Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-08-05


stumbling over spittoons, or being sufocate
with some body's pipe or cigar, Dear me
| should die in a week if had to live tina
way And be is always so good natured
too-never gave me cross word till to
day" But here she broke down entirely
sob after sob tearing away in her throat
and threatening to choke her.
The paroxysm was too violent to las
long As it subsidized, she dashc off til
tears that flooded her cheeks, wiped he
eyes, and bathed her face thoroughly. Thel
/ she stood a few minutes as if gathering u
a resolution. A calm, beautiful expression
played about her lips.
The words of her old pastor had COM
! back to her all at once as she sat there
weeping The words he had spoken to he
the evening before her marriage /: ..s
"My little girl, you have made gooe
choice. George Graham, your promised
husband, is young man of excellent prin
ciples and good disposition, and will do hi
best to make you happy. But he is moi
perfect. No man is And you must b.
patient with his failing always patient
One cross word leads to another, till by and
I by there's quarrel and then good bye t.
happiness. Don't scold, but coax don
drive, but lead And if ever you feel tired
with him: think how much worse it might
have been And always, always remember
that he is no saint, but only man a man,
mortal and weak. Be it you work, little
girl, to make his earthly home happy
one, and to lead him onward and upward
tow ards that holier one not made with
hands" @ -- +
dead yet speakcth," she said solemnly
as that long, earnest talk came back to her
"And-and, I'll do it, any way. If he
won't forgive, if he won't agree to begin
again and try it over, why-qh, never,
never can 60 out alone in the world, and
see him married to another woman. Oh,
III never say another word. I won't, not
one, if he has every chair piled up to the
ceiling with coats and pants, and the floor
waist deep with boos and rnhhers 7 don't
see what made me speak SO cross to him
III get a girl to morrow somebody that
can cook better than T, and I'll keep out OF
the kitchen ; and whenever he comes in I'll
take his things myself, and take care of
them. What must he have thought of me
to hear me say such dreadful thiags!1
And filing up the stove with coal, drain
ing the water off the vegetables, and leav-
ing the oven door open, she ran up stairs,
and put on her sacque and bonnet, seized
her muff and gloves, and locking the door
after her, went out
1t was bitter cold, hut she did not mind
it The wind was driving the slcet right
into her face, but she only drew the thick
veil closer over her swollen eyes, and hur-
RED On. Il was slippery as glass but her
gathered feet ran along as if sharp shod -
She had but one thought-to see George
again, and tell him how sorry she was, and
bring him back to dinner
With shout and ''hurrah r' u little
FELLOW came coastlng down one of the cross
streets just as she had set her foot On the
curbstonc. The sled whirlea, zigzaggeda mo
,aent, and then ran her down. She scream
ed involuntarily, and. az she fell, put out
her hands imploringly. Some enc clasped
them, held them tightly . brief spell, and
Their gently assisted her to her feet. Some
one drew aside her veil. Some one Looked
piEylng!g into har eyes Who was ii. think
you 3 :T@e5 is
,''0h, George l am SO glad you happen
ed here ] was going down TO the Office
after YOU f a ~
"Were you, Susie And was coming
up o the house to see you
&c looked about him a few seconds, and
then said meaningly-=
''Iust half way and we met,
The next minute he was tucking her lit
tie hand under his elbow, an guiding her
back home walking slowly, cautiously,
and asking at every few steps IF she was
sure she was not much hurt" and adding,
;'he'd send the little rasca! 10 Jail if she
were" to all of which she said earnestly
s'Not any hardly only frightened a
little he was not to blame for the Sled
turning am so glad we met" ......
Inside the front door, before hardly the
lock had sprung, he caught LeT to his heart.
ana as he held her in tho warm, close en-
brace, he kissed her passionatcly. II
's'Wha did you think of NE, darling, for
talking 50 to you? You don't know how
sorry | aui ..r.......,.. .,. 30.
'tWhat did you think of me- George,
scolding you as I did ? fyou only knew
how [ cried afterwards" : r..
''But plagued you drcadfully, I know,
Susie. You're so neat, and Tn such a
careless scamp" I'll ~.
sItwas I who plagued you, George =
| have no business to be SO neat as to make
myself fussy. cross old thing, and I won't
any mare. 4-Wqn't say a word, George, if
you turn the house topsy-t urvy every time
you come in Oh, George, to think of our
quarrelng so before we have beer marriad
ycarp' @".{ a.'- .-...
ssAnd you running away to leave me here
alone. oh, Susie, { should have run after
you before morning ~ AK.
ut was awful the way We talked to each
other. Can you forgive me "
eyes, indeed / forgave you ten minutes
after reached the office though going
down there Susie, I did wish, almost, that
you were little slayen, instead q sYcl a
tidy biz Of a lady
T 4 don't wonder, George, It's enough
to make any man hate the very word neat
ness when his wife is forever scolding about
it SO. But do you know what [ am going
to do ? I'm going to cook, wash, iron and
scrub, and I'm going to meet you at the
door every time you come ia, and put away
all your things ipe you, SO that We'll both
be suited, Ihe house will be in order, and
you won't be bothered helping about it."
"Will you, indeed, Susie? Have the
girl always wanted you to but haug
me if Pm going to have such doll of &
wife to put away my thinga, and mne .: great
siEE- footer No, NO. You may meet mo.
and kiss me, but-why just see how nice |
can do it when I've q mind to- and releas-
ing her from his folded arms, he deliberate
ly took off his hat aud overooat and hung