Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1873-02-15
TOO JEALOUS by HALF.

There was a Jolly sort Of scene In Mr.
Timothy ThistledOwB's household, al
breakfast, one morning. Mr.. Timothy
Tblstled0wB had Just come down u
breakfast, % which Mrs. Timothy This
tled0wn had preceded him by half ar
hour, and he sat himself down at the
head Of the table with n most seifp0s.
sessed mir, and c6uhtenabce expressive
Of the utmost ease and complacepcy. IIe
had 'akeB " leisurely in tho making Of bts
morning toilet. Ills face was smooth as
the shells on the eggs at his left hand.
His razor was In good or,ier-he had not
cut himself In the operation of shaving.
The breakfast table looked nicely In fts
dressing Of immaculate table linen and
well-pellshed silver. The beefsteak in the
covered dish was savory of the proper
cooking and seasoning. The mullins
were hot, just as they should be, and two
OF the little Thistledowns were anxiOusly
waiting for their share of the eatablcs i'm n
commercially silent attitude of expecta-
tion-for Mrs. Timothy Thistledown was
good housekeeper, and appreciated the
proprietics of household management
with keenness Of perception sometimes
inconvenient.
"a pleasant morning, my dear. Sorry
kept you waiting" said Mr.. Thistle
down. cutting into the steak.
Yes-yery," replied his lady, pouring
out the coffee with peculiar sort of nerv-
business, and casting sidelong glance at
her husband.
Singular that Mrs. II. should have an
swered in such an impendingly breezy
manner ana still more singular when size
burst into tears and left the table sudden
ly, at which the young Thistledowns laid
1OWn Lyytx nj fo.lr "A
looked after mamma, willie the paternal
head of the establishment followed map
kin in hand, to divine the possible cause
of the difficulty.
And now came the jolly part of the do
mestic scene. Mrs. Timothy Thistledown
had vanished from the dining room only
to adjourn to the library and to throw
herself down upon the sofa, and bury one
half OF her face in the worked cushion, and
the other half of the face in her handker-
Chief But her forehead, which was not
quite covered, either with hands or hand
kerchief, was so suffused and crims on that
the husband and father feared that some
thing serious had happened-so he laid
his hand affectionately upon the lady's
head, and ventured to ask the question
of how she felt.
,. Feel, Mr.. Thistledown? o Timothy,
llmOIny!'
Tie Timothy so addressed started at the
mentlon OF his name in frightened man.
ner, ana raised her from the sofa only
that she might spring away from him,
ana In tragic tone command him to
maintain a very distant and respectful
distance.
'l've caught you at last, you brute you /.
l knew it long ago ~
She cipnp plu ~ ra,, Ii.
cfumpled note, in a lady's handwriting.
which he picked up and read. while his
hanas trembled more than his wife's did
when she was pouring out the coffee.
The missive was short, expressive. and
without address, except upon the enyel-
9pe, which bore the name of sT. Thistle
u99wl, ESQ., In the center, and was mark
eu immediate in one corner, and ID read
see you today "A-
mr' Ihistledown blushed flercelv-tbe
Diush was fierce because the note had
pseh sa,siy placed In his side-pocket. and
Mrs. ihisuedown had evidently 0pone
through his clothes' TO obtain n for Wro
Thistledown was more jealous than xras
comfortable to her husband and r. Nc
not the first outbreak Of the Kind yyb;cb
had ''enlivened" their matrimonia, Si ax;s'
tence. eAi'-
"l've found you out at last, Mr. T. that's
where the money goes, see. Fnrs for
somebody else. and that somebody a wo.
The suppositien was a correct one. at
least. Furs for lady were the proper
thlng In a cold winter. and Mrs. Il. had
Tor some time deplored the condition OF
her 0Wn-not that they were wo N out.
ou' they were not the style, and Mrs. T.