Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-02-03

! Just then l heard Tom come IN. L rushed
to meet him, Z" stark mad with grief
"Tom! Tom " I said, ''do but see what thai
dog of yours has done ~
! Tom contemplated the ruins, put his hands
in his pockets and begun to whistle. Now i
/ there is one thing more aggravatiDg than anoth-
er to womankind, it is to hear man whistle
in that way. Il is SO tauntalizing. so express
sive of doubt, of disbelief, in short, Of every
thing wounding to the feelings of a sensitive
person.
'You needn't whistle, Tom," said rather
Grossly. 81 wish somebody would drown that
horrid Rover !'
"Theyd find it difficult process, my dear, u
Tom observed with little chuckle. "Rover
swims like a duck"
begun to be little indignant at Rover's
master, as well as at Rover, so I didn't take
any notice of that remark Tom went on a
little more seriously: Louise, how do you
, know that Rover did the mischief? You
shouldn't condemn even dog without proof.
think it is quite as likely to have been Tabby.'
"Tabby, indeed !" I answered with an in
voluntary burst of indignation. Chow could
the little thing have knocked over that large,
heavy jar? Nonsense, Tom, your partiality
to Rover makes you blind TO his faults aad
quite unjust to poor Tabby. She was far
enough from here, I'm sure. OF course it was
your ugly, rough dog"
Toms face grew little red.
my DEAR" he said with great dignity, "you
allow your feelings to run away with you
Perhaps it will be as well to investigate the
facts before you decide. If the door had been
properly closed neither dog nor cat could have
come into the parlor. But the tea bell has
rung, and you had better go up and take off
your things Immediately
Now ordinarily, Tom would have gone up
wi tn ne, but tonight he took out his news
paper and seated himself in an easy chair, not
vouchsafng a single glance at me. This be-
havior, with his reference to my having left the
door open, was almost too much. Up in my
room, alone, l was sorely tempted to sit down
and have good cry, poor woman's usual re-
sort But there was some anger mingled with
my grief, and, Tom shouldn't see me cry yet !!
So 1 choked down my tears, re-arranged my
hair with due deliberation, and walked down
stairs with as much dignity as Tom himself.
''TOm," 1 said, as L passed the parlor, 81
am ready for tea now
I didn't wait for him as 1 usually did, but
l did go through the ball and down the stairs
rather slowly, hoping that he would join me-
He did not, however, but rose very leisurely,
folded up his newspaper, and sauntered along
behind me, whistling. 1t was the first meal
that we had not gone down together. I think
Mrs. Macnally must have seen something a
little peculiar in our behavior, for she gave US
both a keen look, but as she never spoke un-
less she was spoken to, she "made no sign,"
but performed her Offices at the table in the
usual way. Indeed there was almost a silence
in the room. Tom looked highly Indifferent,
and 1, extremely suky.
At last, as Mrs Macnally her missions be-
ing ended, was about to leave the room, Tom
spoke
"Mrs Macnally," he said 'can you tell me
who broke the large jar, in the paror?"
'There, sir" Mrs. Macnally began as far
from the point as possible, 'ye see, was at
me work in the kitchen when yez wint out,
and for awhile the house was jst as still as
made be But bime by, 1 hears an awful nize
and before I cud git to the door, Tabby rim by
as hard as iver she cud, and Rover chasin af-
ter her. They feared up the stairs, as if they
was DlaU, anu 1t llIlO lLC pdLIOL duu L dllGF
them. Tabby, she iist run round and round,
and Rover after her, and at last she jumped
right on the idze of the jar, and Rover dashed
right against it aud over it wiut, and broke
all in PAGES. And so, sir, ye Sees" she said,
turning from me, to whom she had addressed
the main part of her narrative to, to answer
Toms question: Il can't jist say who it was
did it for it was rally both of them. L expect
it was list like all troubles betwane folks
some fault on both sides" Tom gave glarra
at me, "that will DO, now, Mrs. Macnally,' he
said. And our factotum departed into her
own regions. As she closed the door, Tom
left his chair and came around to me.
sLou,' be said, putting his arm around me,
''Mr. Macualy is a wise woman. 1 accept
a full share of the blame, for myself and Row
er. We're both very sorry, and will never do
so again"
40 Tom," said, sit was my fault after all;
1 was very cross, and I'm so sorry
"K iss and be friends then" Tom said,
suiting the action to the word. And with
{ hat kiss ends the first and last 'family jar"