Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-12-22

little mink who chooses to toss her mead
above me-"
/" My dear ! my deari Just remember
whore you are; just remember the
children" murmured MIR. Templeton,
floundering in little farther.
Where am / suppose you don't
want all CaFleon to bear how I'm out
ragged. You'd like to keep IL a secret.
You'd like to have me endure it in
silence. OF course you don't want the
children TO hear their mother tell the
plain story of your neglect, your out
rage"
Here Mr.. Templeton took off his has
and made low bow with glittering
smile to gentleman and lady passing
in an opposite direction.
What in the world is the matter
with Mrs. Templeton ?" asked the gen
tleman. "She looks like thunder
cloud full of lightnings."
"Hetty Morris earrings, l guess"
was the answer. "She has probably
seen them at church to-day. P-or Mr..
Templeton What life that vixen
leads him 70
81 don't know about that. He is
tremendously in love with her."@
'' How can no be p
"Force of habit, maybe And she is
4 beauty, you know. And when she is
good-natured there's nobody like her"
"Well, by Easter you'll see her with
a pair of solitaires, III wager another
pair, Tate me up?"
"Not l. ] shouldn't have any use
for them il won, except to give them
back TO you; and I couldn't afford to
lose. Besides, l don't bet on a GER
tainty," said the careful Dir. Bowman.
And just then, Hetty Morris coming up,
they stopped to admire her precious
acquisitions; and Hetty heard of the
wager, and shamcd Mr.. Bowman into
taking il, before they parted and went
their opposite ways, more merily than
was their Sunday wont.
Not so Mr.. Templeton. as soon as
bis wife had banged the door behind
her she tore of her bonnet and threw
herself on a sofa, and called for Jane to
bring the ammonia, and her husband to
diop the shades, and Maria TO take the
children where she could not hear
them, for her head was splitting with
pain, as any ones would be, treated as
she was. And she would not go upstairs
TO bed, and Mr.. Tcmpleson's Sunday
romp with the children was abrogated,
and his dinner was made an act Of silent
and solitary penaace; aud II be told his
wife he was going to afternoon service,
and did go over to his cousin He.ty's,
she, at least, had no right to blame
him.
But woe for Mr. Templeton when he
came home that evening Mrs. Temple
ton bad been removed TO her own room,
which reeked with steam of camphor
aud alcohol; she lay there in her white
with her black hair stream
ing over the pillow, with her great black
eyes rolled up and fixed on remote
point Of tho ceiling, and with tho sxAsn
standing on her lips ghasiIy, styH and-l
immovable. It made no odds/ao Mr.
mean Templetdn-thAt |
he had seen her so fifty times before;
in fact, always when she wanted some
thing she eould not have. Cold terror
struck to his soul lest ha should lose
his torment; all her virtues swelled |
into the hosts Of heaven, oil her
faults were wiped out as with a
sponge. He was down on his knees bo-
side her in a moment "Oh, my dar-
ling my Juliet my love ! speak to
mel Tell me you know mel" he cried. |
"Run for the doctor, Jane. Where is
DR.. Harvey? Why haven't yen had
him here already? Get him at once.
Give mo the brandy. Heat those soap
stones. Where are shc hot water bags r !
And he was bathing her lips, and rub.
bing her hands, and kissing hor fore.
head. and adiuring her to give any sign !
Of life. Bat IL Vas not till the doctors |
steps vas heard that airs. Templeson |
the least Indication: and !
then her breast began to hsaye, her
hands to tremble. her lone supple
body, that had been stiliy resting on
rs head and heels only, began TO sway
aud snbside, her feet to witch, and
those feet we're beating tat
too on the footboard, and the lips
parted in shrieks, and the shrieks
Turned TO sobs, aud the doctor was pour
ing chloral between the teeth, and the
af.ISa sank avrav into sI.su4s and Iha hwa