Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-09-06

suppose, is the modern phrase Tor Solo
mons dinner Of herbs.
Mrs. Yopnghusband did not look in the
least like the fairy form that the husband
. had mentally arrayed in silk attire, be-
decked with jewels and with gems, seated
on an elegant chair, the chair covered with
satin, and placed on costly carpet. Some
how lie did not quite understand where,
or on what subject to begin to talk, and his
faint essays were not in any spirit Of con-
versation. Emma was monasyllabic. He
asked if she was well, and she resented
the inquiry. The truth was that she was
nursing her wrath, and saving her words
till he should make some allusion to the
dinner. But he was too wise for that.
An experienced 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 fin
ishing their not very satisfactory dinner.
The dessert was even worse and more
spoiled than the first course; and Mr.
Lowell Young dissatisfied with his
dinner and worse disappointed in hi wife,
was, as you may be sure, in no very chatty
hnmor. The contrast between his happy
dreams as he walked home and the well
come he received was so great, the hap
piness he hoped 10 find and intended to
increase was so completely defeated, that
the man would have been actually cross, if
he had dared to be.
"What, Emma not ready and so
late at dinner I" said the caller. " Why
you are quite behind Time"
"Lovell was so tardy," said Mrs. Young
husband, with the faintest tone of reproach
in her voice, as she spoke, more in sor-
row than in anger"
| Never mind, sis We will go TO Fair
mount and leave him at home alone. as a
punishment. lie shall not go with us!
II appeal /" said the delinquent.
"And she, foolish thing, will reverse my
decision, suppose. ! see it in her eyes
Away with you, Emma, and get ready
And now, brother of nine" she continued
as Emma left the room, 9 see cloud, Al
i yet not bigger than mans hand. But !
i will come down on you presently IN
steady rain, and last, like the marriag
promise, which you two viii daily break
so long as you both shall i've"
What do you mean? And what hav
/ done !? And what has Emma been sayin
| to you?"
Il mean to set yon straight" sad tn
t sister. g You have not done, and that
E the difficulty. And Emma has said notl
t ing to me respecting you but what is yer.
3 kind, and very foolish, and ten times a
5 as good as you deserved"
e "Ob, you women are all riddles" sal
J; Lowell, impatiently, 'caprieious, difficult
t and hard to understand, you are all aik
4 troublesome"
d g Hoity, toity! Pretty words, these, 70
' a man in the honeymoon You ought I
be ashamed Of yourself, and shall try
d make you
d "Why, when came in"
T. "Not a word of explanation. / hay
il heard nothing from your wife, and wis
r. TO hear nothing from you. ! know you I
n old for good natured, careless. unpunct.
1 al Of on1 for pct hvnth he
." And am sure that marriage has nj
t. mended you in any particular
d Lowell smiled, p' evoked as he had bee
e For his moody humor began to melt. H
d sister proceeded with her admonitions.
"This whole house is full of the odor
ct a burned and spoiled dinner, the very j
,e cense and goddess Of Discord. And it
n. all your fault. You came lounging, da
Q. dreaming, all the way home, stopping
a talk TO Richard, and Thomas, and Henr
ID No doubt you were thinking of your wi
ly all the time, for it is fashion that youl
,e married men have. You were countil
r. on her pleased welcome. and expectil
IL that she would rush into your arms
ts "Nonsense !"
D. 81 know it is nonsense. But it is 20
to nonsense, and not mine, and you canr
I'D deny it. And while you have been daw
i'd ling away your time, she has been drill
M her cook and pushing her servants up
sr, punctuality, to have them turn upon
q for your misdeeds, and fout and sulk, q
perhaps leave her in passion. Eve
x thing was ready to a moment, ! know,
sill Emma is a capital manager. If you
nd come in at the proper time, you wo
ted have found a dinner fit for prince. A
be- you do love good dinner, you lnosr.'
per But"
md Don't interrupt me. / feel volual
zen and like Mrs. Poyser. will have my
ing out. You had much better hear it Fl
it, me than from your wife. She will W