The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-15

had organized woman's club In Graf
ton and made an address that aroused
tho patriotic hearts OF the members
Within an hour most OF them had
thrown of the yoke OF slavery and
were prepared to take hand In run.
ming the government II 30 happened
that little Mrs. Warner was doing
some sewing at the house where the
first meeting was held. and II was In.
sisted that she Join the club. She was
scared half to death at the Idea OF hav.
ing any rights and asserting them, and
after the meeting was over Miss Stran
ger took her In hand to make her some,
thing more than worm OF the dust
She was talked TO for an hour, and the
effects were felt at home that same
evening. Abe wanted 80 cents, and
for the first time N her life the wife
refused him. She did even more. She
demanded to know why he didn't go to
work.
The husband loafed Off downtown
TO play checkers, but he didn't play
His feelings had been hurt. There was
rebellion In his own house. lie had
suffered loss Of dignity. He couldn't
get over these jolts, and so he returned
home to cuff his wife's ears and tell
her how ungrateful she was not to APP
preciate husband like him. She
took the cuffs. but not as meekly as
formerly. In fact, there was a danger
signal In her eye that set Abe to Won
dering what had come over her She
viii refused him any money, and he
thought II best not to cuff too hard.
We heard through some OF bis cronies
hat his wife had Joined the woman's
lights club, and 1t made him laugh.
BE went home and guyed her about 1t,
but she had nothing to say. She sim
ply looked at him In queer way, and
40 wound up by saying:
"If hear any more about this nom
tense I'll make your ears ring for you.
You've got all the rights coming TO
Tou, and you want to stop right there"
When he was ready to go down to
his loafing place that evening his hum
Bile wife voluntarily offered him half a
dollar and gave him a glad surprise.
He hadn't besn drunk for ten days.
and now here was the wherewithal.
The fact that she offered the money
forced him to deduce that she had got
over her rebellieus spirit and wanted
to placate him, and he went away pat
ting himself on the back as the only
husband in Grafton that knew how TO
manage a wife. To make up for lost
time he got drunken than usual and at
midnight was brought into the house
and dumped on the floor. This was no
unusual occurrence. but unusual things |
followed II. he awoke about 0 o'clock |
the next forenoon TO find himself tied
hand and foot. He started to inquire |
why In Texas bis breakfast wasn't |
ready and why be hadn't been un. |
dressed and put to bed. but as be open
ed his mouth to do so he noticed that |
his humble wife was sitting with her |
sewing not far away and that she hail |
what looked like horsewhip across
her knees.
well, what does this meant" he |
finally asked.
at means that a great change Is
about TO take place"
Who tied me up this wayr
II did. It's the first move in the
change"
You unite me and hustle me up |
some breakfast or I'll make things hot
for you! BY thunder. but how dare
you do such thing"
abe" she said as she laid down her |
sewing and stood up with the whip In
her hand. "you have been a lazy. good |
for nothing man for years past Are
you going to work."
"Of course not Why should | 60 to
work."
"You are not only lazy, shiftless
loafer, but you are drunkard. You +.
have no ambition, no sense of shame.
Are you going to promise me never to
get drunk again.
enc. amt guess I want little
fun once in awhile as well as other
folks. Seems to me You are talking
mighty strange all to once. Is this
what you call woman's rights?'
Eyes. Abe; it is
@rhen I'll lick 1t out of you In about
five minutes.'
mot in thousand years, Abe. On
the contrary, I'm going to lick some
thing out of your
And then she began, She was lit
tie woman. but she had a strong arm.
and she was melted by the remem-
brance that for seventeen centuries her
Eex had been only worms Of the dust.
She stood there and laid that whip on
until Abe beloved for mercy Then
she stopped for five minutes rest and
began again She dashed him, and she
larriiped him, and she walloped him,
and he blubbered like a boy. While
she was giving him a drink five mem
bers of the club came in. They had no
words, but smiled encouragement Abe
rolled over and over and cried and
howled. but the lash continued to fall.
The women went away, and the hum
Bile wife rested. but not for long All
that day the man was left tied on the
floor. and at regular intervals he was
basted, and the performance did NOT
close until an hour before shutdown.
Then he was released and sent to bed.
Before twenty-four hours had passed
he had "struck a job" and II you call
for him today you will find him a
sober. hardworking man. If the sub
feet of womans rights is mentioned.
be has no opinion TO express He sim
ply shivers. as If cold. and the per-