Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-01-18

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For my wife Id DO a great deal more.
But you are not my wife any moro only the
legal tic remaining to be severed, and III
apply for divorce at once
And Disgrace US both ~
But what can fellow do Now I've
got used to having home | want ore and
once free from you, there arc dozens Of
girls that will be glad to take up with
me, careless good.ior.nothing scapcgrace as |
am"
"Auda pretty life they'll lead you, too"
/ II can't be worse than you have led me
the last six months I've been fool to bear
it so long. Fret, fret, fret from morning till
night. Thank Heaven, it is all over at last!'
aud he whistlcd gaily
You seem glad to get rid Of me, sir
You have made me glad madam. He
put on his overcoat, drew on his rubbers, and
gathered up bis hat and gloves Was he real
" going and without his dinner ~
"When will you be ready to leave, madamel
III order a carriage at any hour you name"
You are an unieeling wretch, George
Graham; you are that's the truth. You
might for decency's sake give me till to-
morrow to pack up my things aud decide
what to DO"
you can have a week, madam, it you
wish | thought you were in a hurry to 60.
Yes, you may have a week. Meanwhile III
90 20 a hotol'
" And have the whole town talking about
us Why can'tyou stay yat home just as well p
" Because | never IKE to be in anybody 5
way
" But it is your own house, ani-and- III
You ever had any regard for me, you'll stay
till--til I'm gone" Her voice was not
quite as steady as it had been.
Well, I'll stay, then. But not now.
III come back tonight. You need not sit
up for me, Mrs Graham. 1t will be late
when get in, and-l viii take the spare
chamber till you arc gone
The front door closed after him in another
minute lie was gone Gone without hi.
dinner; gone, and not coming back till
nobody knew when, and then going up Stair
to sleep alone They had quarreled. They
had as good as parted. They would be di
! yorced. He could get another wife an,
bring her home here, and she--sho would have
to 20 alone in the cold, dreary world and eari
her own living. She didn't know enougt
about divorce, poor thing, to think of alimony
And all this because he neglected to leave hi
4 " things' in the hail. and she found fault will
him for the said neglect Careless husband
=, Fidgety wife And because he was careles
!. and she 6dgety, they must live apart
;. Mrs Graham looked about her Just ther
Everything was neat and orderly. Their
was nothing to worry her Nothing! Their
= was everything. And she sat down an
- cried she who had been so resolute only tie
y minutes before. But that resolution, that dc
=, fance, that had been born fanger, was all gou
\ now. How sorry she was she had been s
4 cross to him, for she had been cross res
:, cross, wckedly cross. What if he had toss
- ed his things any and every way 1t was
mans trick, and here she sobbed outright
he never had mother to train him. Poo
y fellow, he had been knocked around from pi
-, lar to post all his life, till he got marie,
- and now he would have to knock arouu
- again, for Of course he could not get marie
u right away no, he would have to get
~ ~ house.keeper, aud she would worry his Ii
" ! out of him aud when he did get marie
-, could he find one who would love him as St
" y had and did Yes, did the love was thel
bo yet, swelling up and overhowing.
w She went into the kitchen hardly KNOWN
> why, driven, perhaps, by the force Of hab
There stood the table, laid for dinner, and
ut I -. t.;h,I,. .o ,,;,,,f ~
he cert noI;sbaJ - alssosf s;ro. whitono,
ay Sho ,', !, ona loo amI ,roob,n;c,Iivo one,
er ~ ~ o,.o Tb,, "hi.tan ,sas hrp
7, ing nicely; George liked roast chicken bett
- thap friouaga "a aha had aonlra aI a. in th
Ike ,-,,, Tho no,a,oos .nJ ,ho .,r,;ns IVA
he Ia9o;n,, ,,,orry no. in tho NOT and Tho n
1t ta,1. aag,i,, 1,,,.,,,,;n, H., -
Die ",oo1 ~, ~ L.,r,b ,,,',.n;n,, ;,solc q,,;ot
all nI Tt. s,,; e,i. H. mo-, ,oi,',,,;
EN- -. l,.ee-a,i' -,
-. "cn.S o,,;..,' 1inao.'a a,,1 ~, ,,,,, 20 an,
nor w;sSN.T ~ Sado't becn 80 eros m
ia, - IL onJ Lort 4, u, too.
ou wasn't - cros. NJ sr.t bo XIII ont n1a, I mn
HIM mad wisb he wns more c,rof
bon,,h wsnob Jo,r a,ra e.llo,g ah,
ere h;n,ol.o Noror scolds ,,bon lin co
a in iiLo usnnah Ronto,,s bnshand Mar,
its I don,, Lnou how sbo doos Evo with nj
ON AMI has, aIyovs g;vin, me chance Too
the horJly over have 10 osk far n cont 4,
NV know what should do if had to manage
Carrie Sanford does to get a dollar Out
we Jim. If had such man. I'd leave him
run had to work my fingers to the bone to c
{ l my living And he wants me to have
my and be dressed up all the time, and read,
o"u practice, and 20 out with him; aud the
moor little Nav Miller. that never sits dc
ne once A week but is forever in the kitcl
and never word of thanks, Joe always "
o'nc dering WHY She don't 20 more than she d
our lie ought to 20 to the treadmil him,
hey And he never tastes drop of liquor,
II would not for the world and there's NJ
get g!. Grey's sot of husband coming home bea
d 1t drunk every night of his life, AID soaring
life out of her. I'd see him drowned be
was I'd live with him. And he never smokes
chews, while YOU can't 90 iuto ANYBODY el
on ! house. hardly, without stumbling over !
eyes toops, or being sufIocated with somebo
nine or cigar. Dear me; [ should die
week if had to live that way! And /
always so good natured, too-never gave