The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1883-04-14
THE BEST WIFE IN THE WORLD.

"1'he best little wife in the world :"
said Herbert Ainscourt.
"Of coursc-l dare say !" responed
Mr.. PoricrosS. "But what's your exact
idea of the best wife in the world Jones
says he's go, the best wife in the world
because she keeps his stockings darncd,
takes him TO church three times OF a
Sunday, and never lets him have an
opinion of his own. Jenkins says he's
got the same identical article, but
Jenkins wife keeps all the money, draws
bis salary for him, and makes him live
in the back kitchen, because the parlor
is too good for the family to use."
"Oh! but Daisy isn't bit ogrcish-
little submissive, sofi-voiccd things
that hasn't an idea except which is
reflected from me. tell you what, old
fellow, I'm the master OF my own house
come when please. Daisy never
ventures on word of reproach." :"
"rhcn you ough, to be ashamed OF
yourself, larking around at the clubs Is
you do, dissipaied bachelor fashion,"
ASHAMED What OFF,"
"why, | suppose you owe some dutie,
to your wife"
"Whcre's the harm? My wife docsn'i
care"
Probably you think so because she
is quiet and submissive ; but il she were
10 object"
"Object! I'd like to hear her try it. -
"Now, look here Ainscourt your
wife may be a model wife, but you GER
tainly are not model husband. People
80 beginning to talk about the way you
Segiect that pretty little biue-eyed girl. -
al II thank people to mind there own
business. neglect her, indeed Why
man, ! love her as love my own soul. u
"rhen why don't you treat her as il
you did ?"
"Oh! come, Portcross that question
jus, shows what regular old bachelor
you are. II won't doto make too much
of your wife unless you want to spoil
her."
Mr.. Portcross shook his head.
"lhat sounds selfish, don't like the
ring OF the mctai.
And he went away, leaving Mr.. Aims
cour, to finish his game Of billiards 4,
his leisure.
"What a regular old fuss-budgei
Portcross is" laughed the latter. "Al
ways poking his nose into somebod,
else's business. There's one comfort
never pay any attention to what he
says"
Meanwhile Mrs. Ainscourt was wait.
ing alone in her drawing room, her two
little white hands tightly locked in one
another, and her fair head slightl,
dropping a delicate little apple-blossom
Of woman, with blue wistful eyes and
curly haxen hair, looking more like ;
grown up child than wife of twenty
one summers.
40 dear - sighed Daisy, "it is Sc
dull here. wish Herbert would com,
home. He never spends any time with
me nowadays, and practice all hi
favoritc songs, and read the newspapers
so can talk about the things he is in
teresied in, and try so hard to be enter
tanning. 'T'is very strange"
And then her oval face brightene,
into sudden brilliancc, and the sparkle
stole into her eyes for the wife
quick ear had detected her husband
footsteps on the stairs. The next mo
ment he came in.
"Wcll, pet, how are you ?" with
playful pinch Of the cheek. "Ther
are some BON 6oas for you. Where ar
my light gloves ?"
40, Herbert you are not goinl
away again ."
"I must, Daisy. There are lot o
fellows going to drive up to High Bridg
ard I'm one OF the party. You can g
over to my mothers to dinner, or sen'
for one OF your friends, or something
There, good bye, puss I'm in deuc
Of a hurry"
And with ore careless kiss presses
on the quivering damask rose Of mout
that was lifted mp to him, he was gone
Daisy Ainscour neither went to he
mother -in-law. nor sent for one Of he
girl-friends. She spent the evenin
all alone, bordering on the shadow tina
was fast overgrowing her life.
"What shall do 2" thought the littl
timid, shrinking wife. "Oh, what shal
Ido?"
But child as she was, Daisy had
strong, resolutc, woman's heart With
her, nor was she long in coming to
decision.
Daisy" said her husband to her III
next day, "you haven't any objection
to my attending the Orian Bal Masque ?
"Arc masked balls nice places, HeI
bertl"
go, yes, everybody goes; but
thought I'd pay you the compliment
asking whether you disapproved Of ito
not 2"
Scan l 60 with your"
"Well-ahem-not very well, thi
time, Daisy. You see; Mrs. Fenchurc
really hinted so strongly for me to tax
her that l couldn't help IT"
"very WE'LL" assented Daisy meekly
and Herbert repeated within himsel
the pean Of praises he had chanted !
Mr.. portcross' ears. "The best littl