, 1869-12-05
THE scEHE-pAIHTER'S WIFE.

'NAN /
h:aeiencn cay: '.but Maaams sas ooec u
aBndEmek woman - you'd seo for many l0oT |
~. -. u ". so aesds1s u ta,s = tpnt s asf .n 1eaa
company with whtSn had tA4en n 1t Ing
.unl.ef Gays pedesutAnism IA Wetwicxsafa
The trrape had hal1sd n = roadside lnps wners
tas dAv ding over my kup.c MIDDAY neal and
b1 the tlac had smoked my rtxsz Ia hls coa7nan.
int. .h'n tAs eaaWn And weze upon tooang Of
i lad besa nos : ntle st.usA og The xoraa Of
whom he gpoxa. She vas tall and ktIo, and had
taee sss esa, % i ior sne paia,
paeA.on Nfieh It gave to a!an1d VI. toe
,sse 2. ns ssi1 sIot I q H. sa,n 1as sae
oou@ ptcnous b, sbe hectic bftshtbess Of tho i1r<e
blsci eyes, snd CD ono cheet tnete .as sear-
NJ new fttcpd and had s1uiisd q Little WY
Mo1i Tho I'm where Ihe rrtt e1 tho company vera
,iill OF capped With their frugal t1aner. suesca
yllr r1mhle. Tne cl0sn Filled hts pipe and
walked on me1tatiVelJ. took ont annsnst exsr.
"Was !. 1sn from horsehAek that gavc her
IA fall from hor1ehzckl Madame DelAvnntl
No. BIZ, Thai seam On tez cheek vaR nAde bJ DC
stor,, and Cont mind te.ht e Il, yoQ'o Ike 10 |
hear it; but, Tor the Lords ssAe, don't .et her |
6no. ~ ben satnS Of 1ss s9a 1ee9ia
u. .tr aueh d.a,,ee to b talked aseu. 2"
.1lEther thl1E Ahc haA iou Beo sncA not
q l'r rant ID the upper stosJ, Pooe sooi: bot
spo r.dea neantuol1J, and doesn't know wha& tea1
tan, 9gaa ssa'esy osess LEY, no. tar
1lp1. Her faee ixhta Up almoss ~ 1t uzed to do
lsn years sqo, beir1e she bad the aceadxut An.
run ailer ., ii ibe gentlemen Ike mad. But
rhe never wls : bad lot, pever Wild and SELF
wi1cd, hn1 Lever Wicked wonan a II sake ny
lite I've been her freud through thick md tlln,
when ahe reedsd ir:cLd, and I've understood
her helstr IhAp ottEfs-
to Is Win nef Tx fsasi. no:sd hon.sansr. @ Il ne va
Esu .hAs drank hard now and then, ani was
v.iJ severe With her 1t such tunes: bet Ahe Il.
WAYS had brave Fpsrtt. and Fever knew Ecr 70
quail befose hlm OF Detore the beasiA- She used
10 take Ee1 srale In all kne old nknh perto-L-
%. or proprietor Aept uger for her to perform
win. lie was tie cleveress OF al the anim4l-,
1u, aneer temper, aud needee spirit lks Caro-
cut - well IS performed with the uger, and she
- altogether The most *aiu she member OF Ihe
sonpans' = a1a 80 - h vs,5 wsli paii fos be; Sosk
year Of hA death shs married Joseph Wzrsie, our
tcene-Iainter. -
ii aaA;,nther sulpilsed st this marriage, for
ta1cied cslolI1e Eight have done betier. Jos
Wss thirty NE, II he raa daJ-k pala s1d sandy
sa IT. 70 sk 2d iosa " s
Ciroune. lie had followed her aoour Ike dog
ever Anes sne caEe aGosG u. and thought las
her 20 one dsy, Lot rhe oni5 laughed aad ssid:
"He1 too good fut Ce, At. Watefs, tant's tue
| truth. don't dess sse to be loseds ~ he loTes
"The nevly.mArrted couple did seeu TO be
! very hlppt toRether. 1t WAS treAt TO Rec Jos
stand Al the wing and = atch nis wife through her
I performances. ready 10 put shawl over her
prrtt, white thould sts whca she had doae, Or 70
Throw himself between her a1d the niger In case
| ronl1na sort of way, ~ II be had been eveE 50
much younger than het instead or Veventet0 ycArs
her ten.cr. she u.sd to stand opon up-toe and
kiss hln before all The company sotpe.inel u re-
| heHrsal, much to BIS delight. lie worted IKE =
alAye III the hGpa Of improving his position as ha
toF as @ Tng
tery comfortable lodgings anoat hail mile ftoa.
m mar M oiaetoEoa toNn Were .s wet1 s:athooei
| :ct1s mex I've.
