Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-04-23

and her iair head slightly drooplng-a
delicate little apple-blossom of woman,
with blue wishful eyes and curly haxen
hair, looking more like gown-up child
than wife OF twenty-one summers.
% dearr sighed Daisy, 1T is so dull
here. wish Herbert would come home.
He never spends any time with me now
a-days, and | practice all his favorite
songs, and read the newspapers so can
talk about the things he is interested in,
and try so hard to be entertaining. It's
very strange.
And then her oval face frightened into
sudden brilliance, and the sparkles stole
into her eyes; for the wiie's quick ear had
detected her husbands footstep on the
stairs. The next moment he came in.
We'll, pet, how are you'' with play
ful pinch of her cheek. There are some
bonbons for you. Where arc my ligh,
gloves?'
% Herbert. you are not going away
again.
Il must. Daisy. There are 4 lot Of fel-
lows going to drive up to High Bridges,
and I'm one of the party. You can go
over to my mothers TO dinner, or send
for one of your friends. or something.
There, good bye, puss; I'm in deuce OF
a hurry
And with one careless kiss pressed on
the guivering damask rose of mouth
that was lifted up 10 him, he was gone.
! Daisy Ainscuurt neither went To her
mother-in-law, nor sent for one of her
/ girl friends. She spent the evening alone,
pondering on the shadow which was fast
overgrowing her life.
What shall | doa' though, the little
timid, shrinking wife. oh, what shall |
! do?'
But, child as she was. Daisy had n
strong resolute, woman's heart within her,
nor was she long in coming to \ dccis-
/ ion.
Daisy said her husband to her the
next day, YOU haven't any objections to
my attending the Orion Bal Masquc?"
Are masked balls nice places HERBERT
Oh yes, everybody goes only thought
I'll pay you the compliment of asking
whether YOU disapprovcd of it or not
Can l 60 with You"
'Well--ahem-not very well. this time.
Daisy. You see. Mrs Fenchurch really
hinted so strongly for me 10 take her, tha,
| couldn't help it,
Very well, asscnted Daisy, meckly,
and Herbert repeated within himself the
pTan fpralscs he had chanted in Mr.,
POrtcroSS' ears The bcS, little wife In
the world"
Bun notwithstanding all this, Mr. Aims
court was no, exactly pleased when, AT
the sell-Samc Bal Masque, during the gay
period of unmaSking, he Saw his wiie's in
nocent face crowning the picturesque cos
tame of a Bavarian peasant girl
'Halior he calculated, rather ungra-
ciou,ly, YOU here"
Yes, lisped Daisy, with girlish
smile You said everybody went And
oh. Herbert, isn't il nicc?'
Mr.. Ainscourt said nothing more but
Mrs. Fenchurch found him very stupid
companion for the evening.
He was late at dinner the next day,
but. late rs he was. he found himself
more punctual than his wife, and the
solitary meal was halt over before Mrs.
Daisy ,ripped in, her cashmere shawl
trailing over her shoulders, and her
dilnpled cheeks all pink with the fresh
wind. .
Am behind time? Really. am so
sorry? But we have been driving in the
park. and
We. Who al ae ,cc?' growled her hus-
band
Why, Colonel Adair and 1.-THE Colo
mel Adair that YOU go out with so much.
Now look here, Dais,r calculated Mr..
Ainscourt, rising from the table and push
ing back his chair. 'Adair isn't exactly
the man want you to drive with
But YOU 60 everywhere with him.
Il dare say-but YOU and are two diff
ferent persons
Now, dear Herbert, interposed Daisy,
willtully misunderstanding him, you
know never WAS bit proud, and the
associates of my husband are good enough
for me- Let me give you few more
oysters
Ainscourt looked sharply at his wife.
Was she really in earnest, or was there n
mocking under-current Of satire in her
toneo But he could not decide, so artless
was her countenancc.
IN talk to her about it sometime, was
his internal decision.
Daisy he said carelesslv, when dinner
was over, I've asked old Miss Barberry
10 come and spend the day with you to-
morrown
oh, have youp I'm sorry, for am en-
gagged out tomorrow.
You! Where?'
.Oh, at Delmonico's I've joined II
Woman's Rights Club, and wemeet there
to organize
The deuce take woman's rightsn ejacu-