Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-04-25

OlailaLl, IL III lS HcCeSSdIy, anu no
thanks to you or any other man"
"lt's a pity she hadn't kept on
earning them herself. Then she
never had to pick up her husbands $
things, and he--well it would not
be gentlemanly to say it,
"Out with it sir. Never spoil a
joke for relations sake"
"And he wouldn't have caught a
Tartar, but been a happy old bach.
Oh, but how I wish / was p
"Are you in earnest, sirW
'In earnest, madam"
"Then perhaps we'd better part. "
"Part it is then"
"The sooner the better, too"
my sentiments exactly, madam 50
To-day"
"Why not"
"Where will you go?"
81? | shan't 60, | shall stay here. "
"But you don'tmean to say you're
going to turn me out of house and
home. ! never would have believ-
ed that Of you, George Graham"
1T isn't l that's turning you out.
You're turning yourself out. Sup
pose you stay; you've no money to
pay the rent, or run the affair. 1t
costs something to keep house l can
tell you. I've found it out by bitter
experience.
"But where can go? You know
l haven't a relative left me-"
"You should have thought of that
before you proposed parting, 'Tis
not my business to look you up a
home
II don't know whose else it is.
You might do as much as that for
your own wife"
''For my wife I'd do a good deal
more. But you are not my wife any
more: only the legal tie remains to
be severed, and I'll apply for a di-
vorce at once"
Sand disgrace us both ?"
"But what can a fellow do ? Now
I've got used to having home; l
want one, and one free from you
there are dozens of girls that will
be glad to take up with me, care
less, good for nothing scapegrace as
am"
"And a pretty life they will lead
you, too"
"It can't be worse than what you
have led me for the last six months
Zounds /! but I've been a fool for
bearing it so long Fret, fret, fret,
from morning till night, Thank
heaven, it is all over at last" and
he whistled gaily.
"You seem glad to be rid of me,
sir"
"You've made me glad, madam" "
He put on his overcoat, drew on his
and gathered up his hat
and gloves. Was he really going,
and without his dinner?
"When will you be ready to leave,
madam ? I'll ordera carriage at any
hour you name"
"You are an unfeelins wretch,
George Graham, you are, and that's
the truth You might for decency's
sake, give me until tomorrow to
pack up my things and decide what
to do"
"You can have a week, madam,
if you wish. l thought you were
in hurry to go. Yes, you may
have a week-meanwhiIe, I'll go to
d hotel"
"And have the whole town talk
about US Why can't you stay at
home just as well?"
"Because neverdid like to be in
way"
"But it's your own house, and
lnd-if you ever had any regard
or me, you'll stay till-till Tm
rome" Her voice was not quite as
irm as it had been. ..s
"Well, I'll stay then. But not
low. I'll come back to night. You
Needn't sit up for me, Mrs. Graham,
It'll be late when / get in, and-I'll
AXE the spare chamber till you're
gone"
The front door clashed after him
N d moment. He was gone; gone
his dinner, gone, and not
coming back till nobody knew when,
and then going up stairs to sleep
alone. They had quarreled. They
had as good as parted. They would
be divorced. He could get another
wife and bring her home here, and
would have to go out alone
nto the dreary world, and earn her
own living. She didn't know about
divorces, poor thing, or think of al
mony. All this because he neg
ected. Careless husband Fidgety
wife And because he was car 9less
md she was fidgety.
Mrs. Graham looked about her
ust then. Everything was neat
md orderly. There was nothing
% worry her, Nothing? There
vas everything. And she sat down
md cried; yes, cried; she who had
,een so resolute and defiant only
en- minutes before. But that reso-
ution had been born of anger, and
he anger was all gone now. How
orry she was she'd been so cross
0 him, for she had been cross, re-
i cross, wickedly cross. What if
.e had tossed his things any and
very way? 1t was a mans
,.ink and -and-hera she SObhpd |