The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-09

at the food placed before him.
Here was the rich, juicy steak that he
himself had selected and sent from the
market, after all his instrutt lions as to how
it should be breiled, shockingly overdone
in fact, almost burned to a crisp, his
wife meanwhile partaking Of it with evil
dent relish.
"What taste this woman must have!'
he said with Mortified eyes.
II have made you an extra cup of tea
to-day" said the lady opposite, handing
him the cup with his dessert.
Hitherto Mr.. Flint hal been very par
ticular in regard to his cup of tea at
dessert, insisting that it should be brought
to the table both strong and hot. Had
the tea been prepared to his taste, it
would have soothed somewhat the riot
Gus emotions within; on the contrary, it
was miserably weak-quite lukewarm
and brackish.
He took one sip at the tea, and then
set the cup down forcibly on the table,
his face expressing the disgust he really
felt.
Madam glanced up at him from under
her long eyelashes, slipping from her cup
industriously, thst her facial muscles
might not betray the amusement she felt
81 knew you would pronounce the tea
excellent this time," she said.
This was too much. His rage, his dis
gust fairly boiled over.
"Tea, madam! zeal" he roared. "Such
abominable stuff tea, is it? Excellent is it,
| -excellent!'
lit is excellent" said madam sweetlv.
taking him at his word, and ignoring the
exclamation point utterly. "Mamma
taught me to make tea when was ten
years Of age,@"
Mai. Flint had stood fire for three
whole days, but flesh and blood could en-
dure it no longer. Not waiting to hear
more, he bounded to his feet AID rushed
into the ball. Here he seized his hat in
both hands, jammed it down over his
eyes and started tor the street. Then, as
if forgetful of something, be retraced his
steps, and, thrusting his head through
the partially-opened door, almost shouted:
"In Heavens name, madam, can you
tell me where Mrs. Lurns went when she
left herey"
II think" said madam. deliberately,
"if my memory serves me rightly, heard
her speak ofstopping with her little girl
at Mrs. Marsh's till she should secure a
situation."
II thought the tea would finish him.
said Mrs. Flint, amusedly, watching from
the window her husbands retreating
form, the click of his boot-heels ringing
like bell as he brought his feet vigor-
usly down on the pavement, the small
boys cycling him askance, and fastening
out Of his way, while wondering if he was
racing for wager.
1t is perhaps needless to say that before
the evening closed Mrs. Burns was again
installed in her old rooms at the Flint
mansion.
sit is useless" said the Majer. mourn
fully, that evening,in the, solitude Of his
apartment. II might as ell.attempt to
move the huge powders on Youder
mountain-top as to contend with that
women, wife number two"
| And he never did. For, whenever his
wife appealed to him in regard to the
children or the domestic arrangements,
he would answer meekly:
my dear, do as you think best" rne
rat A4 eaaa " fssne never trenched upon her
husbands real prerogatives, but respect
ed them az she claimed respect for her
own.
And so that is how she managed him.
IN. Y. WeekZv.