The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-06-21

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The ladder was so heavy / had all l
could do to manage it. / gave it
vicious twist and it toppled over, struck
the mantle and the picture, and smashed
the glass into fifty pieces. Harry laughed,
and that was the worst of all. will
you let me help You nous? he said. No,
| won't, Harry Bronson, never as long
as live! He gave me that queer look
again, muttered something-I don't
know what, but Harry never swears-
and took up his hat and left the house.
OF course ! expected him back in few
minutes, but Aunt Eunlce," and Mrs.
Bronson laid her hand on her aunt's
knee to emphasize the statement which
she made in most impressive manner,
sit was half-past eleven before he came
back! OF course was in bed, though /
worked the whole evening as hard as /
could spring; you know how you can
work when your temper's up-though
| don I suppose you do, Aunt Eunice,'
she added. you're too good
Mrs. Rowland smiled Significantly,
and shook her head.
+ Harry thought was asleep when
he came, but didn't sleep one bit all
night. We didn't speak to each other
this morning either; not one-single
word! / never was so miserable in all
the days of my life, and Harry won't
be home till six o'clock to-nightl'
The temporary excitement of her
talk died away in another storm of
tears. Mrs. Rowland tightened the
clasp of her arm about her neice's
waist.
"We'll talk this over sometime when
you're not so excited, = she said gently.
~ insist upon your lying down for an
hour, and using all the will power you
possess to get calm again.
''But the house is in such q state,
and then there's lunch, and''-
"Never mind about the house. can
help you myself when I'm little
rested, and we needn't think about
lunch for three hours YETI
Mrs. Rowland had her way, as she
generally did; and for that reason it
was fortunate that her way was gener-
ally wise one. She sat beside her
neice until the tears ceased flowing,
and the tense, narrowed nerves grad
ually relaxed under her soothing
presence, then left her to fall asleep If
possible.
Twenty minutes after, Harry Bronson
came home. He greeted Mrs. Rowland
as affectionately as his wife had done,
then looked anxiously into the next
room.
where's Sis?n he inquired.
"Up stairs asleep, l hope. I made
her lie down. But why are you home
at this hour, Harryp"
Il don't feel well, Aunt Eunice, /
didn't sleep mu0h last night The fact
is, y and he looked as if she would find
it hard one to believe, II treated Sis
like brute last night
Mrs. Howlands eyes invited further
confidence.
''You see," he went on with sort
of desperation, ''we've been all torn up
here lately, painting and papering. Sis
has had a hard time of il, for we couldn't
afford to hire much help. Ihave it hard,
too, all the time slaving at my desk
from morning till night I'm always
tired out when get home. was last
night, but offered to wipe the dishes
for her, she looked so dragged out. At
ter that lay down to rest and read the
paper. The first thing l knew there
was Sis tugging away at a great step
ladder heavy for a man to handle. |
jumped up TO help her-but ] won't
tell you what she said. couldn't believe
my ears! If she wanted me to help her,
why didn't she say so? / should think
that was easy enough.
eyes, il was easy enough in one way
and altogether too hard in another.
Probably she wanted you to do it with
out her asking"
"But didn't think of it.
Every likely that was the whole
trouble. She might have been hurt be-
cause you didn't think"
| "Pshaw! That's unreasonable. We've
never quarreled before since we were
married. couldn't stand it, going of
this morning as / did, so got away
from the Office to-to--I know was to
blame. Sis was as tired as l was, and
she's not half so strong. don't won
der she hated to ask me, if l was toe
stupid to see. 1t was all my fault.
mo, ,'twasn't Harry, it was all minep
They both started as figure with
4 white face and red eyes ran into the
room, and into her husbands arms
The little domestic drama which
followed might have been awkward tC
any third party but Mrs. Rowland.
ssWhen you can each appropriate the
blame in that wholesale fashion, she
said, smiling upon them both, II thinl
YOU can be trusted for the future"
"But how could we ever have don'
it in the first placepn Mrs. Bronson
asked, with vague phraseology.
''You each have a good deal of thai
sometimes troublesome article, human
nature" the elder lady replied. "on'
is too sensitive, the other too thought
less. One sees things in detail, a
women usually do, the other in thu
large. A days difference in getting
house to rights is a great deal of differ
cnce to the housekeeper. II may yer,
naturally seem of very slight accoun
10 the man who spends all his day
down town. l suppose you see hov
the same principle might apply t