The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-07-11
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A WOnan's Work.

"Wel, Kitty" said my husband, returning
from business one evening earlier than usual
| must be off to Europe by the next steam
er.
"To Europep exclaimed How delightful
| thought we were going to Lake George"
Eyes, darling, you shall go TO Lake George,
but must go to Europe"
"Whatp almost screamed, land without
me?"
"Comc, come, little one do not pout
those pretty lips of yours, and | will tell you
why"
81 don't want to hear anything at all about
it if you are going away without me-" and |
threw myself petulantly upon the sofa.
Don't be unreasonable Kitty, but listen to
me"
So taking seat by my side he told me ALL
The manager of their branch house in Eng
land, it was rumored, was guilty Ofsome very
strange--to say the least-transactions My
husband, being the younger partner was de-
puted to make the necessary inquiries, and, of
course such case would brook no delay
And that is how it came to pass that was
at Lake George without any husband and the
knowledge of this story fell into my posses
sion.
We were a merry party-four in all
Grandmother Hungerford, my sister Alice
my brother Tom and last, though | hope
not least, your humble servant Kitty Cleave-
land
We had been at the lake about two weeks,
Tom csc0rting us about in his lazy indolent
manner returning to his billiards and his CT
gar Immediately he got us back to the hotel
when we were introduced to Mr.. Arthur
Chesncy.
Time had rolled two more weeks toward
eternity, during which period Mr.. Chesney
had some how or other taken the place OF
Tom as escort.
"Do you know" said Alice to me one even
ing, ~ think Mr.. Chesney is falling in love
with you"
"Nonsense calculated. "a married
woman"
"You may say nonsense as long as you like
but no woman receives the attentions of d
gentleman without knowing it,"
upon my word, miss, for young lady OF
seventeen you must have had a great deal OF
experience"
Eyes, dear" said Alice, demurely, 81 am
the same age you were when you were mar
ried"
"If ! thought such a thing AS you say,
would get grandmother to take us home I'M
mcdiately"
at is my turn to say nonsense now," replied
Alice. "Why, what's the harmg He doesn't
know you are marriedy'
"Does he not know am married?" | ask
ed. ,.,..
"No, how should heY" When Tom intro
| duccd him he did it in his usual slovcnly man
| ner. This is my sister Kate; this is my sis
ter Alice; this my grandmother, Mrs. Hun
gcrford.'
Alice initiated Toms manner so admirabl,
that could not help laughing
"Well, well, said getting into bed, Il vii
| think about it,"
The next day we went fishing on the Lake
and Mr.. Chesney' attentions TO me were NOR,
marked than ever. And-to my shame be i
recorded-I encouraged them. Alice, the sly
puss, pretended not to notice anything in Mr.
Chesney's behavior, but observed that grand
mother Hungcrford was more sober and scdat,
than usual, so asked:
care you not well, grandma, DEAR"
| "Qute we'll" was the reply, "but thinl
We had better return to the hotel"
That was the end to our fishing, for grand
mother Hungerford's wish was most Away
Il command so we had nothing to do but t.
obey.
"kate," said my grandm Jthcr, as she wa
about retiring for the night, 81 wish you
would come to my room; | want to speak t,
you"
Certainly" said, and rose to follow
her
mot you Alice" who had risen also, I"
want to see Kate alone"
"My DEAR" said my grandmother, seatin.
herself 81 wish to tell you the story ola frien'
of mine"
"a storyp exclaimed, jumping up, some
what relieved for ! expected n lecture
| hui al Lot hntra liz.
here"
"Sit down again, Kate; this story is 70
your ears alone"
! saw by the gravity with which this wa
said, that il was no common story TO be told
SO wonderingly resumed my seat.
"The story that am about to tell you ha
not been told for forty years, and would no
tell it now, did not think that circumstance
demanded it,"
Forty years why, what long tim
ago p
ayes, it is a long time," and my grand
mother sadly shook her head, but long as
is, was then acquainted with young cir
whom will call Marion Orme.
people called Marion beautiful be that a
it may, she was good girl, of that ! am SURF
AT last she was married, and none loved hc
husband more than she"
| "A1tef TWO years Oh Weuucu huplDincs'
business called her husband away, and MAJ
ion was sent to 81 q the summer with q
old friend of hers on Washington Heights.
Here was parallel case to my own, so
listened, ifpossible, the more intcntly.
"New York in those days was not the cit
it is now, and a journey to Washingto
Heights involved as much preparation as
trip to Lake George does now. So, after tai
ing an affectionate leave of her husband, Ma
ion was bumped along in numbering oil
stage coach to the residence of Mrs. Van ID,
sen. Clara Van Dusen, who had been one
Marion's bridesmaids, received her with ope
arms, and perhaps it would be difficult to sa
who was the happier of the two. The fir
evening was spent Us is usual in such cast
when two young girls meet-for indeed the
were nothing else-after long separation.
1.-THE next morning, Clara on entering Ma
: ions room to annouce breakfast, said car
llessly 'Oh, Marion, / forgot to tell you TIN