The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-06-05
tain losing something like one hundred

tain losing something Ike one hundrc'
pounds. !.
These diabolcal goings on were crown
ell by u sort of carnival masquerade whiol
Mrs. Triptow gave ON Shroye Tuesday
and at which all the guests had To wea
masks and dominoes. The officers of
neighboring garrison, who came 10 joiI
in this fun, declared it the greatest trea
they had ever had. "Quite as good as
French opera ball, by jove." 'As for th'
hostess, they pronounced her n regular
little brick, with none of your confound
ell prudery." BY this time there wer'
two parties in B - who judged Mrs
Triptow diversely. Thrce-fourths of th'
women were against her. because of he
arts in wiling away the men; but all thu
men were ON her side, and SO were the la
dies who before her arrival and secret,
fretted under Lady Judith Sharpmen's su
lpremacy. Among these were Miss Bickel
and Mrs. Boundy. 1t delighted tais pail
to see how domestic peace had been upset
how jars and scandal had become ruff
through Mrs. Triptow's barefaced f1irta
ton. Young Duckdoodle, growing mort
and more infatuated, never left her side
in public and ceased paying any attention
to Rose Fauncing. Meeking, the vicar
seemed TO have grown mad, for he was as
amarous as Duckdocdle, quite forgetting
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and that he himself was engaged to Laurs
Chcverill, the generals daughter; but then
the general himself was as bad as Meek.
ing, for he apparently forgot that he had a
daughter, and chorused with the vicar in
| saying that Mrs. Triptow was the sweet
est creature alive. In fact, the captains
wife could go nowhere without cloud of
gallants cireling in her train; and her
triumph was completed when, Colonel
Sharpman, Lady Judith's husband, added
| himself openly TO the number Of her
1t was impossible to shut ones eye to
these doings. Lady Judith prcceived that
a sorccress had crossed her path, and she
expressed herself on the subject with = Sc
we're frankncss to Mrs. Boundy and Miss
Bickel one day when these ladies had called
upon her. Both of them assented. signing
and seemed to condole deeply with
her ladyship.
"Wewere so sorry TO hear that Colonel
Sharpman had become her best friend. )" re-
marked Miss Bickel with a pious snivcl
what do you mean 2" asked Lady. Judith
for this part of the matter was news to
her.
20, it's only peoples foolish talk, ?" said
jovisl Mrs. Boundy, smothering a laugh.
For my part, / don't believe there's a
particle of truth in the rumor," proceeded
Miss Bickel ;"when they told me the colonel
was deeply smitten, answered that it was
quite preposterous-"
The colonel is very good natured," said
Lady Judith, rather loftily; "and his kind
ness of heart may expose him to be taken
liberties with. But il is inexcusablc that
this lady should put him in the position of
being slandered. If Mrs. Triptow tries to
give me pain, shall have to read her
smart lesson. You may tell her SO from
me-"
Mrs. Boundy and Miss Bickel did tell
the captains wife. It was the first thing
they did, and they conveyed their warning
in the most perfidious way possible by ad-
vising Mrs. Triptow to be careful, seeing
that Lady Judith was great lady and very
powerful.
."Why.-What harm can ihe-sroMan- do
me =" asked the pert beauty, ms her dark
eyes flashed; "if she SO borcs her husband
by her company that he prefers mine, that
is her affair"
"Wcll, but my dear. the colonel has al
ways been a good husband, and perhaps
powerlcss against yeu," remarked Miss
Bickel. r. Il
Lady Judith is terrible termagant,
quite equal tn pulling her husbands ears"
added Mrs. 3oundy.
"Oh, that would be excellent fun"
laughed Mrs. Triptuw. at 50 happens
that my husband and are going for three
days to the NJ races. and i shall invite
the colonel to come with us without his
wife's leave. He is o dear, good man, and
am sure he will accept"
Now Colonel Sharpman WAS, as Mrs.
Triptow said, a dear, good man, kind
husband, u capital officer; but as regards
women mere boy. He had been much
flattered by Mrs. TriptOw's attentions to-
ward himself-much touched. too, by her
beauty, grace and wit. When his cnchant-
ress invited him To go with her to the NJ
races, he had not the heart TO say no. and
went, taking Frenclr leave of his wife. 1t
was a hold move, and caused an awful
amount of tattle in B. During the three
Gays the colonel's name was bandietl
about like ashuttlecock, and Lady Judith
had to submit to the intense humiliation
of being pitied by whole series of visitors,
who called upon her Just TO see how she
looked. She looked very grim indeed, as
everybody noticed.
Mrs Triptow returned from M de-
lighted with her adventure, and was
speedily apprised of all that had been said
during her absence. II delighted her.
With an internal feminine malice, she
thought that she, too. would call on Lady
Judith 10 enjoy the sight of her discomfit-
ed face. She went accordingly alone one
afternoon drassed in her finest. She re-
membered afterwards-but all too late
that there was a peculiarly humorous
twinkle in the ewes of the maid that Open
ed the door to her, and who ushered her at
once to back parlor-not to the front
drawingroOm. Here Lady Judith appear
ed before her tall, fierce and sarcastic.
Il have been expecting this visit, Mrs.
Triptow," SAID her ladyship; "you were
warned, were you not, that if you trificd
with me should punish your"
Punish mel" exclaimed Mrs. Triptow,
feeling highly uneasy, for she hid not like
the look of her ladyship's eyes.
"Yes; you have been behaving like
giddy girl, and 1 am going TO treat you rs
such l shall give you whipping. .,
don't think TO get away. / have given my
cook and housemaid orders in advance,
and they are coming in to hold you. l
hope the lesson will benefit you. Anyhow
1 am sure you will not care to bruit the
matter;" and Lady Judith smiled.
"Helpw screamed Mrs. Triptow; but al
ready Lady Judith had sounded bell. and
two strpng women entered. Her ladyship
took up nice little riding whip ** q
''Mercyw repeated the belle of B.. but
the next moment muff1ed sound ofsqueals
might have been heard mingled with some
whishing strokes.
Purple with confusion and pain, half
mad with rage, Mrs. T. by and by bounced
out of Lady Judith's house. But she did
OF bring any action at law. Her solicitors
advised her that the case was too
laughable, and the laughter would not be
on her sides.
John Bull Squeals.
"An of u.s." says the London Times cor
respondent, "are interested in requiring
less wheat and meat from America. if IL