The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-21
A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.

would be all the better Tor you," i
grumbled.
''For shame, TomP she exclaimed,
show can you speak In thai way of
mammaT'
"Botherp 1 calculated, and went on
reading.
The little goose was my sister EN-,
who had been married three months to
! my old friend and companion, Philip
| Brady; and was living with them.
"lf l had known how dlssipated he
would grow, l would never have mar
ried him." sobbed EN-.
"DIssip slufrl' l exclaimed.
"See now he SIN kes," said EN-.
mot more than do," replied.
"Aud stays away from nome."
"Nonsensvl He's a very good hus-
banu, and loves you en- times as much
as you Deserve" | cried, sharply, for |
was getting cross with her,
II declare, Tom," she cried in a pet,
"you DO nothing but take his part"
! "Of course" l said, "wnen you do
nothing but worry yourself tor no rea-
son whatever"
II shall think soon that he has found
some one else TO care for" said EN-,
now crying outright
"Why, you think that now, you silly
little thing. There, you dou't deserve
to have such husband. Well, Pm 60
my 10 bed. You had better go, too.
Don't sit up Tor him while you are III
| CuaL temper"
"Indeeu, but l SHALL" sue cried, with
a stamp OF her little loot. And, laugh
ing at The pretty little impetuous fairy,
with her flashing blue eyes and golden
hair. looking in her anger like an angry
child, l. lit my candle and went oil to
bed, feeling sure that PM would Laugh
at her, give her kiss, aud all would be
rlgnt again.
But it was not. Phil came home
about twelve, aud l beard his latcA-key
i'll the door. He ratified his stick in the
umOrelLa-stand, AID then l heard him
go inuo the little drawIng-room.
Now, instead OF having been out on
iany dissipated trip, poor old Phil. had
been hard at work; tor, as he told me
afterwards, he had felt that if he
brought his work home he would not do
a stroke. The consequence was, then,
that when he came home, my little
goose OF u sister began series OF angry
treproaCues. He bore them all till sue
declared he was deceiYlug ncr, ana that
she was growing to nate hlm, which was
as base little fD as She could tell.
5 Phil. grew cross il his turn, scolded the
) lLLle fury, aud ended by catcalng ner Ill
, MS arms and kissing her, telling her "
} De u good girl tor The future.
found ouL atterWard mat EN-. pushed
MIN from her, and ran upstairs, banging
+ her buu-rOOm door, ana IOchIng Aersel
+ uuis ly IN.
, lne cunning little thlng!-l heard hel
+ directly afterwards turn the key very
softly, Upen the door, and then go Out
+ side ana llSien.
| could hear her breathing now and
then, tor sue gave little sob as SHE
waited, evidently longing to "make il
+, iup," but prevented by her little angry
pride.
Let 'em alone-best way 1 said, as
"a [ sat down III my dressing gown, anC
u TOOK up hard legal book, meaning tC
L read iOr AN hour before l TUNED i'll.
) Somehow or another, uad not beer
Z. reading many minutes before the lega
u yAraseology passed away, and L wa
away up the river, swimming i'll tn
: cool, spa king, refreshing water, whel
! | found ny sell in front OF some loci
# gates. on tue otner side OF which hearC
j. "a Iouu knocking, ana some one calling
e "Tum! Tom!"
: "C4n't come," said, "Pm having M
bath, aud the waters lovely"
3 ''Ioml Tom! Tom! geI up--get u
:, quick"
Anu GuS huOShllio SSiitAhNNUs
$ "Eh? WHAT'S the matter%' l SAID
starting inLo Wakefulness, and tindiD
Il that some one was hammering tuTiousI
at my door.
a uWhal's the matterw said, openin
i, the door for En- to rush into my arm
e with nysterical cry, as she sobbe
} out:
II 80, Tom, Tom, Pm q wicked, wicke
10 wretch"
"Well, know that, sis. You alway
e were."
=. "Tom, dear Tom-O, it is horrible
d and l drove him TO do it,"
N Here there was such Il burst of sob
;. that for few minutes L could max
n nothing OF her.
= "W eli, what's he donew 1 asked a
: last. "Uone out again%
so, no, no." sobbed the poor littl
l. trembling thing. 30, it's too horrible t
~ be tlueW
lie "W ell, WE'LL" I said impatiently; "bu
le what IS too horrible to be true?'
10 so, can't say it'll dare not say i
~ 0, Tom, Tom, dear Tommy own da
= nng PnAw
Is "WelI, well, l know all about tha
"a But you were bullying him an hour agt
VI Wna's he doneE
NJ "Go down, Tom, 20 down,"she gaspet
. in hoiritied whisper, 81 CAN'T
;, cafl.o
T. Sue was nearly fainting, and place
her in u chair, and baJhed her 1ace-t
r least gave her good dab with my hi
VI sponge.
a "pII go down as soon as you can b
l. lelt," | said, speaking more kindly. "H
'e has not strucA you, has he"
ii mo, no, Tom," she gasped. 81 droV
0t him to L drove HIM to 1T! o. Tom,
e. she walled. me has shot hlmsel1W
Ie "Who? PnlIW l cried, laughing,
e. "uot ne. Why. what little goose 70
ie arew
le "He has, Tom, he has"
~ "iaVe you seen itF'
mo, no; but l. was leaning over th
W bannlsters listening, when there came
is horrible report and fall; and, o.. I on
0, Tom, Tom, drove HIM to itP'
,t "Its all stuff" ! said, though begil
1t ming 20 grow anxious.
e "No, no, iPs true!" she said. "Yu
L. can smell the smoke on the Stairs"
p, Now, as l KneW tnat Phil was DO
ie sessed of u revolver which he ha
" bought TO protect the house, and, so q
H. to De ready to nand i'll the night, Kept
le in the sidebOard drawer in the dinin!
n, room, felt half alarmed, and was abou
lie to go down, when En- seized my arm.
Cpd go with YOU" she gaspet
is CliDglng to my arm,
er "Iou mad better not," l said.