Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-01-11
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swers the same purpose sh
Thought she ment it. After all
RS how, many OF us really do kno,
Or wha' We do mean
ne Il engaged myself once when
. girl and the simpleton thought b
le owned me. [ soon took that con
20 celt ont of him, and sent him abou
o his business.
l. The voice was now a trife sharp
G What wonder with s. CALLING /,
II memory?
: mo man shall ever tyranrize
q over me-never ! What the II is
e chief do you suppose is the matter
q with this sewing machine r.
Annoyed at your logic, most
: likely. SAID my friend, a bright
eyed young matron, as she thread
3 ed her needle.
"Mv husband is not a tyrant.
Miss Kent"
Il am glad you are satisfied, y
was the laconic answer.
1t was quite evident by the ex,
preston of the dressmaker face
that she had formed her own opin-
ion about my friends husband, aud
was quite competent to form and
express and opinion on any subject.
Miss Kent was a little woman, as
fair as girl, and rs plump as
robin, She wasn't ashamed to one
hat she was forty years old and an
old maid. She had earnd her own
living; most of her life, and was
proud of it. Laziness was one sin
Miss Kent conld not forgive. She
was good nurse, faithful friend |
and IA jolly companion; but stroke |
her II tho wrong way ard you'G |
wish you hadn't in much shorter
lime than it takes me to write il.
HrL views on ali subjects were still.
klngly original ard not to be com
batted.
"Waat are you going to do
when you are old 2 persisted the
mistress of tue establishment
CIV hat other folks do, | SUP.
pose"
But YOU can't work forever.''
Cant say that | want to-
Now Miss Kent, Il husband
with means. n Kind, Intelligent {
man
don't want any man. I tell {
you Mrs. Carlisle, [ wouldn't mar
~ the best man that ever lived, if
he was as rich as Ctesus, and
would die ii [ didn't have him
Now, if yeu have exhausted the
marriage question, l should like to
try on your dless.'
That there WAS something be.
hind all this | knew veil. Nv il
friends eyes danced with fun and
IS Miss Kent ftloI the waist sh {
threw me Il letter from the bureau. /
"Read that, she said with a +
showing look, 'it may amuse vor."
This Is what the letter sait.
"Ny dear Jennie-I shall be de :.
lighted to spend month with :
you and yonr husbann. There !,
must be, however, one stipulation
tbout my vl~lt-you must promise
NE to say no more about marriage.
[ shall never be foolish AGAIN. a
twenty five years ago to day $
my whole life
Better embark in IA new ship, +
ladn t he ?" put III Jennie, soto i
voce. /
$50 unsuitable was This mar
rage, SO utterly and entirely t
wrecked have been its conseqlrn- Il
;es, that | am forced to believe the u
institution a mistake 4
s., for the last lime, let me assure 4
You that [ wouldn't marry the best i
woman that ever lived, If bv SO /
lolnG | could save her life. ;.
Your old cousin,
MARK LANSING" {
Rich. isn't it T. said Jenuie.
md then pointed to the chubby !.
title figure whose back haptered
% be TUNED.
l shook my head and laughed.
you'll see,' SAID the incorrigi- e
ole. Il
See whal?' inquired Miss Kent, |
quite unaware Of our pnntomime. I
That parties which are chemi, {
,aiIy attached will unite. OF d
course an alkali and an acid y
ion't YOU think this sleeve a little
90 long, Miss KITE % c
Not after the seam is off. But v
What We're you saving about alka II
les and acids, Mrs. Carlisle +? The
otter day at Professor Boynton's i
saw some wonderful expert.
nents."
"Did they succeed p inquired :
Jennie, dcmurely. :,
"Beautifully." "
$50 vail mine Inever botched a :,
oh in my life L
Il don't think quite understand y
you" said Miss Kent, perplexed. !
"No lalways grow scientific Il
when talking about marriage, my i
lear" l
"Brotherl'' was all the little II
woman said. but the tone was Il
much better natured than expect ?