The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-04-10
Schooling a Husband.


wrong. When the sky is bright and
pleasant, they are annoyed because
there is nothing to grumble at, The
trouble is not with the outward world,
but with the heart, the mind; and
every one who wishes TO grnmble will
find subject.
Mrs. Centre was jealous. Her hus-
band was very good sort of person,
though he probably had his peculari-
ties. At any rate, he had cousin,
whose name was Sophia Smithers, and
who was very pretty, very intelligent,
and very amiable and kind-hearted. /
dare say he occasion ally made her so.
cial call, to which his wife solemnly
and seriously objected, for the reason
that Sophia was pretty, intelligent, ami
able and kind.hearted. These were the
sum total Of her sins.
Centre and his wife boarded at D
private establishment at the South end
of Boston. at the sane house also
boarded Centres particular, Intimate
and confidential friend Wallis, with his
wife. Their rooms might almost be
said to be common ground, for the two
men and the two women were constant
ly together,
Wallis could not help observing that
Mrs, Centre watched her husband very
closely, and Centre at last confessed
that there had been some difficulty. So
they talked the matter over together;
and came to the conclusion that 1t was
very stupid for any one to be jealous,
most of all for Mrs. Centre to be jeal-
oue. What they did, / don't know. but,
one evening, Centre entered the room
and found Mrs. Wallis there.
my dear, am obliged to go out
few moments to call upon q FRIEND"
said Centre.
"To call upon a friendi" sneered
Mrs. Centre.
eyes, my dear, ] shall be back pres.
entity" and Mr.. Centre left the room.
"The old story" said che, when he
had gone.
s. "If it was my husband 1 would fol.
low him." said Mrs. Wallis.
81 will" and she Immediately put on
her bonnet and shawl. "Sophia Smith
ers lives very near, and / am sure he is
going there"
Centre had gone up stairs to put on
his hat and overcoat, and in a moment
she saw him on the stairs. She could
not mistake him, for there was no 9TH
er gentleman in the house who wore
such peculiarly shaped Kossuth as he
wore.
He passed out, and Mrs. Centre pass
ed out after him. She followed the
queor shaped Kossuth of her husband,
and 1t led her to C---Street, where
she had suspected it would lead her.
And further, it led her to the house of
Smithers, the father of Sophia, where
she suspected also 1t would lead her.
Mrs. Centre was very unhappy. Her
husband had ceased to love her; he
loved another; he loved Sophia Smith>
ere. She could have torn the pretty,
intelligent, smiable, and kind-hearted
cousin of her husband in pieces at that
moment; but she had the fortitude to
curb her belligerent tendencies, and
ring the doorbell.
She was shown into the sitting room
where the beautiful girl of msny vlr4
tues was engaged In sewing.
''Is my husband here?" she defnand-
ed,
"Mr. Centre2 Bless you mol He
hasn't been here for q month.
Gracious! What whopperi Was 1t
true that she whose multitudinous
qualities had been so often rshearsed to
her could tella lie2 Hadn't she seen the
peculiar Kossuth of her husband enter
that door? Hadn't she followed that un.
unmistaksble hat to the house.
She was amazed at the GOODNESS of
her husbands fair cousin. Before, she
had believed that 1t was only a flirta-
ton. New, she was sure 1t was some
thing infinitely worse, and she thought
about divorce, or at least q separa.
tion. .....
She was astounded, and asked no more
questions. Did the guilty pair hope to
deceive her-her. the argus eyed witeP
She had some shrewdness, and she had
the cunning to conceal her purpose by
refrainlng from any appearance OF dis
trust, After few words upon COM
monplace topics, she took her leave.
When she reached the side walk, there
she planted herself, determined to walt
till Centre came out. For more than
an honr sha stOnd ihara nursipr Al,