The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-25
JOHNS WIFE

her eyes cIOSed-r0 tell the truth, al
though she would have Indignantly de-
MED ii, Miss Barbara Snyder was
asleep. Her maid, a haTd-featured,
middIe-aged woman. was moving about
the room, ''prtting it in order, as she
did fifty times d day, at her mistress
command. and watching her f~urtively
to see that she did not fall into the fire
Jane" said Miss Bs5ara, suddenly
waking aud sitting bolt upright with
unblinking eyes, if he comes-and l am
sure he will-don't let him in"
"No, ma'am," answered Jane, sub
missively.
"Tell him he has seen me for the last
time, the hypocrite to pretend always to
be SO fond of me, and then go and mar
~ some empty headed doll-baby. Be
sure and send him away, Jane"
Eyes, ma'am."
A sudden commotion in the lower
hall Interrupted them: a few bars of a
popular air, whistled in a mastery
manner, a rapid CHATTER of boOt-heels on
the stairs, and then a young gentleman,
who might have sat a model fora modern
Hercules, rushed in, and, falling over
an ottoman, upsetting a chair, and
making confusion worse COMPOUNDED"
in the quite room, dashed at Miss
Babara, and took her by storm.
CONGRATULATE me-" he cried, after
imprinting a half-dozen kisses on her
withered cheek. Aunt Barby, she IS
Just the dearest-"
"You may go jane" Miss Barbara
had recovered from the shock a little,
and as Jane retired, she folded her NIT
tened hands tightly together, and turned
upon him.
Nephew john"
There was a comical expression Of
despair upon the young fellows face at
this unpropitious beginning, but he
said nothing.
Nephew John, / am disappointed in
You! ] am not angry, but l am deeply
grieved-
why Aunt Barbyr, the blue eyes of
her listener opened wide, but n
him by a stately gesture.
PLEASE be qUiet,-I wish to speak.
/ have done my duty to Won, John"
there was a little tremble in her voice
as she said this, but she went on grimly,
and now that you were just coming to
manhood John was twenty-six,) and /
had began to trust In you q little, Won
desert me for a doll baby.
@She is not a doll baby, said the
yOung husband, Indignantly. IF You
only knew Der, you would love her
dearly.
Nonsense The black ewes snapped
dsoaedly. All girls are fools nova
days But NO m&stsr, ron have chosen
between IA. Nv viii made and
shall moi change II but you VIII never
be agfsin 10 me aszFgu were before"
There MS real distress II John Bar
tgn heart. Ia rose and stood before
be-
Ell xgn Will onlv8stme bring her here
t. Sc ron lie pleaded ! ALI sorry
. are 80 dlsplaas@a. aunt BGrDy
1uns M 1lf paEt MS
Tou hnve ch0sen The Sphvuz
Swuh n04 hane ipakea more EamoreA
I0rGe taam n0t * admir- v0iFon
nee0 mot royn4 aga
ron VIII 0lIF leaaF me
BW J Moa good afternoon and
NJ @EEsz Dzr70m Iar hAgs Efth her lace
tnEr1aE mvaT irons hlal and her hands
skls etas3pa baf0f4 a
Hiss Barbara SNYDER WIS proud
Msm baxsrfa agas wealthy Hiss Bar
baxa sssvuer Nas aDad d. bet own waEs
fxns s etTD s munzaa. nad ii mr.
besrt Il seagte sle loved JOHN BaK4aa
neg lr~anasanse snefhsew denxF His
Hsrtbag. M Oatv SISTER. iad died waem
he gs little asiin aud ane fsshee
eSan s9fln. Ails EsasSass
ii . &aiiipn adpg,ted Axa Sbe
M ss@s6 tttim from ne 8xss
fGnx III s a1fasasse mSe hax house
sgisD saa wu4aiaeN eseF xna. ard M1ade
Alssn assw II ena m Ae. EeAad been the
es rssam vs. anasns AZ her lonely life.
AnN 80 ee - mha1. he Lad never
mxa mnMegsY ~ fAe lore and CON
mkSeh aAe gase hin. Amt
EaeDv mGs ~ him the only person IN
od sd although pecpis marvel
led AT the affection Of the bEightfaced
v0ssnx man Tor his grim old annts il was
eenusn ard true. Hehad gone through
college ina thoroughly ~satfactory man
ueY. and afterwards settled down into
49, steady and trustworthy ayoung buis-
nex4 a14n As there was In the city, and
Tor three years had behaved entirely nc
rnr3snu "a I31 Axtntfa wl&hne