Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-11-06

Viliy Sdlu. II yOt
piedse' auntie, l would rather not sa,
anything more about that"
And she who thought she was onl,
striving for my interest, replied. coldly
Pardon me May, | shall not offend
again"
oliend you, who have been father
moVher and auntie all in one?' and
kissed her as | had ever done since She
drew me away from her only brothers
CONN., hiding her own grief to assuage
mine
do you remember, auntie, dear.
when l used to have sulks and vou
would take me out hunting-hunting
sunshine, you called it?" l often
think of it when things 60 wrong, as
they must occasionally, and wish you
win me to 60 hunting sunshine"
"Ies, | remember. You were a
great comfort to me, and | am afraid l
have never quite forgotten the man
who coaxed my brothers only child
away from the lonely old maid"
And the best friend a wayward
girl ever had replied.
But somehow, after Aunt Fannys
visit my thoughts and feelings were
not the same. Had | been unwise, as
she said, in giving up everything to
my husband And had he been too
eager to accept it2 | was fearful it
was even 50. lie should have made
me understand that 1 had reserved
rights and not taken my property to
control unadvisedly yespecially to invest
in a business subject to all the lunct-
uations Of the market. And now he
never spoke of it only as his own, and
/ had helped him to it all, and he had
forgotten it.
In my morbid state of feeling l
found so many bitter things of which
to complain to myself. We had been
married four years and during that
time many improvements had been
made in the house and around it, in
curing an expense of some thousands
Of lollars. My slightest wish in re-
gard to a convenience or modern
change was satisfied almost as soon as
expressed. And it was, as | said to
my amt: "a beautiful home"
BIZ what if it was? 1t was with my
moay it had been embellished and
.na- ha conId
zag slford to be lavish in expondi.
tllre
"Ny money used to beautify his
home" | said, bitterly, glancing at my
handsome surroundings.
When mine and thine are having a
a battle, love and tenderness flee from
the contest And at times l was
frightened at the hard, bitter thought
! was hiding from my husband, or
fancied was hiding from him.
"What is it May?" he once said
with a look Of wistful tenderness.
Are you quite well?'
"Never BETTER" l replied, lightly,
too oOthOroughly ashamed of the imp
was harboring to give it a name.
1t was just a month since Aunt
Fanny left us-a wretched month to
me-when one evening my husband
came in and gave me a folded paper.
Look, dear, and see if it is all right
IL was a certificate OF deposit in the
bank for just the amount of the bonds
had given him four years ago.
II you prefer the bonds ] can OBJ
tam them for you, but the interest is
very low now, and that reminds me,
you Will have to trust me awhile for
your accumulated interest. This is
aAl have saved from my business. but
you are to have the interest, every
penny"
But whatever am / to do with it ?"
asked, in amazed bewilderment.
why, keep check-book and spend
your own money as you please" he
replied laughing heartily. "And now
Is the embargo removed, and may |
'ei' you how grateful l am for the use
VI 'ne money, and how much more for
'ue loving confidence displayed in
tending it,"
could not reply, for the little good
i'i' s IN me was groping, dismally, in
'ae valley of humiliation.
l will consider silence consent.
,usn' Have you never suspected how
secured your patrimony to you in
case anything happened to me before |
could repay you?"
but | would not have any security,
yOo know that !" | said, eagerly,
su"''nlng at the last ray of self-re-
But you did all the same. This
muse with its two lots was decided TO
,Ou and the deed recorded the same
rdy | received your bonds. So you see
h.. lave = not only been using your money,
'u, hylng in your house-Etta and /
-ior the past four years"
1,I, aVa why did you?" asked.
,.n, "ny did live in your house? Be-
taus9 AUS ! mad nowhere else to live, and.
OsSldes' rather liked it,"
,ol LOU i, Know what I mean. Why did
'0u ,in deed the place to mePo
,o,in Ds'aoSe it was right to do so. Twas
-irh, as your guardian, and had no
,iyin viz y use your property without