The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-08
THE RING AND THE ROLL.

OF all the people that make trouble
for themselves, the jealous can take the
PALM end ofall the jealous, Mr. Donald
Mcdonald was able to get the most tor.
turc from the least material.
When Lucia fell in love with him she
did not dream OF this aflliction. She
did not tiaiter herself that he remem.
bered her when out of bis sight till one
day on the piazza, a party of them hav-
ing been talking gayly Of their possible
futures, and all having left but herself,
he came back, and leaning up against
pillar and pushing down rosevine, he
asked
"What is that YOU are doing, Lucia2
does it require all your attention? Look
at me, Lucia. And she thoughtlessly
obeyed When we were all speaking
Of our paths in the future, was there any
seriousness in what YOU said? Did YOU
suppose would ever listen 10 any plan
OF future for you in which | was not
part?'
"You!' looking up at him where he
lowered above her; dark and superb as
Lucifer,
Il. And tell you now, Lucia, yol
are going to marry me or nobody. You
are TO be my wife, or no mans wife. -
And many of lSlcias distresses came
from the acquiescence in which her glad
heart stood still a moment before il beat
upon her lovers, in which her hand lay
trembling in his, while ne slipped upon
lis fingers curious gemmed ring of ru.
bies and brilliants.
For Lucia was really happy, She de.
sired no indscriminate admiration hel
husband was enough for her. She had
his alteration, and she knew it, and he
was her all in all; nothing more grand,
and noble, and beautiful than he wa:
possible TO her conception OF q human
being She loved him so that II he had
trampled her heart out of her body, she
would have thought it but fit service
she rendered him in suffering it. And
it cost her nothing to relinquish all com.
partnership but his for she wanted nc
! other.
Nevertheless, Lucia almost forgot her.
self one day when the servant announc.
| ed Mr., Dunstable.
Tom Dumstable," she exclaimed be.
fore she thought. II am delighted. -
And she held out both hands to this old
| schoolmate, and sort OF cousin, her Gag.
| erface aglow, TO hear what account he
hss 70 give OF himself asking If he re.
membered this aud replying as TO wheth'
| eli she remembered that, laughing owe,
circumstances occurring before her h
bands reign, and all at once starting
looking about for her husband, beckon.
ing him and, when he would not stir,
taking Mr.. Dunstable over herself, and
introducing him, with another grand
mistake, as dear old friend who was
one Of the family, but not q scrap Of re-
laton.
A dear old friend, one OF the family,
and not scrap of relation! Nothing
further was needed to kindle Mr. Nc.
Donald's altar fires. He was flint and
steel already, Wasting her sweetness
on curmudgeon, said Mr.. Dunstable
to himself And ii for q minute he had
mind to give Mr.. Mcdonald something
to fret about, in another minute he
thought he would cut off his hand before
making Lucia any trouble.
80, y he said to her, when Mr. Nc.
Donald had walked of and left them as
great dog leaves couple of children
that have disturbed him, you have q
jailor-'
IL have the best of husband's!n she
exclaimed, "And | adore him. Be.
side"
Beside, mustn't talk to you tina,
way Well, | won't. / shouldn't like
him to speak so TO my Kate, am 60
ing to be married to Kate Despard the
sweetest girl! must tell you about hei
tomorrow. What hour will you be
Nlonepn
| Tomorrow Lucia had begun to re.
collect herself sufficiently to know that
her husbands wrath would be bright
and shining light tomorrow il such On
interview took place.
Tomorrow" she said. "But have
an engagement How long are YOU &c
be in townp Only two daysp Let me see
1 shall be at Aunt Marbury's to-mor
TOW at three
She knew the drift Of her husband.
thoughts too WELL and he need not have
taken the trouble to formulate pro
rronunciarnento. as he did at dinner
IA married flirt, ~ snid Mr.. Mellon
aid, apropos of little or nothing, frank,
With the monstrous Once convinced
ri such deformity in q woman's char
acter, | would not live with her al
hour"
"By.the-way," said Lucia, the leas
BIT TREMENDOUSLY, tom Dunstable is go
ing to be married."
"You are very familiar, Lucia; bu
why .by.the-wayp' Is Mr.. Dunstable Z
"Trip