The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-10-12
L.iTE To DINNER.
q Shc,chJor Mc Nc~iy M".rirI.

the preltiest wife IN tho town, and the plea sanies
housc. Ills business was ~ a very prospcron,
condition and altogether there was nothing al
that moment. and nothing In prospect, that could
bring cloud on the cOuntcnancr ~ Mr.. Lowell
iounghnshand.
so, he glanced In the show Windows ~ he walk
cd, aud considered how such aud such q dress
would become his darling Emma. lie studied
the temptations IN the iewelry Windows lie
mentally measured the carpets. lie delayed long
before the print aud picture shows and with
curious eyes surveyed the house-furnishine estai.
lishmenb. Everything attracted his attention ;
aud the motive aud thought In all his sl.ecula.
tons was Emnh-still Emma
tie knew great many people aud had aunlr-
thing 10 say 10 them all, and something pleasant
ioO. For with the though. aud mental l,rrsrnc.
Of hia charming wife alw ays with him. his words
could he but sweet. The very atmosphere or the
honey moon viializcd aud inspired al his
thoughts, and prompted all his words IT, was
not only srlfNttisiici, hut douhly 80 satisfied
not only with his oWn sill hat with h. .sl~s
self n most cotnpln"rnl ahd srrt sgr,nil.
individual. TIE WAS capital ,liusiiAii,.n ~ ilr
words, happily married
So. ful uf ilt' thing. h- N"nii ,e, ,ud - ,l,.
pleasures anl pnrriIi-'-a H. w"tili pri.nsr T., hi,
wife the yer, hspi,i's'. mnd Draining nni nu.i
ecsinir individual in H., wiulc s.N 1i i'hil,,lsi
pha Nj. ls'S-li i"h' 'hsiand s,trtl uI..n his
own danr-.irp ~ las lie lonk',l up i,nd ,lnMn
the ssluar,', IL To- ssy. ''whn hut nr H. was
all ready io Hrc"m~ thu lirhi niry sirl, ", HI.
Emma wl-n h- should ol,rn the 'In,r i"r be-
calculated that she must have is-r,,,-I through the
shade and known lee was r'"ning
She hHd, hut she did not rush Ia n,rri him
nevertheless Nor WAS slIr in the I.trlnr Nnr
was she IN the dining -fUnm. hut. " he saw
nobody. he stncli someihing. There wps ihfnugh
the wholc housr u favor nf burnt vrs-'all- aud
spoiled pravies and, NJ lee s"nrwhi' inlm'irnily
snui'rT these ~i"fs, The Prrinnniii"n cam" ul-,n
him OF .Inil,'l dinnrr. That c-rilinit wr- nnt
pleasant hut he MHgnsniiE"Islt ,rs'.i,gl y"
NAL" nu complaint. ~ hs Emna Wss , ,",tnr
hous-.reirr Aud l,r had n.,,fr ii,,n u,i,r s4ri
TO her, and III" I" him. that ,hrs m,-r w"nti
permit such coaIIiun plarsas viciuals aud Lrin'
To disturb the hartman, ui their 81 .njI,iiriir .nl
loving s"nls Iiui. h"w"vr;. love t., ihrr"n,rnrt
Notwithstanding, sia'l"l iinn"r' ~ hard ." s~si
low.
My scrnus cnnvri,"n =. that ,hr experiment
81 living upon love alone will har,li, answer II
Is very m,agtr aud iicsnniri-ut diet ". rtr e,
constituted that n,.i only nur comfort hut uni
goOd brhaS Sionr, depends very uuri np"n prupr
food, nra;l, scrvcl And rh--ffnlness ln. son,l
temper af- hc,i.r s,ucr than even hunger Tli-rr
are two wa,s nf mrciiag ihr 's,p-iii" Inr g. hy
satisfying II. which IS pleasant the other j. ht
driving II away. which Is rather discnu,nrin..
and not nj all enliyening io thu spirits
Mr. iOunghshand glanced ~ thu pretty French
clock over the manirl. aud saw that IT, was q fnli
hour behind time. II his consri"nc- .muic him
for his iaidinrSs. the looks NJ his Einns .innie
him worse. us she presently came IN, flushed,
weary and impatient. ifilefr is anything that
can eirctually destroy the pleasure Of ones din
ner, IL is ths-ihe feeling ihni those who should
enjoy II with Jon have madc themselves martyrs
in getting il ready III were "a uan. would
rather sii down daily to a cold collation. which.
suppose, is the modern phrase o' Solomon's din-
ner ofhrrbs.
