The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-10-13
Misunderstanding.

tHaL ever IlVeQ!
And she meant it, or, what ans
wers the same purpose, she
thought she meant it. After all,
how few of US ever really know
what we Go mean?
81 engaged myself once when
a girl, and the simpleton thought
he owned me. I soon took that
conceit out of him, apd sent him
about his business"
The voice was now a tri1e
sharp. What wonder, with so
CALLING a memory?
''No man shall ever tyrannize
over me never! What the mis-
chief do you suppose is the matter
with this sewing machlne?"
"Annoyed at your logic, most
likely" SAID my friend, a bright
eyed young matron, as she thread
ed her needle.
only husband is not a tyrant,
Miss Kent"
81 am glad you are satisfied"
was the laconic answer.
1t was quite evident by the ex-
preston of the dress-maker's face
that she had formed her own opin-
ion about my friends husband,
and was quite competent to form
and express an opinion on any
subject.
Miss Kent was q little woman,
as fair as girl, and as plu m p as
a robin. She wasn't ashamed to
own that she was forty years old
and an old maid. She had earned
her own living most of her life,
and was proud of it. Lazlness
was the one sin Miss Kent could
not forgive. She was a good
nurse, faithful friend, and a jol-
ly companion; but stroke her the
wrong way, and you'd wish you
hadn't in much shorter time than
it takes me to write it. Her
views on all subjects were strik-
ingly original, and not to be
combated.
"What are you going to do
when you are old?' persisted the
mistress of the establishment.
"What other old folks do 1 sup
pose."
"But you can't work forever"
Cant say want to-"
''Now, Miss Kent, a husband
with means, kind, intelligent
man"
81 don't want. 1 don't want
any man. tell you, Mrs Carlisle,
l wonld't marry the best man that
ever lived, if he was as rich as
Cresus, and would die if I didn't
have him. Now, if yon have ex-
hausted the marriage question, 1
should like to try on your dresss. :"
That there was something be
hind all this 1 knew well. Ny
friends eyes danced with fun ::
and as Miss Kent fitted the waist
she threw me a letter from the
bureau.
"Read that" she said, with a
knowing look. at may amuse
you"
This is what the letter said:
"MY DEAR JENNIE shall be de-
lighted to spend a month with
you and your husband. There
must be, however, one stipulation
about my visit-you must prom
lse to say no moro about mar
riage. l shall never be foolish
again. Twenty-Five years ago to-
day l wrecked my whole life"
Better embark in a new ship,
hadn't hep? put in Jenny.
$50 unsuitable was this mar
riage, SO utterly and entirely
wretched have been its conse-
quences, that l am forced to be-
lieve the marriage Institution a
mistake. So, for the last time, let
me assure you that / wouldn't
marry the best woman t4ss ever
lived, if by so doing l could save
her life. Your old cousin,
HANK LANSING"
erich, isn't itT' said Jennie,and
then pointing to the chubby little
figure whose back was turned.
you'll see,' continued the in
corrlgible.
"See what?" inquired Miss
Kent, quite unaware of our pan
tomime.
THAT particles which are chem
ically attracted will unite. OF
course an alkali and an acid
don't you think this sleeve is
little too hong, Miss Kent?"
"Not after the seam is of.
But what were you saving about
alkalies and acids, Mrs. Carlisle?
The other day at Professor
Boynton's l saw some wonderful
experiments"
Did they succeed?' inquired
Jennie, demurely.
beautifully
$50 will mine. Ineyer botched
a job in my life"
81 don't think onifa MADAM