The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-05-21

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murmared MIR. Thomas, ae he paused
in the hall, With his ovascOaa just halt
wsy of and gazed with unndalterased
sdmiration at the blou6s be@aty OF his
wite's new maid, - ehs ssippsd airiIy
up she long stairway. In de dainsiese
pair ot clippers that Ms. Thouaan' up.
preciasive eyes hat14eysr bsheld.
'sBeautitui - . dleam and wears q
number two, Well. fsr Oncs Will
hare To- give Mrs. e. credit tos good
taste. Coaldn't have made better
seleeaioa than that myselt. Got some
ssyle. .ahout hes, ao0. p
Yss, NJ ThanAs. ssss's got . trife
zoo mich esIe Ab4us s,ess TO sait ne s
saaa ifgou'se eusessqfpe ges lie sxses
dsmeasiues of Isas clipper hkels. NOW,
perhaps yea eaas massage To remember
thsa supper is rpadS."
Poor Mfr Thomas. Al yhese- words
| crashed into the middle OF hissn.edita-
sion, he started. like .Ons .Awshening
from srdream, and aa he tusnsd and
met Mrs. T---'s srecly grey eSes look.
ing clear through him, he swsYed and
drooped like weeping willow, aud il
was simply astouiabing how quickly
his other arm got ont OF that overcast,
aud how soon be was seated ct the
head OF the table, insisting that 'jeAE
HenEietta" should pass her plate for
the teDdeFe<s and juciess piece Of sirloin
the platter afforded.
Nature had doubles intended 70 be
kind to Dir. Thomas, zLen she en-
dowed him with an idoiatrous love of
the beautiful but, alas! it proved o
mistaken kindness, for il happened 30
often Ii.at when lie ventured TO indulge
his innocent taste in that line, he was
forced, by way ot peuaice, to "Stand
6re' beneath the battery OF those keen
grey eyes.
Il always remained IN unexplained
mystery TO him, how II came that his
Henrietta couldn't see things with bis
eyes. but size strange, stubborn tact still
renaiued, that she couldn't Try 81
he would, he had never succeeded 10
educating l'er taste mp to bis lofty
stan lard and now, when she had. ai
las,, by some unaccouatabie accident
stumbled upon sn article that '.jusl
filled hi" eye" why she talked about
500 much style, !" etc, and looked ho:ei
through him, Just because he lisrgcred q
moment at the foot of his own stair.
way.
"Ieigh-ho," pigbe,i pOor. disconso
late Thomas. when. 1T larf. his tnrrsl
vas finished. and he had managed &c
get his evening paper between his fscs
and tie sc"rnful darts of,., Henrietta
searching osba. -.
:. "Mr. Thomas, shall you bs at leisur,
this evening p
Mr. Thomas started from the depth,
of hlS paper aII0 replled
"No, dearest, have some work d
the Office that will keep me busy twt
: or three hours
81 sm very sorry TO hear it. wisl
TO attend Mrs. Storms party tonight
.. and now euppcse I shall have to q
With Fred and Cora"
: "Certaiuly, Henrietta. go with then
and enjoy yourself ~ much ~ ever yos
can" responded she dear, unselfisl
: fellow, with so much slacrity that tl''
; steel grey eys were suddenly broaRh
+ 90 bear again, wkereupon Me-. Thoua
) once more lost binreli in the locale o
the telegram.
y How sonlc adverse fate 20 plannes
it, that when he arrived NJ his 0tlic,
) that night, be discovered that be has
| considerably oveE-ea.imased the atnoun
! Of work he had to do, that, in fact, h
. c.uld finish it all up inside OF en- hon
: and halt, and, like sbe good.nsturet
|: fellow that he waa. he resolved TO .ge
! through ~ soon as possible. as,d trea
s lie wide TO . pleasant surprise. II.
, would 60 home, don hia evening euis
J and wend bic way TO MFs. Storms i.
: time 10 daiscs once with Henrietta, ana
escort her home, which little attention
! re hoped, would put her in good hn
NOR that ought TO last week at tn
e least calculation
9 Accordingly, At . comparasivel'
E : earIy hoar, he arrived st home. mount
9 ed the stairs aud entered his sleeping
Z apar men.. There he psOcssdsd. with
ont loss Of sime, 70 gss ON the satsid
oi his business snis, aDd dSopping sh
!, discarded garments. man tashioD, o'
{ the carpet, he opened the door of
. | spacioas wardrobe and stepped insid
to find hss party array.