, 1860-10-19
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY OCTOBER 90 1860

cases of dried insects and jars Of picked
reptiles Stuffed birds were perched about
the apartment, and voluptuous French lith
ographs and portraits of distinguished per
sonages we're hung promscuously on the
walls long reading table, arm-chairs, a
prescription case, q mammoth bell-metaI
pestle and mortar, completed the furniture
Of the Study"
During the same evening, Mrs. S. had a
whist party in the parlor.
Wine held her votaries in bondage longer
than cards, and Mrs. S. had dismissed her
party and retired hours before her liege
lord came to his chamber; and when he did
come, he found the door locked, himself
without and his wife within. In vain he
called to her, she could not and would not
hear; and he was compelled to find a bed
elsewhere, which he did, muttering to him
sell, "Pll tame her yet" And he laid all
night forming plan to bring her to sub
mission. In the morning he asked
her to walk into his study and there,
seated 10 an armchair, they renewed their
fierce worded quarrel-during which Mrs.
S. called her husband hearlless, brainess
fellow, who married her for money. To
which the doctor replied by calling her a
low, vulgar woman, who was only glad to
marry professional gentleman and author
to enable her to enter better society. AZ
ter which she toyed with her fan, and final
ly pulled the bell-cord, and ordered the ser.
want who answered it to bring her carriage
to the door.
"Where are yeu going ?" demanded the
doctor.
ITO ride" replied the amiable Mrs. S.
II will go with you, please"
'But do not please"
"Then choose to CO."
Every well, then, you will go alone, for
you cannot go with me-"
You cannot go unless go with you"
eve will see."
"Well, we will See," and the gentleman
walked out of the room, locked the door,
put the key into his pocket, and left the
house.
Mrs S. did not sit down and burst into
a food of tears, but waited patiently for
the servant 10 return whom she had sent
for the carriage. When he arrived, she
told him, through the keyhole, to return
the horses to the stable, and place ladder
up against the study window. The ladder
was placed according to directions, and q
turkey, with oysters aud pastry, was brought
up to her. The ladder was then removed,
and everything prepared for the rc-appear-
ance Of her husband.
About the middle of the afternoon, the
doctor returned home, stepped softly tbro'
the hall toward the study door, and peeped
through the keyhole, expecting to see a
striking picture Of humility and contrition.
Judge Of his surprise, then, when he saw
Mrs. S. sitting before bis long reading-ta
BILE, on her right his bell-metal mortar, in
which was FIRE, and a CRATE over it, on
which she was roasting his mammoth speci-
mems Of apples, sweet potatoes, and her
turkey. Next her stood his waterbath, in
which she was cooking oysters, and she oc-
casionally stirred them with bis silver spa
tula; on the table stood one of the bottles
of wine which had been left from a previous
nights revelry, which the lady, for want Of
champagne opener, had deprived of its
neck With a.wedgwood pestle, and using a
four-ounce graduate for a wine-glasS; she
had cut up champagne baskets for 6rewood
with an Indian tomahawk On the left
hand stood the doctors writing desk, which
she had broken open and scattered on the
desk were tender missives Of his earlier
flames, manuscript pages Of tales and sketch
es, unpublished Odes, poems, and unpaid
tailors' bills, all in huge pile, while the
lady sat reading first a sweet love-letter,
then au ode on Napoleon, and so on, throw
ing them, page after page, into the fire.
Thus, the husbands brainwork and wooden
curiosities we're made to cook her dinner.
The doctor looked silently on as long as
be could then taking the key from his
pocket, he unlocked the door, and-it was
bolted upon the inside.
Mrs. S." he shouted.
"Well, strip
"Open the door,"
"Im busy now, and can't be disturbedp'
"Open the door, or I'll burst it in."
"Do as you please, sir, but your mummy
and giant skeleton are placed against the
door so he careful and not hreak than,