Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-10

it into her head that he had liver com plaint. and for two straight years she made him take four doses day of n compound she had prepared. There was no escaping 1t. He had to walk up to tho rack md dose. Then she took notion that he had Jaundlce, and she brewed another decoctlon for that. Then she decided that his short ness of breath came from the asthma, and she started fin to cure 1t. Nothing whatever ailed Joel but too much boss ing. It was his grief and humiliation over 1t. Any man would have got thin and peaked with his feelings to carry around.
 You all remember that we had a circus visit this town two years ago. Joel made up his mind to go and see the elephant. His wife forbade him to, and on that day he was set to hoe ing corn. He ran away from his work. and she followed and took him out of the tent. I think he had de. termined on that day to break the shackles at any cost, but, alas, 1t was too late. Ills wife brought the rolling pin into play, and he was licked man. It was day or two after that he came to me and wanted to know if q man could swallow enough plug tobacco to kill himself. I could not tell him, and the sigh he heaved when he turned away rings In my years yet. He was thinking of suicide at that very time.
 Just what happened today to drive Joel into the mill pond can't say, but know that about three months ago his wife made up her mind that he had tapeworm and began doctoring him for it. She cooked up compound of tar and 'lasses and vinegar and bur dock, and the number of doses a day wns eight. She said she'd lay out that tapeworm or kill Joel. and she had kept her word Of course there was no tapeworm. It was just remorse on Joel's part to think he hadn't taken our advice. The remedy was kept in a bottle on the clock shelf and eight times a day he had to walk up and take It. If he lodged a dose he had to take two next time.
 Felt Sorry For Him.
 'Three days ago as I was going past the house I saw him out behind the smokehouse wiping his weeping eyes. felt to pity him, but passed on 1 knew that the time had passed when he could stand up and assert his rights, and if the wife had seen me talking to him it would have only made matters worse for the victim.
 "Gentlemen, we are to meet here at s o'clock in the morning to drag the mill pond. It is sorrowful mission we have. We shall find the mortal re mains of Joel Taylor among the old boots and shoes and rusty pans that have found their way there for the last ten years. He may have stuffed stones in his pockets to make a surer job of it, or he may have hung to a log after he found himself on the bottom. In either case he will be found When we have got him ashore and turned on his back we will look into his face We shall there find smile of peace No more bossing-no more dosing. He is free at last. It will be our duty as men and neighbors to follow his re- mains to the graveyard and hear the dirt fall upon his coffin. and that will be the end for us-that is, it will be the end of Joel Taylor. But we who live on will still have another duty. It will be to warn mankind that there are various kinds of widow women and he who marries one of the wrong kind will find that she will sting like hornet and bite like an adder
 NJ. QUAD.