The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-28
1 her shoulder before she abandoned her

her shoulder before she abandoned her 
 And really think, upon my word, that had Mrs. Eva Brown been my wife would have sooner given her two Easter bonnets than have witnessed that little drill betore the mirror, graceful and charming as it was.
 It was doubtless innocent enough, but it was altogether too alluring, and there was a flush on Eva's face, and just the least tride too much erectness in the poise of her dear little head, as she walked away from the mirror, for the peace of man who believes the wife to be the servant of the husband.
 But whatever were the thoughts of Mrs. Brown she wasted very little time over them, for she was a notable house wife, and far too wise for the absurdity of trusting servants very much farther than she could see them consequently she never had any trouble with girls" and lishment moved with the regularity of clockwork.
 Things on the street went rather Georges way that morning, and he or- dered small bottle after his lunch, and went through the morning paper very leisurely as he slowly consumed a cigar !; good clgar, three for a dollar, as he took no pleasure in cheap smoke. But he was not really so much occupied with the Herad as he was with his own thoughts, steadily as he kept his eyes on the sheet. He remembered the look n Eva's face as she bowed him out of the house and he understood perfectly well that she had ceased to be the first, or even the second object in his existence :; but what thoroughly did surprise him was the consciousness that, so far as he could discover, he was so indifferent to her as to really care very little whether she loved him or not. At this point George recalled line of a very meritorious French novel which he had lately read Marriage is the tomb of Love" It's all mistake, he said to himself, as he filled his glass with the last of the small bottle, "and the joke of it is, that fellow has to make the mistake binding before he can 6ad out about it."
 Then George took up the paper again and listlessly ran over the advertising pages, and finally brought up on the "personals which he read throu sh, one by one. [" wonder if there's any fun in that sort of thing?" was the question he asked himself Then he read the whole list again, and finally wrote on a slip of paper:
 "A slight wearness. caused hy the inevi- table monotony of existence, leads me to re- quest some one similarly situated to ex- change experiences with SAMENEsS.n
 Herald Of1icen
 MT. Brown wrote this elegant produc- ton several times over in various hands, and finally enclosed a copy of it with a two dollar note, called a messenger boy and sent it to the HeyaM office. As it was necessary to economize, he waited for his change, and occupied himself in tearing his copies of the advertisement into small bits and dropping them few at time into that American inevitability. the cuspidore.
 Strangely enough, at this very moment Mistress Eva was perusing the personals of the Herald.
 At dinner that evening George and Eva met with that calm amiability which, in married life. may cover the serenest and most exalted passion and confidence, the most absolute indifference, or that profound loathing which comes of be- irayal, tyranny, or an imploring passion scorned; for marriage, no less than pow erty, makes strange bediellows indeed.
 The l. aSter hat was not mentioned.
 After dinner George smoked and read Eva amused herself at the piano for a time, and finally became absorbed in a novel, and sat up so late that George was sound asleep before she retired for the night. Her romance was that profound analysis of woman's h art entitled "A page of Love-"
 The next day after lunch, George sent messenger boy to the HeraId office for the result of his advertisement, and re- ceived seventeen missives in reply. OfI these fourteen contained only addresses without word to indicate the character of the writer. Three were notes of some length. One of these while in perfectly unexceptionable language was SO perme. ated with a vile sugges,iveness that George actually blushed when he read 1t. One was from a widow who would, If" "Sameness passed a satisfactory ex- animation by promenading in specified place and manner, arrange for a formal introduction. The third was very pecu- liar, and read as follows:
 "SANENEss "; As am perfectly aware the superior sex is never satisfied with less than the earth. will begin by saving that l am beautiful and accustomed to move in good society. Were it not for this note might claim refinement.
 have had my lesson in monotony, and can assure you that shall never again per init that odious condition to exist where can choose my escort.
 have no desire to make any change in my life, and there will be no second meeting if your Appearance and manner fail to inspire me with respect ard esteem.
 If you desire, l should be pleased to eat an ice in your company to day at the Vienna Bakery, Broadway, between and 4: 30 D. pl., at a table near the stairway on tue second floor. As shall undoubtedly be the only one wearing jet veil so as to conceal the features, you will have no difficulty in recog mixing me. l. shall not be easy to please.
 SAMkNESS.n
 As not man lives who would for a ant A.~ .L.