Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-10-26

should feel very happy. ! should have
a career before me then-at least j
would make one-,'' ~rry-r-
"Youhase.a much pleasanter care 81
before you as tia" e.rsssaf
al wonder Hhatf'' iaF4t
"That Of HAPPY wife and mother
sometimes. -That Is stupid of me, ]
know. 1t simply shows that We don I
agree. / am not going to marry at
present; and II + were, il does not fol-
low that should be a happy wife and
mother. Lmight never be mother at
all. and if j were, my children might be
bad. Ten to one, my husband would be
bad -"
..Not If Won were guided in your
choice by the wishes Of your friends"
Margaret shrugged her shoulders,
again smiling with q dubious express
sion. ~,F ~
"You are already admired" pur-
sued Mrs. Pierce; II might almost sly,
beloved"
You might almost say many curiou.
Il do know that if You were any one
else, / should give YOU some advice"
said laura. plaintiyely.
Consider me some one else, and give
me the Advice" -
81 should say. look ut me-" Mrs.
Pierce sid, JsolemnlyI n .
with pleasure What lesson am
10 derive from the contemplation Uf SC
an object? Do you advise
me TO gsta gown like yours, Or
look at me! When was eighteen
Robert proposed to me. MY aunt. with
whom / liyed-since dead-and whom
consulted, said: DO not hesitate; &C
cept him. Did hesitate?'
Il should fancy not" said Miss Bar.
lher mouth grave, her eyes
filed with an elm ,lighs.
"NOt for a.mOment. I accepted him:
and see the resultr' -
Il can see many results. Which
do you wish me most particularly &c
noticc?'' fWt WnF71 WV q
THAT established myself in life.
found a happy home. and have never
had an hours real care since" .4s..
Il don'tquite see the point of it.
am sure Robert is n good husband-in-
deed, sometimes i look upon him rs an
angel; but, you see, no one has pro-
posed to me. And if some one did, ]
already have home; and l have nc
need TO have any particular cares that
l know Of Well but your further adj
vice? Surely you had something more
to say than .Loek at mel "7oo.7-.7...,
lit is only, dear, that Robert and I.
who have your welfare at heart, and
who feel sure that your intentions, at
least. are good
THAT Is kind. Wellw ra
1--WE hope you will not do any.
thing-anything that would be pecul.
lar, or compromise your chances after.
C'hances!'' echoed Margaret. her
head suddenly elevated. II suppose
that means'that il do not behave very
prettily, may not find the sort of hus.
band you would think desirable for me-
In ether words, you and Robert are con,
yincsd that i Gam hopelessly mad iii
reality; but you hope | shan't have any
paroxysms uatil1 am safely out of youl
hands. / ara surc. if / were in your
place, i should feel exactly the same.
What plaIf-would YOU adopt, If you were
me, to keep myself quiet?" -CNCf
Mrs. Pierce had been issued into the
world minis any imagination. or scnst
of humOr. She, replied very seriously
"Well, dear. II | were you, would
20 and stay some time ut Beckbridge
Abbey, and nv to become acquainted
with sone OF Your own tenantrY and de
pendents. You are Lady Of the Manor
you know. Maurice Biddulph was tell.
ing me the other day, that he should
soon be going To his place ut Bcckbridge
which il really next door to the Abbey
and am sure he would be too clad Il
give you any advice and help
Mrs. Pierce S touching picture of r IRA
life and mutual good win was in ter
rupied by little, hard, sarcastic laugh
on the part az The recipient OF her adj
vice.
Your scheme is too, .too-beautifrf
laura. ] must think about-it. sup
pose j talk. it over with Mr.. Biddulpt
Tonight"
Il wish you would. As I said, 1 an
sure he would be delighted.
ooh, he is vastly obliging. 1 know
Miss Darlington of Beckbridge Alb
bey;' MIR. Biddulph, of Beckbridg,
Hail. How we'll the two names sounC
together, don't theyp' - .N.
Daura, though not n humOrist, nor {
woman of mind usually knew whcr
people were really agreeing with her
and when they were only pretending Il
do so. She replied:
"No, not mt all, as you say them.
know is of no use talking to you
You will listen To no tone, though yot
have seen nothing Of the world, anC
"was married at eighteen. and hav,
never seen anything but drawing-room
Of weh-tO-do people since; If you cal
that knowing the world. AS YOU saw
Laura. Ihavc seen nothing of the world
The one object of my instructors ap
pears TO have been to keep me quite 10
norant of it Tom knows far NOR,
about it than / do; yet he is not twenty
ono, nor has he an estate and an incom
to manage. II is Just for that reason
that, whatever else / do, will see a Lit
tie of the World before I--before i thin
Dof anything else. Meantime, l hopevo,
won't imagine every time you see M
open my purse that am about to dissi
pate my entire fortune upon some -un
worthy or absurd object. Credit. M
with a littleof the reason granted I,
more favored smortals. 1 pray. Their
is Roberts voice below hope he i
not going to g1vo me advice. for don,
feel As if l could stand it, l shall b
too lump to dance a step, i'll have an,
more advice to-night'' ~
Mrs. PIERCE relieved to know that nc
husband was iD-the house, inquire,
neXt@s'.How many dances have va,
promised forto-pight MadgeP"-
Dances -Onep -
Only one. IFit the firstg" -
''Itis. the first = = .---s
'1s think I can guess who--wil
'itdoh't 'bslieye yousean. You ma
have three tries nyou like. Now then.
Maurice, Ridduiph."
No" said Margaret, coldly an
couposedly. = So