Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-05-13
THE BEST WIFE IN TIE WORLD

tThc best little vile IN the HoF!Q
said Herbert Ainscourt.
"Of coursc-I dare say" responded
Mr. Por'crnss. but whats yonr exact
Idea Of the best wife in the world ? Jones
saws he's g,t the best wife in the world
because she kerp7 his stockings darnci
takes him to church three times Of Sun
dav. and never Its him have an Cpl ion
Of hi. own. jenkins says he's got the same
identical article. but Jenkins wife keeps
all the money, draws bis salary for him
and makes Linn live in the back kitchen
because the parlor is too good for the fam
llY to use
"Oh . but Daisy isn't bit ogresh-a
little submissive, softrvoiccd thing that
hasn't nh idea except which is reflected
from me. | tell you what. old fellow,
I'm the master Of my own house come
when please. Daisy nev'r ventures on
a word Of rcrroach." "
Then you ought to be ashamed of your
self. iarklng around at the clubs as you
do, di-sipatrd bachelor fas h'on.'
ASHAMED What OF p
"Why, suppose you owe some du les
to your wife
",Yhercs the harm Ny wife docsn' t
care"
"Probably YOU think SO because she is
quiet and Submissive but il she were to
obj'c -
"Object I'd like tc hear her try it ."
Now, look here Anscourt; ; your wife
may be IN del wife, but you certainly
arc not mod.l husband People are be-
ginning to talk about the WY you neg leet
that pretty little blue-cyed girl
"Tll thank pHopl, to mirl their own
business. Neglect her. indeed Why
man, | love her as love my own soul, y
Then Why don't you treat her as /!
you did T.
"OL come. PortcroSs ; that question
Just shows what regular old bachelor
you are. 1t won't do TO make too much
OF your wife unless you want to' spoil
her"
Mr.. Portcross shook his head.
That sounds selfish don't like the
ring Of the metal.
And lie went away leaving Mr.. Aims
court to finish his game Of billiards ut his
leisure.
"What'a regular old fuss budget Port
eros. is" laughed tho latter. Always
poking bis nose into somebody e'se's bus
mess. There's ono com mfort-l never pay
any attention to what he says,
Meanwhile Mrs Ainscourt was waiting
alone in hey dra awing room. her two little
white hands tightly locked in one another,
and her fair heat slightly dropping a
delicate little apple blossom Of woman,
with blue wis,ful eyes and curly f.xcn
hair. looking more like grown up child
chan wife Of twenty-onc summers.
20 dear r sighed Daisy. 1T is SO dull
here. I wish Herbert would come home
He never spends any time with me now
a-days. and l practice all his fasorite
songs. and read the newspapers so can
talk about the thing. he IS Interested ,n,
and try so hard to be entertaining. Its
very strange.
And then her oval face frightened into
sudden byilliance, and the sparkes stole
into her eyes for the wife's quick ear had
detected her husbands footsteps on the
stairs. The next moment he came in,
well, pet. how are ycu p with play
full pinch Of the check There are some
BON hors for YOU. Where are my light
Gloves p
30, Herbert you are not going away
again =
Il must, Daisy. Tiers aye 10. o:
fellows going 10 drive up to High Bridge
and I'm one Of the party. You can g.
over to my mothers to dinner, or serd
for one Of your friends. or something =
There, good bye, puss; IN IN deuce Of
hurry"
And With one careless kiss pressed on
the quivering tamask rose Of 4 mouth that
vas fitted up to him, he was gone. Dai-
~ Aiuseourt neither went TO her mother
in-law, nor sent for one Of her girl friends
She spent the evening all alone, ponder
ing on the shadow that was fast oyergrow-
ing her life
"What shall do ?" though. the little
siuaid, shrinking wife. ''Oh, what shall
do 2"
But child as she was. Daisy had a
strong, resolu,e, womans heart within
her, nor was she long in coming TO de-
Teision.
DAISY" sid her husband to her the
next day. you haven's any objections to
my attending the ofiap Bal Mas4us