The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-07-07
EMPORIA NEWS.
riday, July 2, 1871.
AN EXHAUSTED HUSBAND.
Letter from Young Wife TO Her Aunt in
Boston.
NEW Yonk. Juno. 1871


New York, juno, 1871.
My DEAR AUNT: Although you told
me when invited you to my wedding,
that i was too young to marry, and not
capable of choosing partner properly,
and with due consideration, know
that you feel l was wiser than you
thought. In selecting dear Orlando,
have gained a most aflectionate and at
tentive husband, and one who has
neither a fault nor a vice. Heavens
what must girl suffer who finds her.
self united to dissjpated person, ne
glectful of her, and disposed 10 seek the
society of unworthy persons, who
drink, smoke, and do all sorts of dread
full things!
Thank heaven, Orlando is perfection.
To-day is my eighteenth birth day, and
we have been married year. We keep
house now, and can make pretty good
pie, only the undeFcrust will be damp.
However, think that must be the oven.
Once i put peppermint in the pud-
ding instead of lemon 1avoring: but
then Orlando was trying to kiss me,
right before the girl, who didn't much
like either of us coming into the kitch-
en- at all.
The flowers are coming up beauti-
fully in the back garden. We sowcd a
great many seed, but hardly expected
to SEQ many plants. Among the most
numerous is one variety, with very
large leaf, that scratches ones fingers,
and don't smell nice. wonder what
it isI Orlando frightens Re by talking
about weeds; but seeds Always come
up, don't they?
Dear Orlando! come back to him
again-so excellent, temperate and
true. Tell all the girls to marry as
soon as they can, If they can find a hus-
band like mine.
1 have but one trial-business takes
him SO much from me. A lawyer MUST
attend to his business, you know; and
sometimes they carry on the cases until
two at night. Often has he exam
ined witnesses until half past twelve
and come home perfectly exhausted.
And the nasty things will smoke SO
that his dear coat quite smells of IL.
And rs it makes him as i'll as it does me,
have to air ii and sprinkle the lining
with cologne water, before he dares to
put it on again.
had terrible fright the other night,
dreadful. Orlando had told me that
business think he said case OF life
or death-would detain him late. So
sat up rs usual, with a book, and did
not worry until one o'clock. After
and caught q cold in my head, peeping
through the up stairs window blinds
for. dear aunt, it was not until three
o'clock that i heard q cab driving up
the street and saw il stop at our door
then l thought l should faint, for
was sure that some dreadful accident
had happend to Orlando.
ran down to open the door, and Mr.
Smith, friend of Olando's, who is moi
confess, very much to my taste---suct
Il red faced, noisy man-was Just sup
porting my dear boy up the steps.
ooh what has happened 2" cried I.
'1pont be frightened, Mrs. White
said Mr.. Smith. Nothing at all, only
White is little exhausted. Applies
ton to business will exhaust a man
and | thought I'd bring him home"
"Ail right Belle" said Orlando
''Smith tells the truth-I'm exhausted
And, dear aunt, he was SO mnch &,
that he spoke quite thick, and couldn
stand up without tottering. Mr.. Smiti
was kind enough to help him up stairs
and laid on the bed SO Frustrated that
thought he was going to die. Then
remembered the French brandy yoI
gave me in case of sickness. ran tt
get it.
Have a little brandy and water
dear" said.
"The very thing. Smith is exhaust
ell, too. Give some to Smith" said he.
And so i repIoached myself for no
having thought of it before Mr.. Smitl
was gone. But gave glass to Or
laudo, and, under Providence think
saved his life; for, oh, how bad h
was.
"Bella," said he quite faltering in hi
speech, "the room is going round 81
fast that L can't catch your eye. Ant
besides there's two of you, and l dom
know which is which,"
l knew these were dreadful symp
toms.
''Take drink, DEAR" said I, sand II
try to wake Mary, and send her for the
doctor"
mo-" said he, an be all right in tho
morning. I'm all right now. Here's
your health. You're n brick, l.
And over he fell fast asleep.
oh, why do men think so much o.
money making? Is not health better
than anything else?
OF course as he had laid down in hi!
hat, took that of first. And man
aged TO divest him of his coat. But
when it came to hiss boots-dearest
aunt, did you ever take of q gentle.
mems boots ? probably not as you arc q
single lady-what a task! How dc
they eyer get 'cm on +? pulled and pull.
led, and shook ami wriggled, and gave
il up. But it would not do to leave
them on all night so went at it again
and Mt last one came of so suddenly
and over l went OH the floor, and into
his hat, which had put down there
for n minute. could have cried. And
the other came of the same way, just as
hard and just rs sudden at least. Then
put n soft blanket over Orlando, and
sat in my scwing-chair all night. Oh
how heavily he brcathed! And had
rs you may fancy, 4he most dreadful
fears. lie might lave killed himself
by over application to business for lall
that knew. The perfect ones go first
il is said.
However, imagine my delight, when
ut noon the next day, he was able to
get up, cat slice of toast and drink q
strong cup of tea, aud declared himself
much better, though his head ached.
How happy 1 wasl found myself
laughing over little incident that had
occurred that afternoon, as though
had never had any trouble. A lady's
glove fell out of Orlando's pocket and
the fragments of boquet. The DO.
quet he had of course, bought for me
thinking to be home early, and the
glove he found in the street. And
pretended to be jealous and pulled his
whiskers for him.
Oh, how differently should l have felt
had anything happened to my beloved
Orlando! He has not had so exhausting
day since, and l think sees the folly
of over work; though if courts will
keep open so late, what can poor law
yers do? think it is very inconsider-
ate of the Judge i wonder if he has q
wife-mean old thing.