The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-05-20

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brown eyes spanked dangerously as She oil
served the maneuvrc, butpshc made no re
mark 5ods sezaI ii a7yab $3.50 A. ,y
"And the plates are as cold tas stone, qwhe
I've ifnplored you again and again, that the
might be warmed g Well, Z shall eat n
,breakfas this morning HnesidQ sd-r-~ s.
Miss Clara. Evelyn, give me another GU
ST coffee ; Its perfectly delightful,
Luke pushed his chair back with a ven
geapee, and took up his stand with Ehis bae
to the fire, both hands under his, coat tail
r. "P1ease sir. said the servant, advancing
thegas bill The man says would you sett !
".No r roared Luke tempestuously- Tel
the man to go about his, business; 4 Il hav
mo small bills this morning, and I wont b
50 persecuted!D aaaHfS27a "''s9' ''''
Mary retreated Iprecipitately Clara rails
ed her long brown lashes., sa9gis34g
4"sDo you know, Luke. she, said demure
|ly, IT think you would feel a great deal bet
ter if you would tlo@sjustas Freddy does ii
down fiat on the floor and kick your heel
against the carpet for a while, It's an eEx
ceilent escape valve when your choler. get
the better Of you. 49,.
Il luke gave his mischievousi sister H. law ;
glance that certainly ought to have 9annihila
ted her and walked out Of The room, CLOSING
the door behind him with bang that ,woule
bear mo Interpretation. Then Clara came
around tosherisister; and buried her pink fac,
in Evelyn's neck.aess al 10 9ae 4as 7ada
'Don't scold me-, p y, pleasc-7I know
I've been very naughty to tease Luke SO r
e4HY GU spoken nothing but the truth,
said Evelyn, quietly, with her coral lips com
pressed: and a scarlet spot bunion on either
cheek. "Clara, I sometimes wonder how ]
can endure the daily cross of my husbands
temper. "a9ff aeiyaa ~ za1s 9GaY- 9ef I
:, Temper, = said Clara, with tess of fher
chestnut brown hair. "And the poor dear
fellow hasn't the least idea how disagreeable
he makes himself',E 9s4'3 81 'selt3'
I ."Only this morning" said Evelyn, she
punished Freddy with unrelenting severity
for a fit Of i'll humor which he himself has
duplicated within the last half hour, am
not'a moralist, but it strikes me that the fault
lis rather more to be censured ina full grown
reasoning man, than, in child" ea fla'H
evelyn" said Clara gravely, edo you
suppose he is beyond the power of cure p
iiz9"I hope not; but what can I do? Shut
him up as he shut up little Freddy" + 'i''a'
L Eyelyn's merry, irresistible laugh was
checked by the arch, peculiar expression in
(, Cl a blue blue eyestjyYanom 70 uwo1 oil
!. "The remedy needs to be, something short
and sharp" said Clara, s'and this dark closet
system certainly combines both requisites,
Tears and Mysteries were played out long ago
in matrimonial skirmishes, you know, Evy.'
Nonsense laughed Mrs. Darcy, rising
from the breakfast table, in answer to her
husbands peremtory summons from above
stairs, while Clara shrugged her shoulders
and .wentto look for her work basket ~
Luke was. standing in front of his bureau
drawer, finging shirts, collars, eravats and
stockings ,recklessly upon the bed room floor.
"I'd like to know where my silk handker-
chiefs are, Mrs Darcy ?" he fumed. s'Such
a state as my bureau is in, is enough to drive
a-man crazyD' vegh la.1.s@ 553 "a asl3.
ssIt's enough to drive "a woman crazy
tlink!" said Evelyn, hopelessly, stopping
down to pick up a few Of the scattered ar
ticles. gqt9gm.d eat a7e5 bsij 70 s's's' '7'1'
sass EYou were at the bureau last, Luke. It
is your own fault \, s2.xsH Ws1 u 7aays7a 2
'sMy fault-of course its my fault T. snarl7
ed Luke, giving Mrs. Darcys poodle a kick
that sent him bowling to his mistress. s'Any-
thing but 4. womans retorting, sreeriminating
tongue, RI Mrs, Darcy, + won,tendsre itilong-
4er J" ~ :. s-,,,,;I ba5,f3sil. IN xsA 4sA7 s3S;a.
'sNeithear viii I ?, said Evelyn, resolutely
advancing, asher husband plunged into the
closetsafter his business coat, and promptly
shutting and looking the door, ssI think Eve
endured it long enough-and here is amend
of it!' "a .E: ........ T., 4s,,taf s,I'T--
s'"hIrs..i Darcy, open the door ~ said Luke,
scarcelysable to credit the evidence Of his
OWL senses. s7adw ,assgoa &7age 70 >a9i;1 ~
81, shall do no such thing said Mrs.
Darcy, composedly, , beginning to re-arrange
shirts, stockings, aud flannel wrappers IN
their appropriate receptacles- :,
"Mrs Darcy p roared Luke, at fever
heat of impotent rage, 'swhat son earth do yor
mean z" he6 sag : ais0siA .&sls.s sss y
81 mean to keep you in that clothes press,
Mr. Darcy, until you have made up, your
mind to come out in more amiable frame Of
mind 5!I the system succeeds with Freddy
it certainly ought to with you; I ama sure
your temper is much more lnnitaaaaFEaahls than
his" ,l5:.,.s gt.s,.o.yg
There was a dead silence Of full sixty sec
onds in the closet, then a sudden burst Of vc-
cal wrath lis Bic ,a9zs8sisd 81 5000 2s
1aMrs,s Darcy, open the door this instant
madam p :. Esv;,..e.,y, ~ binsdz yagsGI
But Evelyn went on \ h |llgan a saucy
little opera air, and arranging her clothes.
lido you hear me" s'o sai'ia gs'A'4's'4' .
!, "Yes-I hear you;no sA ss d a9naisia 3!
evil you obey me.2a.-
mot until you have solcnanly promised me
to put some sort; Of control on, that temper Of
yours ! not until you pledge yourself to treat
your wife as 4 lady should be treated not as
q mental, 1sENa ;3qa49Ye3 ~ 52A'c 81
HNop'si,si sdsim ytilas3E eisl 52as aaiae
|, aNo2al Then in thataase hope you don't
find the atmosphere at all oppressive there
as think i probable you Will Fema ai9 i theirs
son,e time !"''s'',. ~ - . i q
$ Another sixty seconds Of dead silence, Their
a sudden rain Of heels and hands against the
relentless wooden panels. Oh 9ah il is5i II s.
4 g Let me out, say, Mrs Darcy! madam
how dare you perpetrate this monstrous piece
gof audacity?"