The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-04
THREE PAIRS.
nnlN hate it,

- simply hate it."
some men are angels. It's popular
theory that many women are; but 1t Is
MOI very often that you hear this fact
affirmed of man. However, Miles
Chester had always haG the reputation
II having the heavenkest temper in the
yrurld, which ranked him with angelic
visjfaniS, conclude. He needed this
heavenly temper now, for he was sorely
, lrlrG-
BE- had married a spoiled beauty. 1t
-1sd been understood when they were
married that they were tOlive in a wood
IN city on the confines of Minnesota and
Wisconsin, where Miles had already es-
Jzal,6sbed fair practice in law. Miles
had been honest about it. He had not
, exaggerated the advantages of this place
. Il residence. He had told Belle dis
Elnctly that they would have winter for
eight months of the year, and high winds
during much of the other four. He knew
tha1 the difference in climate and the
difference IN culture of the people they
rSunld live among would make this a
-xcTv strong contrast 20 Bellies Southern
BONE. But Belle had agreed 20 run the
made mp her mind to marry him, and
she bad a strong conviction that he
-8stuld manage to make things tolerable
wherever they might happen to live.
But. after al, Miles could not control
The ueather, and the cold of her first
win1er IN Belleplaine froze poor Belle to
ahe very heart. BY the time summer
came She was too discontinued and
humesick to enjoy the bright breezy
DAYS: she rallied against the absence of
fruit blossoms, of roses, of a hundred
thiDv, that had gladdened her through
the Virginia Junes and JUlys. And
win the first nipping days and nights
her courage gave way entirely. She
implored Miles to go back home with
ner- She would be willing to live on a
ernst in Virginia. What did it matter
whether he succeeded or not, made
money or not, if they had to live out
here? Finally, she concluded, as | be-
gan, by saving, II I simply hate it,
II was not a case for argument. No
amount of argument could persuade
Belle that she was comfortable when she
knew that she was not 1t simply irri-
sated her to be talked 30 about the gen
,sral healthiness of the State. She did
not care about being healthy. All she
wanted was to be warm. Miles deSist-
I'd. III was not his way TO push Il point.
But a. To changing his home he was OBJ
aErlte. Too much was at stake. He
had been hard at work in Belleplaine for
ten wears. 1t was an injustice to him.
sell, and, after all, TO Belle too, to ask
ann TO throw away ten years of steady
Eurk. No. He would temporize. He
suggested 10 Belle that she should &c
BONE for the winter; in fact, it might
pe d good plan for her 20 spend the win
rers alwlvS at home, until she became
acclimated. L.rr... ..r.e
- And the summers, too Belle re-
SpondeG 10 this. One season is as
bad a. smother in this dreadful place.
YeS, will 90. The Reeds are going
East next month. They will take care
Of me"
Miles literally had not the money tc
take the long, expensive journey back
and forth himself. SO Belle was put I'M
der the protection of her friends, and il
dine time reached Loudon County safely
Thence She wrote briefly 10 Miles. She
was well. Papa and mamma were de
lighted to have her. She hoped Miles
was comfortable. ...
She had fancied it would be easy wOrh
taking up the thread of life where she
had dropped it at the time of her mar
riage. But it was not, She was a mar
risA woman now. and the young men o.
The neighborhood no longer devoted
themselves TO enlivening her country
honle. The girls, too, were more shy
of her than they used to be. They hao
their own interests now; Belle was sup
posed 10 have hers. Conversation some
how hamged when they met. Belle haI
never cared for books before this. Sht
became quite reader now. She work
I'd IN her Garden. She rode about th'
farm on horseback; never off the farm
unattended, however, SO that her wan
deriugS were somewhat circumscribed
On one of these rides she was over
taken lN a thunderstorm. She was TIVE
.,us,6 miles from home; she had on
bar with a feather in il. which she di'
moi wish to spoil. She looked about her
Across the field, on the edge of 4 wood
was a cabin. She would wait there til
the raiu was over.
~ the ace Of spades; mother, one son
II. TWO Younger daughters. Belle slip
DeI off her horse. aud asked the boy t
liz him in the wood. There was n
other shelter for him. The boyrOde hin
away. grinning. Then Belle turned t
ber hostess. = I don't think | ever say
Won before.
No. miss We moved var arter 20
gnf married. My name is Milly Wash
ip,rtnn. miss Alilly, for her part, nc
only knew Belle by sight, but had az
rurstelv followed up her movements fo
~ last two wears Milly considere
herself part Of the family now since sh
has moved on - Miss Belize pas place.
Walk in, miss" Milly continued
lis You skeered ob de rain? | is aliay
fr;g7,,,e psd ob thunder myself. Mo
..Yil,,s yussuns is. Seems like de whit
foiI, don't mind it. Dey tell me it
,,UF-n but Electricity. But L seq d;
..lon-i make it noway better "