The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-06-29

eat, or that she might have sence enough TO
get him something decent for dinner On
the contrary, whenever si.e asked him if Ids
breakfast or dinner was satisfactory TO him
ne always replied that he was sure it was
very nice indeed, thank yor. No matter
how hard and faithfully she tried, she coali
not make him dissatisfied Wish Isl. home.
He submitted tn the weekly recurrence Of
washing day As though be regarded j. as
necessary evil. instead of deliberate and
unproyoked outrage ON the male ser. He
never accused her Of hiding his clothing and
other things. and always seemed to kpnw
-instinctively thu nse Of the closet and TO com-
prehend that when several garments wers
hung on tue same hOak each and every one
cannot be hung on the outside Of the others.
When bHlton was missing from one Of his
shirts he would calmly say, my dear, there
seems 70 lie button wanting here. Shall
you Of sew It ons' Many time did that
neglected and heart broken wife, whesc soul
yearncd for substantial marital oath, and
Who wAited--O 50 wearily,-to see her hus-
l.aad esample up clean shirt and dance On
it, sadly get the needle and thread and sew
JON bUtton, while Mr.. Valentine smiled in
peaceful and LOVING way upon her. As
the days and wssks went on, the feeling thai
be wss not like other msn grew upon her
end shs passed the greatsr part Of hsr sinas
in tears.
Ofearss, Mr., Valentine never smoked
lie said that il was aaoi.jrctionalae practice
and that it Spoiled the curtains. Likewise
he never drank anything. and belonged tc
neither lodge nor club. He always spent
| hIs evenings at home, and Mrs, Yaleatine u
ready 70 swear that she never s4s him Feas
q newspaper At the breakfast-tahlp, and tha
in fact. the oaly occasion on which N
ever knew him 10 look II asy nssspsper b
Was looking It the liss of deaths and a.ar
Fiagaa. Rhu can tell what aagsish thi
wEstch's unmanly condnek indicted upo.
his innocent wiSel One. dAy aha vent il
desperation, 10 hcr pastor and begged hin
- cali her . ''----GoOi, Z eSplainiag thai
- he WAS mlnrsier, he could o
course, use the expression In q puTef
theological and innocent way. Whel
the hoFFi6ed past0s asked heT why sh
uiasle such request. she eoUfesscd, wit
sise tears ssrramiag frum her eyes. that II
! ! was neglected wife. and that her husbab
never spoke to her as men ought to speak /
their wives, and that alle should die unles
she could heaf some ore use toward her IL
, language to which gssod ard tFHe wife
entsfled This incident tells mere splainl
: than dozeo larg . octave volupes boatd ]
half calf. with gilt edges, could tell th
, iepth Of misery into which the miscrabI
wosnan had falIea
1he 5iay. however, came when sile leaEne
from Mr. Valentines own lips that he WI
an fmposter Ho told her all. lie said thi
Ire was woman, andtha though his di
guise had 80 far protested him, sas hound
lof justice we're nov on tke track, and
must Zee. The outraged wite, stunned J
!. fIeArhing the uncxpected but horrible nasp
uf tiSs mystery which had surounsted b
husband, scratched his face with sub.iu
!. fury aAd went trHas % her father, wher
h like ap early Christian mWtyE, shs no
n bears her sorr'ws with patience and resign
tion, waiting Fos juaieiaI decree asseftii
a the nnilisy of her marriage, and the arris
:. Of pew husband Of an unmisaakably Sc
to uine character.