The National tribune., 1882-12-07
LIGHT LITERATURE.
TEARS. IDLE TEARS.
An italian Io7. story with Moral for Married
Iu;k.
IEu Eleanor Kirk J

civilization with the one paramount lh'tIl"'
Of doing as they pleased. This lncuaed man.
minor auuscmuuts such a. enjoyment OF '..
clothes. fishing. huu.ue cooking. eating exc
etc A novelist. q reporter. a lawyer, q p.N.''
citizen. and the ruIl..s ftyorite tenor. S'-l".
Del Santc. made mp the party. That day OF.
Of the guide had returned from town VII
supplies and the mail DIX Halhrath' J'.
lawyer had not seemed altogether sa1s",A %
with his communication, making the i"''
known by various sarug-, Eroans, and WIS
ties. which had "giyeu the thing away, as
Ike Hastings, the reporter remarked. Soy.
what's the use Of auIkiuge The private citizen
inquired Of Dick, who smoked his pipe III
gloomy silence.
-.css you'd sul]l if you had received such
...r IS ] have today" Dick replied. "aiE
v... SAYS she is SO lonesome and so Wrgtcl'1
that she don't see how sL:o can possibly enaJG.
ii another week. I don't see what's The use ..
making a fellow u1comlortahia Coulound old
Pratt. I say. Why couldn't he have brongiH
supplies enough in the G4et Plocct II he had.
this letter might have been quietly reDosing IN
the post-oaice instead of bo,hcring me 70
death"
is your wife sick?" the novelist inqsircd.
.She don't say anything about being sick.
She was well enough when ! came away, bar
ring her rcd eyes. Heaven help fellow, ]
say. who is married to a woman who wecps on
every occasion
Tears are a sign Of sCrsihility!" said Signor
Del Sante. who had been humming softly to
himself while this conversation was going on.
at should give You pride and pleasure that
vour wife is miserable without you. Comrades,
would YOU be pleased to listen to little story
ofmy own? II may not be worth much to any
one beside myself" as The party expressed lis
desire TO hear it: D." hut il may, perhaps, he Of
little service. When was very young. mar
ried q lady Of Genoa. She was Very young
also. and very childlike and simple, hat sin@u-
Iarlv exacting. Al least that Is what 1t seemed
10 me. If I did not come ut the exact moment
then she wept for fear that some accident had
bcfa!Ion me- When business took me from
home. if my wife could not he my companion,
then was she incOnsolah'o. /, would take me
an hour 10 make my aliou. and then would be
compelled to tear her from my arms, and run.
lest she should overtake me, and it would all
have to he done over again
"Thar's my wife to DOT" the lawyer in
tcrrupted. bringing his hand down on his leg
with a resembling slap.
"Wen." Del Santc proceeded, "after 4 while
! became weary Of SO constant display Of al
lcct.cu, and al last the day arrived when I
conn! ,.ricatod to my wife lay dislike of It.
"Lc-unot and viii not submit longer to your
tvrannv.' told her. 1T las at last become in
suurortalIe. 0n account OF your tears have
DO pleasure in the Thought of coming home;
aud v..,s ] am as hone ! cannot enjoy myself
because am always .l.u-ms Of ta-o.grovbIe
sl-L undergo az oaF -g.
~T-..t aa- 81 square lcal!' Ialhrcth inter
rurtu- again: g. lasn has "A right 10 expect his
VIZ. 90 as 8. ..,...aa. and not baby
~W.l. how ai3 il work." the novelist in
c.i- rs Ual Sauto d.d not immediately 90 on
rs. lis t.ra.ive.
~..a.- d strange effect he replied. ",I>
SER a.. -. contradict "a single statement that
l..... a.r did size attempt to defend herself
g.a.. ..r.taa Hua+s sle received my p9r.u-
k ...h al3 jh- c.lsuea5 and i.aras-iyencs- o.
q ia.la.a ,-tua.
~.Ca. Rosa" cried. This is not what
intended. haze only the wish TO make you
se.sll.. .iEc other ladies'
81 can only be myself she said.
"'Isut ~au are not yourself now told her
".This is ai~ other SELF she replied.
".That day [ was more mis- raJ.c than ever.
We were living in Rome at this time and was
studying very hard. Ny voice had begun 10
attract attention and I had obtained small en-
gagement to sing in a very bad opera company:
but that was nothing, as all ! wished was
chance to show what I could 60. 1,y wife had
q wonderful contgalJo, and we were accustomed
to sing much together. She had been thor
oughIy instructed, and was also fine critic
Indeed, she was as much my superior IN intel
lect as she was in heart
ooh! that's the way the wind blows, is it?"
Dick put in again.
Say. Dick" the novelist cntreated dts
very bad manners to interrupt The speaker"
I'VE left our parliamentary manners behind
US" said Dick. But I'm mum. Drive ahead.
SiEnor'
"After this" Del Sante resumed, there
were no more tears, no more demonstrations of
affection. 3Iy wife sang with mo when !
wished. or sang for IaeiEI ! desired. oar friends
frequently commented Of the similarity OF
some Of our tones We aad often amused our
visitors by going into another room, and allow.
ing them to guess which wcTc Eosa's and which
were mine. They we're always puzzled. Be
fore people my wife seemed The same as for
merlv. because she was never Ge!uOlsc-ative IN
company.
Nor mine either" Dick ezciaimsd. "Bv
George, those women arc AS alike as tyo peas
But wlell we were alone! ay, that WAS in
describabIe torture. JIgw.f. replied pleasantly
when addressed hcr, but never introduced a
subject When [ kissed her she was Ice. al
though she never expressed by word or action
that my carcsses were unwelcome. This state
Of things was a Thousand times worse than The
preceding one; aad, OF course, could not
long continue. DO you know, Rosa that /
will no longer endure such conduct? / said 10
her. one evening towards t1c last.
80 Yes. I know She replied simply
80 But the worst need not comet urged.
'You have only to be sensible and kind to
make every. hing as il used to be-
"She was deadly pale as She turned her eyes
on my face fox "a moment before answering.
"'Thcro is 10 used to bc,"' She said
calmly: and that is the worst Of all. III
could remember one time when you did not
seorn uy io.a. could be happy many times
think.4a or.A.,t: But there never was, 50 there
is uotl .ur pa d,,o.a,.ou 80 lgyk bacL, upon, as
well lla...-. ..- .a anticipated
"A ... s.. ...r t..i- LETT Rome. acted
like 5a.l. a... q .s.I.... bat al the time
larI,- ........ .,I.t MAS doing. I WAS b.-id.