Milford chronicle., 1885-11-06

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please, auntie, 1 would rather not say
anything more about that"
And she who thought she was only
striving for my interest, replied, coldly;
pardon me May, shall not offend
again"
"Ohend you, who have been father
mother and auntie all in oneg and
kissed her as had ever done since she
drew me away from her only brothers
coffin, hiding her own grief to assuage
mine.
DO you remember, auntie, dear,
when l used to have sulks and you
would take me out Misunderstanding
sunshine. you called ity' 1 often
think of it when things go wrong, as
they must occasionally, and wish you
with me to go hunting sunshine"
ayes, l remember. You were
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 Maynard
girl ever had" Ireplied.
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
nv husband? And had he been too
eager to accept itP was fearful it
was even so. He should have made
me understand that L had reserved
rights and not taken my property to
control unadvisedly especially to invest
in a business subject to all the hunct-
nations of the market. And now he
never spoke of it only as his own, and
1 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 dollars. My slightest wish in re-
gard to a convenience Or modern
change was satisfied almost as soon as
expressed. And it was. as l said to
nv aunt: "a beautiful home"
But what if it was? 1t was with my
money it had been emJellished and
made more valuable, and he could
easily afford to be lavish in expendi'
ture.
"My money used to beautify his
home" l said, bitterly, glancing at my
handsome surroundings.
When mine and thine are having
a battle. love and tenderness flee from
the contest. And at times l wa
frightened at the hard, bitter thought
[ was hiding from my husband, OF
fancied I was hiding from him.
"What is it May?" he once said
with a look of wistful tenderness
Are you quite well?'
"Never BETTER" replied, lightly
too thoroughly ashamed of the imp
was harboring to give it name.
It was just a month since Aun
Fanny left us-a wretched month t.
me-when one evening my HUSBAND
came in and gave me folded paper
Look, dear, and see if it is all right !
It was a certificate of deposit in tn
bank for just the amount of the bond
| I had given him four years ago.
If you prefer the bonds I can Ot
2 tain them for you, but the interest
| very low now, and that reminds me
YOU will have to trust me awhile 70
+ your accumulated interest. This
S all have saved from my business, bu
r YOU are to have the interest, ever
= penny"
t "But whatever am to do with it?
= / asked, in amazed bewilderment.
"Why, keep a check-book and spen
q your own money as you please" h
!. replied laughing heartily. "And no
e is the embargo removed, and may
2 tell you how grateful am for the us
e of the money, and how much more fo
n the loving confidence displayed
G tending it?"
could not reply, for the little goc
e left in me was cropping, dismally,
the alley of humiliation.
:, 81 will consider silence cOnsen
n then. Have you never suspected no
it ] secured your patrimony to you
e case anything happened to me before
J could repay yOu?'
It "But l would not have any securit
q YOU know that p 1 said, eagerl
snatching at the last ray of self-r
h spect.
"But you did all the same. In
II house with its two lots was decided
Ia you and the deed recorded the san
n day 1 received your bonds. So you S
have not only been using your none
- but living in your house-Etta and
d for the past four year"
n "Oh! why did your" I asked.
v 'Why did live in your house? B
q cause had nowhere else to live,
& besides, I rather liked it."
90 You know what l mean. Why d
Dr. you deed the place to me?"
,e because it was right to doso. Iw
W acting as your guardian, and had
err right to use your property witho
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