Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-07-21

week. Justine made up her mind to dis
like him thoroughly.
"Of course, dear, I shall be civil to him,
because he's your FRIEND" said she; shut
all the same, shall be glad when he is
gone"
The captain winked solemnly at me, as
we sat smoking on the lawu after dinner.
cts easy to see, said he, s'that Mrs.
Picard doesn't like your humble servant.
Stand to your guns, Picard !"
II don't understand you," said I.
"If you don't conquer your wife, your
wife will conquer you" said Glover. "By
Jove! might bring half the regiment
home to stay three months, and Mrs. Clo-
yer wouldn't dare to say her soul was her
own!"
"You must have Mrs. Glover under par
ticularly good subsection" said 1, bitterly.
"You'd better believe it,''' nodded my
military friend. "Oh, it's easy enough,
when once you take the reins .resolutely
! into your own hands ~
| All these hints made me feel little UNI
/ SOL1AO1 vi COul DO u0Ulu6 Was UIlG
sweetest little wife in the world, but no
man likes to be conscious that he is degen-
Grating into a henpecked husband. Per-
haps, after ALL Captain Clover's theory
might be the BEST
Justine burst into tears the evening 1
told her 1 was going into the city to have
! an evening at whist with Captain Glover.
at the Mounted Military Club, )" in Cooper
Place.
sob, Paul !'f sobbed she. 81 knew-I
dreaded how it would be It's all that
horrid man ~
justine ~ demonstrated 1, this is SIM
pie nonsense. Captain Clover's wife,
"Oh, know" retorted Justine, with
toss of her head. "Captain Clover's wife,
indeed! A poor, broken-s spirited, tram
pled-down creature she must be indeed.
And 1 dare say you'd like me to be like
her,"
If it hadn't been for Captain Clover call
ing to me from the gate outside that we
should he late if [ lost much more time in
hunting up my hat, believe should have
given up the whist, and stayed at home
with Justine.
'sBravo, old fellow" cried Glover. as 1
joined him in the road. "Hold your own
bravelyt One or two such victories as
this, and the field will be yours. had a
deuce of time with Mrs. Glover before
made her comprehend-Eh, what!"
For tall, resolute looking female, with
an umbrella in one hand. a travelling reti-
cule in the Other, had accosted us at this
moment.
SIS this the way to Honeysuckle Lodge,
where Mr.. Picard lives?"
''This is the way" said I. thinking in
stinctiyely of a new cook had engaged
that morning, ''and I am Mr.. Picard.
ooh, how dye do?" said the tall female.
"Then perhaps you can tell me if Captain
Clover's staying at your house?"
''This is Captain Clover,'' said I, pull
ing forward my military friend, who had
rather retreated into the shadow of the
cedars beyond.
"O-o-h!" calculated the lady. "1his is
Captain Clover, is it? I'd like to know,
Captain Clover, what's become of that fifty
dollars you promised to send me when you
got to New York? I'd like to know what
you mean by never writing&o much as one
solitary word to me all these six weeks?"
sMy love, pray don't speak so loud !"
pleaded the captain, in piteous accents.
Everybody will hear you.''
sIdon't care straw if all creation hears
mel" said the lady, lifting her voice semi
tone higher. ''Let 'em hear! If man
neglects his lawful, welded Wife,
"Your a0Je, Captain Clover?" inyolun-
tarily exclaimed.
eyes, his wife p retorted the tall fe-
male, turning upon me with such unex-
pected abruptness that I jumped back a
pace or two. ellis wife! And 1 suppose
he's never once mentioned me to you?''
"Oh, yes he has ~ said 1, trying not to
laugh. "He has mentioned you num-
Der Of times"
s'MY dear" began the captain, ner-
vously clearing his throat.
II don't want none of your my dear
ing p" snarled the termagant. "I'm tired
and Pm hungry, and I haven't cent of
money after paying the railway fare here.
Take this bag-give me your arm take
me somewhere where can rf It and eat
and drink"
Captain Glover looked piteously at me.
[ took the cue at once.
81 am sure Mrs. Picard will be most
happy to welcome Mrs. Clover" said I.
''This way, ma'am."
And in less than FIVE minutes [ intro
duced to Justine's astonished-and must
avow, somewhat red and swollen-eyes,
"Mrs. Captain Clover"
We got her some supper. She ate like
famished tigress; like a tigress, too, was
the expression of countenance with which
she turned to her better half, who all this
time sat uneasily on the edge of a chair,
watching her as whipped cur watches
every turn and motion of its master.
"Clover !" said she.
"My loYe!,' said the captain obse-
quiously.
"You1l take me back to Richmond to-
morrow"
"Of course, my dear, if you desire it,"
"And you'll know it if you get away a
second time, without me along to take
care of you," added she.
'Just as you say. Louisa"
s'Ugh!" calculated Mrs. Clover, as, in
taking her husbands arm, she became
conscious of slight odor of my best Ha-
vanas; ''you've been smoking!"
ell just smoked one cigar" STAN
mered here.
"You .have?" I never allow you to
smoke"