The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-09-03
Uben Her
Rights Came.

copyright, 1903. by r.. C. McClure-l
Abe Warner was a good-for-nothing
whose meek little wife supported him.
, One day came a woman's rights old
maid, Miss Stranger. In three days she
had organized a woman's club In Graf
ton and made an address that aroused
the patriotic hearts of the members.
Within an hour most of them had
thrown off the yoke of slavery and
were prepared to take a hand in run
ming the government. 1t SO happened
that little Mrs. Warner was doing
some sewing at the house where the
first meeting was held, and 1t 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 m
thing more than a worm of the dust.
She was talked TO for an hour, and the
effects were felt at home that same
evening. Abe wanted so cents, and
for the first time in her life the wife
refused him. She did even more She
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work.
The husband Ioafed of downtown
to play checkers, but he didn't play.
His feelings had been hurt. There was
rebellion in his own house. He 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
-. 49, ,,,-roAof,l che ~-a not 10 on-I
preciate a 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
still refused him any money. and he
thought it best not TO cuff too hard
He heard through some of his crcnies
that his wife had Joined the woman's
rights club, and it made him laugh.
He went home and guyed her about it,
but she had nothing to say. She SIM
ply looked at him In a queer way, and
he wound up by saying:
IF I hear any more about this nom
sense I'll make your ears ring for you.
You've got all the rights coming to
you. and you want to stop right there"
When he was ready to go down to
his loahng place that evening his hum
BILE wife voluntarily offered him half a
dollar and gave him a glad surprise.
He hadn't. been drunk for ten days, |
and now here was the w~herewithal
The fact that she offered the money
forced him to deduce that she had got
over her rebellious spirit and wanted
to piacate 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 it. He awoke about 9 o'clock
the next forenoon to find himself tied
hand and foot. He started to inquire
why in Texas his breakfast wasn't
ready and why he hadn't been un-
and put to bed, but as he open
I'd his mouth to do so he noticed that
his humble wife was sitting with her
not far away aud that she had
lookeo K q norseWhip across
Ter knees
Wen, what does this meang' he
inally asked. I
TT mean that a great change is
bout to take place"
Who tied me up this wayy'
Il did. It's the first move in the
.hange.p
>"You unite me and hustle me up
ome breakfast OF I'll make things hot
or you'll BY thunder. bur how dare
'ou do such a thingt" !
"Abe," she said rs she laid down her
ewing and stood up with the whip In !
hand, you have been a lazy, good
or nothing man for years past. Are !