Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-09

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and fiercely, and till he hadsfinished
no one presumed to touch a Nhouthful.
! Sometimes it was his lumor TO pro-
vide nothing for them but bread.
There had been days when they had
, hot even that. The Hunnicat family
were always hungry, in short The
children eyed their father with gree
DIV, longing looks. The boy, creeping
! slowly up to bed, who had Hoaiinner
the day before, thought with real
anguish of his lost meal. Even Mrs.
Hunuicut could have eaten her dii sier
with relish, but size promised her. elf
to slip away with her Plate bNand-
by to the wrctched little l;gchia up
tstairs. Did -lIan,rirrst st..pcct fri-
| dcsign! Once or twice lie looked at
her viii! q glance that made her
quail. and he left the door between
the drawing and dining ROOMS ajar.
! Mrs. Hunnicut sat Il while listening.
She could lear him cough and rattle
the newspaper occasionally. Her
step was light and her slippers We're
thin. but then her nertes were un-
strung. The plate Jared i'll her
trembling hand against the balustcrs.
and-he WAS watching for her. living
in ambush.
so, madam, This is the way in
which you nieddlc with my discip-
line. In an instant he had ponnce,l
on her, and dashed the pfafc to the
other end of the hall. " But, slr as
YOU are Won will never outwit me
know all that goes on in this house
that YOU DO on the sly. when YOU
ought 10 be attending 10 my house
ANA my affairs. Fine te;sts You have
III my absence, YOU and your children,
on Your money. ii"w happy should
bc to possess IL genius Tor Il wife
Indeed. congratulate YOU ON voul
Success, and defer To it. shall llo
longer venture 10 cater for the family
iicnccfurward you will provide TODD
amd 1uci, for | assure YOU shall
not
Then he put on his show head
Ciaprcu hi, hat on above il. and went
10 spend the evening with Mrs
Terra Gotta. And Mrs. Terra Cott;
thought him a more delightful man
than ever. and Wondered why Ii,
Should ever have chosen Il wife vii,
WAS always il the di,nla.s.
Eut Mrs. iiu uirut. She was used
10 be c:.tcn alive, You may LAY. every
day. sh" and her children: and oht
hal lived with infinite difficulty,
lrip"l Uul bE ncr secret resource
IiiCii iic n..d just discovered. Bu,
iiti~ last threat. i'll which, as she wei
>ncW. lr WIS quite III earnest, touh
standing @ronnd from under her tee;
| cars We're Strange TO her EYES, bul
now they flowed fast. for she
Vas in despair. She could neither
save ncrsclfl'rum this new misery uoi
bear it.
bridget came mp to clear away til,
plates. and found Mrs. IIunnicul cr,
ilm~. y warm-hcartcd soul va.
bridget, and Ion" ago had mu,!c
cumnom clu>r with her mi-trce-.
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