The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-20
THE DAILY STAR
MORE THAN EVEN.

teri Anything happenedw
Anything happenedY Oh, George, it's
half-past one o'clock; yesterday it was
twelve, and two--yes, two o'clock Thurs
"Tims does fly" said George. GLOW
late / used to stay with you in courting
times, eh? Remember, EmmaY'
Remember repeated Mrs. Harka-
way. "Oh, / never thought then it
would come to thisP'
T did not know you had snch temper
then, Emma," said George, "didn't think
you could scold. What have / done?
What has it come tor
"To my spending my time alone for
the most part" said Mrs. Harkaway.
"Not year married, and day after day,
evening after evening, here / sit and
nope. You are absolutely out all the
time"
"Why, Emma" said George, lazily
lighting cigar, "Pm home every night,
Pm sure"
"Every night? Oh, George Harka-
Nayp said Mrs. Harkaway, with hys-
tsricsl sob, and left the room, and, l am
sorry to say, banged the door after her.
ooh, DEAR" said the little woman to
herself, as she stood alone in the next
room. "Who could have believed that
he didn't care anything about me?
'He made love to me Pm sure-he
would not let me speak to another man
he sat with his arm about my waist
whole evenings-he called me an angel,
and said he'd lay down his life for me;
and ndw-Oh wish was deadp
And this not because her spouse had
actually done anything cruel, or that she
suspected him of being unfaithful, but
that he had behaved just as many hus-
band does behave to the little girl he
marries.
He takes her from papa and mamma,
brothers and sisters-from the thousand
and one pleasant firtations-from the
friendships, platonic and otherwise,
which she has perfect freedom to make
He makes love for a month or two,
whisks her away on wedding tour, and
after then is "not at home every night"
How she is to amuse herself he never
asks.
He forgets, or perhaps, remembers too
we'll, that she can properly have no other
escort--that she can not even receive
calls from gentlemen as she used, and
then he wonders that she mopes and
fades.
Cards with a batchelor friend; the
theater, without the necessity of dress
ing as when in ladies' company, with the
same companion; long fishing excursions,
also in batchlor society-these filled
out Georges non-business hours, and left
little Emma solus.
He had never spoken cross word to
her.
He always kissed her when he came
in, and cared not for any other woman.
Emma pouted over her breakfast next
morning, and gave no response to
Georges parting salute.
Indeed she was so chilling that he felt
uncomfortable. and resolved to surprise
her by coming home and being very
good that evening.
He carried the plan out, and they had
what Emma called mice old-fashioned
time" ..-
But, alas, there was Bob Cherry still
alive.
And this old-fashioned time was but
an oasis in the desert, Emma was in
despair.
Instead of going out to walk in her
new bonnet, she stayed at home and
looked out of the window.
One poor little sparrow, city bird,
afraid of nothing, sometimes came down
from the caves, and perched upon her
window sill.
H.wasia great comfort to Emma to
feed it with bread crumbs.
One day she was trying to make q
pretty plant flower again on The window.
She was nipping it with her scissors,
when she heard whistle from window
opposite. t.f.
She looked up with start.
A gentleman was leaning out of the
window, and as she caught sight Of him
her cheeks flushed, and she burst into q
low, pleasant laugh. B
He drew his head in; she did the
same.
Then she ran to the glass, adjusted hel
crimps, put on new necktie, settled hel
sash, and went back to the window.
In ten minutes a knock at the door
and a boy handed her note.
~ n n
Emma" said George, as he suddenly
tnrned from the looking-gass one morn
ing not long after, "what are you look
ing atY' ..
"What Is there to see out of this win
dowg asked Emma, not looking at him.
George gave a singular glance, and
crossed the room.
"Impertinent rascalW he said. "I'Il
swear he was staring into this ROOM"
"Oh, no, he wasn't, George" said EN-
ma.
'Shut the shutters, Emma" said
George.
"Nonsenser said Emma.
George shut them himself.
"You mustn't look out Of that win
dow 80 much, child"
"Ah, mustn't II? said Mrs. Harkaway
'No," said George.