Year: 1877




outstanding the reputation Of his sect
for meekness, gentleness and magma
nimity, he was an arbitrary old fellow,
who led his wife most unhappy life
She was patient, quiet woman, who
submitted meokly to her tyrannical lord,
and strove to slip through the world as
unestentatiously as possible. Friend
Wing was possessed of a goodly share
of this worlds goods. He was an un-
failing attendant at meeting. Sundays
and Thursdays he was always with his
family at the sanctuary. For what pur-
pose he went there was best known to
himself; very likely to spend the Qui-
ct hour in concocting new schemes for
the annoyance and humiliation of his
wife but to her the plain old house,
with its uncushioned seats, bare, an
painted floor and great square stove,
was a very paradise-the one safe ref
uge from the prosecutions which were
fast wearing out her life.


Fat horses and substantial vehicles
had Wing in plenty; judge, then, Of
her astonishment and despair when, one
pleasant frst-day morning in The sixth
month"; he made his appearance at the
door with yoke Of oxen attached to
the family trundle-bed, and so complete
was her subsection that she actually
rode to meeting (about mile) with her
children on the absurd vehicle, while
her husband strode by the side with his
long whip, driving the oxen.


On one occasion they had been spend
ing the long winter evenings at neigh
bors. When the kitchen clock struck
9 the baby was carefully wrapped up
and given to Friend Wing to carry
home, his wife passing on before him
in the narrow snow-path. But when
they reached home there was no baby,
and IN reply to hemothers anxious in
quiries he informed her she would find
it about half mile back in snow
drift by the side of the road, which she
did.


At last the plying angels sot her free
In due course OF time Friend Roger.
married again, and Immediately com
menced the course Of training to which
he had subjected his former slave. 1t
did not take long to demonstrate that
the present Mrs. Rogers was construct
ed of different material from the meek
and gentle first. After a brief season
Of grave and stately visiting the pail
came home to renew the interrupted
housekeeping. Monday morning b,
aroused his new wife early while it wa
yet dark to get up and attend to tn,
washing, rcmarking, "I always hay,
the washing done the second day"
/ 1t was double awakening to tn
/ wife, not only from a morning nap
but also to the knowledge that here wa
the opening Of a struggle with her lord
with whose character she was imp9r
fectly acquainted. She did not rise i'm
medjately, but when she did her frs
act was to remove the wash-boiler from
the stove with the remark that she die
not propose to wash to-day. Her hus-
/ band looked surprised, but bided hi
4 time.


/ The next day he deliberately turne(
his large herd Of cows into n ranl
meadow, just ready for the scythe, anC
hurryng to the house called to his wife
My dear, the COWS are all in tn,
meadow thee must go and drive then
out" She took down her gngham sun
bonnet from it's nailiu the corner, and
without hesitation, started for the field
In a short time she returned and, a.
she replaced her sun-bonnet, she said
My dear, She cows are all in the corn
| ;hink thee had better drive them out ;
He waited for no second bidding. Il
would not take long for forty COWS tC
destroy his corn crop, and he made good
speed. But this was not the end Of it.
Though a wealthy man, as Vermont
farmers go, he was very penurous
his house was poorly furnished espe-
cially did it lack crocLery. His wife
soon decided she must have Dishes
She did not mean to be eXtravagant
but dishes she must have. Like duti-
ful wife she went to her husband with
her modest request, only to be refused
The dishes were good enough for Becky
and they we're good enough for her al
least she must make them do, for he
should get no more.


But she had no idea of making them
do. She went to the village store, made
her selection Ga modest inexpensive set
ordered them SEM home and requested
the merchant to charge them to hel
husband. OF course the merchant wa,
happy to get his name on his books
and the dishes came home. They were
spread ont Oh the kitchen table wher
Friend Rogers came in. Isn't it a
nice set, my dear, and cheap, too" lie
looked up in utter amazement. Wa,
there woman in the world who dared
to thwart him, and that woman hi.
wife lie raised the side Of the table
and tipped it over, and without speak
ing left the house.


Smiling she went about the clearing
away, and when the men came to sap
per there was no shadi w Of cloud on
the domestic horizon. But the next day
when Friend Wing came in from the
field he beheld very large set Of fine
white stone-ware on the kitchen table
All, this vile ofhi had not yet learned
her lesson. 1t was pity to destroy SC
much property, but he must teach her