The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21
ECHOES FROM THE PHoSoeBApH
What Mrs. Hnrstinglow Heard Amer Three
Days Absence from Home.


From N, huntington Btglsye
II happened that Mrs. Barstingow was
going down to keokuk tor a few days. and Mr..
Barstnglow was incOnsolable. At one time he
protested that she should not go hcc2uld not
sencc And then again he declared that il she
must 20, he would neglect his Office and lgt his
business so to the bow vows, and H. would 70
with her. At length however. she persuaded
him 10 be- reasonable and ON her repeated us
surance that she would not remain AWAY LONGER
thnn three days. he consented To- Jet her 60. He
even bought her ticket. and ordered tlr cur
riage aud paid Cor 1t two days, ahead. lest his
resolution should give way, and he should for
bid her going from him. And from that time
till the morning Of her departure Mr.. Bursting
low spoke in subducd tones. and moved about
with the air OF man whose heart was buried
undcr mountains 81 grief
Before she left the house. Mrs. Barst;nglow
set the phonograph in the sitting room. behind
the clock. Then she kissed her disconsolAte
husband. and 6egged him i.nu to preserve his
Every day. during her three days visit in the
Gate cry. she received letter from her mourn;
telling her how lonesome he was without her.
and how like 4 grave the empty house seemed.
heart with lendcn icct; And in three days she
came home and filed the solemn house with
sunlight aud laughter again.
The evening inter her return to Burlington.
she took down the photograph.
its hearing It must have been something
while We were discussing my visit. Or may be
1t has caught some Of your poor, longing moan
ings while wns away
Aud then she turned the crank.
Lord. no. croakcd the monograph. in
tones Of hearty rGgsspran &c. no dancer Of
her sufcly of, myself. this morning. Light
your cigar while light another lamp and make
Why exclaimed Mrs Barstingow. in a
countenancc OF ainE.ement. what ON earth Ia
" Oh. some nonsense some Of your visitors
have talked into II some time or other" replied
her husband. ncrvousiy, people talk all kinds
OF stun into photograph, you know. They
Mrs. Barstuglow. looking only half con-
vuced. gave the crank another turn.
" This is dcvilish good whsk"y, Barsty."
calculated the machine. very earnestly. " Yod
don't get 1t IN Burlington. DC. youT
Mrs. Bursinglow gave little shrek.
" Ny dear said her husband. looking now
quite ~ worried rs he had looked when he was
begging her not to gOtO kcukuk. put II away
somebody has had 1t out in the stable. and II
might shy something perfectly shocking. you
But Ms Barsiinglow. upon whom the spirit
Of Investigation had descended with great pow
cr, ground away. and the phonoyraph. in
voice murvellously like her husbands :. went re-
mprsclrssly on.
=" Not much; they don't make this kind now.
/ It's some old Munongahcla, copper distilled.
that Mrs. Bnrstinelows mother gave her for
medicinal purposes three years ago. Fill up.
there's plenty OF II. and can replace i with
/ girl won't know the difference"
| Mrs. BarstInglow felt herself turning 10 stone.
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