The Van Buren press., 1874-09-22
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Would She or Not 7
BY MARY KYLE DALLAS

"Again y said Rose Winner. "Well,
this is what all womcn must put up with,
l suppose; but | never thought that |
should be neglected. ;"
She listened.
Locked in his room again, she said
and after q long days absence; and
am to go to bed nd go to sleep.
What goose ! am net to do that con-
tentediy, and forget hm who can forget
ne so easily How ling is it since he
has spent an evening with me? Two
months at least OH. she clenched her
httls hand, "how little thought when l
arranged that study, AID put the prettlest
things in it, and was SO proud OF IT and
so pleased with it, thA he would make u
an excuse to shut me from him 1t dld
not use to be So Win was Rose Lut
lrell, and he made psso angry 10y stay
ing in the paror und midnight, when
he actually followed he about. and said
that every moment WIS wasted that was
not passed in my conpany-ah, well, l
was too romantic. l loved him too
much ! should havtremem bercd what
nllSo lldiuou WICtC.
Ifyou would MT suffer,
BE the one to giv the pain.
But you see, J though. him so good, SO
fond, so constant. She lstene.. again.
Mute us mousse" she said
" Studying French, indeed as if did
not know that he was a perfect French
scholar long before ! knew him, and
that he never would hive held the posi-
ton he does in that great importing
house it it were not for this French. No
he is tired of me, and shuns my saciety.
Aud Rose dropped her head upon her
hands and sobbed bitterly. 1t was un-
wise of her. for the sudden movement
awoke the six months old baby III the
bassinclte at her side, and it began to
wall piteousy. 1t was necessary to dry
her own tears in order to dry his, and
crying is great luxury to woman be
fore she has spoiled her eyes indulgng
in it. But though she stopped weeping
she went on talking in low tone, ad'
dressing the baby US though it could un'
derstand her.
Blessed little SOUL she said, we
know what it all means, don't weI BE.
fore you came was alight-Iooted girl
but since then I've been very different
| cannot dance cannot run. l canne'
even walk far perhaps never shall. II
he had suffered IN any way for my sake
how | should have loved him tor it; bu
he ceases to love me for the very reason
that should make him more tend,r Oh
why do women ever marry? Why did
nqS,, ,,SSlaa say iUsIeeaaa o! yes' and then n'
Sac lifted her head and looked into tn
glass.
I'm not ugly yet, nor old either,
she said, with sudden fash Of her blacl
eyes. III he no longer admires nae
other people may. Wives who Hrt arr
always more thought of by their hus
bands than constant wives are. Wives
who lllrl are always more thought Of by
their husbands than constant wives are
Pll-"
"If you please en- said voice at tht
door, "a gentleman.
Rose started, and held out her hant
for the card the girl presented
Chauncey Waldo, was written up
on it.
"You may stay here with baby. Mag
gle, y said she 81 will see MIR. Waldo
MIR Winner is engaged. "
She peeped into the glass again, ant
settled her crimped hair with her pinl
palms. ler dress needed no arrangin:
she was always well dressed in til,
evening-and then she went down intt
the purIor, where Chauncey Waldo, wht
considered himself the most taseinatin,
man in the United States, sat waiting 70
her.
There was no harm in going down. !
was only right to go; but Satan, the.
say, is always on the lookout for one
weak moments and it seems likely tha
he sent Mr. Waldo in the nick of time
Roses vanity had been stung, and sh
was anxious to prove to herself that sh,
had not lost her power OF fascination
She proved it c0nclusively that evening
Nothing was said, nothing was dom
that Mrs. Grundy could object to ; br
there are smiles that make the heart Of
lady killer hutter, and smiles that pu
him Mt a distance by their very gracious
ness. Formerly Mrs Winner had givel
Mr.. Waldo these latter smiles. To nigh
she gave him the former. SO that b,
dared to hold her hand little longe
than he had ever done before in parting
aud 70 say softly:
May | call again very soon? l hat
to think OF your being lonely" +"
For she had told nim-yes, she hat
.indced-that :" Mr.. Winner was forever
shut up in his study, and that she fancie,
she should die of ennui some day.
Which-was true enc ugh, but an unwis'
statement for pretty young wife tt
make to Waldo.
Then, flushed, and with q certain sens'
Of guilt upon her. she glided past thu
study door, and was really sound asleep
whea weary looking man opened it
and, went, without his slippers, up the
stairs, and bending over her, said to him
sell, Little darling, may heaven bless
YOU, and would not kiss her lest he
should disturb her slumber.
If he only had kissed her, it would
have been much better, after all. For
as it was. she said nothing Of Waldo's
call next morning
Demonstratve people have credit for
all their emotions, undcmonstrativc peo-
pie may feel as much, and no one guess
es it
Mr.. Winner seldom said much about
his affection for his wife, and now that
hn hnI faknn tho odd WAY of Shuilin O