The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-30

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So, unto all, are the "promises' given;
So, unto ali, is the hope OF heaven;
Common the rest from the weary strife
So is the life which is after life
BLESSED be God, il is common
-Grdee II. Horr.
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Ktsstng the Scream GirE: :
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MRS. TOM WILKINS STORY.
confess | was very angry. Well,
may as well begin at the beginning
snd teH you the whole story. When
married Tom Wilkins, all my friends
said / had made fool of myself-re- :
ally thrown myself away,-with my
advantages too. 1 should have done
so much better, and much more to the
same purpose. Well, to be sure, Tom
was big, stupid fellow, neither rich
nor handsome, but loved him, and
what other excuse does a woman need
for an act of folly But.Tom had one
fault that troubled me greatly,-he
was an inyeterate kisser. Before we
were married he used to kiss all the
girls that visited his sister, and after
wards he kissed all my old school
friends who came to the house, and
even kissed mother, and you must
concede thata man is a great kisser
who would kiss his mother-in-law.
Well, all this bore with silence, if
not with patience, till one morning,
coming out of my room, what should
1 see, but Tom at the head of the
stairs actually kissing Sarah Ann, the
hired girl. That was a little more
than human nature, or st least, wo-
man nature could bear. ] sat down
till I recovered myself little, and
allowed Tom time to reach the dining
room. When at last went down, he
advanced with his usual smile to kiss
me, but drew back angrily.
"Why, Jessie, what's the matter ?p
he said, looking surprised, lam 1 not
to have kiss this morning ?''
GAS you have already had the
pleasure of kissing Sarah Ann, 1 think
that will do for one morning. 1 should
not fancy the favor of your kiss after
that"
Tom actually blushed.
''Oh, you saw that, did you, Jessie 1?
Well, where's the great harm in that?
It's my motto to imbibe sweetness
wherever find it.n
"Well, l fancy you did not find
good deal at that source, and the harm
is that it lowers your dignity as head
Of the family, besides giving the SER
uanfa nz4e51--~SsS-orzfuf or tfIeTr
own Importance
"What nonsense. / don't suppose
Sarah Ann will ever think of it again
any more than 1 should if you had not
taken me to task abont it."
"You seem to forget, Tom, that per-
sons in her position are not so intelli-
gent as those in ours. They judge
almost wholly by actions, and [ am
quite sure Sarah Ann thinks you are
in love with her.
"Don't make mountain out of a
mole-hill, my dear"
swell, Tom, how would you like
to see me kissing old Eben ?n
"Well, really, if you should ever
have the least desire to kiss old Eben,
] don't think could find it in my
heart to object" laughed Tom, as he
closed the door and went away.
Old Eben had come from my own
home and was our man of all work,
and the ugliest mortal that ever set
eyes on. So could not but acknowl-
edge that there might be difference
between him and Sarah Ann, who
was really good looking.
Well, / felt so bad that / could not
help sitting down and having good
cry. In the midst of it saw some one
ing and beckOning to me, as though
/ 80
to be my brother John, who had been
from home for years. We We're ex-
peeting him, but not so soon. AfteI
the greetings were over, and we were
a little quiet, he questioned me about
my tears, and at length drew from me
the whole story.
$50 they were not so far wrong in
saying you made fool of yourself by
marrying him, eh,. Jessie Well,
why don't you make him put himself
in your place ?''
"Oh, John, you don't mean for me
to"
"<iss old Eben?-hardly," said
John, drily, "but you can. put me in
Eben's place for few days"
"Oh John, that is just the thing
He was to have gone home last weeH
for few days, but his nephew, who
was coming to take his place, was ia.
ken i'll, and he was obliged to give UP
going"
"Well, tell him you have got some
one to take his place, and get him of
this forenoon, and now, before any
one sees me, I'll go back to the hotel
where left my baggage and disguise
myself a little.
Well, sent Eben off and soon John
came back changed beyond recogni-
tion, with q blue shirt, overalls and
his hair combed back behind his ears
and plastered smoothly down to his
head. He looked very funny, but he
went about his work in such stoical
Indifferent way that one would have
thought it the life lie had always led
When Tom came hcme casually
remarked that Eben's nephew, Teddy
O'Brien, had come to take his place
and he at last had gone home to pay
: his visit, and / was so pleasant ant
: ehatty that Tom thought had quit
forgotten the occurrence OF the morn
ing, and he was very amiatle ant
-, sweet in consequence.
! In the morning / was up betimes.
I Tom likes his morning nap, ant
while apparently sOlicitOus tha
should not be disturbed, at the sam
4 time took care to make noise enough
}. to keep him wide awake, though b.
lay with his eyes closed, as if asleep
: At last heard a step In the hal
, and opening the door cautiously, call
ed Sarah Ann, but itwas Teddy VIII
] answered.
"The top of the mornin' to you
Missus; it's as fresh and swate as
rose you are looking; an what can
do for you, mum ?p
"Ah, Teddy, is this you? I'd lik
some hot water if you'd tell Saral
Ann to bring it.n
> IN bring it myselfin jiffy," sal
Teddy, disappearing down the stair
way. In an incredible short time h
appeared with it.
why, Teddy, how quick you are
sSnre, Missus, and who wOuldni
: bestir himself for 50 swate o lady q
yourself?"
"Ah, Teddy, like all your country
IS men, you have kissed the blarney
stone"
"Never a stone, mum; but l min
< well when we were children togethel
Many's the time kissed your swat
lips; ah, would 1 were q boy again.
What for Teddy?'
"Sure. an woulden't / be doing ths
same again? All, mum, this is for th
sake Of old times" and thereupon b
!. kissed me with a noise little les
' than clap of thunder.
. "Why, Teddy have youtak leav
of your senses? Do you forget I'm
married woman ?p