The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-09
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.

ladies declared, that surely she ought ia
have been happy with him. And so she
had been, mtll-until, to tell the truth
Mr.. Bob Palmer forgetting, or seeming to
forget, that he was married mar, had
recently taken to flirting with these very
young ladies', at all the fairs and parties oil
Middleton, leaving his wife to take care ol
herself Surely it was enough to make
Ianysix months wife cry-especiaily one
50 sensitive as Nellie.
Not that Mr. Robert Palmer loved his
little wife n bit less than on the day Of his
marriagr-re ther that Nellie suspected
him of it, or for moment doubled his
morals, any more than she did his con.
stanCy. But Mr.. Palmer was gay young
man, and loved to amuse himself and to be
amused lie liked the society Of pretty
and lively women, both married and single,
and saw no harm in it. So, while he hung
over the young ladies' chairs, laughing and
paving gay compliments, or promcnaded
the halls and piazzaS with the young mar.
ried laGiCs, his wife would he looking over
n photograph album, or ccnvcrsing solemn
ly with some old gentleman, or noticing
some shy and awkward child, while pre-.
tending to be unconscious Of her husbands
proceedings. Not that she was compelled
to employ herself in this dull way-shc,
usually 80 bright and pretty, and agreeable
but she had no he1rt for any thing else
now. OF late all her lyclness and chatti.
ness had left her, and she answered absent
ly, and smiled listlessly, and il compelled
TO dance or sing, did 80 out of time and
tune, to her husbands great vcXatiOn. 1t
is thus that many young wife settles
down into dull and faded old woman,
whilst her husband gTows hnndsomcr and
heartier, and wonders what on earth could
have 81 changed her.
"IIallO! heen crying again, declare ~
exclaimed Mr. Bob Palmer, suddenly ceaS-
ing his little whistle, us he entered the
room, on returning fion his office.
tsWhat's the trouble now, Nellie Canary
refused to sing, or MaIame Viglini not put
flowers chOugh in your new bonnet I"
"0h, Bob, how eau youW sObbed poor
Nellie, beginning afresh.
"Look here, Elrn,n snid her husband,
SITTING doWll Oh t,le louilse. anu speaking
more seriously; q don't like this at all.
never come home that your eyes arc not
red and swollen with crying. What have
you to cry about, should like to know 7
It's an insult to me to 90 snivcling about
the house after TINS fashion, ana moplns
away III corners, looking sullen ana mlser-
abe, rs you d'd last n'Ent, AT MRS Mac.
Inns why, people Will thlnE nc u perfect
domestic tyrant'"
An bod don't speak so can't help
1t, indeed ! 10 lcel SO miserable 10"
make me so. DGo' , e.,
"l! Well, that Is rich ! Perhaps you'll
be good enough to let me know oi what
enoTmlty I've been guilty, that has turned
you INTO modern NloOeT -.
"NCthng really wrong dear; put, on
you NDcT ~" ,I n'1e'is Eno Mno '"'MsS nn ,i ill.,
nuSparI I, & ,o'e, aim in' un T y, NV, % Ne,me e,.nS
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en.oas . ; Tu i" o,i %,u, hos osJm h,s,ad s rs.
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ler WIN "'eitI, hTn "T .sS' am1 Do",iGns " & c
ol'V VI INV ~ "T''i.S ,' It, ""u n.y. G .,'.S .To @
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i,Ln T",I." T.nhcI c1'I2' WnTcrn ''''''s' Nv
NIr Bob Palmer laughed outrirht and
then he Grew onTry,
Iynn'Tr nm absurd little fool Nellie - be
,od WNsiI Isabel Vndcn were ANYTHING
I'm ma hcronI n Iiyclv md agreeable yonnG
woman to nmu,c ones self with at Darty
Non.cnsrrn
mSic don't thinl; so.n soid Nellie. Unnd
ond the others done think 50, They
MI Think Won ore getting tired of YOUR vile
md Isabel ilottcs herself that she has cut
me ont md is irving to let people sec il !"
,.m1a,,.,;o,..t n, s,;1 p,1 .;s;n. ;n,n.
,;on,,,, ror' tron, tSo ,onn"o c =" m % ast6ri.h"1 %
y, '", rc, NoIi;o ,nJ Loi r.,,Iv ciyom van
credit for more sense ms well Ms tempcr .
he added. mora severely, 81 wish you'd
nmusc yonrsclr in society, MS / do. instead
of Going moping about in this fashion. You
emit cypect to have me tied to your apron-
strines and I'd much rather sec you ilirt-
ing a little yourself, than skulking away
in hole, and corners, like n spidcr, watch
inc Your butterfly OF husband, to see il
ycu can't detect him in doing wrong. You
make me quite ashamed Of YOU, | declare"
Mr p,,mcr took HE Inf ond wo,kcd out
or ,ho room with nh mir M or ntr.lcI dion,.
tr ~ onI @ in;"rcd ;nnocencc Ills Vile snt I'm
,s;n"T @ owow bcr tCors md museG awhile
v,;th wII o"cs "% I,.Lin, ond cheeks fusbeG with
,r"nrIs5 w md inGirnont lrclinr "
" "Vrs y "hc s,id IN Lcr,rlf { since bc bos
roo,nstsd II + ,sW nmusc myself ns he
Tods aNJ COO how hc likes III 1ylg,ps5
" v mc !. IrI And bc did MT used 10 hr