The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1871-06-01
MARRYING A MEEK

WRITTEN FOR THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.
BY FRANCES HENRIETTA SHEFFIELD.
eff ever l marry" said Mr.. Hiram
Mcleswortby, con6dentially to hi;
sparkling cousin, Belle Rochover. ~
will wed a meek woman. A wifi;
should be content to shire with hel
husbands light, reflect his opinions
and in short, be totally absorbed in him
Her beauties, her genius, should only
form the graceful appendages of BIZ
life" ":
$50 model wife, according to you
ideas, is only her lords first slave, likt
a Turkish Sultana. Humph! l an
glad you are not my spouse. Their,
might be contention, I fancy"
"To speak candidly, Cousin Belle,
always wondered how John managed t
subdue you, you are naturally 50 res
tive"
| "Subdue me !" and the lady threw
up her hand, and shook back her long
curls with the air aud action Of high.
melted Arabian. "It's we'll for hin
he never tried. John and I each GO
our own way, and have things SO ad-
nirably arranged, we never run on each
Others time, to use railroad nomencla-
ture.":::
Mr.>Molesworthy shook his head sor-
rowfully.
"Such doctrine is contrary to nature,
to Scripture"
"And, Hiram Noteworthy, as a
grand Climax" broke in his antagonist,
uncourteously. "Well I hope you'll
find the paragon you arc in search Of"
~ expsct to find her" was the reply,
delivered with lofty, masculine certainty.
'But business duties call me Westward.
Adieu. my misguided cousin"
Scarcely had the door closed after the
departure of tic visitor, when the heavy
silken drapcrles Of the windows were
disturbed, and a bright, a;ch face pre-
scnted itself to view.
"You wretch !" cried Belle, "what
have you been doing with yourself
there ?"
"Have patience, lady nsio, aud I will
tell thee all"
"Thou hadst BEST" with a tragedy
air.
II was sitting by the window read
ing, when your remarkable cousin came.
Having never met him, did not care
to make myself visible. Furthermore,
stepping so suddenly into view, he
might have taken me for gho>t, there
oy enaaugering bis valuable life. Have
I cleared myself, oh most wise judge ?"
II will have you indicted for non.
sense, in all the degrees if you don't
behave better. You heard his hetro.
dox opinions ?"
"Did | not I have been making
faces through the window by way of re.
heving my outraged fellings."
"Hiram is really good fellow, if it
we're not for. one >fault-tis domineer-
ing spirit. I once heard a gentleman,
a friend of mine, say, 'All the differ
ence there is in persons characters is
owing~to the manner in which they
bumped their heads when children
Nov Cousin Hiram, according to th2t
theory, must perpetualIy have fallen
backward, thereby bringing up self-es-
TEEN. Who don't have a front seat
in the brain in contact with the floor:
causing that organ to be always puffed
up" :. -, -
Clare Bravedon laughed. "He ought
to undergo course Of medical treat
ment, to reduce the swelling and inaa-
nation. Shall I take him in hand pro-
fessionally 7" " =
"You, the most spoiled and willful
of mortals ! a pretty one for TIE task,
truly" -
"You speak of my old role. Wait
until you see me enact the part of lady
meekness." 4.r.:2.
"1'll engage a box for the play, forth:
WITH = ~ , ~. s~yxs.+r ..1
"What reward shall 1 have, if I sue.
ceed in curing this unfortunate gentle
man z" - -. -. I, .>ssss$o .:::. - "
"Himself; j; I'm : relative, aad can
g,ys him sway." .<... :. II. >
"Aod I may claim him honest and
| true, as children say ?''@ ~
"Here's my hand upon it."
"When shall you see HIM again ?'
Giles coming day after tomorrow to
criticise new painting Of mine. He
never touched brush in his life, but
he believes he was endowed at his birth
with such wonderful genius, learning is
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