Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-01
BY A. p.


made the discovery that my AL
bert had made very important
change in his business arrange
ments without having in the least
consulted me. 1t was new way
he had fallen into, for upon our
union, and even before, he had
appeared to take great satisfac-
ton in confiding to me oil that
he was doing, or about to do;
and in telling me all his plans for
the fnture. Indeed, he had ofte n
said that 1t was his belief that
men ought to make their wives
intimately acquainted with all
their affairs, in order that they
might consult and sympathize
in store and Office matters. as
we'll as in matters pertaining to
the house. This was pleasant to
me. 1t gratified nv curiosity and
my vanity. / delighted in boast
ing to my less honored married
companions OF the confidence
that my husband reposed in me.
And that was not all I did
Many tnines that Albert told me.
under charge Of the strictsst
sscrecy. l repeated; !; and that, too,
in the hearing Of the very ones
+ that be dreaded. as spies aud
meddlers in regard TO his affairs
It was sometime before my hus-
bands eyes were opened aud be
went on speaking out his inmpst
soul and thoughts to me as freely
and con6dingly as to his God.
But the truth was revealed to
him at last. I could not at all
understand the stunned and dis
consolate look that settled down
upon Albsrrs beautiful and ex
pressive face when the conviction
was borne in upon him that the
treasury into which he had SO
trustingly pou-ed bis most valua-
bic things was but sieve. I had
no line by which to sound my
husbands deep and sensitive
soul. did not know that he
had taken me for one like unto
himself. ard that now he had dis
covered that our natures were
radically different. Dreary and
desolate was the look that was in
his eyes for very many days; and
I was altogether out Of patience
with him. Though gentle ard
a6ectionate as ever when be did
wake up, be seemed to be in a
sort OF dream; and it was not
long before I began to notice that
Albert seldom spoke to me any
more about his business. When
I questioned him he returned
evssive answers; if I insisted, he
put me of by some joke, or by
turning my attention to some
promised pleasure or present.
By and by I discovered that an
elderly uncle Of my husbands
was much with him; and By ques-
tioning and cross-questioning !
became satisfied that the old fel
low knew more of Albert's affairs
than / did. This touched my re-
sentiment and my jealousy; but !
said little then.
Time went on. / was sure that
my husband was embarrassed in
his affairs-and / knew Of his get
thug large sums of money from
Uncle Joe. Then Uncle Joe
came 10 our house evenings and
be and Albert went and shut
themselves up to have long talks
in the library / tried 70 listen
at the door, but could catch little
OF what they said. That littlc l
speedily repeated to my croniea,
and we all agreed that my hus-
band was very strange. uDkind
man: and that he was treating me
in most injurious manner.
His own wifer cried my
eympathigers. t'rhink Of itl'
and l did think of it, and fretted
myself almost into brain fever
in conse qnsnce. This again ]
laid all at my cruel husbands
door.
One evening, when there had
been private session in the lib
rssy, ] sat crying in the parlol
when Albert came in. He tried
to draw out the cause Of my
trouble, aud to comfort me; but
sullenly refused to make knowr
my grief, or to receive his sympa-
thy. In a very unhappy fran.
OF mind we retired for the night
| had overhead considerable o.
that evenings conversation, ant
was resolved to "pitch into" Un
Gle Joe the first opportunity
Chance favored me with an earl,
one. Albert had hardly left thu
house the next morning whsi
Uncle Joseph entered. He had
come to speak with my husband
on matters OF importance, and
was sorry he had left 80 early.
You can tell it all to me
Uncle Joe; and that will do JUS
as we'll" l said, trying to speal
playfully; but. in reality. mucl
provoked.
"Women are not fit to be trust
ed with business" was Uncl
Joe's crusty reply. II told Al
bert so in the first place wpen b
was full OF his romantic foolery o
congenial spirits. snd mutual con
fdence, and all that sort Of mool
shine, He wouldn't believe IN
then; but he had TO come TO m
views at last. You'll find tha
you are not to be business part