The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-10-24
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me that way o Of 10 would leave the
house In short orderw
but I cant understand you at all.
Just what has Henry done7"
Hes treated you IKE q child or q
slave. saw It the nrst day was
here. and It amazed me that you didn't
show your spunk."
"Why. mother, how strange You
talk!" said the wife. TELL me one
thing Henry has done that wasn't
right"
I'm going to tell you Of more than
one. Tilda. I've been setting them
down on paper 90 as to be sure. and
here they IRE
'.The lrst day I was here he walks
in and orders you to melt some NUT
ton taller for a sore back cow"
why. he didn't order. He asked me
TO-"
Don't try to excuse him. There was
. commanding tone In his voice. The
second day he comes stomping In like
q duke and calls out:
Hey. Tilda. rm going to town. and
don't you forget 10 feed the hogs at
noon.'"
But l don't see anything wrong
about that" was protested. He was
going after nails"
"Well, I'd just like your father 10
. out ut me like that Just once: I'd
tell him to 60 to Texas ~quickern wink.
On the third day your Henry hollered
at you from the barnyard and wanted
to know II the sheep shears were In
the kitchen"
but he wanted them. mother"
II s'pose he did, but he spoke like old
Nero. II your father had called to me
! like that. I'd have gone down there
with Z club. On the fourth day. u We
was eating supper 1t 9 O'Clock. the
clock stopped. You must rems0bse
what Henry saidr'
HE said It had stopped"
'Yes. but how did he say 1T He
looked right across the table at you.
and there was pounded glass In his
tones 40 he said:
"'Tilda.~ yos forgot 10 wind up The
clock last night"
"But I did forget. mother"
"And what II you didf"
'What DO you want me to do. moth
err
assert yourself. Be the boss Of the
house. Have things 20 % you want
them to. the same AZ do. -FOUR "a
Their wouldn't dare to pull q cabbage
head In the garden without asking my
leave"
The wife hadn't looked upon her
husband as a tyrant. On the contrary.
che regarded him as one Of the kindest
men she had ever heard Of. She had
10 wish to NEEDLE or boss. and she had
felt that she wal getting all the rights
she could well take car Of. But the
mother had sowed the seeds of discon-
tent. and they soon ~sprouted. Tilda
began to find fault and tender advice
and to even threaten suicide II her
opinions were not deferred to. Henry
figured ont that the m0therin-law had
been talking and using her influence
against him. but he went ahead pa
tiently and avoided anything like q
rupture.
~ wan WOS0 S1C Wy UUOy va
that Tilda's mother said to her:
.Now. you want to put your foot
right down about q name for baby. I
am sure Henry will want TO call him
James. after an uncle"
'"But that's a good name. isn't 1T"
'Tilda Scott. have you lost your
senscsf' s
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Then perhaps you can tell me who
tie ravens fed"
"NOses. wasn't it3'
mot b. = jugful! It was Elisha.
and that's the name you want b Give
baby
"But I'm sure Henry won't Ike r."
Il 20 happened that Henry overheard
most Of the conversation % be was
traininx . vine BY an open window.
He didn't walk In and order the moth
.0-in-law ont of the house. but hs
/ sauntered of, to the home Of the par
con Whose church he and biz wits ut.
tended and sisted his eass down to the
baby. then added: !.
*1ly wife ID to threaten to jump into
the horss pond IL object 70 the
name"
.You have ! horss pondr'
II have. sir."
How d. = the watsrr'
.About feur foeE..
the mothsrtn-law = shout 6vs 1T,
Z believe.s
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