Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02


ing' with that unpleasant feeling tha
something has happened, which in
rariably comes to the drowsy brair
after anything disagreeable has occur
red the day before, | miss him; and
on inquiry, learn from my maid tha
he went out early
Breakfast is ready, and the tea get
ting cold. Shall wait for him? No
| decide not; so | sit down to my soil
tary breakfast, feeling very much in.
ciined to cry. have almost finished
when the door opened and Dougla.
enters.
4 went he says, apologetically, 'to
get these flowers for your hair to-
night
i am not going to the ball to-night,
lrcturn, ungraciously.
Not going.'
.No.'
That is all We say to each other
but, as | leave the room, he calls IN,
back.
'Well!' / ask.
Won't you stop while | eat my
breakfast 2
He speaks half vistfully, half dis
appointsdly.
| hnger at the door. Ny better ma.
tare urges me to humble my pride.
know that BY few short words
might be as happy as ! was before
this quarrel arose.
| hesitate, approach him by few
inches; then my mood changes, and |
say, coldly:
4 am very busy. l am afraid can
not stay
Very WE'LL be says, sighiug heavi.
iy; but before you 60 take this paper
lhanding me copy of a society jour
nall. There is paragraph in it
which will interest you.'
TheIe.sSifssr rssffrrrss o! ~ i--ls-T-rrr
in tue present state OF nv feelings, ir-
ritates me. So say, coldly:
Thank you; don't: don't care to
see it,
leave the room; but, directly !
hear him 60 out, | return stealthily
and fetch it
opened it, and begin to read aud
have glanced through two or three
paragraphs, when ] come to this (the
context Is about some fancy bald:
Mrs Fleet was there. OF course She appear.
ed Venus. Her dress excited a fair amour,
of remarks. being something in the style of ,hs
Madame Fasari' Nenas-a white satin body
Gu, squAre-vsry square-and laced down the
/ back no sleeves; white satin peIiieoat, very
short Nr. Fleet did DOT attend. He
So this was the sort Of woman /
wanted to make my friend. My hus-
band is right; but again my false,
wicked pride makes me think il
Mrs. Fleet were to come to
call on me pow | should ask her to
lunch. Won't say the first word. Ii
he chooses TO ask me to make friends
again, perhaps | might; but humble
m, self | will not.
With these bad, rebellions thoughts
in my mind, | GO about my house
keeping; but nothing goes right. ]
am cross cook is cross. scole cook
is pert. ! give her notice.
! After this achievement | betake
myself to the drawing-room, and be-
gin to work some crewels.
am working flower, but thinking
of something very different. | am
thinking how disagreeable everybody
Iis-everybody but me-and low in
Ifinitely-
Surely something looks wrong
What on earth-oh,
And then follows naughty little
word have often heard the boys use
at home. | have done a sore blue!
take up my work, and, dashing il
Ito the floor, trample it under foot
ard then suddenly, and quite unex,
pectedly even to myself, l burst into
tears, and realize, for the first time,
that since yesterday morning | have
been perfectly miserable
begin to wish my husband would
, come in and see me ; perhaps he would
, pity me. am finding ont that / can.
not live without his love.
The hours passed on. No Douglas
i. He does not come home to dinner. Is
1 it any wonder? Have | made his
home pleasant to him to-day and yes.
terday? This is the first time he has
ever failed to come to dinner. Per.
haps he will begin to spend his even.
ings out-at music halls or theatres
But this thought is to dreadful; | dc
not think he would do that. Oh, i
only be would come home! How cross
| was to him at breakfast, and he 81
kind!
All the evening l sit alone in thu
drawing-room, doing nothing-onl,
thinking-thinking mlserab |,
thoughts.
:, Nine o'clock
If it had not been for my odou
pride, | should be dressed now for tn,
ball. How happy | might have been
Presently | hear the hall door opel
and slam.
1t is my husband coming in II
dress. My heart throbs loudly as
2 hear him coming up the stairs.
7 l am crying again.
| AS he passes the door give grea
sob. l hear him pause for a moment
e but only for moment; he passes on
| / rush to the door.