The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-06-12
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Oh. -that. parros! yhet ,iptolesablc
screechfhs lhs skeepsi upaL Many. take
that ast bird into, the Kitchen, or I shall be
tempted to wiring its neck. { Strange that
q map cant havcla little peace once in
4while What does all the eggs, Evelyn
I thought I had asked you to see that
they were boiled fit for Christian to
eat" Sd a
Mr.. Darcy gave his egg, shell and all,
vindietiye throw upon the CRATE.
Evelyn's brown eyes sparkled dangerous
ly as she observed the mnnouvre, but
she made no remark.
"And the plates are as cold as stone,
when I've implorcd you again and again,
that they might be warmed. Well, 1
shall eat no breakfast this morning"
"Whom will you punish most Z" de-
manded Miss Clara. "Evelyn, give ME
another cup of coffee; it is perfectly de-
lightful."
Luke pushed his chair back with
vengeance, and took up his stand with
his back to the fire, both hands under
his coat tails.
"Please sir" said the servant, advan-
cling, "the gas bill--the man says would
you settle it while"
"No!' roarcd Luke tempestuously
"Tell the man to go about his business /;
I'll have no small bills this morning, and
won't be so prosecuted !"
Mary retreated precipitately. Clara
raised her long brown eyelashes.
"Do you know Luke" she said de-
murely, 81 think you would feel great
deal better if you world do just as Fred
dy does-lie down fat on tho floor and
kick your heels against the carpet for a
while. It's an excellent escape valve
when your choler gets the better OF
you"
Luke gave his mischievous sister-iu-
law glance that certainly ought to have
annih;lated her, and walked out OF the
room. closing the door behind him with
2 Dang that would hear no Interpretation.
Ihel, lara came asl., .;:.sss;
isY hSf pink face In Evelyn
neck
"Don't scold INC, Evy, please-I know
I've been very naughty to tease LUX,
SO :"
"Iou have spoken nothing but tn,
truth" said Evelyn, quietly, with hel
coral lips compressed, aud scarlet spo
burning OH either check. Clara, i some
times wonder how ! can endure the dali,
cross of my husbands bad temper"
Temper !' said Clara, with toss Of
her chosnut brown hair "And the poo,
dear fellow hasn't the least idea how dis
agreeable he makes himself"
"Only this morning." said Evelyn
she punished Freddy with unrcientina
severity for fit of ill humor which he
himself has duplicated within the last
half hour. am not a moralist, but it
strikes me that the fault is rathor more
to be censured in ull-grown reasoning
man than in a child"
Evelyn" said Clara gravely, ''lo you
suppose heis beyond the power Of cure p
IL hope not but what eau | do !
Shut him up as lie shut up little Fred
dy"
Evclyn's merry, irresistible laugh was
checked by the arch, peculiar expcssieu
in Clara's blue eyes
"Thc remedy needs to be something
='h:ort and sharp, said Clara, ''aud this
dark closet system vsst;,:..yy vssstts:..y combines
both requisites. Tears and Mysteries
were played out long ago in matrimonial
skirmishes, you know, Evy."
"Nonscnsc !" laughed Mrs. Darcy,
rising from the breakfast table, in answer
to her husbands peremptory summons
from above stairs, while Clara shrugged
her shoulders and went to look for her
work basket.
Luke was standing in front of his bu-
reau drawer, fiinging shirts, collars, era
vats and stockings rccklcssy upon the
bedroom floor
I'D like to know where my silk hand
kerchiefs are, Mrs Darcy z" he fumed.
"Such "A state as my bureau is in is
enough to drive man crazy!"
Its enough to drive woman crazy,
think |" said Evelyn, hopelessly, stoop-