The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-03-05

found some entertaining book to read. I wondered i
she would scold me. She never hid scolded me,
though she came very near 1t when she discovered
the Troubadour business. l am very much afraid Of
q scolding. When I was q boy, every one scolded me
except my grandmother, and she used to whip me
I was always thankful to her for pursuing this course
l hold her in great esteem for it to this day. 1t IS
very tiresome listening to a g gooo scold"-shels apt
20 be SO lengthy. l fervently trusted that Mrs. Gray
would not, on this occasion, be disposed to scold. II
did not seem to me-wet, hungry, and wearied, as !
vas-that l could stand it. 'sNo, I said to myself;
"if Mrs. g. shows any SYMPTOMS of scolding when ]
enter the house, I'll not listen to her, but go straight
way to the barn, where I'll pass the night in the hay.
This will, probably, cause Mrs. G. to feel badly, and
she will, moreover, feel sorry for me and IN the
morning, when I enter the house, with my hair full
of hayseed, and straws among my whiskers, she'll be
glad enough to see me, and won't say a word about
my staying out, and will make me q cup Of delightful
Mocha Coffee
When I had reached thus far in my silent soliloquy,
TomOthy disturbed me by remarking that Hillside
looked pretty we'll lighted up. On looking forth. l
found it was even SO. | discovered lights cleaning,
not only from the windows Of the sitting-room and
library. but also from the parlors and guests cham
Der above.
eTomothy,'' said I, make that black horse travel
o little faster up this hill"
Tomotly applied the whip. Who. 1 wondered, has
come to Hillside during my absence? I wished the
circus in B tbylon. I must have expressed this wish
aloud for the little black boy Immediately mentioned
the fact tn 1t he had caught crabs close by that town.
I remarked that he had best stop talking to me, and
added that | meant Il good deal older Babylon than
the one Of which he knew.
TIereupon the young man held his peace till we
reached the house. On entering the tea-room, [
learned, greatly to my surprise and indignation, that
a tali gentleman was in the parlor with Mrs. Gray.
He had arrived-so the nursery maid informed me
early in the afternoon, had remained to tea, and, she
believed, intended staying all night. l had my sus-
picions that he was the same person who, in the
spring, accompanied my wife when she returned from
-1cifi~ h", al Wl0@- 80 ~ --nT,- 7
found that my suspicious were correct. L welcomed
the stranger with much cordiality. He was, appar-
emily, very glad to see me. Mrs. Gray did not appear
to be as glad to meet me us | imagined she should
have been. In fact, she did not seem to care at all
that I had stayed away. She had passed a delightful
evening, she said, with her old friend. Her old
friend' declared that he had passed a delightful
evening with Mrs. G. When l casually mentioned
the hour, they both expressed great surprise at learn
ing how late it was, and remarked to each other how
very short the evening had seemed. There upon |
looked at Mrs. c. tall friend, and wished the evening
had seemed as long as he was. What business, I
thought, had he, q married man, to be visiting my
wife What if he were one Of Mrs. Gray's old beaux;
was that any I son why he should be at Hillside
while [ was absent? decidedly thought not. Isaid
rs much, after the gentleman, had retired. to Mrs. G.
She did not exactly reply to me, but simply desired to
know where [ had been passing the evening. l was
silent. HID [ been to a meeting of the Literary So
ciety? she asked. set would have been a good night
for the Troubadours, only it rained rather heavily
she added. "Or, perhaps. Mr.. Gray she con-
tinued, ''you have been calling on some of the young
ladies in the village"
"No, my DEAR 1 answered., sI never leave my
wife tor the sake OF visiting old sweet-hearts. It was
business, Mrs. G.-business, too, of IN important
nature, you may be assured-which kept me from
your side, this evening. And you must excuse me,
my love, [ continued, "if [ decline saying anything
further ton ght regarding my absence from tea"
Mrs. Gray replied, g Very well, - and retired to the
nursery. And Immediately marched into the library,
where, seating myself at my writing-desk, [ indited
the following lines, which [ gave Tomothy, telling
door and the sill into the chamber which the tall
stranger occupied.
w hat the Suitnu does I'm IsnaE,nn.