"our msraEtr was proprietor Of a aaoord
the place Where We Wn were @ ~ asssoDeo, % aud rnsa HS
partomsne-uua was coming on, poor Joseph
Waslse vas ordered on 10 paint the scenery for
WIS likely TO keep him mouth or stx wcets
AWAY from biz Htte; Il was their nrst pssnuE.
es n1,e.a b ,ss ns ,ss c.oa
| and who p1oiessed rcY warm attach 1ent for
Mr.. way,r, q Madame Delsvaat', Is she vas
j" Joseph tnd not been gone much more than
week when began to taae notice Of . young
ofnceF who Ens IN trout every evening. and who
| N1fched Caroline a performance with evident g l.
n.satioL- esw hin OF night in very close co.,
veIssuon With Mr. MagRletap, the mont1.tatet,
7sn,is van Lame an Menionei In IN @ snc ooorss % Il ines IL
coLztrsat,oD- On tho ne1s night found HIN
iottsr!cR about Ut the sta2e.door. He HAs very
tlce of hin. On lIqnirY found that Ms n.ne
wxs Jocel1 n aud that 10 was Captain Ia the ~
ent then stationed Ia the town. lie Was tae
o,ly son II wcslsey msnnfactuna, l was told,
ana had p.ehty Of moEeg to throw A,oul
~ had Finished my pe1iormauoc earlier tnA J
Tor y freLd at The stage door, when Ciatsi I
Jocc'JD cane up the DARK by.aseee', snostng a!i
c!2.T. ard evidently unlticg Il 1one coe. sel,
fesnpr presty ,ure that he VA On % toe ~ Wa:ea 70:
Csto,lne. ! was right She cATe ont pfrseu'lJ
snn ta!nsd hiG. puttirz her hand under hts arm
her etccrt. lioilowed them 4 = nttln distance 4.
tleJ vaitet oo, and waited III nav Joea wife
~ tsF Sq Ths csp2
rne di4u lised him with reat pretty lnpeitouI
"Nov, a. = verJ I'd friend q carolms's.
wssnt go!pg 10 tsand this sort Of thing: 10 taxee
her VILE II plainly hext dty, atd told her no Eooc
could cone Q; any acquaintance oet"cen het snt
s'Aad 20 harm nerd come of II etsher. 70,
sois q sissntion Al ny lite Tneres oolaos I b
the n.ost innocen: ntr: atlon between uA'
"Wtat would Joe think OF such N innoceu
"'Joe must learn TO ppt mp with SQcn thiDga,
che an1 ered, ~ long ~ do my duty 70 htr1.
can't I've without excitement, and admiration
III ahoaid have though. the tiger aud III
csfoDs % ? sMd rtsous Go .anai1s r8s iaso 1oss
dangers Than tne 7sS Of jour Nie-'
a'D1t they don't E;se me nsli enough excite
.ss hGe = HsvsI; 1nu ,ueu ~ sas peok oot !;
tsaa i d sa aSStsa
Whv What n nrstsy watch Carr, satd I
; a.. ,hrt : 'nrescrt % ,Sn1n ,fnn S'@''- s1
, JTH 1'an csnT .11n !, ,u
atamord Ta;ehes for ,hsir Wires' MI. Wsteis!. ~
~ Ited to lecture her, nut nc laughed 81 n
lei an her Am 1h,cs sne1 ~ maat ). snosher Iii
from ths rrnt.in IA -. II .tser.NnY M
tbIcw Eer nooaae. Ct eno!ce noWcrs afitr he
r. n xnq tns @ her "a IN ne s oesa "a ss
,rr them ,r the rnm,icat;nr Animal ~ s,,eii m
: tnen snn,rn ineM swsv lin Isnvn and n.ttr,
!o h ~ h eaa1ehe Hsa n.p gam,-g soq1e
!, nisn;5tro het 'Ne wa "As-s MA AoA1AsA 49, -
y y f Three Treks wei, by Ike th,s. tho caot,,n
errrt 49, ntrnt ! r.nf ci,sr T.trh Tnnn IN
= NV ~ ttnnoht maj IN serrr sns 1ptrht eaT1
IN nrr nlrrst1cn. joes xtfe w trnr at hesrt~ NJ
You'd s not M % hin sny del,oersse wrong: She <.
ere9e ansa Io nv w; St1 htp n ~
/ Issate emergency. % 81 tept an &c upon p Ter "
: hes aun,ireI md mere Has rsre,y 4 njxht tbas
noqs a. M MN :nn{ aJnea ioos'ne' oe'oto "en' noo
4 Joe vas rot expected home for another wee
- oi da1S Garo1ine told me tnts one mornlu0 Vi
!: sx,asns n1essnre ana Tsxn1eTtar ~ n mn 4
= d;d COT reail1 csfe for Captaln Joce,Jn. -
n ,na e ,e eu n,s ~; 80
'e iheIs - nc ons n In .n,iH rrnsth Joc I'm "
slaa ,he ram sss va e Eons w1s1 Jos con
- ,as m JOG ~ ~ a9Se 9e G 10 T.
xs!is ne anx object q 1,e p1s.snss5s,,sets.
~ nntn! ~ ssn1o'' - N1' S>''~' 1>'" ~
~ ~ tett by m rceans snrr thst Jassnn wa,
onis rnrs r. nis V1ras ref s1ninv thrts RIM,
~" ,nls ter A. men. '->7S - @'-1'
a." nnnteS "; sne ,..d. IT can do wha