Litchfield enquirer., 1868-11-05

much the worse for my ungrateful sex. l appreciated Toms gallantry, if those
 .wretched women didn't; and my husband
 often declared that thoughts. of me kept
 his chivalry alive. Why are American wo- I men so brutal in their manner of receiy- =| ing civiities from gentlemen?
 $i Never shall forget those several memo
 rable days when the cars did not run. Of
 course was not particularly wretched on
 my own account, although failed to keep
 important engagements; and the boys were d leesta because they could play at polar bear (By the way, 1 should not be at all
 surprised If Bob became some day Govern or of Walrussia, or Alaska, or whatever ; may be the name of the late Russian Amer |ica) d. ,. .. ,..t. =.
 But poor Tom!. Busness is business, and must be attended to- And that blessed
 man walked to and from the office rather
 than go Tn pursuit of overcrowded stages,
 few and far between. As an appropriate lreward, the dear fellow caught cold, and
 was laid up with rheumatic fever for three
 weeks. ~.l *.s .@. .st.-,- 5"
 After this pleasant episode I would nev-
 CT allow Tom to sacrifice himself by com
 ing home to dine when he had business
 down town Of an evening; the consequence
 was that for the first time in my life I par
 o~ SNAAoesAy
 petite whatever. l appeal to every. married f woman when l ask if there is anything
 more forlorn in domestic life than sitting
 down to meals alone, with the clean plate ana empty chair of your husband starin 2
 at you from the other end of the table? As
 charming little Marjorie Fleming said of the multiplication table in general, and of 5 times s in particular, it's what nature it.
 self cant endure. I no longer wonder
 that women who live in suburban homes ) and never see their husbands beside the , festlve board live on apple-pies and culti-
 vate dyspepsia
 7 when, therefore, Tom asked me in Feb ) fuary, loo|, with much pathos in his voice
 (as II he never again intended to have his
 own way aoout houses), whether We should leni"in where we were for another year, Sour landlord ana having put the question to
 nun; Wlta tne information that the ront "oaid De raised three hundred dollars, and particular friend of his was anxious to
 oolaln It on long lease), my emotional naIure 'ha1 had long been smoulderlEg un- uef the effects of Toms rheumatic fever,
 burst forth,
 Let hls particular friend have it. I'd ratIer , i've in Siberia the icebergs of Wairussla were not then the property Of t1e Onlted States)-' than remain another sf swelVemonth in this detestable house. No amount of money co!lld tana,aE-'''e~h'' h''',''' 2, i m glad to hear you say 80, fepiled
 Tom, heaving a sigh of relief. Tine Idea
 of increasing the rent! sE But I continued, 'l move upon one condition-that we go into house oA .o"' own What, Suev exclaimed Tom, 'ooklng as tthonoh he had been shot out of a Coium- ) biad; do you know what houses cost! , Certainly do; and do you know wha' r a few more moves will cost? My lie! : Tom grew very serious, sat down ano - scratched his head until bedtlme
 ) Things had arrived at that state Wnen ' ac = tive measures were required. me sl2h s of several gray hairs and 8 wen-oe1lnct " y wrinkle determined me to take a stand ieh' n be furiously strong minded. RheumatGlsn n had had beneficial effect on Toms theo 0 ries of domestic economy. ... -, $ Were you in earnest about buylng l house?' he asked the next day at dinner,
 T never was more in earnest m my llfe five been pricing houses to-day. Z, can't find any thing that you would lke ;s and there is nothing decent i'll the marke 70 70 for less than twenty or thirty thousand do 9d lars ,5 I suppose so.' , = ,; ,i I really can not afford to pay so large o sum, Sue What do you say to Brooklyn ;v o Brooklyn! felt like shrieking, but ft nf l the sake of example refrainei-my boy t1, were at the table, and believed in the dl 'n 'a nity of their mother Brooklyn! the ho ~ ~ TOT of all New Yorkers! the place of place # that had enjoyed my most rampant abu n ~ es, that had declared nothing could tenn 'n sa me to live in! And I was calmly asked rv to the propriety of buying house ther n,yy making it my earthly home, having, n ,h children married there, and as an old " .1 man taken over to New York by my gran ;;y, ;s, children of Saturday afternoon to ,nr the circus! I shuddered, but preserved , 2 outward show of composure as quie ,ds said: "
 Why do you speak of Brooklyn, Tor ,1t;, Because a friend of mine who IS go1 ;no to Europe for several years has offered f E his house for a very reasonable amount ,;n- is on the Heights, and very near my pi <, :. of business-one hundred per cent. m' , ;t convenient than living in the upper in of New York ''
 ;an Near his place of business! Should l nse a selfish monster and say I wouldr vas Shouldn't see just as much of my frlen oor. who were all down town people, in Bro ,;oa lyn as in Fifty-ninth Street? And should f f'I ns I be just as near Elysium? Tom, too, co Ior, always be home to dinner, and woulc have to stand up in horse-cars until
 dropped, for the benefit Of the female { any sHow long before you must give an e o1 swer?' finally asked. 'ian- 'Oh, there's no hurry about it. He sne me might have the refusal of the he anu for at least month"; '..
 Well, Tom, if I can't, find any u oou- better in month, I'll go to Brooklyn V out g. murmur.'
 'a to Sue, you're jewel!' and jumpin
 from the table, Tom put his arms art and my neck, in the presence of my chile ) me and kissed me-
 yis- The boys looked wretehed, and the dis youngest began to cry.
 No + We don't want to go to>BrooklyCn,.. z, n. . rock. nasty place There isn't any Ce onite Park there; and they don't nave no Pos s' d bv and won't go there! screamea; 5oJ' a1 = o de R5 conseouence of which disaffectlon, al sss' @ ss Lboys were deprived of ,lce-cream "n'' .inti- to. bed. .-.
 acci-, had, however, given in my adn is an with an if, and resolved 10 s'r9gSie . 10 . ' will n,anfully against destiny. l read the .-.s a1d: renewed my old acquaintance, z, vore i.~.,,o ~ tooonts. r once more haunted tf