Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-09-15

| her lips, Mrs. Vernon departed. This Was
| by no means the last of Mrs Lindsey Is
troubles that evening, for her lord and
master came home at nine O'Clock in q
towering passion about the same matter.
1t appeared that on being Intercepted by
Mr.. Frank Williams as to the cause and
occasion of the offense he appeared to have
given people in general, his friend, Mr..
Maxwell, had told him that it was some
thing which came through Mrs. Lindsey,
which she had heard from her husband
and what the something" was, she nor
nobody else knew. Convinced that there
was some mistake, for Mi. Williams was
not apt to suspect his friends, and MI.
| Lindsey he knew was his friend. he has
| tened to that gentleman and asked an ex-
| PLANTATION. For moment Mr.. Lindsey
was beWildered; he was as ignorant as
Williams himself; but a thought of Maggie
and his wife's suspicious on that evening
flashed across him.
''My dear fellow" he exclaimed, ~ am
distressed that this has happened. L I'M
derstand perfectly well what it is; all nom
sense-silly women, silly Women.'
And he raced home, leaving his auditor,
if possible, more astonished than he found
him. MI. Lindsey was really furious, and
his meditations on the way home as to all
Williams had suffered in consequence of
his wife's gossip did not serve to calm his
feelings.
'.And SO. my DEAR" said he, as he dash
ed into the room, ''you've been making a
pretty dish for yourself"
Mrs. Lindsey heard in silence, while her
spouse walked up and down the room
wondering how women could be such fools
and his wife such a particular one, and
and concluded by striding up to his terri
fed helpmate, and asking her ''what he
was to say to MI. Williams for all her con-
founded nonsense?"
'sBut he has done something dreadful;
you know he has," she sobbed, at length,
by way of palliation.
"What do you mean?" said her husband
sternly.
"You told Mr.. Day, yourself" she con-
tinued, in an agony of tears.
YES, told him. replied her husband,
'that Mr.. Benefits silly daughter choose
to fall in love with Williams, and as her
flame evidently was not returned, her IA
Their was very glad of an opportunity of
getting him out of the way before the girl
made fool of herself This was confded
to me as a secret, which was the reason
did not tell you at the time, for I
know very well what secret is in the
hands of a woman-the whole race-even
my little Maggie can keep nothing to her
SELF"
In spite Of this haunting speech, his tone
softened, aud Mrs. Lindsey gained cour-
age.
81 am sorry, my DEAR" said she, "that
1 have made so much mischief, but there is
no grooming over it now. I'll endeavor to
mend it as far as possible. I'll tell every
body that it was a mistake of NINE, and
take the blame on my own unfortunate
shoulders besides saying everything ne
cessary and appropriate to Mr.. Williams
himself"
A week from that night did Mrs. Lind
sey make as many graceful and apolegetic
remarks as she couldss well muster to Mr. |
Frank Williams, and little Maggie shower
down kisses and tears innumerable on his
cheeks. He went from there to party
where'all the young ladies in town lavished
on him their brightest smiles and most
particular attentions not emitting even
Miss Gertrude Vernon, whose lovely blue |
blue eyes followed him with such be- |
Witching and beWildering interest that he |
could not forbear whispering:
''Y QUILL not refuse to permit me to escort |
you home %
Certainly not,ssMr. Williams" she re-
piled, with blush and a smile
ssNever, never, will L repeat anything |
that I hear again. was Mrs. Lindsey's |
concluding exclamation that evening
particularly to that good-for-n nothing |
Mrs. Vernon" she added, mentally.