Smyrna times., 1875-08-04
What Upset Mrs. TitmouSe.

BY the way, though, it is likely enough |
that you have never heard of the Titmouses
before. "The world knows nothing of its |
greatest men," somebody says. Although |
Mr. Titmouse was not, in the sense of
stature, absolutely gigantic, still in his own
locality he was by no means insignificant.
In his own line, Mr.. Ttmousc was not to be
despiscd. His line was stationery; he kept
a shop, or rather Mrs. TitmOuse kept it for
him. Domestic affairs andshop affairs form
troublesome combination, and frequently
this combination upset Mrs Titmouse.
Now, the Titmouse family, which COM
prised Mrs. T. (placc aur dc,n,cs), Mr. r. and
Master r., aged thrceand-a-quarter, were
what is called "good living people" They
never paid their rent in advance, nor
charged more for their goods than they
could get, and always went to church on
Sunday morning.
They were in rather a struggling way
just now, for it is astonishing what lot of
pens, ink and paper people expect for their
money in these days. The Titmouse stock
hung on hand a good deal, which was
probably why it was called stationery.
They kept no servant, and a vast amount
of gcncralship was required to make the
Sunday morning arrangement of the
Titmouses. And this, too, often upset Mrs.
Titmouse.
As Master Tommy must necessarily be
got ready to 90 out first, Mrs. Titmousc
was nearly always little behind; and it
was on tlia particular occasion. There was
good deal of Auster about, one way and
another, after breakfast; and at last that
lady said to her husband " Now, Mr.. T.,
you take Tommy and start off to church
first, and I'll come on presently. You take
the key, and will bang the door behind
me. slall very likely catch you before
| you get there. don't like to be late at
church" TO tell you the truth, dressing to
: 60 out almost always upset Mrs. Titmouse.
Nj. Titmouse obeyed. He put the key
e in his pocket, took Master Titmouse by the
e hand, and reached the church without
| being ovcrtalen by his wife Nor did she
4 appear during the service; and Mr.. Tit.
+ mouse began to be very uneasy in his mind
t as to what could be the matter.
$ The fact was that Mrs. Titmouse had
/; never left her own door. She finished hcl
n toilette in hurry, came down stairs with
n rush, her dress flying out behind her, and
+; in accordance with her programme, she
a shut the door wtha bang. Unhappiy sh,
y also shut in between the door and the door
D. post about three-quarters of yard of he
n wedding silk.
y, Here was nice situation for an i'm
n petuous female, in a hurry to get to church
le More than anything which had beel
ID mentioned hitherto did this seem to upsc
ID Mrs. Titmouse.
ly What was to be done?
ly First, she pushed at the door. Perhar
ly it was not shut? 1t was as firm as a rocl
le Then she lugged at the dress. Perhaps
I'd would bear being pulled out. Not it; til
1t silk might have been grown there forougl
1g it would move.
lg Mrs. Ttmouse had two alternatives r.
of naming. She could leave her skirt behin
ed in the door, and 60 to church without
or she could stay where she was till HI
husband came home, taking her chanC
is meantime of what the passers-by nights
lie The very thought of these two altern
ng tives again upset Mrs. Titmouse.
re. She concluded, however, to adopt IL
he latter. It was then 1850 A. NJ. For tv
ne mortal hours from that time a martron
be female in lavender silk might have bee
m, observed lounging in an apparently carele
in attitude against her own door, endeavoring
nd appear as though she were quite accustom,
Ter to spend her Sunday morning in tn
ere manner, and rather preferred itthan 9th,
lto WISE
OBJ But when at last Mr.. Titmouse arrive
the in a great state of alarm, and asked hast
cts what was the NATTER he hardly got sat
the factory answer, at any rate outside.
eel What happened to the little man VIII
,ar- lie fshcd up the key from his pocket a
ith had fairly unlocked the fatal door, and
yey was again closed behind the Titmol
a family, is one of those mysteries which v
cab never be revealed. Whenever you ask
ing, mouse about it, he only shudders, and S,
ide. in an mploring tone, "IIush /"
her 50 ~-----
the ANN EIIzA.-,Sah Lake City, July 2S
/ go Brigham Young to-day filed in the TIL
low District Court an amended answer to
nan complaint of Ann Eliza Young. He lea
bar out all reference to the Church of Je
Christ of the Latter Day Saints denies
marriage with Ann Eliza; repudiates
lght whole proceedings, and setsup the morri
the in Ohio with Mary Ann Angel as his o