Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-27
WHOLE NO 236e7

ever forgive me! It is so cold-so for malp ai.'
 q am not naturally belligerent, but should dearly enjoy boxing Tom Garvay's earsr pronounced the irate reformer.g 'That any reasonable mortal--evena man-should make such donkeyistical display of tenn per tries my patience beyond verbal expres- sion. '.gI3 esssstlGsb v. ulaYau
 Louise sobbed uninterruptedly for few moments, then the pitying eonfidante came to her aid. a c5 na .ilgl-H
 Lou, darling! don't be sorry for what you have done It was neither wrong nor foolish, only courteous request for Q small portion of that which is rightfully yours. Tom must understand this. His parody of only playful Rowland for your Oliver. He is not rank booby, or peevish baby. Nobody else could take exception at your conduct .sYt,ie
 1t was unbecoming, urwifeIikep sighed the penitent. ssare.saa
 T grant you the latter proposition thought Salome, in disgust, but she held her peace.
 MT. Garvay came in at ten o'clock-very digniied, very polite-making no reference to their days proceedings; offering no in- formation as to where and with whom he had passed his evening. GE
  rified woman who is watching him as Q cowed spaniel does his master, would tell his master, would tell him exactly what I think of him and his fellow-ty rants.' unused Salome, wrought to violent indigna- tion by his high and cool demeanor. What Q thing a man is, at best! Tom is a good fellow in the main, but he is misbehaving i shamefully just now. If but dared shake him it would be some relief to my mind. If ever am caught slipping my fingers between the bark and the tree after this, I shall deserve to be classed with him. Judg. tug that the affair would be settled the more readily in her absence, she said Good night, at ten o'clock, and took her chafng spirit off to her chamber. The door was hardly closed after her, when the wife crept forward, and put trembling hand upon her masters shoulder. -i !t.rs.r, 'Tom, dearest! are you angry with meY
 Not at all! he removed his cigar from his lips to say it, without turning his head Why should be?' al-f
 Don't speak so coldly. It. breaks my heart. I know I was wrong to send that foolish note to you, but really wanted the money, and was half in fun-and-and'-
 And melted to rebellion against your do- mestic despot, by Salome's random talk, he subioined. I do not care for her vaga- res. She is eccentric and indiscreet-full of all kinds of crude speculations she will be ashamed of one day. But it is practi- cal question with you whether you or I shall be the ruler of my business and household. lam willing-perfectly willing to resign the reins to your grasp, if you : desire that should. There cannot be two heads-two drivers. ;l s-A
 T am sure I never thought of such 8 thing! exclaimed Louise, in abject distress. But you had said that when wanted mo- !. ney ought to call upon you, as would ! upon banker, and the whim seized me to try it-j just once! 1gge1 l How Salome would have groaned over her pupils pusiilanimity, and the implied pledge.
 Is that an intimation that you had found me niggardly-slow of response to your former applications?' interrogated Tom, still unappeased. 'Tne spirit you have manifested in this affair is a serious sor- row to me, Louise. had hoped and be- lieyed we understood one another-that our views and our interests were identical. I have worked hard since our marriage, but worked with a will and purpose. I have never lost sight of your welfare and knowledge and ability, to be an indulgent husband; to deny you nothing could pro- cure that would conduce to your pleasure. When have given you dollar, my only regret at parting with 1t was that it was not ten. I leave it to you to say if have deserved to be treated like mere money holder, and what have ever done to de- serve the indignity put upon me by your demand of this morning.
 Clinging to his knees the wife implored forgivness; acknowledged her impatience, her unreasonableness, her ingratitude; promised fealty and submission for time to come; was disconsolate until her relenting sovereign vouchsafed to set the seal of reconciliation upon her with:-
 There! there! child, we will say no moro about it.. Only, my dear Louise, I must warn you that-painful as it would be to exile my sister from the only home left to her-I cannot allow her influence over you to produce such results as those this day has witnessed. You may find your husband the safest counsellor after all. Better trust him more, aud strong.minded women less. Now. go into the dining-room and take drink of ice water. It will re- lieve that hysterical choking aE-
 T He recollected, while she was absent, that he had letter to write, and. too lazy to go to the library for his own writing materials. put out his arm, without rising, for the pretty inlaid papeterie on the centre table. A half sheet of paper lay upper most, when he raised the lid, and revealed the contents. There were figures upon it in Louise's handwriting:- .F --
 Marriage portion in 1858, $1O,O0O
 Interest on same, $7OO per annum.
 Salary as housekeeper, 600 "' "T
 Salary as governess, 300ss"" c. r Salary as seamstress, 15O |" ''
 l. &agna1 # 4g l E Clear income, go g rr- $1750 e. g"4
 Maximum of personal expenses per annum, ] 5000. x2e g saI1 Esss r I submit it to any right minded husband whether the above was a pleasant document for Mir. Thomas Garvay to purtse, es- pecially after the scene just described. Salome' attempt to reassure Mrs Perry by proving that she was .self-supporting, in- stead of the helpless beneficiary of her husbands generosity, had not sounded like such hideous heterodoxy, when set forth by his lively sister, as he now knew it to be when confronted by the practical working of her doctrine. | ri | T. er.,skt