The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-03-24
MRS. NORRIs. TEST.
a stsry OF Welded LIE.

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room VS. bright with sunshine, flower
ipH plants, pictures. statues and the in
enable charm wealth, good taste and
good housekeeping impart
The table was faultless; every dish
was cooked to perfection. and served
on dainty china in the daintiest way.
The lady at its head was still in her
youth, with q piquant face, upon which
each shade of feeling was instantly pho
tographed. She was inimitably dressed.
Worth, in his moments of highest in
spifation, never devised q toilet which
50 perfectly bespoke the character and
taste of the wearer. She toyed with
her breakfast rather than ate it, and
ended by playing with her teaspoon,
balancing il upon the edge of her cup,
while she waited for her husband to fin
ish dipping his coffee. This he did in a
most leisurely manner, with his eyes
fastened upon the morning paper,
which lay. beside him on the table. He
wae also young; but he looked old.
cafewom and unhappy. His forehead
was drawn together in deep wrinkles
between his eyes and: his lips were
sternly set.
After he had finished his coffee and
paper, he roses pushed his chair slowly
AWAY, walked 10 the window, came
back to his wife, and. stopping near the
table. said, coldly:
Think we have had enough Of this.
shall ma Wentworth this morning.
The sooner it is all over the better for
both Of u.s."
YES" said his wife. without turning
her head OF looking at him. The
sooner the better" 1sA -. r-
He left her without another word;
but when he reached the outer door he
came back and said, more gently than
he he'd spoken At first: Tr-F-LgFz
-ssKAfrina, you understand fully, when
Wentworth has once been spoken to
there Is no going back. -4s
It was the first time he had called her
by her pet name for months, and there
was . little quiver in her voice ~ she
tried to answer bravely:
"Yes, understand"
"You accept it rs finalp'' he asked.
"Yes, - mAlr' she answered.
He turned quickly and. went out
again. She listened with head appraised
and strained nerves. would he.
could he gof"
wYea Rs won't The door between
them he had closed softly, but it was
Shut. shut forever" she said. with q
start. Then abe went to the window
and watched him IS he walked swiftly
away.
When hetvas out of sight, she sat
DOWN stin by tho window. 1t had
como suddenly at last, SO suddenly that
she was bewildered. Everything was
in . whiri. She put her hand to her
head and held it, as IL by that action
she .eould hold snd steady her thoughts;
butsea6nuessly they trooped on. faster
and faster. until. as-with the drowning,
there was no past or future. only the
vivid present. There was their first
difference, and only q few months OF
hinn.to wear B pair. of light brown
gloves, and he preferred the dark and
wore them. Such trifie, oh! such q
trife, - il seemed to her now; yet she
was hurt and vexed. and showed it.
Then his refusal to 20 to tea with her
at her aunt,s.S He disliked a-parties
and Ee was not cordial with this aunt.
Then her refusal to go with him to con-
cert, ON the hearing Of which he had
set his heart, and his coming home
happy, humming one of the airs he had
been listening TO. Happy!-that wa
the pang. Tfi6es, tribes all of them
such very little things that, loving each
other truly, as they did, they ought
never to have had . feathers weight
with them; and yet
Then came . more serious difference
Hewantsd to spend short vacation
from . hard-working life among the
mountains, where he could hunt and
fish; and he wanted her to 60 with him
But abe yFeferred the seashore; 50 he
went to the one. she to the other
Separated for the first time In theil
married life, they wrote letters daily
and tho happiest hour for them botf
was when -the, msil came in. Ther
Eddy, dear little Eddy was born 1.-THE
tears are ON Mrs Norris's cheek now),
and every difference vanished
Heavens! what tie could bind them
more closelye But he only staid shor'
time, and in the desolation they begar
to fall apart again. She was restless
and miserable; he was disappointed
and did not make allowance for hel
weakened nerves and aching heart
Now they began to look critically int<
each others nature and its develop
msnts In character. Very late for that