The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-10-02

There's Cerlntha peeping over the oanlster'
to find out who it was that called. 1t wal
Filz- Simmons. How did she appear? was she
as friendly as ever? / felt as il an ice house
had walked into the parlor when she first camS
in, but she was up to summer heat before she
eft, and that's the way l intend to manage
'em all 1t makes my blood fairly bile, though
when think of the rides and the parties, the
favors and the camel's hair shawl gave that
woman. But don't you tell your father; he'd
be just imprudent enough to ask her not to
come here any more, and then, Of course, she'd
set to work TO say all she knew about us and a
good deal mole. She's awiully satirical, Fitz
is when she is unfriendly, and she'd ridicule
US without meecy. I've told her about giving
a big party, and asked her to fix up something
new for it, 80 she, all safe for the present.
Good gracious, Rasher!is that you? thought
1t was Cerintha all this time How came you
in the house, Id like to know? do believe
Pun getting blind and deaf, and no wonder with
all my troubles. thought you'd gone down
SN"H hOu'S deo' Atdu SO 1Ou
laid down on the sofa in the back rsr!or? You
did? And did you have the mesnness to over
hear all that was said between me and Fitz?
Ha! you're smiling, and l understand without
your telling. Don't see how you could help
hearing. and don't know what there was mean
about ii? You do, too! You might have stir
red your feet or coughed, or something, to let
us know you was there. Suppose you hadn't
mind enough to invent anything suitable to the
case? You'll soon have Judgements enough
whether you've any judgment or not? There
now, OF course you'll be bringing that up
against mel Seems to me never could in.
dulge In any little fling at you behind your
back but what it's sure to turn out to be before
your face. However, wouldn't care so much
what you heard about yourself il you had mt
have heard what said about Fitz, too. The
fats in the fire now. You soon't say anything
rude to her, will you Rasher, my love, out o
consideration for my feelings? You've got on
new weskit, haven't you, my dear? Buff was
always becoming to you. Is that the reason
rebuiTyou so frequently? Ha! ha! that was
very nice pun, indeed. hope your headache
is better. Say, Timothy, you aUoar offend
Mrs. Fiz Simmons, will you? There's good
boy. l don't ask because Of my own feelings,
but Fm afraid to make an enemy of her just
now; it wouldn't be polite. Fidd!esticks for
politics? shouldn't think you'd say so when
you've always been such a politician yourself
She might injure the prospects of the girls
Don't be so violent, husband. Can't be gam.
oned that way any longer" 1t isn't CANNON;
it's common prudence. Give up my silly talk
about party; can't. shan't, and won't have il?
No, | oont sit down beside you, I sGoat be
reasonable, Pm going to have my party, and
I'm g'iny to have. my own way for once. I've
given up to you in everything all my life, and
toW have my own way for once. l amt going
to be trampled on by my own husband. I'll
have my say as to where we shall live and
how, and what we shall do. Very we'll if III
only furnish the means? There it comes. II
the Lord ever made an unreasonable creature
it's man! You're going to throw the support
of the family on my shoulders; that'll be the
meet step. may take in washing for all you
care, you can set and smoke your pipe and en-.
joy it, II could have looked into the future
on my wedding day, I'd have--Id have boo.
hoo! .# .yrr
Compose myself? 0, Rasher, you havn't
spark Of feeling! HID there twisting your
thumbs, ami looking cross instead of going fer
the hartshorn, when you ca,pe SO near throw
ing me into the Mysteries. Hand me that vim
aigrette off the little table. Say! where are
you going? If you're going off, want you /.
tell me now, il mayn't have the party
AS you said before, if I'll furnish the means :?
Well, | will furnish 'em-ah, ha! If ! can't
do any better, I'll sell them diamonds you
gave me last Christmas can get a few paste
ones and nobodyll notice. Can't do it. cause
you've sold 'em already to pay off cooper who
was hard working man with large family,
and couldn't afford to do without his monev?--
My diamonds, my diamonds, Timothy RasherI
SO In. sold as well as my jewelry! and you
dare to jest about it! I'll have you arrested for
theft, will, sir Fair exchange is no robbery;
he gave you his casks, and you gave him my
casket; stop that punniDg, sir; | won't bear it
LII keep my fingers in my ears miserable, de-.
testable joke. But there's one thing will do:
I've said it, and won't give up;. Ill sell the
silver, and hire for the, OCCASION; yes, sir; I'll
sell every ounce Of SILVER we've got, but what
I'll have my own way for once By the way,
wasn't il sent home to. day? told you to give
orders to have it sent. We hav'nt enough to
get along with, and Fitz'Il be here to. morrow.
"Sorry you say the silver has gone the same
way! Couldn't save your bacon, not even as
much of II as figured on the tea.set, gone for
old silver--all them little pigs melted up and
roasted, not a single spare rib leh-melted like
morning dews before your morning dues; not
squeak, not squeal left, not one left to tell the
tail; the house of RasheY has been utterly una
bio to 'Salve Lardum., ;" Here, help me up
stairs, Rasher, lock the door, darken the win
dow;if Fitz calls, tell her I'm too sick to see
anybody. What's that you're muttering at the
window? Nothing, nothing, only you guess
you've shutter up, all right. Well, put down
the curtain. and let me alone till dinner time
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fgs Rememabera
That tine election for State and County officers
comes off on next Tuesday week. Let every