Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-01-25
FEELS DELICATE CASE.
An Amusing Story of LAWYER, n NVId.
oHV and an Eligible Young Man.

spectators agreed that she was n nrett,
and interesting girl, who would make
fine woman when she came to I'll out
But she never did fill out on the con
trary, Time, that stole her years away
robbed her of plumpness too and aftel
thirty anniversaries of that weddinr-dav
she was considerably more slender than
Mt starting. She wore curls. and blacl
band round her forehead and mitters-
not knowing that these things had Ions
ceased to make her attractive, and. on {
first introduction, would have struck YOU
generally rs being somewhat Of guy
but better wife you would scarcely find
IN oil England, and that is infinitely more
important than comeliness and tasteful
attire, as you will own before YOU have
been married Tor quarter of century.
Excellent at all times, Mrs. Ficl c,tl.
minated at meals Call no man happy
I'LL you have seen him at breakfast y
natural irritahility in Mr.. Ficl's DISPOSE
ton had been almost entirely cured by
little soothing comforts and tllbits. H.
was solicitor, with an Office in London.
and scmi-deiachcd villa in the suburbs.
VIC. had to leave the lattcrat uiuo 10 r,ac,.
INC 1ormcr by ton every morning. Y is
neccssl'ated breakfast ct eight, bat cyan
Mt that carly honr Mrs. Fiol sa" tu every
detail herself
1t would have shaken a very confirmed
bachelor 10 have seen Ter table ON .priuc.
morning few years ago-the linen was
so white and Tie tea go black, the water.
dresses and rndishcs 81 fresh, the MARINA
ibde aud apricot jam 50 dainty set out.
the eggs So w-l"okiug. the lonf 50 brow,
aud crustv. the Try toast 81 crisp and
vel, gl, II
her husbands foot on the staircase. and
the flourish ON his moss which invariably
heraldeI his approach. she rang the bell
for the appctizin9 little covered dish.
which matched aud fitted the slop-hasiu,
to be brought up. This contained friz-
zled slices Of ham or bacon, delicate and
curled, n sausage, kidney, or the savory
thigh of Il chicken May such be your
only domestic broils
A hale neat man, with sharp GRAY cyes.
and very good opinion of himself. en-
tered and looked Mt his letters, selecting
and opening one ut once.
well, NJ utha." said he, ''tho Chip
chou has arrived at last"
You don't say 50 Then Mr. Lohvear
will be here presently VIII he COME to
stay with us, do you think ?"
81 don't know. You had better have
bed ready though / expect lie has not
come to England with the idea Of shut
ting himself up with an old man and wo.
man four miles from the Marble Arch.
Still. MS everything will be sfronao n lin,
at first, he may accept NV invitation for .
night or two
"This Mr.. Thomas I,obvcor is ricb--is
he not?"
"Will be. | suppose. At nrcsen+ bo
probably depends upon his father, who
has given me very liberal orders ohsnrJ.
ly liberal orders aboat him, From livino
so long among savages. the Old man mrsf
have lost all idea Of the voIue ne rnoro1.
However. there is plenty Of il occnmnio.
ting, and it does not matter ia me "
Don't you think" said Mrs Fiel "r
might be well to have sarah home ."
Sarah. the only child of the Fie1s wa.
ut q finishing school of CIiftnn L,,t sI'o
was seventeen. and n woman
"Ah, all, all - laughed tho LAWYER ..A+
your matchmaking. old lndv9 From
what am advised. lie is proof oaa;nst
your attempts, Besides Which il 8n,,iJ
be something like breach nf trret 0 aiJ
Lobyenr has evidently got other views i. far
his son than marrying him nj nresenf, o.
any rate to an Englisiwoman. ~
"Wby. he would naror ~ o1
him with heather. with n rinc thro -''
her nose like pig {"
II don't know That =, ro,1;o7 NJ. t.,
laughing; "if he could discovpr , nav,
weed or fresh variety Of bIack beotla h..
il, he certainly would"
It was OF good aupur, for NTrs FiaI
when her husband langhed onJ . botta!
when he replied to her obseryotion ;r.
stead of looking deaf and grunting Tbinb
he peneroIlv did e .ba Ii' "tIeiiis "nicu
clients or their business for i . 10 na1
that he was willing TO be- nnm,ed o, oG
Mrs. FEELS thirst for informoti,,n , ~-a,
great, though it was rarely sln[ed In
the present instance bore,.o- H. w. - tn
thou ght he might require feminine u MI in
the task which he had undertoter nnI
was therefore not unwilling TO pdrnit his
wife into his confidence.
"Ah," said she, "that WAS II c,,io,g
idea for rich man to Danish birseif
completely, and give I'D civilized iifa for
the sake of studying botany and hnttor.
flies in Japan For poor man. indeed
it would be applicable if he exnooteI -
make something by it in the end hnt
from what You say Mr.. Lobvenr has
more money than lie knows what to do
with. as il i "N"' ~ uo
eyes he was well off originally md
got a good property through his wife ho
sides"
"Ah, poor man ] daresav oriof for
her death gave him a craze.
Fudge !" exclaimed Mr., FieI somo.
what rudely. "He was clad onongb 20
be free to go hunting on his favo,ite baL ~
by. If she had lived another wear. il is
left her" '''''0 Il III
"Ah, well, " said Mrs, Fiel .ft i.or,.
tunate thing for him, or at onv rot I, 20 Sar
this son, that he fixed on so good a man nm
G a4s sqsta?s' as yourself to look after his