The Lincoln County herald., 1869-07-01


"Now, look here, Daisy," sjaculated
Mr. Aioscourt, rising, "Adsir is not ex
setly the man I want you to drive With" I"
"But you 80 everywhere with him Z"
n dare, say-but you and ! are two
different persona"
'"Now, dear Herbert" iuterposed Daisy,
Willfully misunderstanding him, "the -.
sociatss that srs good enough for my
husband ase good enough for me-"
"Daisy," be said, earslessly, when din.
nsr vss over, "l've asked old Mrs. Bar.
bsrry'ss esth6 snd spend the day with
you Tomorrow"
"Oh, have you3 I'm sorry, for I am
engaged to 70 out tomorrow"
"You Where?"
"Oh, to Delmonico'si I've Joined .
Woman's Rights Club, aud We meet there
to organise. Is's fashiouablo to belong
to . club, and such . nice place to 60
evenings. I am 30 lonely here evenings,
Herbert"
Herbert's heart smote him. but he
answered rssolstely Il beg you will
give up this ridiculous idea. What do
women want with clubs?"
"What men do, I suppose"
"But I don't approve Of it a. ALL"
"You belong to three clubs, Herbert"
"That's altogether . different matter"
"But Why is II different, Herbert2"
"Hem-Why because Of course any
body can SEQ wty-it's self.evident."
n must be very blind" said Mrs.
Ainscourt, demursly, "but I confess l
can't discriminate the essential differ.
ence."
Herbert Ainscourt said no more, but
he did not relish the change that had
latoly come over the spirit of Daisys
dream. She did change, somehow. She
went out driving here, there, and every
where she joined tho woman's rights
club and iunumerable societies for .
thousand and one purposes, which took
her away from homo almost continually.
Mr.. Ainscourt chsfsd against the bit, but
il was useless. Presently her mothsr.in.
law bore down upon her."
"Dslsy,, you sro making my son
"Am IT cried Daisy. "Dear me.
What's the trouble ?"
"You must ask himself" said the
mother .in.lav. who haliassd-sensihls
old lady-in young married people set.
Ting their own difficulties.
So Daisy went to the drawing room
where Herbert lay on tho sofa pretending
to read, but in reality broodiug over bis
troubles.
"What's tho matter, Herbert2" said
Daisy, kneeliug on tho floor beside him,
aud pnttisg her soft, cool hands on his
fevered brow. -
"The matter? Nothing much, only
I'm miserable" he sulleuly answered.
"13ut whyf' she persisted.
"Becauss you are 70 changed, Daisy"
"IIow am I changed p
"You are never at home; I never have
you to myself any more.
"Does 4 make you unhappy" she
asked, softly. ....-
"You know that IL docs. Daisy"
"And DO you suppose that liked it,
"Whst do you mean :" he asked.
~ mean thstI pasSed the fret year Of
my married life in just such lonesome
way. I, your wife dined at home alone"
"But Why iin't you tell me you were
unhappy.
"Becsuss you would havo laughed At
the idea, and called il . woman's whim |;
I have not complained; have simply
followed your example. 1fit Was not .
good one whose fault was thatf Not
mine, suroly."
"No. Daisy, not yours. he asssntsd.
~ don't like this kind Of lifs," went
on Daisy "but ! persisted in it, for the
same reason, suppose, that you did
because il Was fashion. Now, tell me,
Herbert, whether you prefer fashiona.
bic wife, or Daisyf"
"Dsisy s-thousand timss-Daisy."
but Daisy can't get along with .
theatre loving, club going husband"
I "Then che shall have husband who
Apds his greatest hsppiness at bic own
hssrthstons-whose wife 10 his dearest
trsasure-who hss tried the experience
Of 90 called worldly pleasure, and apds II
unsatisiactory. Daisy, shall ws begin
our mstrmonisl career anew r - g.
. Asa Dsisy's vhisps'sd ssswsrsd Vas
yea" sey 'se- ,ts7ssH > .5sias
"But what must you have thought Of
me oil this time p she asked him, alter .
little while.
~ know what I think nop."
"And what ID that ?"
~ think" said Mr. Ainseourt with
emphasis, "sAas yos are ~ best LIKE se1s
II As world" 49,
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