The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-02-26

81 wonder ii Harry is willing to leave
the home he has made so perfect" Mrs.
Henderson said sadly.
Willing Z" Lulu cried "h would not
listen to it Tor q long time. believe
there is n bit of his heart in every sauce
pan"
"And you viii make him give up all he
has collected with so much care ="
oh, he will soon get over all that, when
he does not sec them. 1t is nearly the first
of May, and we will not take the house for
another year
And the furniture ?"
I've will have a good price for that. We
can live n long time on what We ought to
get for the things, and Harry can save hif
salary"
Poor saving, Lulu. You may deeply
regret this, dear. Few men feel so deep an
interest in home rs Harry, and it is danger
ons work to destroy that interest"
But Lulu was r~esolute. in spite OF Har-
rvs evident reluctance, nothing moved by
his lingering touch upon many of his house
hold goods, purchased with such proud de
light.
Her first regret was at the sale.
IL was painful to see the dainty treasures
Harry had collected passing into strange
hands At about ouc-fourth their value tc
watch rough men tearing down the furni'
ture and taking it away to sec dirty hands
passing over the cut glass and china and
gathering up pretty trifics TO Lake them
away from the home they had adorned.
Sarah, sObbing over tho packing, and
wailing over the desolaticn, was dcpress'
ing, and Harry's long face was a keen re
proach.
Blu the morning nap in the private hotel,
the fact that Harry had only one square to
walk instead of three or -four miles to ride.
the absence of all care Of the table, raised
Lulu's spirits again, and she was quite
ready to enjoy the first day of liberty.
1t was not 30 pleasant in the evening,
when Harry, after CHANGING Mt tho newspa.
per, went out for nm hour or ~
The other dodgers were strangers, and
Lulu found her room lonesome.
Harry, after his long ride from business,
had been glad 10 don slippers and dressing
gown, and draw up an easy-chhir, to enjoy
II quiet evening in his cosy sitting-room.
Chatting, reading scraps of his paper,
planning garden work, had made time pass
quickly, and early rising necessitated early
retiring.
il was all different in n little while.
Harry was only too welcome among his
former friends, and his evenings were spent
abroad, while Lulu gathered her friends in
her own room, and, without realizing it,
husband md wife were drifting apart little
by little.
Aunt Lucy, with n sinking heart, saw
that the result she dreaded was coming
with footsteps far more rapid than her worst
fears had dictated.
Harry was sourcd by his wifc's want Of
appreciation for what he valued highly, her
dissemination to accomplish her own desire,
even when she saw how painful the sacri
fee was to him.
It hardened him.
Aud Lulu was mortified and angerod,
when she found that Harry, instead of be
ing her escort to evening pleasures, as she
had fondly anticipated, preferred to seek
his own companions and pursuits.
Each evening he stayed n little later away
from the room that it was mocScry to cal.
home, and gradually lie found himself
drawn into friendly games of cards, thai
were more interesting if there was II small
stake, though it was II long time before he
called his amusement by the ugly name of
rambling.
Worse still, in the fcvcred excitement Of
the game, the glass was too often lifted to
his lips, and Lulu shuddered at the thick
speech and haggard eyes that told tho
story of deep drinking. For her own part
the pleasure she had anticipated proved fan
greater in imagination than in fact.
1t was not pleasant, when her friends
came to spend an evening, to have hem
comment pityingly upon the fact that they
never saw Mr.. Gordon.
1t became annoying to depend uIuu rthcl
escorts han her husband when she ,nted
to go out, ana she was thrown into COM
panionship WIKI those that were far from
pleasant.
Although tic housekeeping had been
somewhat "%;'hvagay.:, there were hut three
to provide for. ;,1,l after six months Harry
found his Balance at the bank was smaller
than ii had been l., fore since he was mar
ricd.
Beefstcaks did no; COS: rs much as cards,
apd his pretty nick nRci;s did not involve
so great an outlay as hriu's dress was COST
ing, to keep pace will. :lrc others in the
house.
y d.i:ncr party TO a few friends was given
a, l">S expense than the treating " for one
Il; the billiard rooms, and Lula could but
~acknn"irtlgo there was certainly nc saving.
Her own neat dress, Ma. ~" 50 suitable
t"i "a morning IN he: ;ignc, quiet home,
loose, cheap "Ld common Jcs:Ic the elab-
orato cuhhrics and frillcG p~crcalcs of the
other lld.cs, and her hest drrcsrs were soon
worn "nl ~ :hc constant shopping mr!
visiting, undertaken - pass the time.
To" l"oc The Young wife realized that hex
husband was fielding 10 temptations tia;
had not presented Themselves 20 HIM n the
fret ycaIs of their married life, and cc.tet.
ted the steps she had taken.
d" IoH were right, aunt" she sobbcd ana
mor4:iu-. when &i:s. henderson was IN hnr
room. d" Harry seldom comes home prr-
tCCtiy sober, and he is unGina to mo, and
he ncyrr was before. When l rcproarh
him, Ii" tells me it is al my mutt. that le
never Vas tipsy vixen he had q hori. to
come 10
c. you not 90 back 2"
No. Father says he cannot AFFORD to
furnish 1t house for me again, and certainly
Harry canTct. Indeed. he would rot. for
nc is still sore about the contemplate price
'he goods brought at auction. o., aunt,
what eat do
You :uust try to coax Harry to stay
more with you. And Lulu, you might soon
'a"c money sor inexpensive furnisUre. If
Harry saw yuu were in earnest, he would
;oon feel the old interest again"
nuJ the advice was never to be followed.
Harry Gordon was seized with .hc delhi.
rua fever, brought on hy the sudden change
N his habits.
He had a disgust for clearinghouse
cooking, e"ch Of the best, and LGd neglected
regular ncalS to satisfy his arrctita with
iatc sulPCrS or stiru!mts.
The fever, :iuding u weakened syator:,
"its very violent, and Lula fouul every
huur taxed with nursing duty.
Aunt lmcy can't at once to the assistance,
%! the young people who flied the warmesl
place III her kind heart, sharing Lulu,
watching and care, he: fears and homes,
She could not share tLo agony of self.
rcproach with which Iftlu heard tho doc.