Smyrna times., 1875-07-07
VOLUME XXI.--NO 6.
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Smiths Story.

much mistaken, there Is anOtner cullth Ill
town-perhaps two. Smiths wife was a
little round woman-not fat, but just
pleasantly plump; there was NICE round
ness about her eyes, and cheeks, and
shoulders, and arms, good full curves to
her red lips, and pinlky shelly ears, and
though you would never have thought OF
calling her handsome or even pretty, she
was decidedly nice. She wasa shrewd little
body, too, with plenty of firmnGss, and if it
had fallen to your lot to have once heard
her say, "Oh!' you would never have for
gotten it. Now, pray don't imagine that
by the word-exclamation, ejaculation
"Ohr' | mean halfscream or hysterical |
crv. Nothing of the kind. "Oh = with !
Mrs. Smith expressed as much az five |
minutes of some peoples conversation for
it was accompanied by look and curious
tightening of the lips, and sometimes meant
a very great deal, as Charles Smith Of the
Inner Temple, Esquire, very well knew.
All! he knew it before he had been mar
ried one month of the twemty-four to which
at the time present his matrimonial life had
extended But Smiths wife was no Tartar
nothing of the kind again-but most
agreeable little body, passionately fond Of
her husband, though somewhat troubled by
bonvness that had commenced making
its way into her homo. TWAS not a regular
skeleton grinning in a cupboard. Oh, no;
but lust an odd loose bone or two, over
which she kept stumbling, in consequence
Of the great truth discovered by Shaks-
peare; who advises ladies to "sigh no
more" because men were deceivers ever"
"Youwon't be late EVENING"" Charley
Smiths wife said to her dapper little man
one morning as, buttoned up in his frock
and overcOat, he re-entered the break fast
room for the farewell kiss before leaving
Bavswater for the shades of Fleet street.
well, no." he said, "uniess there's pres
sure, my love, and then we mustn't grum-
bic, for pressure means profit, and profit
sea side and silk dresses, ell, Mary? There,
goodbye "But Just a moment, Charley
YOU will try and be back" "To be sure,
he cried, for with the nice, gentle, appeal
ing, loving look, he could say none other.
But theye-it's Just ten" Yes. dear,
know; but do try and be back, Charley
ing" And little, round, plump hand held
on by a button-hole, and little, round
cheek was laid against Mr.. Smith shoulder
eyes, yes" he said, rather testify. ~ like
coming home only business pressure, you
know but there's so much pressure
now, Charley "Good sign, my dear
and, there, must 60 "But it presses 81
hard on me, Charley, and it seems as
you were tired of coming back home
"Why, what stuff, to be sure. Take you
finger out of that button-hole, or you'll
drag it, 81 did want you so badly las
night, Charley, and like you to enjoy youl
self. but not always to stop away of an ever
ing" "NOw how can you be so unreasor
able?' "Mrs. Lane came in last nigh
and Mr.. Lane called for her about nine
and they stopped and had tea, and Nj
Lane said he saw you go into the Alhan
bra" "Me! Alhanbra! Pooh! absurd
nonsense! nonsense! mistake altogethe
But, there, | must CO. "Ohr' said Mr.
Smith, and, as her lord hurried away, thu
tightening of her lips was visible, and tn
little woman looked dull and sad as 81
heard the door close.
Smith did not get back to dinner TIN
night, nor yet to tea; i'll fact, 1t was ha
past one when he returned home in a ca
smelling very strongly of tobacco-prcb bah
the weed consumed as a sedatiyc whi
some abstruse brief was studied. But MI
Smith said nothing, not even the ne
morning, when her husbands head ach
badly beyond the power of concealmei
All she did was to make the tea spOoni
stronger, and wait in hopes OF a little fran
ness upon her husbands part. But ;
waited in vain, for Smith had promised
give up bachelor life and friends, but OF
to have a severe relapse, brought on by
weakness in never being able to say g Nc
"Did you see brother William last night
said Smiths wife, one morning, after SIN
had been detained by pressure at his cha
bers. William! No. Did he call
me?" "No," said Mrs. Smith, quiet
"he said he went into Evans for a ch
and YOU were with couple Of friends Ii
way up the ROOM" "NOw, really
claimed Smith, "this is a deal too /
What did tell you when | came he
last night? 2" "When you came home
morning. "Well, morning if you
call it all night while it's dark Dldr
tell you 1 was busy at my chambel
eyes, DEAR" said Mrs. Smith. I
how could it be me at Evans? It's
take altogether, as I've told you before
must have been that fellow from Gray's
he saw-Stubbles, think his name
Good deal like me mocks me IN q
too. Been mistaken for me, and I've
lawyers clerks addressing me tor INN
a score of times. Resemblance IS won
full when we have on our wigs and gov
"I don't think | should be deceived,
Smiths wife quietly. You, my oe