Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-08-12
AN EXHAUSTED HUSBAND.

LetterJrom young 'cife in Ncp York 10 her
: at,nt IN Boston, published anonymously.
My DEAR AUNT: Although YOU told me
when 1 invited you to my wedding that
was too young to marry, and not capa Bile
OF choosing a mate for life properly, and,
due consideration, l know that you may
now feel that was wiser then you fought
In selecting dear Orlando have gained n
most afftctiOnate and attentive husband.
and one who has neither fault nor n vice.
Heavens! what must a girl suffer who finds
herself united to dissignated person, neg
lcctfu! of her, and disposed to seek the So
ciety of unworthy persons, who drink,
smoke aud do all sorts of dreadful thincsl
Thank Heaven, Orlando is perfection.
To-day is my eighteenth birthday, and
VIC have been married a year. We keep
house now, and / can make pretty good
pic, only the under crust will be damp.
However, think that must be the oven.
once put peppermint into tho pudding
sauce instead oflcmon llpyoring; but then
! Orlando was trying to- kiss me, right before
the girl, who didn't much like ether of Us
going into the kitchen at all. ."..
The flowers are coming up beautifully'in
the back garden. We sOwed a great many
seeds, but hardly expected so many plants.
Among the most numerous is one variety
fingers, and don't smell nice. wonder
what it is. Orlando frightens me by talk
ing about weeds; but seed always come up,
don't thcyp
Dear Orlando l come back to him again
So excellent, temperate the true. Tell
all the girls to marry us soon rs they can,
if they can find a husband like mine.
! l have but one trial, buincss takes him so
much away from Inc. A lawyer must at
tend to business, you know; and sometimes
they carry on the ca scs until two at night.
! Often and often he has examined witnesses
Until halfpast II, and comes home perfect-
ly exhausted. And the nasty thing will
smoke, SO that his dear coat quite smells
! oft. And as it makes him rs i'll as it docs
me; have to air in, and sprinkle thc.lin.
ing with cologne water before he dares to
put it on again.
had terrible fright the other night
dreadful. Orlando had told me that
business-I think he said it was To case Of
life and death-woud detain him late So
set up as usual, with n book, and did not
worry until one O'Clock. After that | was
little anxious, confess, and caught q
cold in my head peepins through the up
stairs window blinds; for, dear aunt, it was
not until three O'Clock thatt heard cab
driving up the street aud saw it stop at our
was sure that BONE. dreadful accidcn. had
happened to Orlando. i go" 49, ~
l ran down to open the door, and Mr..
Smith, friend of Orlaudo's who is not,
confess, ve!y much to my taste-such q
rcd-faccd, noisy man-was just supporting
my dear boy up the steps,
"Oh, what has happened?" cried I. !
Don't be frightened. Mrs. White, 'tsaid
Mr.. Smith. Nothing at all; only White
is little exhausted. Application to busi-
ness will exhaust a man, and thought
I'd bring him homc.''
"All right, Belle" said Orlando, 'Smith
tells the truth-I'm exhausted.
And, dearest aunt, he was so much so
that he spoke quite thick, aud conldn't
Stand up without tottcring. Mr.. Smith
was kind enough to help him up starts,
and he laid upon the bed so Frustrated that
L thought he was going to die. Then l
remembered the French brandy you give
me in case Of sickness. / ran to get it out.
"Ilaye little brandy and water, dear?n
l said. ;.
"The very thing. Smith is exhausted,
too. Give some to Smith," said he
And so l reproached myself tor not hav-
ing thought of it before Mr. Smith was gone
But give 9lass to Orlando, and under
Providence. / think it saved his life; for
oh! how bad he was!
Belle, said he; quite fllterlng in his
speech, the room is going round so fast
that can't catchyour eye Aud, besides.
there's two of you, and don't know which
is which"
knew these were dreadful symptoms.
Take drink, dear" said Land iii
try to wake Mary and send her for the
doctor.r
"No," oaid he, "I'll be all right in the
morning. I'm all right now. Here's your
healih.-IOu're II brick. L" And over
he fell, fast asleep.
Oh, why do men think so much Uf
morey'makhg! Is not health better then
anything else?
Ofcoursc, rs he laid down in his hat, L
took that of first. And L managed TO di-
vest him of his coat. hut whcnIt came to
his boots-dcarest aunt, did you ever take
on Scntleman's boots probably not as
you are single lady-wlIat II task How
do they ever get 'om Onp | pulled and
pulled, and shook and wri"glcd, and gave
il up. But il would not do To leave theni
on all night So went at it aga in, and ut
last one came oil 50 suddenly, aud over |
went on the floor, and into his hat, Mhich
had put down there iDT a minute. could
have cried. Anl tho other came of in Tie
same way, iust rs hard and Just MS sudden
rs the last. Then put soft blanket over
Orlando, and sat in my sewing-chair all
night. OH, how heavily ho brealhed. And
! had, a3 ydt may fancy, the most dread,
lul fears. lie might have killed himself
by his oycr.applicilion to business, for all
that | knew. The perfect ONES 20 FIRST, il
is said.
oh, how differently should have Gl5
had anything happened tp NY beloved
Orlando, lie has not had 50 eNhausting
day since, and. | think, secs tho folly OF
oyrr-wurk though, ifcourts will keep opcu
~ late, what can poor lawyers do 7 think
II In very lnconsiderate at the Judge /
Wonder whether be has wiie the mean
old thing
\ D,FFERESCE, Uncle sam, a downeast