Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-04

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to herself, CT have been so cross to
you tonight that some day I'll be as
kind to you as 1 can to make up for
it"
Then, with loving woman's wish to
see the face that is so dear to her, she
stepped forward and peeped through a
crack in the door of the china closet
opening into the little sewing room,
devoted for this evening to the gentle
mems toilet. Every word was plainly
audible when her pretty ear approached
so closely to the creyice, and the first
word riveted her attention. The men
were talking of matrimony.
Its a deuced bore, said his friend.
"You are tied to woman's apron
strings for life. You cant say your
soul is your own. Take my advice and
keep out of it altogether, Charley"
"Look here, old fellow, said Charles,
taking his cigar from between his lips,
"that sort of thing is all mans fault.
Now, when l marry, my first act will be
to prove myself master. As you begin,
so you go on, and, before the honey.
moon is over, the woman who takes my
name shall know that my word is law,
and that hers must yield to it"
The spoons in Mrs. Armstrong;
hands tinkled together just then, but no
one heard them. Charlie, went on
"My wife. if l have one, shall have
no chance to show her temper. If she
does not like my orders, she must obey
without liking. I'll break her in just
as would horse-bring her down at
once to the frame of mind / mean to
keep her in /; purposely thwart her for
a while +; contradict her object to her
style of dress make her alter her way
of doing her hair ; refuse to dance at
tendance at church; make her send
regrets to party invitations when she
wants to accept them show herat once
what she may expect. After awhile 1
might yield little more but because,
you UNDERSTANDINGS to please her."
"Y-e-e-s," said the friend, doubt
fully; but you can't think how hard
you'd find it; and if you stay
out late they make such row-sit up
for you in night-cap, and cry when
you come IL"
I'D manage that" said Rokewood,
"by stayir 6 out every night until day
light. The one rule 1 should put in
practice would be-never let woman
have her own way"
The spoons tinkled a little more, and
Mrs. Armstrong; face was terribly
flushed. but she listened still.
"Of course you yield great deal to
the woman you are in love with" said
Mr. Rokewood, evidently brushing the
ashes from his cigar; "but that's be-
cause of the romance and all that sort
of nonsense, which dies out with the
honeymoon. You can find women
enough to write poetry to, and to talk
sentiment with, married or single. AS
for your wife, she's the woman keeps
house for you, and the sooner you make
her aware of the fact the better. When
/ marry, Jones, my dear fellow, it will
be with no idiotic idea of perpetual
courtship in my mind. I'll begin as a
intend to 20 on, and be master, depend
upon it."
but not my MASTER" whispered
pretty Mrs. Armstrong, "not mine."
"Mrs. Armstrong, them spoons,
whispered Biddy, at the stairs just
then.
Hetty Armstrong gathered up the
spoons which had slipped down into
her lap. She looked at them as she did
so. They were solid and elegant, as
was all her silver. Her eyes glanced
about the room, which wealth and taste
had made the perfection of elegance and
comfort. Her room She heard down
stairs the merry chat of her guests, the
sound of music and dancing. She re-
membered that in the kitchen her SER
wants were making ready a supper fit
for king. She turned to the mirror !;
handsome woman, still young, and
elegantly dressed, looked proudly back.
An hour before, all this, the woman in
Guided, she would have given to Charles
Rokeweod had he been beggar. Just
twiDge OF pain went through her
heart. One tear stole down her glow
ing cheek. Then she gave little bit
ter laugh.
+" 1 alone am queen of me - she mis-
quoted, and ran out to give the spoons
to Biddy.
cit was hard to find them" she said,
9" bu. here they are at last"
And she laughed little louder than
usual, and not quite naturally.