Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-10-05

their power and he only answered. po-
lftely her expression of regret.
Bertha met his gaze of surprise, smil-
ing, but soon seemed absorbed in the
music, and the remarks of her compan-
ion, whose interest in her comfort was
sufficiently apparent. He seemed we'll
known among the audience, too; for the
watchful Philip noticed many bows and
smiles of recognition.
"There is Mr.. Golding, who knows
everybody; I will ask the name Of your
wife's attendant said Mrs. Mortimer,
who had marked with surprise the dis
composure of Graham, whom, as she told
her daughter afterwards, she had sup
posed too much of man of the world
to care for his wife. -a H..
"Mr. Golding, pray tell me the name
of the gentleman opposite-the one with
the magnificent beard and dark eyes?"
"Who! Why declare! it is my old
friend, Leonard Percy. He must have
arrived to day. He has been four years
absent I must go round and see him
see he has found Mrs. Graham already.
/ congratulate you, sir" he continued,
turning to Philip.
Congratulate me! For what?" NUT
tered Philip in surprise, dim idea en-
tering his brain that Mr.. Golding meant
to insult him.
The opera was over at last, and re-
sisting for the first time Helen's al
Turing glances, and Mrs. Mortimer's
earnest invitation to come in and spend
an hour at cards, Philip hastened home
ward in time to see carraige drive rap
idly away from the door. Bertha was
already unbinding her tresses when he
entered her chamber, and in reply to
his question she only answered care
lessly.
eyes, I had an opportunity, and
thought 1 would improve it. You
know it looks so stupid for married peo-
pie to be always together in public
Leonard is an old friend of mine and I
l am glad that he has returned, I shall
enjoy his society much. -
She was only repeating words which
Philip had used many time when
praising the beauty and grace of some
new acquaintance; but she did not seem
very satisfactory now, for be only NUT
tered "hump," in discontented way,
and was silent.
Bertha saw the success of ner scheme,
and laughed mischievously as she lay
down to slumber, and dream, perchance,
of the sleighride she was to enjoy with
her friend on the morrow Philip had
engaged to ride, too, with Mrs. and
Miss Mortimer; and it CHANGED that the
two parties met on the crowded thor
oughfare, and he had just time to catch
laughing glance and the move of lit
tie gloved hand from his wife as the
sleig hs dashed past each other. He
spent the, evening at home, but not
alone with his wife; Percy was there,
and Bertha chatted with him, and
played for him, and they sang together
songs replete with love and sentiment
songs which he reminded her they
had sung SO often together in "olden
times" At last, angry with himself,
his wife and his guest, Philip left the
room, but adding, ''that two such old
friends must have so much to say to
each other, that third person would
be almost an intruder Mr.. Percy
looked surprised, but Bertha answered
|smilingly:
"Oh, yes, Leonard and I have plenty
of subjects for conversation %
"Leonard, indeed" growled Philip,
on his way to the library. "Confound
the fellow-what does he mean with his
old songs!" ~ ..-.
He remained alone till the visitor de-
parted and could hardly believe his eyes
when he saw throug gh the open door
Percy imprint kiss upon the brow of
his wife, which she received as quite a
matter of course.
"Pray, do your friends take their de-
parture in that loving manner?" he
asked as she entered the library.
"Oh, no! But Leonard is privi-
legged character, and besides, I am en-
deavoring to bring my old fashioned no
tions of propriety to a more modern
standard l hope to become accustomed
to these improvements in time, and to
take them as easily and gracefully as
some of our favorite ladies do-Miss
Mortimer, for instance. I have noticed
that you rarely meet or part with her
without some harmless liberties. -
It was true that in the first day of fac
ination for the bold beauty, he had often
praised her gay manners to his wife, but
it was strange how differently these things
looked from different point of view.
"But Miss Mortimer is unmarried; and
beside, it was all joke, our meeting
and parting in that way he answered.
every we'll, Percy is unmarried, and
we will call our parting a joke, if you
please" was the reply.
GAS you will; but I don't admire such
jokes l assure YOU"
"What! jealous, Philip? and I have
been in Percy's company three times
Let's see-once atthe opera, once sleigh
riding, and this evening" 2E
"No, 1 am not jealous, but don't see
what has come over you. Don't you
know that you will ruin your reputation
if you go on in this way? With men
it is different; they are not expected tc
be so exclusive in their attachment. So
ciety has claims upon gentlemen which
they must fulfill" ,,..-,-.
"True, doubtless; and these same
claims Of society extend to the ladies, I
1 SunpOSe and ua o,,rbt Of COURSE tn en1-