Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-01-10

| VIC I'm lCl WI tiAO bteii''' ''tt'' . ~ ~
"lVho is il"
"Lelia.'
eyes, sir; right the first time.,'
"Lelia, don't you know | don't
like to he disturbed when | am
readings
''Then You shouldn't read while
Pm present"
':ThiS paper i, very interesting
complimentary TO the paper".'
And Leila began liumming Il lit
tie snatch orlove-Song to hide the
lump that seemed swelling in her
throat.
"Lclia, I wish you would leave off
singing those sentimental songs"
said Mr.. Weldon, without glancing
from his paper.
alvell, l.tllen,. what wonld YOU
tpreler-. Hold the Fort or OH
IIundreli!n
BIT Mr.. Weldon was reading IL
very interesting item, aud Jailed to
answer.
The next morning lie was sitting
phiIosophlcally smoking, when lie
lin wlltzcd gayly into the room.
ooh, Leila, do try aud be more
dignilied! You are so impuiSive
for Il married lady. What you need
is tanning, mydear. Mustangs have
been broken in, you KNOW" he
added, as he saw Il rebcllionS light
gather in Lclia's big black eyes =
"Wllat do You want, my dear!n
There. WAS il spice OF temperabout
Leila, as she answered:
"LoriS, VIC are outofvinegar. but
| have mixed some sugarand water
together, and if You'll inst step
down and talk TO it Il little, no
doubt we shall have plenty of the
sourcSt kind
'.Lclia.'
Sin
Are you aware to whom You are
spealsingn'
"Ccrtninly, Mr.. Weldon; Pm talk
ing to tie flower of the family; in
fact, YOU Nrc tile entire plant-vin-
egar plant, to speak accuratcly!'
Mr.. Weldon pulled at his cigar
rctlectivcly Il few moments, then
said:
Il see plainly that you need
tanning. have got my little mus
tang laSSoocd, and now [ must tane
her. But let's nillca bargain, he
la, dear. What will yon take not
to do anything unhcromins to II
married lady Tor Il month"
: Just the same amount Won will
take not to speak IL single cross
word to me during tho length of
aforementioned, Or scold about any
q. s;;NHow, Mrs. Weldon, l prefer to
he the Judge Of my own conduct,
without REPRESENTATION pcttlcoat
rule; and really, pet, you wouldn't
hare other people think that [ was
u henpeclleil hnSblnd, would yoa!'
And Mr.. Weldon pinchcd Lclia's
cheek playiully.
And, Louis. my love, You would
not have other people think that |
was IL downtrodden wife,"
Mr.. Weldon wrinkled his brow
thougItIully, but said nothing: yet
he kept we'll i'll his mind a set de
termination to sAbdue to proper
dccorum his impulsive little wife.
At the end of the year he tlattcr.
ell himself that he had Succeeued
admirably; but somehow he did feel
lonely with his reticent wife when
ever he thought of their old lover
days.
He had succeeded in his wishes
and ycthe was not satisfied.
Then interfering people would
talk when they saw the change creep
over Leila Weldon.
s'Ah, she has found him out" one
old maid remarked.
"IIc's tanning her, that's plain"
said married friend. "And when
she is demure enough for an old
woman eighty years old, then he'll
dirt with all tile gay girls, al d have
the beautiful excuse that home has
no attractions for him; his wife un-
congenial to his nature and must
seek an affinity elsewhere"
"It's all nonsense, love is" said
another acquaintance. ''Beiore
he was married he went to sec her
three times II week and took her
everywhere, and was so devoted;
and now | don't suppose he takes
her out once a nonth. Ills presence
at his meals is sufficient for Il mar
ricd woman. l suppose that the
awful fact that she might actually
enjoy IL theatre OF lecture never en-
tiers his mind; but such amnsements
seem to be necessary to his happi.
ness still"
These and many other remarks
not. complimentary to Mr.. Weldon
were freely indnlged in by their
talllative friends.
But had they really known un-
der what suppression Mrs. Wei
don's high spirits were kept, they
woAld have been greatly surprised.
Mr.. Weldon did not mean to
treat his wife unkindly, but il he
had only taken Il peep at her end
of the telescope.
Only married a year, and yet
it seemed Il lifetime to Leila.
One evening when sitting alone
she heard Mr.. Weldon's step earl
ier than usual.
a wave of gladness swept over
her face, then it died away, and a
hard hittnr liTht crpnt iutO those