Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-09-06
Nllst,Ilantous Htaoins.
SUCH Is LIFE
A Husband Who Felt Sick.

Something less than a week ago. a
Philadelphia gentleman, with his wife,
son and daus shter, stood in the depo,
awaiting the train to Long Branch
The gentleman, fine-lookin.,. black
wbiskered fellow. just in the forties. was
called the prince of good fellows among
his crouies. He smoked and drank
gave fine suppers. and spent money Law
i.hly. Women liked him, too. for he
was polite, fat,ered them, and abounded
in small talk. But to his wife he was a
tyranr-jus: the sort of man the wo'
man suffragists like to tear into pieces,
and by this time he probably wishes
they had Anything was good enough
for his wife; no amount of pincbing Oh
economizing was considered hurtful &c
her, aud if size wanted a carriage or q
hundred dollars, he was always too pool
to grant it .t .. .-
But. now, all suddenly, he seemed to
repent himself of his past unkindness,
for he was about sending her. with the
children. to Long Branch for fortnight.
Lie, himself, regretted that he could not
accompany them, as business called him
to New York. But be would come for
her, and che, meek, obedient and occus
toned to all wifely and unwifely sub
mission, was silent go the trio came to
Long Branch. and stopped where all
good Philadelphisns stop-at Howland's.
They had been quietly domiciled for
only day. when the son. who with a
party of lads had been on an exploring
expedition, rushed into his mother q
room with "Say. mother! fathers over
at the Wes, End " 'G .. HrF
"But your father is in New York,
Johnny. You must have been mis-.
taken.' said the meek, trusting wife.
"But don't you suppose | know my
own father? tell you mother. father is
at the West End. He was sitting in one
of them rooms of the hall talking with a
lady with lot Of hair on her head.
tell you I'm going over 10 see him"
The wife's suspicious were aroused
and going with her son. who acted al
guide, the distance between the two ho.
tells was soon made, aud with her own
eyes che bebeld what her son had related
aud escaped unseen. Taking her son
with her che returned to her own apart.
mente to muse, to think. IF l were as
astute as come people l might relate just
what she thought about. But l think
most women can conjecture She un
doubtedly cried fret and "took on
felt crushed, disgraced and dishonored
Then reaction took place, and the tindel
in her soul took fire. 1t lacked half al
hour to dinner. Dressing herself in he
best gown and removing the traces o
her suffering a. much a. she could. sh'
b-took herself alone to the West End
to dine She sent for one of the wait
ers, described her husband, and if 1t
was in the dining room she desired to b
seated in front of him. She waited un
til such a gentleman was given seat
when the waiter came for her, and in
moment the hurtand. who was gail,
chatting over bill of fare to the as5
4 'ai1I "Fsir one with golden hair" lH
saw something in the shape Of snotbe
woman sitting ris-a.uis, that made hin
feel queer. The wife looked at him bu
said not word. He looked At the en-
of bis nose and into q vacancy. whicl
latter place was the face Of his fair haire'
partner. She said be looked pale. H
said he was not feeling well.
: The cinner dragged through, silenc'
being preserved BY the wife. while con
} versation between the twain opposite be
was not 50 brilliant as it might have bee
under other circumstances, ~ tho Oma
seemed 10 grow siek md .sicter "4caA
length VtSe wife sssss. and stepping b
y twssa the ehsis Of ths sistGrs, said In
ssirv Of g br7~s 49,