Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-06-02
! MISCELLANEOUS.
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s7edia FIEIsS DELICATE CASE. ioa
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e WHEN Mrs FieI was a bride, all the
spectators agreed, that she was a pretty
and interesting girl, who would make a
fne woman when she came to- dill out.
But she never did I'LL out : on the con-
trary, Time, that stole her years away,
robbed her of plumpness,s too ) and after
thirty anniversaries of that Wedding-day,
she was considerably more slender than
at starting. She wore curls, and q black
band round her forehead, and mittens-
not knowing that these things had long,
ceased to make her attractive, and. ON a
Observation-Disclosures, would have struck YOU
generally as being somewhat of aig,uY
but q better wife yOu5 would scarcely find
in all England, and thatis infinitely more
important than rcomeliness and tasteful at
tire, as you will own; before you have been
married for a quarter of a century, y brRs
Excellent at. all times, Mrs. Fiel cul5
minated st meals. Call no man happy till
you have seen him at break kfast; natural
irFitability in Mr. Fiel's disposition had
been almost entirely cured by little sooth-
ingcomforts and titEbitS He was a So
heitor, with an office in London, and q
semi detached villa in the suburbs, who
had to leave the latter at 8 to reach the
former by 10 every morning TINS neces-a
STATED breakfast etb s. bur even at, that
early hour Mrs. gFiel saw to eVeryudetail'
herself QrSi
1t, Would. have, shaken a yerv confirmed
bachelor to have seen her table one spring
morning q few years ago-the linen was
so white, and the tea 30 black, the water
crosses and radishes so fresh, the marma=
lade and apricot jam aoF dalptily set out,
the eggs so new looking, the loafso brown
and crustyS the dry toast so crisp and
thin. Andwfen she heard the, tread of
her husbands foot on the staircase and
the flourish on his nose which invariably
hcralded his approaeh, she rang the 'bell
for the appetizing llttle covered dish,
which maached and fitted the slsp-basifi
to bebreught upa This contained fizzled
slices of ham or bacon, delicate and cur1ed,t /
a sausage, a kidney, or the saVory thigh
of chicken. May such be your only do
mestic broilsI s-o7
A male, neat man.; with sharp grayeyes
and avery good opinion of hImself en-
tered and looked at his letters, selecting
and opening one at once 80 - = :,
Well, Martha" said he, "the Chip
chow has arrived at last,s' -, u
/. n uidoH,t say soI Then MI. .Eobyear
viii be here presently Wnl he come to
stay with us, do you think Pee p
Il don't How Epqhhd bettet have a
bed ready though ! expect he has not
ting himself u with ak old man and wo-
man four miles from the Marble Arch
Stil Is everything, will be strange 70 Ain
at frsk. he fieF accept my invitation for a
: assSs Tsis Fl +, lE u \ TpAprT44ss Ts t9bysar
''W'ill be, I suppose. At present he
probably depends upon his, father, who-
has given me very liberal orders, absurd
ly liberal orders, about him From living
so long alnongst savages, the old man
must have lost all idea Of the value of.
money. However, there is plenty, of it
accommodating, and it does not matter to
'Doh't Fod think" said Mrs. Fiel,'i 1t
might be well to have Sarah home pa -
sarah, the only child of the Fiels, was
at finishing school at, Clifton, but she
was seventeen, and woman
All, ah, ah I'laEgh stheslsssyer cat
your match making, Old lady : From
your attempts Besides which, it would
be something like a breach of trust old
Lobyear has evidently got other views
for hissont than marry ing him at present
at any rate to an English woman. I
WY he's sweulfs hever goAnd matShi
him with dheathen, with ring through
Il don't know "a That, replied Mr. 1FieI
laughing; if he could discover a new
weed or fresh Varietya of black bee-
tie bJeits he certainly would2S isf IS
ltwas OF good augury for Mrs Eiel
when her ApspandC lHpgheda and a, begter
when he replied to her observations, in
stead of looking deafand grunting, (which
he generally dld if she, alluded to his
clients or their business; for it showed
that he was willing to be pumped and
Mrs. Fiefs thirst for information was
greak, though it was rarely slaked. In the
present instance; however, the lawyer
Thought he might require feminine aid in
the task which he had undertaken, and
was therefore not otunwfling to. admit his
wife into his confidence eysh iisH ~ ~
"Ah;' said he Q that was 4 curious idea
for q rich man to banish- himself cDm-
pletely, and give up civilized life, for the
sake OF studyings botany and butterflies In
Japan. For q. poor man, indeed, it Monld
be explicable if heaexpected to make
something By itsin the emo" ~ e
has more money than lle knows what to
do with as it is.n va aho III
eyes; he was well, off originally !, and
got a, good property through his wife be-
sidesn ftB 10 H3bl 81 ~ Ss't 80
"Ah,spoor man; IlarssaS grief for her
death; gave him a ,cEazeH5 fcu fsoJ <
"Fhdger' exclaimed Mr. -Fiel, somewhat
rudely. He was glad enough to be free
tolgo huntington his faForfte hobby. If
she had lived another year, it ., is my
oPinionthat he would have boited and
lett nqF, 5Sliscez GgrU sH95 .pot -
Ah, wen" said Mrs. Fiel,sit isa fory
tunate thing for him, or at any rate for
thls son, that he fixed on sogood q man of
business as yourself to look after his in
'S "WelE@ 4eblr.d her $ ,,,.S,nd oom.
Piacen'ly' Considering that the bulk of