Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02
FEELS DELICATE CASE.

FTEL,S DELICATE CASE.
WHEN Mr.. Fiel was q bride, all ia,
spectators agreed that she was prett,
and interesting girl. who would make |
6ne woman when she came 70 fill out
But she never did oil out on the con
trary, Time, that stole her years away
robbed her Of plumpness, too; and aftel
thirty anniversaries Of that wedding day
she WAS considerably more slender thar
. 1t starting. She wore curls, and blacl
band round her forehead, and mittens-
not knowing that these things had long
ceased 70 make her attractive, and, on I
first introduction, would have struck you
generally - being somewhat Of guy
but better wife you would scarcely find
In all Englsnd, and that 10 infinitely more
important than comeliness and tasteful Ut.
tire. - you win own before you have been
married for quarter OF century.
Excellent II al times, Mrs. Fiel cul-
minated 1t meals. Call no man happy till
| you have seen him At breakfast natural
iYritability In Mr.. Fiel's disposition had
been almost entirely cured by little sooth.
| ing comforts and tit-bits He was 4 So
| licitor, with an ONCE in London, and q
semi detached villa in the suburbs, who
| hsd to leave the latter at 8 TO reach the
former by 10 every morning. This neces-
stated breakfast at 8, but even at that
early hour Mrs. Fiel saw TO every detail
herself
II would have shaken very confirmed
bachelor 10 have seen her table one spring
morning few years agO-the linen was
10 white, and the tea SO black, the water.
crosses and radishes 80 fresh, the MARINA
lade and apricot jam so daintily set out,
the eggs 80 new looking, the loafso brown
and crusty, the dry toast 10 crisp and
thin. And when she heard the tread OF
her husbands foot on the staircase, and
the flourish on his nose which invariably
heralded his approach, she rang the bell
TOR the appetizing little covered dish,
which matched and fitted the slop.basin
TO be brought up. This contained frizzled
slices Of ham or bacon, delicate and curled,
. sausage, kidney, or the savory thigh
Of q chicken. May such be your only do
mestic brollsl
A hale, neat man, with sharp gray eyes,
and very good opinion Of himself, en-.
tered and looked at his letters, selecting
and opening one ut once. E
"Well, Martha," eald he, "the Chip
chow has arrived at last" - tk
you don't say so! Then Mr.. Lobyear
will be here presently. VIII hU come to
stay with as, do you think p
III don't know. Woo s.s.a D.-.0. sA..'
he'd ready; though expect he has not
come TO Englsnf with the idea of shut
ting himself up with an old man and wo-
man four miles from the Marble Arch.
Still, as everything will be strange to him
q first. he may accept my invitation for q
night or two"
"Thi. MI. Thomas Lobyear is rich, Is
he nott"
"Will be, / suppose. At present he
probably depends upon his father who
has given me very liberal orders, absurd.
ly liberal orders, about him. From living
70 long amongst savagcs, the old man
must have lost all idea Of the value Of
money. However, there 10 plenty OF It
ACCOMPLISHING, and 1t does not matter TO
| me-"
Don't you think" said Mrs. Fiel," II
might be well to have Sarah home"
Sarah. the only child Of the FEELS Wal
at flashing school at Clifton, but she
was seventeen, and woman.
"Ah, ah, ahi" laughed the lawyer IA
your match making, old lady,! From
what am advised, he u proof against
your attempts Besides which, It would
30 something like breach Of trust; ole
Lobyear has evidently got other Views
for his son than marrying him 1t presen
at Any rate TO IN English woman"
"Why, he would never 60 and mattel
him With heathen, with ring through
her nose, like pigi'
| II don't know that" replied Mr.. Fiel
laughing ~ he could discover new
| weed Of . fresh variety Of black bee
tic by II, he certainly would"
| II was Of good augury for Mrs. Fie
when her husband laughed, and . bette
Iwhen he replied TO her observations, In
stead Of looking deaf and grunting, whisl
he generally did II she alluded TO hi
clients or their business; for It showst
that he was willing TO be pumped, ant
Mrs. Eicl's thirst for information wa
great, though Il was rarely slaked. In tn
present instance, however, the hwye
thought he might require feminine aid II
the tssk which he had undertaken, and
was therefore not unwilling TO admit hi
wife into his confidence.
n. "Ah.~ aid he, "that was curious idc
for fich man TO Danish himself com
bletely, and i've up civilized Nh, for III
sake Of studying botany and butterflies i
Japan. For poor man, indeed, Il woul'
: Do explicable II he expected 10 max
something BY II In the end"
; "But nom what You gay, Mr.. Lobyea
has more money than 10 knows what Z
, do With g II 10" ~
"Yes; he WAS well OF originally, an
got . good property through his wife. be
sidcs."
"Ah, poor man; dare ny grief for he
death gave him craze"
Z, "Fudgel'' exclaimed Mr.. Fiel, somewhs
rudely. "Ile was glad enough to be frc
| toj 70 hunting on bis hvorite hobby.
she had lived another year, It 10 m.
opinion that he would have bolted an
left her." nsr.~ EWGM j.
"Ah, we'll" said Mrs. Fiel, cit IL for
tunate thing for him, or at any rate TO
this son, that he liked on 90 good man 0
, sus!s:ss = yourself e lool .e'e' - y
aWell.~ replied her husband, com
plscently, considering that the bulk Q
Bic property 10 In houses situated IN
rapidly Improving neighborhood, and tina
the tenants are up to I'll sorts Of dodees Il
layoid having their rants raised, perhap
! An agent Who Wa not sharp might mis-