The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-15

Sd c6k0E MAb tu0 AISulb Vi WOlAChs
To my surprise, the wife Of the nem-
ber Of parliament, a more than ordinari.
" agreeable. clever young woman, took
the most decided line against her sisters.
The sister of mercy only eat and lis
tened, and often laughed heartily.
The youngest and weskest, a pale little
creature who spent all her time in nurs-
ing her children and arranging her fair
tangled fringe, was our bitterest enemy,
and loud were her compialnts against
the unjust subsection of the woman;
though happened to know that on that
very morning she had gone in tears to
her husband to entreat his interference
with refractory nureery maid.
But am old enough now never to be
surprised at anything!
was betrayed into using strong ex-
pressions myself. remembered assert.
Ing that Solomon's virtuous woman con-
tented herself with giving him first
rate dinner and keeping his garments in
order and the children altogether out of
sight.
The argument grew hotter. Electoral
disabilities had to be exhausted, then
the vexed questions of university hon.
ors, medicine and womau's degrees.
Finally almost shouted, "In my opil-
Ion woman's mission is submission"
After that they left me.
felt too much excited to so to bed at
once, so / resorted to the calming intlu-
ence of cigar.
My wife died twenty-five years ago.
Our married life lasted five years, and
when che died gave up-pshaW! 1t
was not that that made me give up the
militia. and ParliRSent and Quarter
Sessions, and the old schemes for pay.
ing of the mortgages and all that, to 20
abroad. The old church is not restored
yet. However, this is nothing to the
purpose. lam meditating an essay on
women in general, not on individuals,
and if the world last another thousand
years 1t would never produce again q
woman such as she was.
The cigar is very soothing. Twill only
make few notes on the back ofan en-.
velope-lleads of subjects with their
consequences arranged like pedigree
under'them. l begin with the creation
of Eve-a most important point.
Here my pencil rolled away from me,
and think must have fallen asleep,
and yet should be sorry to swear in a
court of justice that all which followed
was only dream.
My study had been recently added to
the house, and the shadows flickered
strangely over the vide white plastered
wall that faced lay great easy chair as I
sat by the fire.
1t became suddenly quite dark, then
a circle of light danced into the center
of the white wall, and grew larger and
brighter, till saw as fin broad day.
light a scene which might have been
reflected from u magic lantern.
Ring-ring.a-ring! Oh! that indescrib.
able sense of hurry; who that has ever
experienced it does not recognize it? 1t
must be in the divsion-bell ofthe House
Of Commons. There 80 the honora-
BILE members running fast. The scene
represents the exterior, two policemen
stand at one of the doors. Two or three
pigeons hop stilfly out of the way Of the
honorable members.
Ring.a- -ring-ring. 1t has stopped now.
and plume themselves and the police.
broughain trots up at round pace; an
anxious face looks out, watching; finally
. voice calls to the footman:
"John! Sir Joseph is there"
A tall, careworn member of the op.
position Jumps into the carriage.
"Round st. James Park" he calls out,
and away they 20.
A lady takes her husbands hand
eagerly and speaks:
Here are the notes, Jos. Now what
ever you do, do not forget 65,O 900 700 and
"You ara snre?n
"Of course. 65, 1000, 700 and GG. And it
was the Times said SO, not the Daily
News, remember that, and the date was
April %. You had put down the llth."
eyes was accurate about Peel""
eyes. have found his very words.
They are just what you want, only
think l would make the other two
points FIRST"
81 meant them for a peroration."
eyes; but don't yon think this one
that have found will do better? See
this quotation. 1t will enable you to
fulfill the ungrateful duty of annihilating
one of our own side with more grace:
Fou urge me as ajudse; but l had
rather
You would bid me argue like father.
Oh! had It been stranger, not my child.
To smooth his fault l should have been
more mud.
A partia. slander sought to avoid.
And in the sentence my own life de-
stroysd.
Alas! I looked when some Of you should
was too strict to maka mine own away,
But you grant leave to my unwilling
tongue
Against my will to do myself this
ut will do"
"Did you notice an inaccuracy in BIS
speech last night? He eaid that Lord
Palmerston's speech was distinctly OF
his opinion. Here is Palmerston'e
speech ON the same subject. Read it,
dear"
Bravo, Jeanie! you have surpassed
yourself to-day. Now We must turn
ALREADY; Oh, JOS, I wish could
"You could not stay late enough to
hear me-"
Then, in an eager whisper, she said,
g the brougham pulled up, "Good.by,
God speed you!"
That picture faded away as the little
brougham trotted out of it. The next
showed a London drum. The hostess
standing at tho head of the stairs re-
ceiving her guests; lady, exquisltely
dressed, sitting on sofa, with two or
three men round her, and buzz Of
political murmurs.
BEST speech of the session! outdid
himself; never thought Pelham would
come out like this!"
"Well, Lady Pelham, I congratulate
you heartily. We all look on Sir Joseph
as the rising hope of the party"
"You should have heard the roars OF
laughter with which his Shakespearian
quotation was received, Harvard, you
can tell lady Pelham what it was. I do
not remember the words, but he took
81 fatherly tone to poor w. that from
o man of his age the effect was inimita-
ble."
Two members were talking together
in an ante.room.
"Best speech Of thu session! never
believed there was 10 much in that lazy
fellow Pelham"
ut is all his wife's doings. She has
brought out his dormant powers"
The shadows are passing ( over the wall
again. bend forward eagerly. What
isit? What q blurred looking picture
II 10 raining East, pouring, with the hiss
ing sound Of rain on pavement. It is9t
dark that I can only Just distinguish I
narrow alley, such Q den ofpestilence 1.
Shorsditch can best show. .y1s,.
On the rikht stands = public house.
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