The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-07-07
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"a West -sfrect, anu various presents tr
the line of boxes Of bonbons, baskets o.
and lastly a big diamond ring from Tifany's
had resulted in the whispered betrothal o.
two young people. in the dimly- lighted
back parlor OF the aforemcntioncd resi-
dence and, after n short period Of time
mostly given up to the exchange OF kisses,
and vows and notes, this bctrothal was ran
fed by o marriage ceremony performed by
nclergymnn Of high standing in an elegant
church, before n fashionable audience. oon
sisting of the usual " dear five hundrof
friends" who declared there never was .
prettier bride, nor a handsomcr bridegroom
nor a finer ooap1c altogether. than Edith
Kane and Hoyt Prentice.
After all thcso ~ecstatic declarations .ae
this grand wedding, and nm equally er.ac
reception. and various delightful tnids
gifts, among which WIS n .'iovc Of a brown
stone house" froli her father, "divinoi,
furnished, " tho happy young people toos
the regulation wedding tour and aottlut
down to Housekeeping Then Il was tina.
the friends. especially the unmarried
friends. Of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Prentice
learned in what light this newly welded
pair looked upon the bargain they Ind Gu
tered into.
Hoyt met his old chumr and greeted
them with n face all aglow with enthusiasm.
and shook them i~mprsfaively by the hus.
and asserted:
by Jove ! now. IL you want 10 know
what happiness is. get married. Get n
pretty little wife and a nice home Of you,
own. There il no hlsr Ike II. Why.
Edith and ] are n happy ~ tur,lc-dovcs
ly the way yon nj come up aud scc rs
loon ind. Ia n wcsL or 30 more. wlarl
Edith feels quite settled and accustomed
TO housekeeping. sou must d.ui' in an,
night you like 70 diahcr. you know. and to
spend the eve, ing. We will have n joll,
time unlimited caiis anl cisars, and I've
plenty OF excellent winc.'
And Mrs Prrnfic1 Informed her sistei
Sue, and all her .aung lady friends thai
there was no.Ling m the world as delight
fol as getting u.an.ci.
But. my dcrs,- rho ,;nEii add. affect
ing a great deal of dignits. and looking
very wise. aud Fl kiay rn " n'o had had
a varied cxroiitl : Of married life, com.
pretending m..n, .c.is End discns diverse
n~onjugal mater. ! itIad Of having been
married Just sx~ccls = n se~ol-nnturcd
young fellow Who aior 4 tea, lyon must
study how 70 llama Q a in.-n II ,cr want TO
lead . perfect paa.aisc OF u lie Now, ]
always thought l understood inAn's nature
exoellently, and | Just r,snagn Hoyt de-
lghtfully. I rslo nb.oluIlly about every
thing, hut then tho os'lng Is unconscious
Of II and just a. hsrpy "a can be. No, my
deGrf"-vcry an hntic.Jly-"do not
marry until yod s~r t.ist your husband
around your hnv,r."
Which, did Mis r.-.tfcs dof
1t rather hooked shat way. Hoyt took
her everywhere sho wished; and IL he
wanted TO 90 son that abe did not
she always has .J.ao feminine cxcusc
~AA1- /. h..l-t Hi - l..l ali
and even when .tc had no excuse, hut
simply said with c l out Of her pretty lips
"Oh, l don't want to go there" why, he
could mot be impolite and insist right
Khappened the same with his smoking;
It was -
"Now, Hoyt, dear, IL you love me, you
viii oblige me by not smoking in any room
where there are lace curtains. It Just ruins
furniture n lace to get the smell of smoke
In it You can smoke all you like about
town; n II you smoke at home, why,
please stay in the dining room until you
finish your horrid cigar"
Well, II was not pleasant smoking down
in the dining-room- alone, but Mr.. Prentice
did not feel like insisting upon running tho
furniture and curtains the first days that
he and Edith spent In their lovely new
homei and so be obliged his pretty wife,
and fell into \ habit OF banishing himself
70 the lower regions while he hurriedly
pulled away one cigar. When his md her
gentlemen friends called OF an evening
Edith was ~graciously entertaining, though
most 20 TO the Inter; but when Hoyt pro-
posed bringing any Of his comrades home to
dinner, Edith asserted TINT she really W rs
not equal to getting up dinners for visitors
yet though she had some Of her Indy inti-
mates to dinner at least five times n week.
And having once fallen into the danger
Gus snare OF submission to his little bride,
MI. Hoyt Prentice continued submissive
from habit, and scarcely looked upon these
triffing matters as clouds upon his domes-
ito horizon, until even larger ones COM
menced to arise. and he eventually came
TO feel that the first and the last were of
one class.
BY and by Mr.. Prentice thought that his
tastes In regard to his wife's dress, and
doings, aud even her household manage
ment, were very much sighted. or, rather,
never consulted. He continually heard:
Ma and Sue wanted me to buy this, SO
1 did" Sue said I ought TO wear that,
and she has such good taste l always profit
byitn MA and Sue say I ought TO do
this, that, or the other, SO / must have 1t
done"
NA1A w cubStSttu that ne WOulu ike To
entertain more, Edith thought her weekly
reception day and evening cnough-but
said abe would give an occasional party
but she could not think Of letting him have
gentlemen's dinner ; the horrid creatures
would drink SO much wine and smoke 40
many cigars Now. when a man has 4 AZ.
lightfnl home, a pretty wife, and n French
cook, II he cannot ask his friends to see
and appreciate these goods. he at least
wishes to make the most OF them, individu.
ally; but Mrs. Prentice was gradually dc.
pr1ving her .goodsnntured spouse Of these
privileged About one-half Of her time was
spent at her former home. II Hoyt sent
Edith . message that he meant 10 bring a
gentleman friend home to dinner he would
get some such word as:
You must not, dear, for I am going 10
mothers to stay all night, and you are TO
meet me there 1 forgot to tell you this
morning"
Often when he reached home he would
hnd no wifc there 10 greet him, but the in
spiriting information that she had gone to
her mothers. Sometimes she would get
home just as dinner was announced some.
times she would send for him to come there.
And 80, i repeat, it looked very much as
u pretty little Mrs. Edith Prentice spoke
uuiy when she asserted her complete man.
Agemenf Of her husband. Hra -s1rD n.
1nt there b q tide,r etc. you know.
Which, taken at its flood, leads on to for.
me u came one night to Hoyt Prentice.
and this is how he was swept into h;s mo-, |
e ND deserved position at the head ~ II. |
own household ns
q Tom" said he to 4 bandsom.
young fellow who had dnfted into his oMae
49, ~ 9tenoon "~cannot you come
ttHGnmr 4. X~1f-1xoS 1872 |