The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-01
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Eben Storm for a time worked his
farm without the aid Of any woman.
"rhey'fe dreadful onsarten creatures"
ne said. "Y' can't calclate list what
they're goin' to do. Most o. my friends
~ hes gone into matrimony hes had
trouble from the time they married
and wished they was out Of 1t. There's
Joe Biglow at with his'n and livin, a
I cat and dog life, Tom Tinker divorced.
Bill Andrews drey, to drink. The VIM
min don't show their real selves TN
After the ceremony. don't intend to
put myself where they kin get at me-"
But as his fprm lands and crops and
etock increased he felt the need of
yonen's help. He no longer had time
tp do the cooking or the washing or
milking. and he took in a housekeeper,
the ugliest aud oldest he could find.
It was not long before he had others
Since he had made q break he might
as well rely on his resolution to protect
him and took in several maids. one OF
whom-Mary Baker--was quite pretty.
When Mary came he felt that she had
brought danger, but, considered him
self equal to tho task Of keeping out
or her tolls.
One winter morning something hap
pened. Mary was going out to do her
milking; he. walking directly behind
her. to feed the stock. Mary slipped
on bit of Ice and fell right into his
arms. He turned her face up toward
bis and kissed her Then he pushed
her away. Mary bIushed and went on.
IL had nll come about so quickly that
be couldn't. understand how he had
done such thing. He didn't look at
Mary all that day, and when she asked
him what she should "do with the
black and white COW. she. kicked so,'
he turned away without answering
her.
A few days later Mary was brought
into the house badly injured by a kick
from the black and white COW. Eben
scolded her for mot having taken pre-
cautions against such result, inti-
mating that IL she had told him the
COW Kicked he would have milked her
bimself- Mary made no reply TO this.
Perhsps she knew with woman's In.
tuition that he was not scolding her,
but himself Perhaps she felt ag-
grieyed at his unjust treatment, He
didn't so near her while she was re.
covering, Iea .aats ,..
Next fractions bull gored Eben and
came pretty near killing him. Mary
asked him II she. could do anything for
him. He said mo" very shortly, but
when she went away called her back
and told her she might put pillow
under him.. She did most Of the nurs-
ing I'LL he was out Of danger. then
ceased her visits to him. He called
for her and asked II she was so In.
human as to let him die all alone
when every one ON the farm was
busy. She made no reply to the ques-
tion, but asked him what he wanted.
he mentioned several things. which
she got for him, then left him again.
This irritatcd him. and he called her
back.
a, MARY" he said gruffiy. "what did
you slip for the other day-a-purpose2g
j. Mary walked out Of the room with
her nose in the air. lir
He recovered slowly and, all tho
while having nothing at all to dosbut
think, thought of what was on his
mlnd-Mary. He was sure she was
trying to marry him. but he was losing
the power to protect himself against
her. When he got well he went to
Der when she was churning and said:
MARY, suppose you want home
Most women do. don't want to dis.
appoint you. VIII you marry met"
mo, ! won't" she said angrily. dh
>. She went on pounding the churn, and
he went away astonished.
Nothing occurred In this peculiar |
courtship for several days, when he
met her coming from the barn.
''Hev you thought better of IT." he
asked.
''Of what%
Margin me."s ,5r 80 ee
'You don't want to sit married." she
said.
,"waal," he replied muslngly, "I don't
know as ] do"
This made Mary furious. "Im goin' |
when my months up" she said.
"Goin'?"
""Yes. You'd better git another GIRL
This knocked tue bottom out of |
Ebep's theory that Mary had been try
ing to marry him. But he didn't give
It up entirely till he learned from
neighboring farmer that she had asked
him IL he wanted help. Nevertheless
he was puzzled. He thought that II he
could do something to convince Mary
that he loved her she would yield. He
finally hit on plan.
The Weekly Eagle came out Satur-
day morning. One Saturday afternoon
when Mary, dressed for half holiday.
started TO 20 out she saw all the occu-
pants of the farm gathered about her
enployer shaking him enthusiastically
by the hand. Several were reading
the Eagle over the holders shoulders /
ia sakes," exclaimed Mary, whats
tho natter?"
A faint terror seizud her that soma
thing important had occurred to her
singular lover that might affect her in