Mrs. Young husband did not iook in the least
Ike the fairy form that the husband had mentally
arrayed 10 silk attire hedeckc1 with Jewels and
with gems, seated oman elegant chair, the chair
cushioned with satin, and placed IN a costly ear
pet Somehow he did not quite under stand WHERE
or on what subject TO begin 10 talk and his faint
essays were not met in any spirit ofcon nversaiion,
Emma was mouosyllable lie asked II she was
well, and she resented the inquiry The fact was
words ill he should make some allnsion 10 the
dinner. But be was wise for that
Anexperienced and very wise woman was Mr.
Younghusband's sister. She was in the daily
habit Of dropping in, and came to-day, just as
the couple were finishing their not very sa,is-
factory dinner. The desert was even worse and
more spoiled then the frs; course aud Mr..
YounRhusband, dissatisfied with his dinner, and
worse disappointed in his WIFE was, as you may
be sure in no ehatty humor. The contrast be-
tween his happy dreams rs he walked home anil
the welcome he received was so great the hap
pincss be hoped 10 find and intended 10 increase
was so completely defeated that the man would
have been actually cross, if he had dared TO he
"Whai. Emma not ready And 30 late at
dinner said the caller. WIZ you are quite he.
hind time
Lowell was iariy, " said Mrs Younghus-
band. with the hainirsi tone OF reproach in her
voice, as II she spoke more in sorrow than In
anger"
and leave him at home alone, as a punishment.
lie shall not go with US T.
Il Appeal r. said the delinquent.
And she. foolish thing, win reverse my de-
cision. supposr. see Il in her eyes. Away
with you Emma and get ready And now
brothrr ~ mine, shc continued. rs Emma lefi
the r'om. ~ Sc" n cl"ad, as yet no bigger than
- mans hand hut it will come down presently
Ia steady rain, aad last; like the marriage pro-
mis~. which you will daily hreak, 80 long as you
both hall live
What 10 you mean ? Aud what have done
Aud what has Emma bren -, ing TO you ?"
4 mean 10 set you straight. said the sister
iou have not DONE and that Is the difficulty
An'l Emma has said nothing tn me rrspeciing YOU
hu, what il very kind. and very foolish aud ten
times 10 g''od ~ yon deserve T.
"Oh, you women are all riddles, said Lowell,
impaiiently, cHpricious, difficult. aud hard io
understand, you are all alike troublesome" /"
''iloiiy, ioity Pretty words, these, for man
in the honeymoon You ought io be ashamed
Of yourself, and shall try to make yon T.
"why, when came i'm
"Not q word OF explanation. ! have heard
nothing from your wife. and wish To hear
nothing from you. know you oI old ior good
naiured, careless, unpunctual afieciionaie, good
ior-noihing brother. Aud am sure that mar
riage has no, mendc'i YOU In any particular"
Lowell smiled, provoked as he had been. Er his
moody hamor began to melt Ills sister proerei-
81 with her aimonitinas.
This whole house IL full 81 the odor of burned
and spoiled dinner, tho very incense ol the god
dcss of Discorl. And Il Is all your fault. You
came lounging, day-drcaming. all the way home
stopping To talk 10 Richard, and Thomas. and
Henry. No doubt you were thinking of your
wife all the time, for Il s fashion that ,onng
married men have iou wcrr counting on her
rush into your arms"
''Nonscnsc' -
~ know Il is nonsense. But II Is your non-
sensc, and not mine, aud you cannot deny u.
Aud while you have been dawdling away your
time, she has been drilling her cook aud pushing
her servants up 10 puneiualiiy 10 have them turn
upon ksr for your misdce,ls and noui and suik,
aud perhaps leave her 10 passion. Every thing
was ready To moment, know, for Emma is n
capital manager. " you had come In ai the pro-
par time, you would have found a dinner ft for
prince Aud YOU io love u good dinner you
Lsow."
'Hut----'
Don't interrupt me. I feel v0luLlr, aud like
Mrs. Power. ! will have ms say out You hal
much better hear II from me than from your
wife. She will walt an'l make herself wrcirhe,l
and you too
''Now, sister, won I hear my wife abused In
her absence"
'Fiddes,icks She is woman, aud ~ am l.
We women can endure great deal We eau sur
vive neglect Of ourselves, but we cannot endure
neglect VI The dinners, which have cOs us a great
deal Of thought and trouble, whatever you may
think Of such trihes."
Mr.. Iounghusband, having In his earlier years
bad sumo experience OF the tongue of his smart
and clever relative. leansd back In his chair aud
listened With an cir Of subdued patience.
She proceeded THE housr Is our Kingdom,
aud We canno, endure disloyaliy against dones-