Year: 1876

through it proceeded to dampen it. after
which, commencing at the very tip end
of that lock of hair she wound it around
piece of ''tea lead'' just as tight as pos
sihle; and as she wound she talked. She
said that the sitting-room stove ought to
be put up; that the storm door ought to
be got out and put over the front door
that the outside windows ought to be
put on that weought to have. some long
sticks wound with listing and tackled
upon the door jams for the outside doors
to shut against when closed, to keep the
wind out; and the faster she talked the
faster and harder she wound that front
hair around those bits of .stea lead.'
did not say much, for 1 was trying to
| read the last number of the TRIBUNE,
and besides, when she mentioned that
sitting-roOm stove, L didn't dare trust
myself to say much, for if there is any
thing | detest it is putting up stove.
We had not been married long, and up
to this time she never mistrusted that /
had a temper of my own; for had been
berry careful thus far to govern myself
and temper. But 1 said nothing and
read on, only to read it all over again, for
| the more she talked the less understood
of what was reading. Finally laid
aside my paper, and playfully remarked :


my dear, do you know what an aw-
ful thing it is to put up stove?''


She opened her blue eyes very wide,
and looking at me with look of aston
ishment, said: ''Why, no! is it so very
awful, thought


Said L: Eyes; the most terrible thing
you can ask man to do, is to ask him to
put up a stove; for the reason that ii
tries histemper-his disposition too-to
keep good natured and not swear.


Said she, with look of wonder: mo
did not know it." And then wreathine
her pretty face all over with smiles, shut
you could, couldn't you? / know you
could, for you never get mad and swear
and don't believe you could if you were
to try" a@


Now this was treading on dangerou;
ground for me. but somehow could NOT
help it, and said 'sthat / thought could
put up that sitting-room stove and moi
swear


| ''Of course you can,'' said she, IL know
you can, and you will do it tomorrow
wont you? because it is getting cold
weather, alld-and may be you will get
mad and swear. though, after all, and
then, o, my ! how bad would feel" and
look of sadness came over her face.
Well, the upshot of it was. that / prom
ised. was sorry did as soon us The
words We're out of my mouth. But hay
| ing once promised it was no use to back
out; besides | could see that she had de.
termined to try me, and had found out
to certainty long before this that when
she had fully determined upon thing il
had to be done. l would not wish to
have you think that did not have my
way when WANTED it, though l confess
that some way or other when did have
my way it turned out that it was just as
she wanted to have it.


Well, the morning came, and 1T was 2
damp, unpleasant one for the business
had in hand. thought best to prepare
myself for the worst, so told my little
wife, after breakfast, that she had better
just put on her things and make Mrs
s. call while put up the stove, but
she said no, she wouldn't do it, for she
was going to help me put up that stove
saw it was no use; that she would help
me put up that stove any how, do or say
what would.
| We went out to the shed and looked a
the stove. We raised it off the floor. Il
was all she coulddo to raise her side o
it, and again 1 tried to urge something
anything to get rid Of her in this. to me
terrible. trying time but she said M
so firmly that gave up, and at it W.
went.


BY hard work we at last got it to tht
position where we wanted it to stand.
went out and brought mall the pipe
could find. There were long pieces ant
short p pieces; straight pieces and crooked
ones; and by the time l got them all ir
and ready for use, there was hardly room
enough forswife and to stand on the
floor.


! The first length-7and intend to be {
little particular i'm my description of thi
awful scene-required to be an ova
length instead of a round one. / tolt
her that must 60 to the timers and ge
one made, as could see none amons
those around us on Che floor. I started
OH, glad Of my pretext to get away.
had got out few steps, when she called
me back and said that there was no nee(
of that, as we could take one of then
lengths and just press it together at ON
end like that, and she held up length
between her two pretty hands.


| I saw it all at once, and very smilingl.
said, "she was an angel and knew NOR,
than l. ten to one.' You see was bount
to keep good natured any way. SO / pu
on smile whether felt it or not. w
succeeded in getting the first two o.
three lengths together first-rate fan,
without much trouble. Then after care
fully taking a measure, We found tina
lone more length was too much and w