Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-10-15
INTIMATE FRIENDS
Or Circumstances aItc. Cases.
How provokiugp
BY MRS. EMMA C. EMBCRY.


What's the matter Charles?
Way th,s dellca,e lulle rose-colored note, that
John has just handed To me, comes from Try old
friend, Mrs. Wharton; she is at the Astor, and
wants to see me this evening.
'ls there any thing So very annoying III VISIT 10
an old friend |! asked The young wife, archly.
No, not exactly but who the deuce wants Ia
go Out on such dark, cold. RAINY ngh'; besides
have Just taken my boots "f and then wanted {"
read new book 10 you, Lucy
Must you go this evening
Yes. we were very intimate at school,, aid she
might feel hur, al any thing like cold"ess.
s.lnen she was school friend of youIs
= Her father a country clergyman, who had
undertaken the education of six eight city boy S.
of whom was one. Florence was then lively
lltlle Creature. young enough 10 be real hoyden
yet old enough to play The deuce among us by her
-tiartalioils. We were all in love with her; bu, she
finally mlde runaway match wuh the wlldes,
fellow among US. Harry Wharton was The son
of a rich merchant, and his father. though he al.
lowed him handsome MAN enance, never would
receive his wife into favor.
w here is her husband nowP
He Is travelling IN Europe Tor his health as Is
said-probaby iuI hts comfort also. 4 believe chat
long before The death OF his father made hun iade-
pendent Harry repeated his precIptaie marriage,
for neither he nor his wife their letters very
meekiy.' fe '~
is she pretty, CharlesP
No--yes--lIo. JUDGED hardly know how to
answer yoa, Lucy. she certainly was Tot pretty
aud vel have seen her lock beautiful. But 1t u
six or seven y,aas SINCE last her, aud she has
lived IN Paris for the las. three. suppose
she has grown older, and of course ugier.'
so then, she old Fame well old
I uhafr has In
attention from you now. As married mau you
are exempt from such demands SO you had bet
ter stay at home and read for ~
Lucy had made use of the possible argu-
neut. Men never ike To think thai their marriage
ers excluded them from such claims; and When
his wife began talk OF rtgats, Charles To'riug
began To think of privileges; drawing oh hrs
boots, aud wrapping hlnrseh IN his cloak, he pre-.
pared TO face the storm.
II shan't be goue more ihaa hall hour. Lucy,
for shall have to Call her again witt, you. To-
morrow. suppose must show i'er
lily.
Lucy looked up from her ueedle-work wi h a
pleasant smile, aud as the door closed b-hind her
husband, she thought how handsome he was, and
how good il was ia han 10 20 out IA such weather,
merely to please and old but half forgotten friend
quiet, gehtie, Wttiy cTedture was Lucy or
-r,ngton: pretty aud pleasing. devoted To her hus
baud and child and as happy after three years Of
married lie, as the trouble of looking after servants
and the anxiety about baby's tooth cutting would
allow. Her husband, an easy. good humored, fel
low, was dong what is usually termed ian excel
sent business He very domestic, never d.
ned out, staid at home IN the evenings, read the
newspapers aud the last novel. played a little on
the flute as an accompaniment to Lucy's somewha
,,ofreouen pianisnls. aud was the whole,
of pattern husband. thugs GO.
p Lucy waited very patiently tor a whole -Four
before she began To look for her husbands return;
b, eight, nine. ten o'clock struck, aud still he did
No, COME She heard the servants fastening up
bo,ts aud bars, and she felt hall ashamed That they
should discover Mr.. Torripgtons unwonted absence
an she suffered them to leaving her 10 await
alone tor his coming. Another, and another hour
PASSED. Lucy's anxiety had now increased to
oa;nfut degree; she was sure some accident must
have befallen dear Charles. and she had just CIV
Ieo vent to food of tears, when as the clock was
on the stroke of one. the bell rung Hurrymg to
the door, she net her husband with degree al az
ration that alarmed him. v ~; ,s,s
What under the heavens is the matter LUCY