The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-30

tween gentlemen there ought to be no
Concealment of sentiment-if yOu should
marry again, am very DESTROYS that you
should choose a prettier woman than your
second wife. In fact my dear fellow,
! want you to- marry somebody trOifh run
ming away with. Now, though II goes
against my conscience to say anything I'M
KIND Of n lady, must be permitted to
politely call your attention 90 the fact that
she was not what "a fastid1Ous COnnOisseur
would consider beautiful
You're "A bully" burst forth Mr..
Brooks. "A bully ia rascal who pre-
sumes upon his strength 60 insult weal;cr
persons. You're "A bully"
Uttering which definition. by which his
soul appeared TO gam tufing relief, he
blew his nose scornfully and turned his
shoulder upon his visitor
Even Nelly" continued the baronet
with lofty smile, did not thoroughly
please me. She was indeed very pretty,
had most melting eyes, and her hair was
exactly suited to my taste. But she was
too fond of you, sir. She was hampered
with absurd prejudices i'll favor OF home
and what she called her first love. Then,
again, she was too fond of crying, and as
surfing me that she would never have left
you had you only possessed the slightest
confidence in her faith ana honor; which
annoyed me to hear. On the other hand,
your second wife is too willing-hasa trop-
ical avidty of emotion which when taken
conformity will her face and figure. affects
me disagi eeably. For, give me leave 10
inform you, MIR. Brooks, that am an cpl
cure. Therefore l am here for the purpose
of entreating you, in your choice of u thirl
wife, to choose with some little regard 10
my taste"
Mr.. Brooks clenched his fst; but the
baronet gave him "A look which caused Mr.
Brooks to sit down.
ut is plain to me-" said the baronet,
thougbtfully, "that your mission in tins
world Is to create sport for men OF my
kind. 1 particularly noticed you ut the
ltal lu
STRAIN myself from thanking you heartily
for the very handsome glit you were
making me of your wife. You will OBJ
serve, sir, that 1t is quite impossible for
any lady to have you, and such AS you, for
husband, without feeling herself to be
very ignominiOus person. The natural re-
suit OF such jealousy "a you exhibit Is to
degrade and annihilate that sense of self
respect and personal dignity which form
the backbone of the moral nature. The
more faithful, the more innocent, the more
woman glrl rs, the more VIII her finest
characteristics suffer from tue miserable
interpretations you place upon her art
| less behavior. Suspect evil where there
is none, aud you VIII often create ii.
| Now, sir, us IL is perfectly PLAIN to me
| that the most noble and exquisite char
acter would suffer rs much injury from
association with You as ever any woman
| could suffer from her OWL errors; and
as cannot conceive that you should meet
with a wife who would be willing to i've
| with you, at the very outside, longer than
| three months, am naturally ANXIOUS that
III your next choice you should consider
me. and that
But Mr.. Brooks could contain himself no
! longer. Daring from ms char, he Crap
pied with his enemy. A fearful struggle
! took place. Chars and tables were sent
! flying III all directions. Sometimes the
/ baronet fell down with Mr. Brooks ON the
| top OF hun: and sometimes AIR. Brooks fell
down with the baTonct on the top of him.
In nj IsI NIL lAIi
| Of arms and legs, broken buckles and
streaming hair The floor was strewn with
| buttons. Suddenly the baronet, rearing
/ himself erect, seized Dir. Brooks by the
scrun of ms neck, lifted him from the
/ ground, rushed To the window, and let his
victim fall. In his effort TO snve himself
MI. Brooks gave great and powerful
plunge, and.
! Opening las eyes, bchell his wife Nelly
on her knees AZ hls feet, watching him
with an expression of profound amaze
ment.
Where is he? let me get at him. he's
murdered me- he rOared, struggling To
drag his clcnched fists out of his DreeChes
pockets. IN which they were hopelessly
damned.
- Ny dear, dear husband. what is It;
what have you been dreaming aDoutT
| cried Nelly.
Dr.annngs" gasped Mr. Brooks, sitting
| bolt upright and looking around INN.
Dreaming? Where's the blronet
Where's Carlotta? Who're are your"
a." Oh, lac Is ST III asleep. he Is still dream
! ing!' yhimpered lily.
Mr.. Brooks stared about the room rs n
! man might VINO, having been buried alive,
| is dlsinterred and restored. Then hit by
| bit his senses came TO HIM. He looked nj
| Nelly. lie looked ut his legs. lie looked
! al the bottle OF brandy, and the GLASSES on
| TIE table. lie looked al the clock. And
then, throwing his aims around Nelly :
| neck hc kissed her tiunucailY.
1 latk ~ fftk flftF 4 1aII
dream. But, NV God. Uhdt dream
What time l. II nall past four? Have ali
these things Unopened IN half nn hour.
And what are YOU dong here, Nellyr'
She Immediately explained. size had
gone to her bedroom crying. She had
waited for him to CONT TO her. that sne
might kiss linn and ask his forgiveness foI
gritvlug him 10y her cOnduct-whch, sac
DECLARED, she dld not know was wTOng-at
the Montgomelles'. Twenty mlnut Is
passed: he did not come. And 20 She crcpt
down stars, and seeing that lac slept, would
not disturb him, but knelt at his feet, hop
ing to gently arouse him by looking AT
hun with her loving eyes.
lie heard her, and then he kissed hel
again and again. Aud after thar. once
more. lie seemed rs transported to see lIcl
ms II they had been separated twenty
years. And how her sweet ewes spark led
under his kisses, and how close she drew
To him! And, though the early morning
light was making the window-bllnds sal.
low, how eagerly she insisted upon his II.
latng his dream to her before they quilted
the room,
That dream cured Mr.. Brooks. dom
say the cure was instantaneous. But IN,
dream initiated beneficial change in hi,
views OF his wlfe's character and love; haC
the effect of causing HIM To ponder betor,
he came TO the immediate conclusion, OF
observing his wife To smile il u gentleman
addressed her, or 10 dance twice with tn,
came individual at an evening party, tina
she never really cared about HIM; CAV,
hlm quite new idea on the subject o
woman's privileges, and on the absuro
mistake jealous husbands are apt to max,
in surprising that an umlable heart, gay
spirits, and an innocent love ana enjoy
ment of such pleasures ms society cOntIlvei
are Incompatible with connubial integrity
and singleness of wifely devotion.
This said, the moral ends; and nothing
need be limited rs TO the extreme cir
CuInstantiality of the dream. For tn,
artistic sequence aud nice conduct OF TIT
details, considering II was vision, let Mi
Brooks be held responsible.
w. CLARK RUSSELL.
| she Married the Wrong Man.