Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-13

compani'd hy Flush, for whose rr,seuce
he ap1lOgzed by the assurance thut they
We're insepaiahle.
Ry degrees we grew 10 he nearly inscp
arabic; that is 10 say, NY wife toned
him 40 judiclously that he came to us
whenever no liked, and our Intimacy
gradually ripeued into friendship. We
discovered that be had been grent trav.
eler; an extensive reader; wlndcrii
philsnthroni-t bot Of his private history
We could CLEAN nothing. lie was known
TO be Of good family and ample means,
and there vas TO arccriniued hlight on
his name or fame but he lived nloue.
nrd seemed to have few personal friends.
He was. however,, a good dea from home,
and my wife had no doubt but that he
went to visit his relations.
As she was the most coneummnie end
determined Of match makers, my jealousy
Was excited brcause sie did nat prolo.c
10 find wife for Banks. ! moolrd the
subject cautiously cuo day, when she
assured me she had been thinking Of r.,
but that she intended him ~ supply m'
place When kindly nature had finished her
work with me.
81 an the tougher Of the two," | say
grimly.
"Wcll, 7 have considered that side Of
| the question:" she replied rtilecilvcly;
$50 mean 20 keep Won both as long rs
can, nrd he consOlcd by the survivor
| when ore shall depart"
"What If Won should 20 fret ~ ! ask.
"Thcn il wi b. for me to look out, and !
Mt shall once propose to Addv.
"Addv w0uld No more hlvo you than
the Great Mogul; hi +he would just suit
Banks" says my wife, rcilcctiveB. 'Le,
us ask her to cOme.'
"Wiih MI my heart Int you know
she will see no enc but ourselves" was
the reply.
"That will suit well for then YOU and
she can amuse Que arOihcr; and ! VIII
improve the occasion with Banks. We
do know Banks"
My wife always acts on the spur Of the
moment; for, like her sex generally, she
is whit has been delicaielv called crea-
tlrc Of Impulse" She wrote her invita-
tien at once, talking to me the whole
time
"lt will he rich fun to try and bring
them together. He declines to meet our
friends she has given up society since
her husbands death. / should have con-
solcd myself long ago, for he was no bet
ter than q mummy or jelly-dsh. Bul |
could Tot change my name for Banks.
Adelaide Percy could never become Adel-
aide Banks 20
81 thought you intended MS to remain
as we are, until you could marry Babks,
aud Addv," suggest.
81 don't quite understand your posi-
tion,' sue remarks, signing her name in
letters that filled line.
Neither did ] hut / suggested that we
ch,u1a lao 1fra L f1lraupxr cate. a. cfprv m I
puzzled me when l was young, and puZ-
zlcs me still.
The Adelaide Percy to when this sud
denly improvised invitation was sent was
/ the widow Of Marmaduke Percy, ESQ,
NJ p, for-shire. We had been on a
visit to her Just before we had the bapIi.
p ness first "to know Bauks," and shortly
, after hes husbands death. Why, she had
! married old Percy, and why she grievcd
- for him now that he had been so consd-
r ernte as TO leave her rieh. handsome, aud
sufficiently young, nobody could gu 'ss
- except, perhaps, my wife, who made even
broader "Guesses ut Truth" than the
I admirable Brothers Hare. She sHid tina
4 sbe was convinced Addy had been forced
mo the match for had she not been hrl
70 school fellow and h0som friend, and die
. she not knew that she would never haNl
= married AN old mon If She could hay
e helped IL What girl woudi
s Be this as IL may. we had found Mrs
{ Percy highly prosperous, but somew ha
y reserved and sobered lady. Her hand
' some country house was well appointed
G. and all her domeslics appeared much d.
d voted tO her. Really iiieudi and hu
Al an mqmsitur, as some ihdies are 'iNr,N
81 10 be, Nhu make a profession Of the poo
I But she saw no sOci ty hcynid the cri
~ nary mmning call rs who ptriprht
ic their daily rounds in their yariuns veil
N cles; and but for innate g1Od-hrrtdln
,h she would not have seen these. still. u
rs had a delightful time with her, for 81
v was well. resd, and had Travelled befol
~ her marriage, making the most OF h'
ls opportunities; moreover -ht c.rrrpu'
* NJ iu all where We iarc'et oW ruytu
ot Specimens might he "b'a'nrd.
er 81 wife, whose curiosity i-.s t.'Afii
able as hc, uut,h-uaiire Hrd iulHi.
O. learned from one ami another of hcf it
ds pie tn tt she had been q teyCt wife
ths most s lhsh and tire-ome o. husband
sh nursing him through illness and st
I'd worse irriiubiiiy with unswerNmg Z
se thence and sweetness; uui she also lear
in ed that she had uever been either mo
uk cheerful or less reserved than We iorl
her.
u "a model woman ~ ! exclame
"Calm, sober, reiiccnt.
W "Tiresomcl I've seen people from who
one cannot pump NJ a secrets ANA Az
lid won't tell even Me Whut has chang u
ial SOP said my wife, pressing flower s
was about to Try.
ter "P,rhaps il was that railway accidc
abroad in which her culY hro'hcr "
My killed." suge stcd, examining Pc
Of moss.
More likely trcsmmc husband. Nothi
dcpressts oue's :. ilits ,ii.o IA a. husband
she replied, demufely.
up ''Yours are lively enough" ! sa
nd, '"That speaks well for me"
rs We remained a month with Addy, a
ing left her much as We found her gra'
MY thoughtful and reserved, but truly all
tionste and warm hearted.
en- My wife seemed unable to exist throu
ave the Two days that intcrvened between
en-, invitation aud Addy's answer. liapp
so for me, Addy WAS iractable, and y
self missed to come, provided she was NOT
lid pected to see people.
Nam blanks cannot be called people.
must see Banks" said NY most uny''
the lug Of wives, pulling my h"ir W
we delight.
and .sYou will get into hot water betw
them, ike that leaf you aIe fkrlotuih
for said / ungrummatcally, If seienl inca
Addy arrived and whether 10
| he charge OF air or the sense OF once N
iust seeing old friends, she greeted Us ch,
fully and with evident pleasure.
sus- pale cheek flushed and her handsome {
dashed as my wife welcomed her with
) Of the eilusion Of girl.
not "You are quite alonei you expect
yain company ." were tue first questions
Ass. conc cannot be said to be alone W
owl one is two; and everybody knows Il
pat are no company" said my "
we evasively.
lied Banks was invited to come on the '
, his next day, also under the impression
we were alone; but rs my wife nsi
MIR, again, s'three's 10 company"
: en- We were getting through the twill
nent tan minutes before dinner, wien
his tant. but ahril bark announced FIJI
Addv was almost animated at that
ach- ment; but my wife looked at me do
lme- fully.
pro- ooh, Addy, Pm sorry. really bel
this is a tame friend Of ours and HE
tain. We must ask him to dinner; mdet
mon dare say, he has come on PURPOSES To
only has a carte Blanche here, aud ! iorgo
al d, give him carte noirs on your aecou
aipt. said my wife, with shameless ehront
Addy seemed about to escape' "
NUT Banks entered unannounced.
lnr." 'Addy, au old friend and school-ie
me. of Mme," whispered my vile, as
dine arose to meet him, and mntlered ii
3, We sort of inaudible introduction.
d we He was taken in, but was 100 muc
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