The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-07-08
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
SOMETHING ABOUT uEn BRAvEaY

SOMETHING ABOUT HER BRAVERY.
This little sketch may seem a piece
ofexaggeration, but the inciden- rela-
ted is entirely true.
I | was laughing with Annie about
it last summer, and begged permis-
sion to tell it for the entertainment
and benefit Of women less brave than
herself Here is her picture
a fair, sweet face; luminous, blue
gray eyes; an eneh anting mouth /;
masses Of rich, dark hair; a proud
figure, and a voice, sweet, rich and
tender. Her dress is a violet silk,
with garniture of roses and viOlets.
She is a bride, and lovely as a-wo-
man John married her a month ago,
and brought her from her northern
home to the Sunny South" took
rooms at the hotel, and was the
uroudest fellow in Mobile.
Anuie-that was her name-sat
on the public verandah with her pret-
" feet tilted rather high, leaning back
in her chair smoking a splendid ei-
gar, with delightful relish. John,
tall and consequential, lights his Ell
gar at the bar, and saunters forth to
have smoke with the captain, find
ing his wife instead. He seems to
have taken root in a single heart
beat.
annie. for Gods sake" The
face back of the exclamation was
blanched to q terrible pallor
"0h, John, is that your" What
sweet voice it was. Il was just
wishing" it went on in its ealmest
tones, that you were here. 1t is
right stupid smoking alone. Isn't it
lovely! Do draw up aetair, and let's
be confidential
John, confused, bewildered and
really frightened, is at loss what
course to pursue. But one thought
thrills through his very soul, and that
CRATES on his life. His darling has
/ gone crazy!
Annie, love :" the poor fellow
softly SAYS, Il fear you are not well.
Let me take you in, dearest. See all
these rude fellows staring at you"
ooh, never mind the fellows, John.
Arn't they men ?-large hearted, high
minded, chiyalrous Southerns, who
so enjoy fragrant havana! Oh, I
am verv well. dear. just feel how
cool nv head is, is,''-reaching out her
slender, jeweled hand after his TO
place it on her brow. "Wby how
cold your head is. John! Are you
| i'll? Try a Whit or two of my cigar;
twill cure you, I'm sure. There is
nothing like one for curing a bad feel
ing, you knowl"
II am sick, Annie-aud the cigars
made me sick. Won't you come in
with me ?D
John did not always speak so en-
treatingly. Anything to avoid a
scene. Internally he was raging
from his head to his heels
'In moment, dear" she answer
ed gaiIy. Then, drawing a few final
whiffs from her loved cigar, she
threw the remaining half away, say
ing in a low sweet voice, See how
mnch | am glad to sacrifice for you,
John"
A mysterious laugh ran around
among the men, as man and wife
vanished from the piazza
Funny, isn't it?" remarked the
Captain "Such a meek, sweet-fac-
ed thing. Shouldn't have thought
anything of it in one tf the strong
minded Yankees; but there's never
any tellin what woman won't do!
So John began to think. The door
of their parlor closed behind them,
and then the husband began to ''as-
sert his rights"
"Anniel" He spoke like a loud
clap Of thunder.
"Oh. John what 4 terrible tone
Do you suffer so unbearably? Let me
give you chloroform. And the wife
FASTENED toward her bourdoir
"The deuce take the ehlOroform :"
ragged John, strfding back and forth /
like an angered Bismarck. Il de-
mand an explanation Of all this con-
duct. Have you lost all sense Of wo- /
manly modesty and deceney? oh, to
be thus insuIted and disgraeed?"
"InsuIted?-disgi a ei2 Why what
DO YOU mean 2" And the wife's face
was full of keen surprise.
Mean Enough, I should think, |
for a man to see his wife lOafIng on a
public verandah smoking and"
"Hal hal an outburst! So long /
and so merrily did she laugh that
join began again to believe that she
had lost her senses 30, John, you
are droll," she began as her laughter
subsidized. Here | married a man,
who, six months ago solemnly prom
ised me nevermore to touch, taste or
handle tobacco, and in less than a
fortnight after our marriage absolute
" seated him selfou a public veran-
dab and smoked, wi1h his wife in
sight at the windew. Oh how out
ragged l felt. 1t was no more the bro
ken faith than the filth and Vtlgarity T
of the deed itself that outraged me.
But, John. I'm a logieian, you know. /
SO / reasoned my husband has viO-
lated bis word, polluted his body, 7
herded with loafers and vagabonds
and for what? The compenssting
of all this must be inexpressible /
sweet. 1t is my duty to experience T
it, and then | can better understand
why nv husband violated so much to
enjoy. What is so precious TO him
will be precious to me. And now,
instead of your approving kiss for
initiating my lord and master, | meet
with awful wrath My dear, what is
sauce for the goose is sauce for the
~
Something stopped her words, cut
ting the old saw into labial eoncus-
sion or something like it.
But you viii quit smoking, Annie
DEAR and Johns hands began to