The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-20


late are historical, but are not of historical
Importance. was at Client with my wife,
staying al the Hotel du Panier dor. We
had di6fculty in obtaining rooms, because al
that very time the London Volunteers had
been invited over, and we're being feted by
the town. This will tx the date for any one
curious 10 know It.. The town swarmed
with English volunteers In their various
uniforms, and in various stages Of tipsiness.
The Client folks were very hospitabie, they
fed them, liquored them with horrible bierre
de Diest, more horrible Faro, and, most hor-
rible of all, black fouvaiue ale. In the
evening, TO their honor, the town provided
a fireworks exhibition.
At table dhotc that day sat beside an
American lady on my left and my dear little
wife on my right. say "little - not merely
as an expression of tenderness, In case this
should meet her eye, but because she is
small Of stature. Being small of stature her
head is naturally small also, and the head
being small also naturally, the brain IL not,
cannot be, other than small. would not
for the world say ANYTHING disrespectful of
my wife, but cannot see that there is any
thing disrespectful In the statement of a
truth, and in giving logical, Ineligible
reason for its being truth. Besides, picture
to yourself a little woman with big mind,
you picture TO yourself q monster, a thing TO
be hung in spirits OF wine in a bottle In an
anatomical museum, not thing 10 meet in
the streets. associate with In daily life. take
TO your bosom.
a little mind has its disadvantages IL looks
about it in a little way, has narrow horizon,
has little whims, little spites, little taste.
am writing my story now in the hope
that my wife's little mind may yield to the
pressura of publjc opjuion. and accent nv
statement Of fact. which She absolutely re-.
fuses to believe from my lips, and which has
troubled our married life ever since that
visit 10 Client. Little minds are prone 10
accent the general. vulgar view of things.
and hope by these pages 10 form a popular
opinion which will so inclose her and i'm
press her that she will yield her own dis
torted conviction. and 40 peace NAV be es
I have headed INV paper " Fireworks at
Home and Abroad; but to be accurate |
should have inverted the order and written
" Abroad and at Home" but this does not
sound so we'll. Repeat 20 Yourself RAPIDLY
tbree mr. four t;mes e. M bome aud abroad :,
and than saw 90 obroad aud nj boma ~ aud
Won will perceiye there Ia n flow. a music. a
rvtbm. in the latter which fails wholly IN
the frat. For euphopy have headed INV
paper as Il stands. but lot these few words
Of explanation suffice to make Won under-
stand that the logical. Chronological. his.
ior;cnl seouancs Is &C abroad aud nj home ),
All this wbile have ner,ected tbe EttIe
American lady ON NV left she in no wny
deserved this neglect. She was a liyely.
agreeable. prettv youup psrsop. with sallcw
complexion. bright hazel eyes. dark hair
and the most charming month and nose
ever saw.
Add to this perfect self-possession. a ready
wit. shrewd observation. and copious flow
of agreeable conversation. aud Won NAV sun
nose that had pleasant table d'hofe dinner
The dinner would have been absolutely d.
lie btful. Int that INV dear wife ON the rich,
Of me has au unhappy habit of becoming
Jealous and getting out of temper whenever
talk IN another jaiv.
did INV best to draw nv wifi. into In,
conversation. | appealed to her now and
then. asked her questions. repeated TO he,
ramarks of NV left.band 'naiobbor thai
struck me as being specially clever. Int /,
no nurpose. Nv wife answered with cnr,
ness. and received the remarks retajled with
Indifference.
When dinner was over INV wife rose. and
without a bow TO the American lady. left tb.
room, remained behind to smoke a cigar
When had done NV cigar went nm stair,
to ask nv dear partner on life's Journey ,c
come with me a stroll to see the sights. Var
Eyck's " Adam and Eve.n the Town Hall
and so on,
found her sitting at ne window lookinp
out acrcss the square with vacancy in her
eve, her chiu resting on the palm of he,
hand. and her elbow on the window ledp.
She replied to nv invitation that sbe la
seen sights (emphasizipr sg5tsI enourb fo,
that dsy. and that If | wanted TO 90 ont
could no doubt find more agreeable comn,p
ions than herself to 90 will, ma
Twas not at all nut out. I made her q
pretty spsech TO the effect that of ALI com
pauiops only one was perfectly agreeable 4,
me. and that was Asrsalf. Than she tnrn.d
ronnd at me sternlv. and said. " Hollow
hollow bollow.n She meant that INV word,
were void of reality. So thew were / admit
becauss she oould. and did. Mt times max.
| herself so disagreeabls that had rather Il,
anywbere (except in one of the Gbent on
nails. which are disgustiur) than with her
When howevsr. abe tries IN he nleasant
| wonld rathsr walk with ber than w;th-Mr
Gladstone or Lord Randolph Cbnrohi,, n,
both togetber. one On each arm
So went out by myself. and looked at
Van Evcl,,s g Adam and Evau c,nno,
saw that tIlp great maStpr imDraSSpN nls
mich NOR did his subisct ;nsn;ra mn, will
jivalv thouoh,s cous;d.raa ,ha, hi.
Adam had cowad Iook and i'm Eva,s svs
wos n lw;nkls of dasnotic Yowar tbouol,,
how mueh better II wonId have bean for nj
| Of ma If Adam had taken The bulI Inv III,
horns-I mean Evs Inv tha scrmff of th,
nscl kicked bar mt of The oard.n am
nitched the annla after bar taeing oars :,
III her II, tbs small of Tho h.cL 10 accsI.r,t
| ksr movements. Than ba conld ba va snol.s,
| ali dav in The ann and takan off bis cnila
| when hot and mt his feet nm ths mantai
niece and mt his hands In bis nocLsts
and done thousand things which a marie,
man can't do. he Is 40 screwed nm hv hi,
| wife. y
When came home 7 persuaded NV den
mariner 10 descend and have soma tea
| woman never declines the offer Of am n
tea !. 90 wa went to the cofr.e.room and i mr.
dered that fayorite beverage. PRESENTLY tn
waiter anpeared with ems of thick whit
orockerv and two white pots. one oontainin,
hot milk the other tea.
NV wife made a Remembrance AT tba In
milk. and cried ont with dispnst and diana,
at the LIQUID poured out as tea. The smsi
II emitted was that of a drurrist's shon
We examined the not and Gshed ont IN
leaves that were soaking in IL they wer
the flowers of the Iime trae and not To-
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