Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-13
Srlttt Storm.
MY WIFE'S NEW FRIEND.
BY SMITH JONES,

Mrs. Jones had quite u habit orcultiyat
ln% sudden friendship, which havccvcrv an
rcalancc oG blooming ctcrnallv. but which
soon withcr in the worlds cold blasts. |
used to think this characteristic was con
ucd to scool prls, who swear immortal
ldcIily III lcttcr> crossed and rccroyi,d but
lorgct each other rs soon Il, they have
cana ht Il lover.
My wife $ first acquaintance, hy way Of a
io om friend, l. Mrs. Mortimer MowhrIy.
win Wluln She became acquainted last sum
lucr, whllc We were boarding ont of town.
Ms Mortimer Nlowbray had her carrlasc
WIN Hcr, anu created quite sensations in
lact, every lady IN the house was eager tu
become her confident; but the amiahlc de-.
pertinent OF Mrs Jones, combiucd, doubt
not, with her intellectual acconuli lnncuts.
rendered hen the iayoritc, and ,ho it was
/ who daily occupied the spare scat in ia,
coach, and had the honor of ad,urli-iu,
| Nr. Mortimer in thusc thousand rI.iyc prr-
/ IrlrNltlc- under which women suffer-
We returned to the city altct the Now
hrays; but my wife, though usually very
lih un question" ot etiquette, waived hor
nrvIIr%I5 ON this occasion, aud made the
iirst call. She was @rariou Iyr, criNuh, and
caue home in high spirits. All that even
/ ~" hc could do nothing hut talk Of Mrs.
/ Mortimer Mowbray. ''Such an clcoant
c.tahIi hmcnt,n .hc said. "A l6otnan,
| with manners like Il prince, waited at the
door. The draWin"-ruuIn wits the pcrIcc
| tlon ol luxury and taste. rAlr.. MowLIay
lai ON such 4 sweet cap, AMI aituorthcr
looked 80 Ialyllkc. Her MANNERS were, in.
decd, most arStoclatic Just what one would
suppose Il Countcs, to hc. "
In few days, Mrs Mowbray returned
nv wife x f.lll canning, -,
riagc, and with new span of horses. Her
cquippagc created quite sensation in our
street.
Mrs Jones, soon after this, began to act
rs il broodlng over some vast design, which,
not being yet quite maturcl, she deemed it
worSt to he silent respecting it. At last,
however, the mighty secret was broachch.
II was thinking, Jones'" she said, one
night, Just rs | was composing myself to
sleep ON my pillow, 'tIrat we ought to give
Il party. Not regular ball. indeed, but
select entertainment, where few cungcnial
minds may be brought together. | should
like to introduce my dear Mrs. Mowbray to
'mc of the choicest Of our set. "
How, dctcNt parties, small or laroc, but
aS the dcIicacy Of my wife nerve, ducs not
allow OF her being thwartcd | made no OBJ
lection to this proposal, though | sighed to
myself
"or course, my DEAR" .ail. "You
know best -
."Wc'lla,I, about thirty" continued my
vlIc, warming wi h the subject. "rhcrc
Mrs. Warton, and Mrs. Horace Shinn and
ncyS - and thus the dear creature ran ON
until she had mentioned about forty names,
and | saw that her select party of congcnial
souls was going to be, after all, Il crowded
rout.
You have forgotten the two Misses
Howell; ! said, at last, when my wife
stoLrcd for breath.
The two Misses Howell were amiabIc, in
lcIlgcnt and pretty girls, in whom took
Il particular interest, because their father
had once been an extensive shipping mcrclI-
ant but having become reduced and died
bankrupt, the sisters were compelled to earn
u livelihood by becoming govrmcsscs. .-
They had numerous rich relations ON whom
they might have biIlctcd themselves, but, |
with spirit OF proper independence, they
preferred to work for their maintenance, |
instead Of eating the bread of charity. | !
had long nouri,hcda Il romantic idea of see |
ing them married well, and bad consequent
~ made it Il point always to invite them to
our parties, to praise them highly to the |
N'iIlN S'HilNIiltH lhCit' anu III every Oiltl |
direct way to assist in realizing my pet
scheme.
"Ahcm!" she said at last, cleaning her
throat "Ahrm; the Misses Howell are
very nice girls, to be surc-lhat is, in their !
place hut rs II i, to be II select party, and |
as | have already mentioned rather too
many, aud as Mrs. Mowbray may not want
to meet all sorts OF people, and at --'
"Stop, my DEAR said |, with si"h |
for saw that my layoritcs wcro not to bc
invited; ''you have given reasons enough.
1t is Il great pity, though, And sighed |
a"ain-a sigh cluqucntu fpaS.iycrcoiguatiun |
My wife heard my >ighs, aud her tender
hcat was touched. She paused moment
and pcrhap- even evolved |
the idea of yielding to my wishes, but ia |
the end she raised herself ON her elbow, and
said;
"Mr Jones, do listen to reason. You
don't know how foolish YOU make yourself
about those Howell airls They've been
unfortunate, to hc aulc, and thoy are very
pa sable, indeed; bat there's a prejudice |
you are aware, against girls who arc cover |
ucascs; and who knows hut what Mr.. Now |
bray would take oilcuac at my inviting such |
persons to meet her. shouldn't like to do
it, indeed, without first asking her, aud
can't do that this time, She is very par
ticular, and 80 excessively high bred,
Then don't think sho Il rrgald YOU the |
less, my dear, | vrnlncd to .rE "iol tie.
IN" acquainted with two u,h .Al,lluMt pnl
4, Patty upl II..y How. II