The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-11-06
THE WEES

THE WIFES iLLO VANCE.
There were people enough to envy
MiIIiesnt HauGhton when she was mar
ried 10 Radcliffe Crates. She was only
a district school teacher, at so much
per month, without home or parents.
H was . wealthy banker, who seemed
to have nothing on earth TO do but to
indulge his whims and caprices to their
utmost bent, and the world in general
announced it's diction that Milly Haugh-
ton Had done uncommoulv well for
herself
Bu: MilIy did net look happy upon
that golden July morning, with the
sunshine streaming through the oriel
window Of the great breakfast room at
Gates Place, and scattering little drops
OF gold and crimson ard glowing pur-
pie on the messy ground Of the stone
colored carpet.
She was dressed in a loose white cam
brio wrapper, looped and buttoned
with blue, and 4 single pearl arrow
upheld the shining masses OF her lovely
auburn Hair. Her eyes were deep,
liquid, hazel =; her complexion as soft
and radiant as the dimpled side Of an
early peach and the little kd-siippered
foot hat patted the velvet ottoman be-
meath was as perfect and tapering as 4
sculptor could have wished it.
Mr.. Gates, from his side Of the dam
~ask-d-aped table, eyed her with the
compliment gaze of Pro~prietorship. She
w8s his wife. He liked her to LOOK
well, Just rs he wanted his horses prop
cry groODed and his conservatories
kept in order; and he troubled himself
very little about the shadow oH her
brow.
I'm il earnest, Radcliffe r. she said
with emphasis.
so I supposed, Mrs. Gates" said
the husband, leisureiy folding his paper
a sign that the news within was thor
oughly eZhausted-"so 1 supposed.
But il isn't at all worth while to allow
yourself to get excited. When l say a
thing, Mrs. Gates, l generally mean it.
And | repeat-if you need money for
any necessary purpose, | shall be most
willing and happy to accommodate
YOU"
MiIicert bit her full, red lower lip,
and drummed .mpatieutly on the table
with her Ten restless fingers. Ana l
am 10 come meekly imploring you for
every f~ve-cent piece l happen to want"
Eyes, hrs. Gates-if you prefer to
put the matter in that light"
Radcliffe" she coazed, suddenly
changing her tone, ado give me All al
lowance-I don't care how small , Don't
subject me to the humiliation of plead
ing for q little money half q dozen times
a day. You are rich"
Exactly, my dear" nodded this
Benedict E; and that's the way l made
my fortune, by looking personally after
every penny, and l mean to keep it up"
But think how / was mortified YES
terdsy, when Mrs. Armour came to ASK
me L | could subscribe fifty cents
toward buying a hand-carriage for our
washerwoman's lame child-only fifty
cents-and l had to say, i must ask
my husband TO give me the money when
he returns from the cityr-for 1 had
not W fifty cents of my own"
"All very right-an very proper -
said Nr. Gates, playing with the huge
rope of geld that hung across his chest
IL the guise of a watch chain.
"Other ladies are not kept penni-
less ~
"That rests entirely between them
and their husbands, Mrs. Gates"
81 will not endure it." cried Milly,
starting TO her feet, with cheeks dyed
scarlet and Indignantly glittering eyes.
NJ. Gates leaned back IN his chair
with complacency.