The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-05

my neok With his prize ecured he
hurried from The room. ihd We toon
heard him singing TO lgispei."
AS soon Is. he was gone Edward
crept from his cloister."
i want YOU he said, TO tell Fan
ny that you have seen me that ! am
working hard; ttat as soon as my
book is finished l shall return
81 will do So" / replied solemnly ;
''bnt hope, Edward, that you viii
not be absent much longer. Your
wite's jealousy may be trying, but re-
member you took her Tor better or
worse"
THAT was my own darling hus-
band" cried my wife, throwing her
arms around my neck.
you should also remember, Ed
ward" l continued, "thas her very
jealousies spur you to that reputation
which, you viii soon acquire, as the
ablesl writer in the country"
But how can man write in the
midst of the ocean :" cried Edward.
There is another thing, Edward"
continued not noticing his question.
Your wife is young and pretty; wo-
men are not stone; You should not
leave her to the temptation Of neg
lect--"
lyon are the best husband in the
world" cried my wife, smiling all
over with affection.
"Sincc you have been away, Ed
ward" / went on to say, "that old
admirer of your wife, Shulick, mas
called there three times"
What! that wheedling parson {?
cried my friend, turning very red.
"He processes to have great sym
pathy-"
"'rll sympathy him cried Ed.
ward, furiously selling one Of his huge
arms.
ale was going to call this very
evening. He showed me q poem
which he had written to Fanny, the
Forsaken."
ono more T shouted Edward in a
berserker fury, stop! my book! Bring
thatr and he thrust the head OF the
fat woman into my hands, and brand
ishing the huge arm, ran from the
room, followed by me at his heels.
"A cab stood at the door. Ten
dollars if you reach Thirt;eth street
in ten minutes he cried; and we
jumped into the cab.
The cabman whipped his horses
to gallop. | clasped the head con-
tanning the preciousmanuscriptin my
arm. 49, -; !. .caied Edward in q
| The long black hair OF the tat wo
mans head streamed overn my should
ers---"
Just as had reached this point IL
my story the bell rang, and, asill luci
would have Is, who should enter thu
door but Edward King himself in al
evening coat. a shade passed owe
a countehance unused to treachery.
4 j am glad to see YOU" J falterea
II saw 1 light" said Edward pleas
5 antly. II thought You rnighe be goin;
to the Charity Ball"
Ny wife glanced from one TO tn
, other.
where is Mrs. Kipg?" she asked
MY wife is in the country wit
l her mother" he replied ~
/ A silence Of some minutes followed
/ it grew oppressive.
HIf You had not deceived IN
$ Charles said my wire at length SLOW
5 ly, 81 could have forgiven you eve
n thing. Bu5 I can never pardon fal
Z, hoods"
81 After our separation ] used ofte
n to wonder where thai hair which e.
erted so potent an influence on I"
| lives came from.
Themoetprob2ale conjecture wopl
It seem to be that it was bl0Wu from Il
II name Of L lward Kings horse durin
d my ride with him that afternoon.
r Ii SO, ana see few other tenab
hypothesis, there is much food f
; reflection that 4 trife g horse did n
, miss should wreck the happiness
J. two human beings.
J. This confession will not nave bet
=" made in vain ii it teaches HUSBAND
:, that nothing bat perfect truthtulne
. will insure domestic bliss.
G. The bee, rai>ers in Los Angel
County, Cal, have recently lost !
d death 1000 stands ont of $4,000, re
= resenting a yield Of 10000 poun