Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-08-23

Of roast meat In The hall, and said very
pettisbly, Il But perhaps i y your din-
ner hour. ME- si fs8
- No, indeed y replied madam, with
indignation. We don't dine A. this
time of day We are not 80 stuck up pY'
4 Poor Lily!'' exclaimed Mr.. Ashton,
= what did she say s''
s Oh !! she did her errand and retired
of course. There was nothing 20 be
said. 4
M. Ashton turned to &c into the
study and as he did 40, his foot caught
in the carpet, and he was nearly thrown
down. Chrissey started in alarm, but
ne recovered himself, and said Pettishiy
enough ss5 81
vi * j do wish you would have that car
pet fixed / have stumbled over it
twenty times 10 the course ofsa week, I
believe" .!ss sfss " ;s s. x v II
HssI thought Amy had fixed it, z re-
turned his wife, with perfect mildness.
I. i sam sure i saw her at work there.
The door must pull i out Of place, /
think. y it5sfF
aOh! Of course, there is some excel
lent reason for its being out of order.
II seems to me that, with al your in
gennity, you might find some way Of
making il more secure. Z
He turned into his study, shutting the
door after him with rather unnecessary
force, and Mrs. Ashton returned to the
iire and arranged her work basket for
1.-THE day With something Of q cloud on
Iher face. She was not left long undis-
Iturbed, for Mr.. Ashton ) voice was soon
heard calling her 10 impatient tones,
IShe sighed, but arose and entered the
next room where she found her husband
standing before his bureau. partly dress
va, and with shirts, cravats and hand.
|kerchiefs scattered about him like d new
kind of snow, while his face wore AT
expression Of melancholy reproach, a
i once painful and slightly ridiculous:
y What il the matter now &" sh'
asked.
Oh 1.-THE old story. Not buttol
where it ought to be not shirt read,
to wear. ] do not mean TO be unrea
4 sonable, = continued ia an agitate'
1 IEyoice, az he tnmbled oyersthe thingstl
Ithe lnanifest discomps lDf the ciU6l
linen, q but really, E Chrissey I thin
4 you might see my clothes are IA order
!. Fl am sure / would do more than tha
: for you but here 4 am delayed an
!. Eprt to the greatest Inconvenience be
. can.e you cannot SOW on these buttons
III should really think that . little of tn
!, time you spend n writing 70 George an
Henry might as well be bestowo
on mo-. & l Il /, ls
II This address was deliyeredsin ton
I and manner Of monrnfnl distress, whic
) might have, been justified. perhaps,
} Mrs. Ashton, had picked his pocket 2
] The was going 10 church.
n y What Is the matter with this shirt?
asked Chrissey, quietly examining on
el Of, the discarded garments 81 Il seem
d to have all the buttons ia their places
L and this one, too, IL quite perfect al
There ii another. NY dear husband
|, how many shirts do you usually wear !
q time ,!'' nj II $50 ss95'5 4
q Oh, ii ii very wen for YOU 70 s,nil,
. lmy lave, but do assure you ! foun
si several with no means atrall Of faster
tl ing the wristbands We had breakfa
& fIIate, and now shah be detained half Q
-.lhour, when I ought 70 Be away.
(kuow YOU mean well, but if you ha
" served Y Year's apprenticeship with n
y mother before you were married,
l-| might have been all the better for 20,
a housekeeping. 4 s
] ) II might have prevented i altogetl
] J edr,.' thought Chrissey, but the thougl
., : was repressed in q moment. She pic
lied up, and replaced the scattered II
d y parel, folded the snowy cravats, warm,
: her husbands overshoes, and saw til
the beautiful little communion servic
i, presented by i lady Of the parish, sal
consecrated to such sufferers as Mags
s Carnenter was ii readiness, Before ]
Y lelt the house, Mr.. Ashton had fargott,
both lila fretfalness and its cause
h. e.LkisSed his wife, thanked her for z
~. trouble, proposed that she should sel
~ for ily ta spend the tiny with her q
" STRIDE s1ay wish his usual elastic st'
Il and pleasant nce.
q Chrissey watched him from the de
~ N. lill NV turneti into thu sne1 st reefs u
.1'i then went hack 10 the firesidss alld
~ her own reflections. This fretllins
s' and tendency to be greatly disturbed
little matters was almost her haisbast
pfslY fanlt. Hs was ssel elfssacrtli licing
~ HIM lsss dsgrcss faithfnl Ha1d lnds fasle 1
n spostls ailposts III Aia prot
b1fs. liberal 81 / j. \ lault. md
IL administ tralion rs parish matte
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