Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-15
TOO JEALOUS by HALF.

There was Jolly sort of scene in Mr..
Timothy Thistledown's household. at
breakfast, one morning. Mr.. Timothy
ThistledoWn had just come down to
breakfast. to which Mrs. Timothy This
tIedoWn had preceded him by half an
hour. and he sat himself down at the
head of the table with most self-pos-
sessed air, and cOuntenance expressive
of the utmost ease and cOmplacency. ne
had taken it leisurely in the making Oh MS
morning toilet. His face was smo0th as
the shells on the eggs at his lei. manu-.
His razor was in good Order-he ilad not
cut himself In the operation OF shaving.
,Tbo breakfast table looked nicely in its
JraSs;ny of immaculate table linen and
Jyell-nolished silver. The beefsteak IN the
covered dish vas savOry OF the proper
Cooking and seasoning. The mullins
We're hot inst as they should be, and two
of the little ThistledOwns were anXiousiy
Ivo;tino for their share of the eatables in
commendably silent attitude OF eXpecta-
t;on-for Mrs. Timothy Thistledown was
GOOD housekeeper, and appreciated tne
nronrieties of household management
with keenness of perception sometimes
inconvenient. Corrr
I kept you waiting" sad MT. 1his'le-
down, cutting into the steak.
Yes-very," replied his lady, pouring
ont the coffee with a peculiar sort of nerv-
business, and casting sidelong glance ~
her husband.
SINGULAR that Mrs. Il. should have an
swered in such an impendingly breez.
manner. and still more singular when sn
burst into tears and left the table suodei
y, OF which the young ThistledOwns lal
down their pet knives and 1orKs an
SooLad after mamma, while the paterh
hend Of the establishment followed, Ra
Lin in hand, to divine the possipie Gu"
of the difficulty. 4
nestle scene. Mrs. Timothy IhlstleooS
had vanished from the dining rooiA .,',., On
to adjourn to the library ana 10 .nn,
herself down upon the SOFA, anu p;y Ia,y % q
holf of her face in the worked cusnloh;
tho other half of the face in her hahok
of Rut her forehead, which WIS
",;ta covered, either with hands or ma
Starcb;ef. was so suffused and crlmsont I
tho husband and father feared that sol
thing serious hSd happened-so ne
hid hand affectiOnately upon the ~.
head. and ventured to ask tie 4"''
of how she felt. so, r;mo,
ssFeei. Mr.. Thistledown! U! limo
Timothy" ,,,,oa started A,
antion of his name in frightenc, 7.
nor and raised her from tne so .W,"
that she might spring away 5iV hin,
and IN tragic tone comnd mnd rasnes
",sintain a very distant ap'
distance. ,rast. YOU brute 3
s'I've caught y9rr e '
knew It y l9pffh threw at his feet torn r,
:. She isd note, in ladvs hs''ITSsIEs SsIs
-; cEnich he picked up and res wi;es
2 q hands trsmbled more thar, ~ fea
!, 3@hen she vss s,.,'.''', -. .,''.,ss W
without asAsrcss, cNccpt "pvni isn T This
one. which bore the name OF r.s ms m,
- down, ESQ.," in the center, anu md it !
ed s'immediate" IN one cotn ~, fl,rs /: :
as follows: 81 cannot ge' 'n0
, see yo1T 1TSisrledown blushed fierceiy-
Me- ss,reh WAS fierce because the hI.t Mu
1e& ~ saf;ly placed i'm his side,pIno.' p,I,, so
NJ ~ Thistfedown had evldei;ttyf Tor
= his clothes'' to obtain IL; ior
te Sa,s, y mu was more jealous than
. 1raU.oh,e to her husband, anu IL
cO .Sa s;rst outbreak of the kIa WI
d SoS ssenIiyened" their matr1n'ohi"i =
tenGs; sisyc found you out at last, NIL, .. e.
" ,,are the money goes, l SEE. a
St' wsnnmebody wneeb sIy else, and that somebody a
mani" .:.;,r WAS a correct on
Ne The suppositieh T" 5v were the or
J ,oost Furs for lazy wo .d NJ S r.
g. thing in a cold WINTER thS % cond;t;o M
onl., CO. Some time deploreo ',u ill., uou, ,~n.,,
han tr har own-not that they ,e Mere enS MUE NJ
n NH hut they were not ,, .nT mS To the REQ
thou always liked to ,N De wen "
'sPo ments of the iasniGn, Smshsnd made no ans
llsplay And yet her severaI n%sTd days old. It
night The note .;ttsn sa' by a ia,ly. There wa
Of aIs nvSiFfS S lis IN sasrd ss %fS; Sy
dssn6s, Just oanssIdsreS anssdS saHsn az oSeT
as she ssAdef sha wha hounds of even well-fou
thus ende0s & ~, rs 50 he s2sysersas -sv,.
rey