The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-11-10
5Mistellaneons.
EVENINGS AT HOME.

4 wrlivr Ia the Ladies Repository ,.il. the FOL
: lowing pleasant siory The husband, greatly tc
/ the aGnoy auce OF biz young Vie, had ACQUIRED
/ he habit ~ spending the evenings away igoa
/ home. and her EARNEST protest agNiust this prac
. i'ce Fef ted 90 his agreement - tiay ~ ever,
cvrniug ier 4 Wctk, and allow hes "a b. absent
Iar result Is what might Oc expected in ever,
ease "a.fc tue aud siFOng affection cEst i..
;N'en ,Ae husband and VIE
Monday evening cfmc. and Grcrsc Wilson fc.
lD9lnsd tue 10 his prom His wifi pui on her
oruet aud s..a"i nnt 10 sud DO would r,main
sud keep house
Wha vii yoa DO 0b'4 I .n gonc7 En-
rt ast,1
'oh shall read 4ni sss sud ,a3oy pysIi
b senesAl.l
! H.. VII, wen; out sad the hu-r.nd Va. l,f,
"."I" iie bad su interesting huoA and he ~.
+ .Tu -' sr.d b. l!e l,al IN tislt o'clock sul
I .heh ne t'e 90 yHwu, and looked frrguenil '
~ ihe cs,k. The hooA dtd ncf interest him ~
9sunlJ. Ever and aeon hc would come 10 q
prssaee Which lie knew would please bis ui,e
ani in.inrtivvly he iuraed rs though Ne ,roui4
.eat u aloat bot there was M wife 10 hear Il,
~ Hi'-i = ,.Eht uV.ugA hc aTuss from h. chair
1H. t,. boo o ia,, tue nuor all whistle Then
.r "thi "ut sot as hut" ard p.rscd seserA! of
hrs iavu'ii. nifs After this he gotta chess ioatd
and Play 90 game with an imaginary partner
ihca b wH.hcd the floor and whis,l.d again.
ina'.y the ciucS struck hne. and bis wife IT,
tuinri
We'll, George said she y am hack 10 good
[ time How have yuI cnjoy ed yourself
tapiiay returned the husband I had no
irs II Was 50 la'r hoie !ou have enjoyed
yoarselr'
-, sIendiily " .,ii the Ni6e: I had no idea
ao" mach tnjnymeni there was away from home
Home is dun Place after all, isn't IL?
WIZ, no. ! cant say that it 10, returned
George, fareess!y In i.ei, he added, I raih-
! au glad 81 that; Eeioried Emma. For we
shal, have "a nice comfortable wera OF it,
Uey'sr wiu,,d a; this hut be kept his counie-
nance. and determined iu s.afi ii out
ua tho r,At rwriHp Emma rieiartd to 90 of
again
! shall he back IN good ,imc sire said.
Where eEe YOU going, Emma her husband
-. cant tell exactly may 20 several pie
ces
20 George Wilson was leit s!on- again, and
he iEi,l 20 amUsc himself as hrfulc hut he found
! il a difficult task Evcr and anon he would cas-,
his "''s on Tint empty chair. aud the thought
would come, how pleasant II would be IL she
we're here The clock finally struck nine. and
hc began 20 listen iog ID. steps U; his wife Hail
an hour mote siipr j ts aud he tecarne yer,
nervous and uncass
4 d'c.aFc he mn,ierud 20 himself after he had
listened tor some time in vain. this Is too bad.
She ourh, not to stay out 80 late,
But he happened 10 remember iha, be often
remained away much later than that, 60 he con
cludtd TO make the Lest OF il.
At quarter 90 ten Emma came home
a little late. am not 2 she said, looking up
al tue clock. But fell in with some old friends
How have you erjoycd yourseli1
fitsi-iatc, returned George hfsvely !
think homc is capital place
Especially when a man can have II all TO him
scf. added Tie wife. with sldr-ong glance Al
her husband. But he made ro reply
On the next evening Emma prepared 10 60 out
as before but this time she kissed her husband
ere she went. anl seemed 10 hesitate about lcAv-
ing
'wh,re 10 yoa think OF goinr' George ask
cd IN an under tone
] ma. drop ia To sc- Uncle john, replied Em-
ma However, you won't he untssl Yoa will
anow I'm sifr
-. certainly said her husband Lui when
sit to bis own reflections, be began 20 ponder
seriously upon iht subject thus presented tor coa-
sidcfa,ion
Tie could 10, read, he could not play " enjoy
himself Ia any way, while the chair was empty.
In short, he found iha, home hal no real comfort
whhoul bis vie. The one thug nsedful 10
make George Wilson's home pleasant was not
present.
4 declare. he said 10 himseli. I did no, think
j would be so lonesome. Aud can IL be that she
feels rs 10 when she Is here al alonc7 Il mus,
he 50 II Is jusi ns shc saws Before We were
married she WIS ,cr! happy in her childhood's
home. Her licnls loved her and her brothers
eni sisters loved her, and they lid all they could
TO mAke her comfortable,
Amer this he waiked up ard down the room
several times, and then stopped again and com.
mun,d with himself
I cant stand this said he, | should die in
week lfEmma were here, ! think ! could
amuse myself very we'll. iiow lonesome aud
dFtary ilis Aud only eight clock ldeclart
have a mind TO walk down As far as Cucle
johns and zee ifs Is there. won't 40 Ia. -
She shani know yet that ! bold out 30 fainlly
George Wilson took another turn across the
room, glanced once more at the clock, aud then !
took his hat aud went out
lie then locked the door after him. and cent
bis siops towards Uurle Johns.
II was a beautiful moonlight night, and tie
air was keen and hracing. lle vas walking
along with his eyes hent upon the pavement /
when b. heard a light step appToaching him
llr looked M, and-he could not be misiaksn- /
be saw bis wife.
His frs, impulse was To avoid her, bu, she bad /
pcognized him.
George, sbe said ia surprise, eau this be
ron 2
l, Is, was the response.
Aud DO YOU pass your evenings at home 2
This Is the hrst time ] have been out, EN-
M, upon my word. ard even now have DOT
been ahseai from the houfe ten minutes. ! mere
" came out 10 take the fresh air. But where /
a,e you going
u am going home, George will you 20 with 1
me
Certainly, returned George.
She then took HE arm, aud they walked home
IN silence.
When Emm4 had taken on her things, she sAt
down 10 her chair and looked al the clock on
the wall . .....r.