The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-07-24
"And you'll with us, Mrs. Bright"

"Not said Mrs. Bright" Firstly,
/ think, in the face of all your evi.
dence, that Nh. Willis is too good a
man, and too fond of his wife, to de.
ceive her so; secondly, if it is all true
1 wash my hands of helping to break
that sweet little heart. And if I
thought l could talk You ont of going
would. Just wait a week or so !; think
about is awhile, do"
Mrs. Martin shook her head.
Mrs. Glenn smiled sarcastically.
lyon always shirk anything dis
agreeable, my dear" she said. "You
have a nature that impels you to take
life easily. 1 have been forced to put
my shoulder to the wheel too often, not
to do it willingly"
"And I've often said," said Mrs.
Martin, "that I revere Mrs. Glenn for
that very thing"
They walked out of the room. Mrs.
Bright shrugged her fat shoulders.
"a couple of old SANDER. mongers,"
she said; "and now they must try to
make little Eve Willis uncomfortable"
Mrs. Bright, Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
Glenn boarded, with their husbands, at
the fashionable establishment of Mrs.
Roger Black. Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
lived next door, and all of them at
tended the same church. Either the
latter pair were peculiarly fond Of each
other, or were more disposed to show
their fondness than most people are
but certainly they were known as a
model couple. He was a handsome,
tall, black-whiskered man of forty. She
was a petite blonde OF twenty-five or
twenty-three. Evidently, no man was
so wise, so great, so perfect in her eyes
as her husband. Evidently no woman
was SO charming to him as his wife.
Now, there are a good many ONE
to whom this sort of thing is gall and
NORWOOD. They cannot bear to see
it, and they break it up if possible. All
the tiirts in the congregation had tried
TO do this and had failed. All the sour
matrons whose married lives we're spent
in spats aud squabbles sneered at the
happy pair, and declared that this
wouldn't last long. But it had lasted
for five years, and not a flaw had been
discovered in the conduct of either,
until, one bright summer, when Mrs.
Willis having left home on n visit to her
sister, a very pretty young lady arrived
at aneighboring hotel, and Mr.. Willis
yes, Mr.. Willis, no other-was seen to
devote himself to her III n way that was
positively shocking. Yes, positively
terrible. For Mrs. Glenn and Mrs.
Martin, who took to going about in
waterproof cioaks and hoods after dark,
had not only seen Mr.. Willis take ice
cream with this young lady, but were
ready to swear that he kissed her at
parting, and on more than one occasion
was seen to put his arm about her waist.
This had gone on for three weeks
when Mrs. Willis returned home 4; and
now, as the lady was unpacking her
trunks in her petty Dor next door, the
two watchers bad determined to inform
her of her husbands infidelity, and no
task could have been more pleasant to
them.
Dressed in their best, and armed with
parasols and fans, they watched Mr..
Willis departure flom the house with
eager eyes, and then Fastening down
stairs, almost ran up the steps of the
house next door, anxious to meet the
happy face they hoped to change to one
of misery.
Mrs. Willis came smiling downstairs
to greet them.
"Ihank you for coming to see me so
she said. cit does seem MS
though I'd been away from home a
whole ycar-Mr. Willis says it seems
five to him-and yet I've been enjoying
myself ever ST much"
I'm glad toihear it," said Mrs. Mar
tin.
"Yet happiness is ficcting," said Mrs.
Glenn.
They spoke SO solemnly that Mrs.
Willis thought that something I'M
must have happened to one of
Every m well, l hose?" she said ,
more grayely. o .
"Quite," said Mrs. Martin, with a ;
Ugh. .