The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-06-12
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screechinss lhs Gkeeps! upll Mary. take

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that bird into the Kitchen. or I shall be |
tempted to wiring its neck. Strange that
q man cant have1a little peace once in
awhile What does all the eggs, Evelyn /?
/ though. I had asked you to sec .ha.
they were boiled fit for a Christian to
eat" ,
Mr.. Darcy gave his egg, shell and all,
vindictive throw upon the. crate.
Evelyn's brown eyes sparkled dangerous.
ly as she observed the maneuvre, but
she made no remark. :,
"And the plates are as cold as stone,
when I've implored you again and again,
that they might be warmed. Well,
shall eat no breakfast this morning"
"Whom will you punish most ?" de-
manded Miss Clara. "Evelyn, give mc
another cup of coffee it is perfectly de-
lightful."
Luke pushed his chair back With
vengeance, and took up his stand with
his back to the fire, both hands under
his coat tails.
"Please sir" said the servant, advan-
cling, "the gas bill-tho man says would
you settle it while"
"No" roarcd Luke tempestuously,
"Tell the man to so about his business !;
I'll have no small bills this morning. and
/ won't be SO persecuted!' p
Mary retreated precipitately. Clara
raised her long brown eyelashes.
"Do you know Luke" she said de-
murely, 81 think you would feel great
deal better if you would do just as Fred
dy does--lie down fat on the floor and
kick your heels against the carpet for
while. It's an excellent escape valve
when your choler gets the better Of
you"
Luke gave his mischievous sster-iu-
law glance that certainly ought to have
annih.lated her, and walked out OF the
room. closing the door behind him with
2 cang that would hear no Interpretation.
Thea Clara came aTs,n pE, .....ss, ,s;eter.-
: :iiid heF pi6H 7facc in Evslyns
neck.
"Don't scold me, Evy, please-I know
I've been very naughty to tease Luke
SOL"
You have spoken nothing but the
TRUTH" said Evelyn, quietly, with her
coral lips compressed, aud scarlet spot
burning on either check Clara, some
times wonder how ] can endure the daily
cross OF my husbands bad temper"
Temper ~ said Clara, with toss Of
her chosnut brown hair. "And the poor
dear fellow hasn't the least idea how dis
agreeable he makes himself"
"Oniy this morning." said Evelyn,
"hc punished Freddy with unrclenting
severity for fit of i'll humor which he
himself has duplicated within the last
half hour. | am not moralst, but it
strikes NE that the fault is rather more
to be ccnsurcd in full grown reasoning
man than in child"
Evelyn" said Clara gravely, ''do you
suppose heis beyond the power of cure 2"
II hope not ; but what can do i?
Shut him up as he shut up little Fred
tj?"
EvclJn's merry, irresistible laugh was
checked by the arch, peculiar expessien
in Claras blue eyes.
"The remedy needs to be something
s='h:ort and sharp said Clara, "aud this
dark closet system veGGt:2;:.,i.yy combines
both requisites. Tears and Mysteries
were played out long ago in matrimonial
skirmishes, you know, Eyy."
Nonsense :" laughed Mrs. Darcy,
rising from the breakfast table, in answer
to her husbands pcremptory summons
from above stairs, while Clara shrugged
her shoulders and went to look for her
work basket
Luke was standing in front of his bu-
reau drawer, tlinging shirts, collars, era
watts and stockings rccklcssly upon the
bedroom floor.
I'D like to know where my silk hand
kerchiefs are, Mrs Darcy 7" he fumod
Such state as my bureau is in is
enough to drive man crazy"
"It's enough to drive woman crazy,
! think" said Evelyn, hopelessly, stoop-
ing down to pick up few of the scat
tered articles.
You were at the bureau last, Luke.
1t is your old fault !"