Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-11-19
Taking Him at His Word.

Tom, dearest are you angry with
me?'
Not at all ? he removed his cigar from
his lips to say it, without turning his
head. 'Why should | ep
Don't speak so coldly. 1t breaks my
heart. know | was wrong to send that
foolish note to you, but | really wanted
the money, and was half in iull-and-
and
'And melted to rebellion against your
domestic despot, by Salome's random
talk he subjeined. 4 do not care for her
vagafies.) She is eccentric and indiscreet
full of all kinds of crude speculations
she will be ashamed Of one day. But it
is practical question with yol whether
you or shall be the ruler of my bust
ness and household. / am willing
tectly willing-to resign the rens to your
grasp, if you desire that | should. There
cannot be two heads-two drivers
Il am sure never thought of such a
thingn exclaimed Louise, in abjcct dis
dress. but you had said that when l
wanted money ought to call upon you,
as | would upon banker, and the whim
seized me to try it-just once!
How Salome would have groaned OYER
her p,lpiPs phsillahinht y, and the implied
pledge.
'Is that ain intimation that you have
found me higgardly ly-slow of response to
your former applications ? interrogated
Tom, still unappeasrd. 'rhe spirit you
have manifested in this affair is serious
sorrow to me, Louise. | had hoped, and
believed, that we understood one another
that our views and Our interests were
identical. | have worked hard since our
marriage, but worked with a will and a
l,urprse. Il have never lost sight of your
Welfare and happiness; have striven 10
the. best of my knowledge aud ability, to
lie ali intlulgent husband 20 deny You
nothing could procure that would con
duce to your pleasure. When | have Civ.
en- you a. dollar, my. only, regret at part
ing with it was that it was not ten.
11eaye it to you to say il deserve TO bc
treated like mere money-hoder, and
! whatI have eyer done to deserve the in
dignity put upon me by your .dena,ad o.
! this mpirin,g' 20 .l3f5IJX.3 Dbl
] Clinging to his knees, the wife mplor
ed forgivness; acknowledged her impa
\ tience, her urreasonabeness, her ngrati-
Z tude, promised fealty and submission fol
A time toscome, was aisconsolate until heI
relenting soyereiglivouc to set the
seal of reconciliation upon her with -
7 There! there |! child, we will say nc
more about it. Only, my dear Louise,
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 thos'
this day has witnessed. You may finC
your husband the safest counsellor atte
all. Better trust him more and strong
minded women less. Now, 90 into til,
dining-room and take drink of ice wa
ter. 1t will relieve that hysterical che
y king
| lie recollected, while she was absent
that he had letter to write, and to-
lazy to go to the library for his owl
writing material, ,,pnt out his arm, with
out rising, for the pretty inlaid f,dpeteri
ID OH the centre table. A half sheet of pa
'lEper lay upermost, when he raised the lid
ahd revealed the contents. There wer
figures upon it IN Loaise b ahand writing
Marriage portion in 1858, $4,000.
Interest on the same 800 per annun
sSalary as housekeepe, 600
b fSalary as gOverness, 300
Salary as seamstress, 100
Clear income, $3.50
Maximum of personal expenses per annun
$1,000.
lssubmit il to any right minded hui
( band whether the above was rleasan
e document for Mr.. Thomas GarYay to pr
/ ruse, especially after the scene just de
I; cribed. Salome's attempt to reassul
70 Mrs. Perry by proving that she was sci
supporting, instead of the helpless ben