Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-30
Mrs. leIitia'sCTazyQui|t
Ry GERALDINE FLEMING.

again, and have just begun the most
difficult pattern Of my quilt. Jakey,
will you please quiet the child"
Mr.. Jacob Axworth put down his
comb and brush and turned impatiently
away from the dressing bureau
" Dot Is sleeping soundly," he CROSS
ly announced, as he bent over dainty
bassinet.
4" But am sure she will wake direct.
tly," ehirIuped the apprehensive voice
from an adjoining room, where o pretty
young woman WAS sitting with q gorge
Gus crazy quilt bet~ cen her busy hands.
" Aud / do NO much want 70 finish my
Quilt. 1 do wish, Jakey that you would
stay home anu mind the baby Bit"
" 1t strikes me l shall DO compelled
to stay home altogether un lees l buy an
obt ire new outfit" the young husband
suddenly vociferated AS he made be-
wilderinR litter from the dusty and
button less contents Of wardrobe and
drawers. my best coat 10 nearly with
out buttons and every blessed shirt is
ditto. And will you be good enough
To inform me, Mrs. Axworth, In what
unaccouutabis place GU have deposited
my blue cravat and canary silk hand.
korchiof?'
"Dear me why, Jakey," the girlish
wife blithely responded, "tbe blue satin
WAS bit soiisd, you know, and used
the cravat for the anchor figure In my
quilt and the frayed canary handker-
chief made an exquisite fan pattern
with feather stitch in silver thread.
w hen l shall have finished the lovely
center star, my crazy quilt will have
ninety thousand"
IL AlNa Ia hA
savagely inteIrub ted, "that your quilt
W iii not be- the Gully crazy thing about
this establishment l am alread afraid
to guarantee my sanity, Mrs. Axworth
which may not seem wonderful II
you will condesceDd to consider my
ninety thousand miseries since you
have begun that delectable monument
of feminine absurdity. Since that quin
tescence OF the prepostvrous was begun
Mrs. Axwortb, there has be-u nothing
in the house but disorder, cold mea'
and excuses. And here il my diamond
pin actually decorating Dots bib upor
my word, madam, l Avn inclined
change my residence"
Pretty Mrs. Axworth dropped he
crazy quilt, and her dimpled fac'
slightly whitened Hhe WAS startle,
and amazed by the unfamiliar vehe
mence of a husband no had ever beel
forbearing and almost weakly indul
gent.
Dear me, Jakey - she tjaculate'
in dismay. am sure | do not kno,
how baby Dot ever managed TO g.
your diamond pin and really di
not mean to be No careless about you
buttons but have been 10 busy abou
-she-quilt," she falttred with an III
com ioI table sensation that her onl
apo.ogy would seem ridiculously mals
propos at this Crisis.
you need not remind me OF tina
Letitia," he answered, with more ~
r,ous infection with his his sarcasti
tones. / am profoundly aware tina
you have latterly been quite too occI
! pied to care for your uninterestlng d'
inestic duties, or any such insigniticaI
matter AZ my comfort. But finish you
quilt, my dear; by all means tnis
your precious crazy quilt. should
afraid TO guaranty my return until II
thing IL done and slowed away frol
sight
T And with that not particularly CO
, | dial injunction and ASSURANCE he IA
iusted AN ancient black cravat, pickle
up Ills rumpied gloves, and stalked o,
of the house, leaving pretty Mrs Letiti
D.. feeling more astonishcd than she la
over felt before In all her brief weddt
life.
, 81 should never have believed til;
! he could be 70 angry, and he nev'
before went away without kissing de;
baby Dot" she sighed, as Two 81
Z rueiul tears dripped upon the gorgeo'
d Quilt, that miracle Of her decoratiN
inRenuities which her agg-ieved spou'
|, had declined to appreciate.
And | was 30 proud OF IL, 81
prese ntly said to n caller, an elder
lady with merry dark eyes, tiny iro
< gray curls and severely plain dal
y dress.
alt is rather snowy thing" q
D lady said but yet the coarse
r. blanket would be jus, as comfortable
THAT is the opinion Jakey has
= suppose" the girlish wife plaintive
returned.
81 90, dare say you have allow
him to f. el rather neglected. the 9th
Y remarked Ia her amiable and chez
= tones.
"He was never grum bling and Gre
: before about anything" Mrs. AxwoI
t said, piteously, land l am sure
d, not mean to be neglectful-he ought
N know that"
m m 1--WE none of us like to feel that o
" comfort IL a secondary consideration
u. them we love best" the lady sal
and when we are too much slightt
:, Letitia, we are apt TO become rem
20 ourselves" she added, go soberly n
70 Significantly that the dimpled, pref
face before her blushed crimson.
'Jakey Is not becoming remiss; y
- dill not think THAI" Mrs. A
mi worth queried, the crimson on
he chez ks hotter, a resentful flash benef
her misty lashes.
- 81 am certain he DOES not wish to
n remiss," the other taid, with Gu
an ourly roguish twinkle In her xii
ny ly. merry eyes. "And dare say
az have been too occupied with the sho
"a, Quilt TO notice ans thing that might
lie construed as a slight. And OF cou
to YOU are aware that Mr.. Axworth
VS. votes great deal of his time to Lau
NJ | Doone."
We AZ have been aware of nothing Of
IA. kind" Mrs. Axworth said, with pal
We lips and kind ling eyes. And l hi
M know Wedge whatever ofany such
~ son."
. ~, Indeed = the other comment
ty. "And he takes her driving often
visits her every evening; and he
ter presented her with quite magnific
VS. birthday gift"
Or Mrs. Axworth tossed aside her or;
Y. quilt and arose from her low rocker
i'm "You might have spared yous
g, Aunt Virginia, the repetition Of s
- doubtful gossip" she said, with
az. nifty. 81 refuse TO listen TO any IN
pN uation against my husband. l 81