Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-04-22
ooh, thank you. Mr.. Elwyn, I've had such

Ons Jnank you, MI. ElWyH, We ilau SUCH
charming ride J" ~
And Aurora Raymond sprang lightly
from the carriage step, one tiny gloved hand
resting lightly on MIR. Elwyn's arm, the
other holding up the folds of her violet new
mantle He touched his hat gallantly, as
she tripped up the hotel steps, all smiles and
dimples. r'n'" ~
81 wonder if Kate would like turn round
Jackson Square before dinner" he said to
himself, consulting his gold watch. "Pll run
up and see-poor little thing"
He sprang up the stairs, two steps at q
time, and burst into his wife's room.
"Put OH your bonnet, puss, and we'll take
a ride" he exclaimed. "Hello, she isn't
here-what the mischief does this mean ?''
No, she was not there-neither was her
blue velvet hat with the white ostrich
plume, nor the magnificent Cashmere
shawl that had been sent from India for
her wedding present just five years ago,
and Mr.. Elwyn came slowly down stairs
again, feeling much inclined to get into a
passion. uat A -"N
"Do you know where my wife is ?" he
asked Mrs. Artworth, lady who spent one
half her time at the hotel windows, and the
other halt in catechising the servants, and
who consequently knew all that was to be
known concerning peoples out-goings and
in-comings, generally. r.. .
'She's out riding in Colonel Warning
toms barouche-been gone ever since morn
ing" returned the gossiping matron, with
great promptitude.
"Out ridingw Elwyn's brow contract
ed. d. ,u" ~.
"Strange-very strange" he muttered,
to drive out in that sort of a way without
so much as saying a word to me! l always
tancied that Warrington puppy, and I'm
sure of it now."
He went down and dismissed the equip
age, and then returned to the drawing
room, as restless as the Wandering jew
After one or two gloomy turns across the
long apartment, he sat gloomily down in
the window recess. Even Aurora Ray
mond's pretty lisping chatter could not in
terest him now. "Would Kate never
Gomez" he thought, as he looked for the
fortieth time at his watch.
She came at last, just in time to run up
stairs for hurried dinner toilet--came
smiling and lovely, with her hair blown
about by the fresh wind, and her eyes
sparkling brilliantly. Elwyn-dog in the
manger as he was-could have knocked
Colonel Warrington down for the involun-
tary glance of admiration with which he
looked after his fair companion.
Presently Mrs. Kate reappeared in mag
nificent dress of lustrous silver green silk,
lighted up by the flash of emeralds at her
throat, and frosted green moses dropping
from her hair.
"Why have you put on that odious green
dress? ?" asked Elwyn, catching at some
slight preteXt as an escape valve for his ILL
humor. "YOu know how much dislike
green."
10, WELL" said Kate, nonchalanty, "you
are so fidgety, Charles. What difference
can it possibly make as to whether wear
green or yellow? 1t is entirely bygone
fashion for husbands and wives to study
one another's whims, a Ia Darby and Joan.
We dress entirely to please the public, the
gay world, you know. And put on this
silk dress to please Mr.. Garnett-he admires
green so muchr ....,,. -.fr.a
Charles Elwyn stared at his wife in
speechless astonishment. What did it
mean? She had always been the humblest
slave to his slightest wish or caprice-and
now she smilingly set him at defiance.
What evil spirit possessed her?
She never came near him all the evening
never sought his approval by the little
shy glances of appeal or the questioning
looks that had been so inexpressibly dear
to him. No-she chatted away, bewitch-
ingly self-reliant, the center OF an admiring
group, until Mr.. Elwyn was ready to rush
out ofthe room in a transport of exaspera-
ton. .--- I '"'
,sAllow me to congratulate you on your
treasure of wife, SIR" said Colonel War
rington. 81 have always known she was
beauty, but never appreciated her claims
as witt ..-..... ID
Elwyn gazed speechlessly at the polite
Colonel, who was evidently surprised at
the ungracious reception of his little COM
pliment: -. -.,.. --. .-, .A.s...t te n
Just what might have expected" he
mutteted to himself, plucking fiercely at
his moustaches.. %What in the deuce did L
bring her here for, if | didn't want every
fool fool j, in society ptl to fall down and Worship
"Would you like drive after dinner,
Kate?" he asked one evening, after about
three days spent in this very edifying man
ner. .-. rp..r.
II couldn't possibly this evening"" she
said, adjusting the wreaths of ivy that de-
pended from her shining hair. We've ar
ranged such a nice moonlight party to ride
out to the navy yard" -,
57'sWell, what's to prevent me from driving
you thereG" asked Mr.. Elwyn, anxicnsly..
.Our party is already made up?" said
hdbC, COOllys w plOulAoCu w SO III NIL
Garnett's carriage. He is so delightfully."-
agreeable, and like him so much."L DO I9h
- The dickens you do" growled Elwyn,
his face elongating and growing dark.
"But I'll tell you what you might do If
you pleased suggested Kate innocently.
"Miss Raymond would like to go, I've no
doubt, or Mrs. Everett, and there can be no
possible objection to an extra carriage in
the party, so that" ,1. ryl.iIN
d f"Hang Miss Raymond and Mrs. Everett"
calculated the irate husband.
with all my heart, my dear" said Kate.
"Only you see, it's quite impossible for me
to break my promise to Mr.. .Garhett."
Mr.. Elwyn's temper was by no means i'm
proved when he stood on the hotel steps
and watched the merry party drive of, their
gay voices and jubil ant laughter re-echoing.|
through the serene moonlight; like mock
cry of hisown gloomy reflections. He had
never felt So utterly f0rlorn in the whole |
course of histlife. ahq ~ Is'a'''' "'
I Dear me, what a beautiful evening for
q ride,Y sighed Aurora Raymond, looking
up from volume of poems, as Mr.. ElwynI
unlike man who had just had melar e1- |
traeted. - ~ '--''-'-
/ But he didn't take the hint, acting, as
Miss Raymond afterward indignantly re- |
''more like asbear than a man." |
and sitting down to the perusal of the news
papers.9 Alas, for. the midnight curls and
oriental eyesAtheir spell was broken.
How long the slow creeping hours seemed |
before Kate came! Long ere the sound of |
carriage wheels grated on the pavement |
before the door, he went up to his own
room, and tried uselessly enough to anitise
himself with books and letter-Writing. TA1l |
his efforts were unavailing;r between him |
and, every occupation to which he turned |