The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-02-15
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A Domestic Scene.
By sYLvANUs COBB, JR.

ihpeN Ntlussj HIS Su'u S0hSo "uH J"oss ihSh'
led him to do about as near right as the
strietest rules of society required. But
in one important particular Peter some-
times fancied that he had done a very
foolish thing. Whom he was just forty
years of age he fell in love with Susan
Jones, bright. eyed, dimple checked,
kind hearted hearted laugher-loving girl,
of twenty; and she had profe8sed TO re-
turn his love. At all events, she became
his wife, and she seemed t3 be very hap.
| py and contented as she entered upon
the duties of her new station, They had
been married five years; so Peter was
now forty-fve, and. his wife twenty five.
There was touches Of silver upon Peters
head and he had to wear speetacles
when he d;while Susan was apparently
as young as when she first bloomed into
uomanhood OF course Mrs. Pepperell
had many friends, and she had not yet
learned to forego all the pleasures Of
social life, albeit her husband had more
than once limited that she ought not to
smile upon any one but himself; that's.
upon any one else of the masc uIine
gender. But Su an could not see it in
mat light She did really love her bus
band, and feeling perfectly safe in her
own determined innocence, she could see
40 harm in meeting her old sehoolmates
and plsymates with pleasing smiles and
welcome greetings.
One evening, after the tea table had
been cleared, and the pair had seated
themselves in the sitting room, Peter
Pepperell laid aside his newspaper, and
looked seriously at his wife
Susan, said he. "you have had com
pany lo-dsy?"
"Yes,-I have" replied the wife,
without stopping her knitting.
Perhaps you will tell me who your
visitors were"
Certainly, Peter. They were Clara
Danton aud her cousin"
"W hat cousin?"
Her cousin Tom"
Eyes, yes--so l thought, muttered
Peter Pepperell. with his lips punched,
"could'nt Miss Clara Danton walk out in
broad daylight to see you without bring
Mister Tom Dapton along with her."
"ReaIy, Pete" returned Susan, with
a quiet smile, u did not think to ask her
that question. However. | think if the
truth were known, that Clara came to
keep Tom company. You know he has
been absent with the army over a year,
and he was anxious to see me-
"Tey anxious, I have no doubt" said
Peter, quite sarcastically,
"Yes--he was very anxious" admit
ted Susan, "1or he brought me news
from John" .
Couldn't he have sent it by Clara?"
"Not very well, sir: for he had
promised John that he would see me.'
! "And / have no doubt that his own
desire was parent to the promise
CAS- you please. sir. ;"
The smile was gone from Susans
face, and the slight tapping of her foot
upon the carpet showed that she did not
ike the course her husband was pursu-
ing
"Well, madam, I please to have things
d ffereut; and | piH have things different.
You have my honor in charge, aud |
cannot allow you to be lavishing Your
smiles on every young man in town."
"Peter Pepperel," spoke Susan, with
a Slight flush upon her pretty face, "you
ak very toolishly."
AYE" retorted Peter, ''snd I sup,I
pose l act foolishly. Why don't
you speak out your Jour. whole
thought, and have done with it? Why
don't you call me fool, direct"
Because, my dear, l prefer that you
should bell own Judge in matters Of
such moment" khte 1s
"Well, madam. ] am free to acknowl-
edge that ! have been a fool--a con
founded fool. was-a fool when l mar
ried you; and / ought to have known it
at the time. If bad taken time for
serious reflection might have seen that