Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-11-09
M1LLERsBURG HOLMES COUNTY, O.. THURSDAY, Nov9 1871

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"No WONDER" replied Belle, ''he
is so agreeable, or at least l think
So"
| You should have made him
drive you over this hot morning."
said Bessie.
"And deprive me of such pleas
ant society as Jane and you?" asked
Belle, with a little, cool laugh.
They reached the Hall just as
Fred. Field drove up with fresh
bevy of pretty chatterers.
"Now, girls said he stoutly, 81
shall not fetch another one of you
you need not ask me. You have
kept me anxious all the time. Judge
lis like his master, this morning-a
little skittish and out of humor."
He turned and saw his wife look
ling apparently very much amused !;
her face had just the cool smile that
irritated him most. Old DIR. Hale
stepped out of the gay crowd that
had gathered in front of the Hall
entrance, and said
," Belle, you are a paragon of
wives, to let your husband be so at
tentiye to these young butterflies
t'Oh," replied Belle, gaily, sha-
king hands with him, eve married
ladies ought to be generous, Uncle
Hale, in order to show the girls how
useful and agreeable husbands are,
so that the poor single fellows may
get wives"
The girls began talking all at once
on the inexhaustible subject of ut
ter indifference to marriage, unalter-
able determination to be old maids,
etc., etc. In the clatter, Fred. Field
leaned over the side of the buggy,
as if to arrange something, and said
to Belle, unheard by the others.
Probably, if you had known, a
year ago, how agreeable / was 60
ing to prove, you would not have
taken mer .........
Probably not" answered Belle,
playfully, but obstinate, angry Fred.
thought. she meant taunting assent.
81 wish to God you had it to go
over again" he muttered hotly, his
fine black eyes fairly blazing with
rage.
"Amenr' responded Belle, sadly,
and drawing up her scarf, went into
the Hall, followed by the other la
dies, while Fred. and the Judge flew
off down the street as if stung by
the same torpedo. A crowd of
pretty questioners met Belle as she
entered the room, for she was as
her husband. ...... -..-..
Mrs, Field, is not the room dec
GRATED nicely?"
"Give us some advice about this
table Belle" t ...-..., "a.
"Cousin Belle, how shall we ar
range the f1owers2 Don't you think
"a large bouquet for each table will
be better than several smaller onesr
There was to be Soldiers Re
ception the next day-the Fourth of
July-and the ladies were superin-
tending the arrangements for din
ner that was to be given. The
above important questions answered,
each one went to work; but brisk
conversation was kept up on various
subjects by old and young.
scGirlC whof orn ,-nt, rrl.p
about?" asked one of the ladies, of
a party that were engaged over a
huge bouquet of flowers, but had
stopped work in the heat of their
discussion.
"We are scolding Halle King for
flirting with Birtkett Ames; she
knows that he is engaged"
"Fie, Hallie,'' said Belle, jesting-
ly.
"Oh, Mrs. Field, you need not
fake me to task" retorted the saucy |
girl, II had just as much of a -hirta-
tion with Fred. Field when he was
engaged to YOU"
"Had you?" replied the impert-
urbable Belle. "Then all l can say,
my dear, is that when a girl shows
such a fondness for the property of
others, there is little likelihood of
her ever having any possessions of
her own" ...--...... .f,fF
Hallie's reply and the triumph of
her companions were checked by a
noise and cries of terror in
the street. They rushed to the win
dows, and saw. a broken buggy, a
horse lying fiat on the ground, and
some terrified men carrying sense
less body into the news depot, op
posite. ....-
"Who is it? several asked.
"That is Charlie Fishers horse"
"No, it is not. 1t is Mr.. Miller's
buggy, and his man has been thrown
out and killed"
"Yes, it is his black man, Sam,"
said Bessie Maull. She turned and
faced her Cousins wife, who looked
as if transformed to stone, or chalk.
Bessie was a kind little woman,
though she would tease Belle once
in a while.
"Fred's wife" she would say,
apologetically, 'issuch tantalizing-
ly cool creature, she provokes one
But now every warm emotion in
her nature was stirred up.
sIt is Miller's black Sam,' she re-
peated, indeed, indeed it is, Belle
No said the young wife, in a
tone, that made them all
shiver; mo, it. is not. 1t is Fred!
I saW him ...
She rose up from the seat to which :
she had tottered the instant before,
and putting on her hat and scarf,
eft the room, before the startled ,
could say word. (
IF she did see him. screamed a
lozen voices, 'how could she know .
him? Such a mangled face2 Why,
one could hardly tell if it were
white or blackp 3D.. SO
Did ever any one see so cool q
woman as Mrs. Field?' asked anoth-
er; Il believe the Millennium might
burst on her without disturbing her
equanimity.
oh, don't say that cried Bessie,
sobbing as if her heart would break.
She feels as much as all of us put
And with this repentant
confession of faith in 'Fred's wife,
The little, impulsive woman rushing
nut of the room. ran down stairs.