Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-02-22
you, . shessaid1 with scornfii curl Of;

the lip.
she is; for JFhieh thank the Fates. y
Mrs. Maleoifn that was the namsof
Ms. Strother's sister turned 4slS her
face to cones al a laugh. She saw that
| the quarreis between Mr.. Strother and
his wife We're merely surface trouDlesA
the deep current of their love was, as
yet, unchanged. She perceived this
from her sisters acid;ty when she had
cfered to join with her in. Mr.. Stroth-
1 er's condemnation. But she also saw
that the every day "unpleasantneSs, A."
if not met with prompt and vigorous
remedies, would ultimately end in mu-
tual arrangement. One thing gascef-
tain-the blame was not on one side
alone, therefore the remedies must
be impartially divided. .@3fs
Maria" she suddenly said, ssI wish
you would come and pay me a visit,
both you and your husband. / told
Mr.. Malcolm before that was going to
bring you home with me; and if Fsu
don't go, promise you won { come to
see you again in a .harry.p
Mrs. Strother reflected moment S.
fore she answered.
81 don't knoBs bat. I'll go IL 4fE
Strother wiII," she finally said.
Down sat Mrs. Malcolm, and wrote q
long letter to her husband, which she
sealed very privately, and sent to the
post Office by a boy, to whom she gave
shilling to carry it.
In due season Mr.. Strother returned
from his business, and accepted the in
vitation. And accordingly, when Mrs.
Malcolm's visitw ended, fhey.accom-
panied her to her home. r. ~
Mr.. Malcolm met the party at the
station. He greeted his brother and
sister-in-law quite kindly, but when he
turned to his wife he looked as savage
as need be.
$50 you're home at last, are you ?''
he growled. "You've been gadding
about half the time since our marriage,
and for the sake of getting rid of you,
your brother and sister have brought
you home"
Mrs. Malcolm glanced hastily at her
sister and sisters husband, before she
replied. Their faces were red as fire,
ard they looked much distressed al
ttIiis ssfarniiy jar. ~ 49, :
"You needn't say anything" she
Itartly responded. ssWho was It that
went off to the Lakes last summer,
and was gone month, wodld like to
inquire ?8
81 did--to escape the constant din
you made about Brighton"
.'I didn't" 90
"You did," -
"You are not speaking the truth, Mr.,
Malcolm, and you know it. i wish
you'd. remember what happened to
Anarias2'
sAhd I wish you'd remember
Sapphire"
Ali the way from the station to Mr.
MalcoIm's residence, conversation was
lively in the style related above. o.
course it made their, visitors feel mis-.
erable.E, sSgg
Next morning it was no better. The
coffee and mullins were not as they
should be, and the quarrel ended In
hysteria, and sIamming the, DOORS Al
lnOon, Mrs. Malcolm asSailed her hus
band about the gas.
ssThere's pipe that leaksp' she ex.
claimed. "And / don't believe thai
you will ever see to it. I told you
labout it before I left, but, of course,
there couldn't be anything done unles'
l was here. wish you had common
sense.o
My dear ~ said her husband in mild
fsurprise; but she trod on his toes 81
vigorously under the table that he fair
ly groaned. .'ae :,
You are always finding fault with
something" he snapped. II don't be
lieve that an angel could please yous' 9
Compare yourself to an angel, vii
you?' sneered his wife. "You look
like an angel, don't you, with your facs
as red as lobster, from drinking
brandy ?' =
"PlI apply for judicial separation
I won't live with such shrew. Pd
rather live with the evil one.o
'sPd rather you WOULD said hi:
I wife. "As for the judicial separation
I,m going to apply for one myself 81
you needn't be troubled about it. :, -,
+ That afternoon, Maria asked if scene:
like that and those preceding wers
usual. ass
ssFrankly,n said Mrs. Malcolm, tsno
my husband and have never quarrel
ed but once since we married. Tha
Ionce was enough. and neither of u
have any inclination to taste of the wa
tiers of bitterness again."
Mrs. Strother uttered an astonishe(
exclamation, and her sister continued
1.-THE fact is, my dear. our quarrelhDs
only was acting, and was arranged be
Eforehand, with. certain purpose il
view, which, perhaps, you will compre
hend. It was holding the mirror up t,
nature, and if the reflection displease
you, what must be the reality ?"
Mrs. Strother hung her. head for :
moment, and then she arose and kisset
her sister. +. ,f....s
81 thank you," she said, "for tn,
tJesseE, and 1 will endeavor to prof
lbylit.n ittH WITH
JAnd when her husband came In, sh'
told him all about it,
/ 0At first he was disposed to be angry
but on thinking it over, he was forcet
4 to admit that the picture was far NOR
truthful than it ought to be. And h
Joined with his wife in thanking hi
Ehostess for such lesson. And the les
son proved fruitful of good results
From that day to this, Mr.. and Mrs
lStrother have never been known +
quarrel.
The steamer Fanny was coming dow
She Upper Mississippi loaded, with pi