see their effect ON Luella,
and found to his horror that she had
tainted.
Then he called himself brute, sent
for friends and doctor, and hung over
his wife PROSTATE with grief and re-
morse until she opened her eyes and
recognized him.
He begged her forgiveness. but to all
his entreaties she only shook her head
feebly until at last. when he pleaded tor
one word. she made a motion which in
Dictated wish to write-and with a hor-
rible feaS taking possession Of him. he
gave her paper and pencil. and this is
what she wrote:
You have your wish. You will never
hear my voice again. I am stricken
dumb"
It was noised about in the community,
and people talked-old people especial
ly-of what they called "a visitation
Of God"
The doctors had another name for 1t.
They called it acute paralysis, and said
It was reflex, and would pass off pres
emily, but they were wrong In their
representations. Luella went about
her work again, the light household
duties which devolved on her. but no
word came from her mute lips. Allan,
who was beside himself with grief and
disappointment. urged her to learn the
labial language, indeed offered to FORE