Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-03-26

A Sketch oil the Domestic Unhapplness
of u Man with Lawyer for Wife.

"A
of n Man with Lawyer for Wife.
Hurper's lTeekh gives the following
sketch apropose Of the recent accessions
to the ranks of female LAWYERS:
eff [ had only known it would have
come to this?" said Augustus de Boots,
with q sigh. And then the ex-hussar
sat down in an easy chair and wept bit
terlv.
No wonder the poor fellow was listless
and low-spirited. Years ago he had
been the pride Of every garrison in
which the regiment was quartered. His
long moustache and curly locks had
been the toast of every 5 o'clock tea
within radius of five miles round each
military center. Finding that his ex-
penditure was considerably larger than
his income, he had married. In one
tiny hour the dashing Maj. Augustus de
Boots-the pet of the garden party and
the loungiest lounger of the clubs-had
given up single blessedness to become
the neglected husband of q professional
lady In large practice IN the West end.
| And the result? A miserable home.
/ Too gentle to run away to his bachelor
| haunts, too heartbroken to face his tail
or. Augustus mOped away his days,
awaiting the return Of his more indust-
rlous, If not better half. Nine struck.
and the well-known turn III the lock
told the neglected husband that his wife
was letting herselfin with her latch-key.
Mrs. de Boots entered the dining-room
with q frown upon her stern and deep
ly-furowed brow.
Dinner" she exclaimed roughly,
throwing herself into chair.
at has been waiting since seven
o'clock. darling" said the poor husband,
timidly.
"Whai of thal?" replied the churlish
wife. "You can't expect a professional
female to be tied to time Now. then, [
have only q quarter of an hour or so.
Look sharp!"
The trembling servant brought in the
lukewarm soup, the cod fish, the burn
ed meat. Mrs. de Boots gulped down
her food hastily but modify. Augustus
with difficulty kept down his tears.
Poor Augustus.
At last when the cloth had been
withdrawn and wife and husband were
once more alone, Augustus ventured to
inquire what was the matter.
Don't botherr' replied Mrs. de
Boots. And then she added, as she no.
ticed the tears yelling over in Angus
tus' mild blue eyes, "Now, don't be alb
surd, if you can help it. If you must
know, everything has gone wrong to-
day. / have lost three patients by al
lowing my hand to slip in three difficult
surgical operations, and the great case
in which | was specially retained has
been decided against me"
"Of course the judge was man,
DEAR" said Augustus, with just little
spite.
''No, a woman" returned his wife
angrily. "But let us change the sub
ject. Have the workmen left the house
YETI"
ooh, dear, no. replied Augustus,
stroking his beautiful moustache. "And
[ have no idea when they will be fin
ished." ...
"They get on very slowly" growled
Mrs. de Boots.
Eyes, DEAR" said Augustus "The
fact is, the plasterers are men and the
carpenters women, and they waste all
their time in tlirtations. [ am sure the
carpenters should be ashamed of them
selves?' And tie ex-hussar tossed his
curly head with pretty Indignation.
At that moment Mrs. de Boots, with
all her strength Of mind, could not help
admiring her ornamental but useless
husband. But sternly depressing all
sentim entail weakness, she produced
scientific review, and had been for some
time buried in its pages when a loud
knock was heard at the street door, fol-
lowed at once by the entrance of the
servant with a note.
another serious case!' cried Mrs.
de Boots. Il must be off at once. Jane,
pack up my portmanteau." .,..
'When will you return, darling?'
asked the husband. timidly.
perhaps to morrow-perhaps in
week." replied the wife, impatiently
eff my operation isn't successful | sup
pose I shall have to wait for the inquest"
And, with hurried good-by, half-swal-
lowed in her cache-nez, the wife took
her departure.
"Oh, how wish there had been a
higher education for the light cavalry"
murmured the ex-hussar, as he sank
back in his chaise lounge, while the fast
flowing tears trinkled down his cigar
and turned its glow to ashes.