The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-02-28


her. pitied her, and reproachedmyself for
my rude disregard of her wishes. But what
was 10 be done g. dared not make con-
fession TO her, and ] had not the courags to
explain and reason her, out of her whim. /
was miserable, and felt that deserved to be
so. My wife was gentle soul, and must
be brute 10 wound her feelings. Tell her
the simple secrets of the order dared not,
and for not doing i. l would be subject to
perpetual import unities and suspicious. 1t
was strange that l could not haved acted
more discreetly in this matter What per.
plexity this was again
CHAPTER VII.
"Well, Doctor, commend your respectful
treatment of your lady," said Mrs. Prim, with
a sly meaning wink, to me one morning, as
l paid her family protest. onal visit
81 certainly always attempt to treat her
with the utmost kindness and respect" re.
piled half enquiriugly, for l did not under
derstand her inuendo
"But was so pleased TO hear that you
trusted her to degree that few men venture
to do with their wives"
'T hope, indeed, she is to be trusted to any
extent in every respect, for should feel most
meanly to'find myself suspicious of her. But
pray explain yaurself for confess do not
fairly understand you"
'I had reference, sir, to your communica-
10 hor thn &c ,ha I'll
swered the lady in lower tone, and half
distustfully. And she added, after little
pause for was SO astonished that could
not reply at once-"But of course, would
not for the world tattle this to any one else,
so you need not fear. Twas so pleased with
your frankness toward your lady in this mat
ter that could not refrain from compliment
ing you, as meri,ed act of Justice"
"Your admiration is lost then, must say
10 you, Mrs. Prim," replied as soon as
recovered from the shock of astonishment,
for half fsuspected some horrible plot 10 en-.
trap me.
"Nsy don't attempt TO joke with me, for
you know, Doctor, dislike tricks"
~ was never in more serious earnest than
when | say, that Mrs. Poe knows none of the
secrets of the Odd Fellows from me. If your
information was true it might indeed work
me sad injury"
"Then of course you would conceal your
breach of faith. Never mind, Doctor, for
give it for the sake of the love you bear FL
la" and the digniied lady insisted upon be-
lieving that had been false to the lodge for
the sake of my wife, for she declared she
had "heard So"
4 u
Not long after this / paid professional Wis.,
it TO Mr.. Forsyth's family; and, while left a.
lone with my patient, heard something like
the following conversation carried on in ra-
ther low voices, in the adjoining room"
~ say he's brute to act so to his wife !n
eyes, it's bad enough" iu
Glow sorry am for Ella" SAP.
"Ho, no." muttered l, $50 they're talking
about me-"
eyes," replied the secondvoice, ~ always
thought ii would come 10 this with him"
"And now he'll get into bad company land
run down the road of dissipation 10 utter
ruin.n
"Poor Ella"
''Indeed, it's too bad!"
"He treats her just like servant to his
family, and not at all like wife. am so
glad had the prudence TO shun him when
he attempted TO annoy me with his atten-
tions."
81 have perhaps still greater reason for
thankfulness." sr R-
"How so, pray tell 2"
"Oh, it's only an old filtration of no con-
sequence, that can now do neither credit nor
SERVICE"
'sWhat, with the doctorW s.
eyes, before | knew him SO well as | do
now"
"You may thank your stars that you es.
capped"
"Indeed do," and here there was sup
pressed Cha! har ...a
Here too there was short pause in the
conversation. A third person seemed to come
into the room, and the talk went on"
aWe were talking, Mrs. Siddon, about the
brutality of DR.. Poe"
"Brutality THE weakness or villainy you
should rather say. Why they say he had to
go and tell his wife all the Odd Fellows Sc
crets. think he must be extremely uxori-
ous, or weak minded, or 3. sa.
ooh no, Mrs Siddon, the news is that he
brutally refused to tell his wife any thing"
"Why indeed l heard he told her every
thing about the Odd Fellows-their secrets
and ALL"
"You must have been misinfofrned then,
for heard positively that he utterly, and
stubbornly refused to tell her any thing al
alln -
@WeIl, he cannot attend our family any
more" .-is-, 5,,;,.,s. = Il. {. ii
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