Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1871-07-12
AN EXHAUSTED HUSBAND.
Letter from a Young wifc TO Her Aun, In
Boston.

me whcn lnvllod you 10 my wcu-
ding that | was too young TO marry,
aud not capable of choosingn mate
for life properly, aud with due con-id-
Grafton, know that you now iocl
that was wiser than you lho't. In
selecting dear Orlando. | have gained
most aileciionatc aud attentive hus-
band, and one who has neither fault
or vice. Heavens what must IL
girl suacr who finds herself united to
II dissipated person, ncglociiul of her,
and disposed to seek the society of
unworthy persons, who drink, smoke,
AM, do all sorts OF drendlHl things
Thank Hedrea, OHaHdo is perfec-
ton!
To day is my eighteenth birthday,
and we have been married year.
We keep house now, and can make
pretty good pio only tho under crust
will be damp. However, think that
must be the oven Once / put pep
pcrmint in the pudding sauce instead
of lemon navoring; bat then Orlando
was trying TO kiss me, right before
the girl, who Gidu't much like either
ofus coming into the kitchen at ALL
Tho flowers urc coming up beauti.
fully in tho back garden We sowcd
II great many seed, but hardly expect
ed so many plants. Among the most
nnmcrcus Is one variety with Il very
large leaf, that scratches ones tingers,
aud don't smell nice wonder what
tits? Orlando frightens mo- by talk.
ing about weeds; but seeds always
come up, don't they?
Dear Orlando come back to Lin
again-so excellent, temperate and
true. Tel all the girls to marry as
soon as they can, If they can fud Il
husband like mine,
| have but one trial-business takes
him 80 much away from me. A law
yer must attend to business, you know;
and sometimes they carry on the cases
until two at night. Oiten and often
he has examined witnesses until half
past twelve, and come home perfectly
exhausted And the nasty things will
smoke, so thai his dear coat quite
smells of It, And as il makes him as
i'll rs it docs me, ! have to air it, and
,prinkle the lining with Cologne water,
Jcfore he dares to put on again.
| had u terrible fright the other
night dreadful. Ohando had told
me that bu,incs,-I think he said il
was case of life and death-would
dctain him late So sat up, as usual,
with book, and did not worry until
ono O'Clock. After that ! WAS Il little
anxious, confess, aud caught cold
in my head, pccping through the up
stairs window blinds; for, dear aunt,
it was not until three o'clock that |
heard cab driving up the street and
saw il stopa our door; then thought
| should faint, for was sure some
dreadful accident had happened to
Orlando.
ran down to open the door, and
Mr. Smith, a friend Of Orlando's, who
is not, | confess, very much to my
taslc--such a red faced, noisy man
was just supporting my dear boy up
the steps.
con what has happened? ?" cried |.
"Don't be frightened, Mrs. White
said Mr.. Smith. Nothing at all
only White is Il little exhausted. Ap.
p'icutiOn 10 business will exhaust
man. and | tLouuht I'd bring him
home"
"All right, Belle" sail Orlando,
"Smilh tells the uruth-Im exhaust
cd. -
And, dearest Aunt, he was so much
so that hc spoke quite thick, and
couldn't stand up without tottering.
Mr.. Smith was kind enough to help
him up stairs and he laid upon the
bed SO Frustrated that | thought he
was going to die Then ! remem-
bcrcd the French brandy you gave
me in case Of sickness. ran to get
il out
"Havc litdo brandy aud water,
dear | said
The very thing. Smith is exhaust
cd, too. Give some TO Smith, said
he.
And so reproached myself for not
having thought Of it before Mr.. Smith
was gone. But | gave Il glass to Or
lando, aud. under Providence, | think
it saved his life; for oh, how bad ho
was
BELLA" said he, quite faltcring in
his speech, "the rom is going ronnd
50 fast that cant catch your eye
Aud besides there's two of you, aud !
don't know which is which"
knew these were dreadful symp-
toms
"Takc drink, dear" said |, "and
I'll try to wake Mary, and send her
for the doctor"
"No," said he, "I'l be all right in
the morning I'm all right how
Ileros your health. You rc brick.
/" And over he fell, fast asleep
Oh, why do men think so much of
money.making? Is not health better
than anything else ?
OF course, as he had laid down in
his hat, took that of first. And |
managed to dvcst bin of his coat
But when il came to his bools-doar-
est aunt, did you ever take oil Il gen
tIeman's boots probably not, as YOU
arc a single lady what a task ! How
do they ever get en- ony lpullcd,
and shook and wriggled, and gave it
up. But it would not do to leave
them on all night; so | went at it
again, aud at last one came OF so sud.
denly; and over went on the floor,
and into his hat, which | had put
down there for minute. could
have cricd. And the other came Off
the same way, just as hard and just
as sudden at last Then put II soft
blanket over Orlando, aud sat in my
sewing chajrnll night. Oh. how heav-
ily he brclthcd. Aud | had, az you
may fancy, the most dreadful fears
lie might have killed himself by his
over.application to business for all
that know. The perfect ones 90
first it is said.