The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-06-20
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lounge IN her pretty bedroom, crying
and looking very unhappy. And yet
shs had been married only six months :
and " such .nice, handsome man" N
Ill thc yOnng ladies' declared, that surely
shr ought 10 have b~en happy with
him. Aud NJ sl.s had l,esn. nniil--nn.
III, 10 t4ll the truth, Mr.. Hob Palmer.
forgetting. " seeming 10 forget, that lle
Wna married man, had recently taken
70 Stirling with ti,ese very young ladies.
n Ill the parties in Middleton. leaving
his wife ~ take care ~ herself Surely
II w.s enongl ~ make ANY six.montl,s'
~. especially one ~ sentative ~
Nellie.
Not thsl Mr.. isoi~rt Palmrr loved
his Iilslc vile bit IsSA than on thu day
Ol hts marriage neither that Nellie
suspected him III II, ~ fDF moment
dOnti4aL his morals, sny more than si,e
did his consistency. bnt MI, Palmer
was gMy young mnn. and loved ~
smmM himself and 10 lw amused. liz
liked thu society III pretty sDd lively
women. ioih married aud single: and.
in . word, he liked ~ fiiTt, aud ssw no
harm III VI. ~, while In hung over thu
yOuug ladies' chars, laughing aud pay
Ing NY compliments. ~ pfomrnsling
with the yo,tng married ladies. his wife
would IN l0oktng over . photograph
albusn, Or cOnssrsiDg r0lennly with
eOMe old gentleman, 6T noticing some
Ahy and awkward child. while pretend
inx " ~ nlcOnpciOns ~ her husbands
proceedings. Not that sl,s wss com.
PEELED - enjoy herself In this solemn
way--sl,e, usually NJ bright, aud pretty,
sud agreeal,ie lint she hsd no hesrt
Tor anything elsc nov. Oi late, all hei
jivNlinsaa sud clntlinesA h.d left her
md shA answered stmsntly aud smiled
lisslessly, sud, II compelled 70 dance u
sing, did ~ mt ~ time and ont ol
time, ~ her husbands great yexAtion
II IL TINS tt,At many = young wife set
ties down intA dull and faded old
Woman, while her husband grows hand
sOmsr and hessiieT, and wonders wha|
On sesth cOuid have 10 changed her.
sHAllol b~en crying agsin. ! declare |
exclaimed Mr.. hob Palmer, suddenly
esaHtng his lit.le whistle. - he entered
ths SoOm, on returning from his office
Wllat's thu matter nos. Neliie7 Ca
nary refused ~ sing, Or Madame Viz
lint MT put flowers enough In yon
bonnsti~
oh, nobi how can your sol,bes
Nellie, beginning slsSsh.
Look here, Elem sAid heS hnshsnil
sitting down On TIN lounge, aud speak
ipg nOFs seriously; II don't Diks this 4
Ill J MAYER cons hons thst your ey~
ere mi rcd and swollen with crying
Whot liavs you n cry scout, ] shOuj'
1ike n knowf Us IN insult 10 mn b
- snivsDtng shout thu house In thi
JashiOu, and moping sway In cosn~ss
!ooking snIlen and mlaerable. = Jon di'
1sst hight, u MAekiin's. Why, peopI
Will think mo . perfect dom%slic "
sant!s
An. Bob. don't speak col ! can
he1p u, indeed. dO feel ~ miserable
YOM snake M -, Bob"
III We'll, that II Yichl perhsp
yCu Will H. good sp0ugh " 1T ma kno,
d Whist spormity Tvs been guilty, ths
has turned y0u into modern ktobs !
sH0lhlnG really wrong, d~as; but, oh
n Jon knew hoe rsnch ) wits thinks 4
heS hmSbauds love, And--"
HsSs poor Nellie broke down Agail
II, paimxr's eyes opened very wids.
sWhewl ehistIed be-; ~ this len
really sleusd. 10, Shes isalos,sl"
Indeed, M, d<as BObl Bnt-~lyal
--slss soujd hardly spssk for the chol
inG j. mr. ths0st- SyOu esn't nnds
s11nA NJ pride ) woman iskSs IL NJ,
~ hsr husl,And tssss her with a0sctiO
I'd respect before every 0ns, ~ how
hnmblee apd mosfinss her n bs nj
1sstSd By him. sDd hav~ other w0ms
sOnsldes themselves hss nvals liks ],
absl Baden"
~. Hob Palmer laughed ontrgh
nd tD1en hG grew angry.
You're On siMngd litlls fool, Nellie
~ asid. As II Isabel 1INlen wsrs ~,
thing n me- beyond : pleasant ~
Agreeable yoHng woman ~ amnse one
eli With ~ ! party, N0ns~nAs'"
"0hs dOn't think 40" sstd Nellie
"ood snd the others don't think n
They III think yOn sse g1ttipg tired /
yoWs wife, and IsslMI Aslte1s Jsssss
ihet slss has cut mo out and y trying
~ pe0r)N - H."
Hidd1&sltekslS sAid Hob, rising II
p1ltenliy from tiIs lounge. I'm aSiOs
lshsd q y0n, Nellie. and hsd really eivs
y0a csedft lor mOrs sSnse - wsll 1
tenpsr,s 10 sAd~d. severity. ~ wis
yOsd spliss yonrsvlf IN society - ] q
lns1esd n G0lne ns0ptug shout n hi
loobjcn. ycn caat egpeol n heve ~
- - yo05 epeoe 1esi1npj ~ IN nsel