Year: 1869

could hit so hard, and he reflected on il
with considerable profit


As for the gentle creature who had ad
miniStercd the lesson to him, as soon as
her first excitement was over, she fell
quite broken down, and she was obliged to
close the show for the day, "in cOnse
quence Of the indisposition of the proprie
tor," as the notice stated. After she haC
done that, and placed little refreshmen
on chair by Minnikins bedside, she
Withdrew to her own room, where she
spent some time in weeping over love
letter written on the back of railway
ticket, and little wisp of hair, which
were the sole memorials OF allectlOn snt
had ever received from her cruel lord.


She was sorry, a,rd, if the truth must bc
told. afraid, frf such was the influence OF
habit thas 1t was difficult for her to divest
hcrs15n of the belief that Minnikin was
physically, as well as morally, the very
embodiment of irresistible force She
thought her present victory over him was
entirely due to chance and her own wild
tcmerity, and she fully expected to feel the
weight of his vengeance on the morrow.
AT the very moment these reflections were
passing through her mind, Minnikin was
asking himself in Il kind of sickening ter
rOr whether it was likely she would beat
him again that day So that each, as we
see, knowing nothing of the fright of the
other, was ready to give in; and victory
was only awaiting to declare for the first
claimant


Matters were i'm this state, when Immen-
skOh, with scarcely concealed terror, en-
tered the room where Minnikin lay, in
the morning, and began making the prepa-
rations for Il simple meal. She carried
the cups and saucers most tenderly lest
their rattle should wake the terrible crea-
ture, who, she hoped, was as yet uncOn-
scious of her presence, for she had not
dared to look The terrible creature, on
his part was awake enough, and was
noiselessly shifting about beneath his
cOverlet in order to obtain the best pos
siblc position for receiving what he did
not doubt would be the speedy visitation
of that dreaded hand. He had gradually
advanced one eve beyond the coverlet, and
then the other, and finally had brought his
little nose to light. 1t was much changed
since yesterday. Anxiety writes its record
on this feature more than any other. 1t
was round at the end, and flushed with in
science and wine the morning before; but
now you could have picked up seed with
it, it was brought to such point, and all
its color had fled. 1t was at the moment
that the nose appeared that Immensikiff,
stealing timid glance towards the bed,
behelI it standing sharply defined between
two eager eyes.


Women are not always good physiOg-
nomists. She thought the nose BODIED
fury and dire revenge, and all her little
remnant Of firmness gave way. She ran
hastily across the apartment and was
about to tender Il weak wOman's submls-
sion to authority upon her knees, when,
to her incxpressible surprise, the dwarf
bounded from his bed with yell of ter
ror, and throwing himself at her feet, i'm
plored mercy in the most abject terms, and
promised repentance and amendment. He
had simply mistaken her intention, and
he was conquered. She was sensible
enough to conceal her real feelings, and
she obtained from him the most solemn
guarantees of good behavior before she
allowed him to get up and take his break
fast.


When called three days after, l found
the dwarf for the first time at home, and
attending to his work He was industri-
ously exhibiting himself as Napoleon and
as Cupid, while his wife was taking the
reposc so necessary after her protracted
eXertiOns. He took me in to see her
"Poppit," and she seemed to be complete
ly happy.


They are both now at work in my shop
again. and more aflectionate couple does
not exist She often thanks me, when
Minnikin is out of hearing, for teaching
oppressor in his own coin.--Cassetps Nag