Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-11-07
Wives Out Of Town = Husbands
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Z 81 would like 70 know" aaidthI
I youngest married lady, with II,
. least bit of a toss Of Tie, head
! swhat would become. of my hus.
band II itVere not for me 2 4 went
7 to the country for q week, husband
. taking his meals at a hotel during
my absence. When I returned 4
: hardly recognized my own home
r The parlor was swarming with flies,
g and my nice carpet, white ground,
d with lovely boquets Of roses, you
s know, was absolutely ruined
r Stumps Of cigars, chessmen and
q cake crumbs we're scattered around.
/. All the spittoons were filthy to a
, degree, and somebody had been
/ there who did not know their use, ]
sadly discovered In the bay win
( dow were lot Of broken bottles
3 and a cork screw. What is the
t meaning Of this p I asked Charley,
who sat composedly reading the
morning papers.
, ooh didn't l tell you, had the
club to meet here while you we're
gone? Thought it would save you
a bother, and we had some of your
blackberry wine"
Note.-People don't knock the
necks off bottled homemade wine.
l found out afterward that Charley
had been to the cellar plundering
around, and in tasting my currant
wine (made this summer, he had |
left the spigot turned so that atinstead
of racking off, it all leaked out.
Now, l had come from my short
visit doubly armed with tenderness
for my husband, of my home, and
it would not do for me to show any
impatience the first thing, so l pro-
ceeded to my room, and there vas
confusion worse confounded. My
beautiful lace curtains that l had
done up myself, pinning down ev-
cry point, we're twisted as tight as
rope, and tied in q hard knot
Every drawer and press was opened
wide, and all of Charley's clothes
were lying around loose. What
puzzled me most was to see my ce-
dar chest turned upside down, and
my Saratoga trunk stretched open,
with trays piled outside, like top
pied cob house. l went to the bu-
reau to unite my bonnet. and there
was the bootjack, lemon7squeezer
and puneh7bowl; a pair of pants
had been thrown over the looking
glass, and a bottle Of hair oil bro
ken; the oil had soaked into the
marble top and run down the side
ofthe bureau upontie carpet, and
upon queer-shaped article that
seemed to be q stocking, but looked
as plump almost as if it had "sOme-
thing in it." Ny curiositywas ex,
cited, and, after satisfying myself
that it was not alive, l picked itup,
and what do you think it was, but :
one of my wedding stockings. lI / :
put my hand in and drew out, one
by one, stocking tops Of different :
lengths. British hose, lambs wool
and clock, dozen; and all markell =
in sisters delicate hand, with maid u
,n name-"Lucy Spriggens." This a
was too much, and / called for "
Charley to come up. V'
"What's the matter, dear ?" he :
in his honey moon voice :,
aking three steps at time until he
cached the landing where l stood, :,
he fOotless stocking in my hand, i
"What does this mean ?" / asked '" '"
n as steady voice as | could, for !"
had a weakness about those stock -
ngs, and / had put them away in ~ =,
ne paper, thinking to keep them J, '.
S long as we lived, and / felt my =. !
ace burning. g I
"Why, can'tyou tell ?" said Char hi
y, and he laughed uneasily, and, Cl,
3 enly locked at him. he varied so
le question-''Don't knowT''a ne
"How should Ig' l replied.
"You astonish me! Well, you SC.
now our private theatrieals Il had ws
ever taken part in them, and was thi
My invited to belong to them be- We
ause they wanted Charley, who was all
D handsome and handy j l didn't raj
Zpect to take part in the last per- pr,
'rmanec, but the Romeo was sick, ba,
Id I couldn't well refuse. Now,
,u know" he insisted.