Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-07-09
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ole,so maintain, nor was there Longer
cccasion-its unhappy mistress having
at length taken formal leave, and re.
turned to a home at her sisters. S,
the domestics were discharged-the up
holsterer reclaimed his effects, for wan1
of prospect of anything better; and
auctioneer's bills were posted on either
side of the door which had opened sc
hopefully to the train of guests at the
bridal party.
One day petition for divorce, car.
thur Maybury as. Annie Maybury,''
was fled according to law; the case
came duly before the court, and the
uncontested petition was granted. What
God had joined together, man had
lightly put asundcr. Had death SC
soon parted the young and gifted couple
how loud lamentation would it have
created! The judge did it, and society
saved its sympathy, regarding it as all
very comfortable-the most agreeable
thing under the circumstances.
Annie Clyde-for her brother n-law,
with kind of congratulating smile,
addressed her by that name the very
moment he could hurry home after the
decision-passcd one night of misery
so intense, that next morning she al
most expected to see in her mirror her
hair turned grey. 1t seemed as though
her very sight might have washed away
in the torrent Of tears she had shed
over her disappointment, her desolation.
Then carefully locking her sensibilities
from other eyes, she may have appear
ed happier for release from the ties
which had so briefly bound her.
Herself and Arthur could not always
avoid meeting as months Went BY
One evening, at an entertainment that
she attended along with her sister and
her husband, found herself suddenly
thrilled by the tones Of voice she
once had not dreamed could ever be
less than music to her ears. She had
not known of Mr.. Maybury's presence
sooner f; but preserving not merely an
external composure, but an impenetra-
BILE indifference also, she continued
where she was, admiring a Towering
moss-rose from the conservatory, which
had brought her to the spot.
Arthur was attempting to sustain
himself in a bantering conversation re-
specting the style of wearing the beard.
His challenger was a school-day ac-
quaintance, albeit never esteemed a
prize in that way, who, having been
abroad for some years, only entering
port that day, was not familiar with
Arthur's history during the interval.
"'Pon honor, now, my dear fell
low" said the traveller, affecting a
Partisan swell, " this Disgusting your
self from an old friend with mask Of
hair, is what I call-ah-objectionable
quite ungenerous. Besides, I do
assure you, you are out Of the mode. :"
Arthur was looking away, not ap-
pearing to share any deep feeling on
the subject, and the other went on.
"The imperial" said he, caressing
his own with his ring-fnger, {" is deci-
dedly all the 60 in all the-ah-princi-
pail may say, fashionable cities.-
The marchioness PAvona fascinating
creature } declared in my presence
speaking Of another individual, you
know-that gentleman was unfinished
without an imperial. Non 6nit- those
were her words. Why, faith ! to wear
the entire beard is awfully hideous. I
can invent no excuse for you, my dear
Maybury, except it be in your profess
sion --you are afraid to trust yourself
among the fair ones without this muz-
zle-ha, ha, ha !"
"Do you know" said Arthur, an
swering him according to his folly,
"the way in which all the various
styles of mutilated beard came into
vogue?"
'Pon my honor, no. How %
Another Beau Brummel," said .Ar-
thur, "of date when the beard was
universally worn as nature designed it,
conceived the design Of astonishing the
nation by appearing shaven. He re-
paired to barber's, accordingly but
the latter, knowing his man, before his
task was completed laid down his razor
and demanded his fee. The fashiona-
BILE had not sous in his pocket, hav-
ing parted with the last for glass of
brandy as he came to the shop. He
promised, but promises were not cur
rent there he raved, he implored, but
the operator was inexorable. No pay,
no more work. Mad with the humilia-
ton it involved, the acknowledged lead
er Of the tom went forth never so bare
faced, except patch on his lower lip.
What then? Why the whole routine Of
apes aped him, and he soon found that
short funds had helped him to make
the hit Of lifetime. Now, to me,
half shaving is always more suggestive
of stringency of small coin, than OF ma
king ones self agreeable to the gentle'
sexl, and must confess that my finan-
ces must be improved before | shall
think of changing my present hideous
custom"
".Ah, truly, the exquisite rejoined
perceive how it is. You do not be-
lieve in Observation-Disclosures which
the fair ladies have for the imperial
Come, now, let us refer the case.--'
| Here is Miss Clyde---a beautiful crea
ture!" he Whispered in .Arthur's ear
C coreootlv hoor+;ful obtained a,