Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-29
RED LETTER DAYS.

Carrie Dean, as her husband drew OF
his overcoat in preparation for hi
nightly two-hours' trip to the .post OF
fce," Qhree minutes walk from tn
door.
well" said he, for she hesitated
"What is it now9"
30, nothing, but have you remem
bered," paying little unnecessary at
tention to the clasp of her bracelet
Tomorrow will be our sixth anniver
sary?"
Lets see-the twenty-first No.
hadn't thought of it. WhyP'
why, I've been thinking and wish.
ing we might plan some little celebra.
ton, just to recognize the day."
Didn't we celebrate our fifth, last
year? There's nothing now until the
tenth. Are you getting out of wooden
nutmegs?"
''Oh, l don't mean anything of that
kind"-wth a little faltering of the
voice, unnoticed by Mr. Dean, who is
already in the hall-'just little some
thing to make it in some way different
from other days.
"Why, what ails other days?" he in
CURED dryly. Il don't think we want
20 make any fuss. I'll send down an
extra course or two for dinner, and |
hope you'll see that they come on all
right, or get a cook who can serve a
dinner dcccntly without being watch-
Gd,' and closing the hall door, he join
ed the crowd of comfortable pilgrims,
setting towards the 'post-oflice"
shrine"
Mr.. Dean was not unkind at heart;
on the contrary he considered himself a
very remarkable husband indeed; posi-
bly, not in the matter of sentiment
that was an monumental commodity
with which 4 business man could have
little to debut of his indulgence there
could be no doubt. Had he not estab-
lishcd q model home, well located, fur
nished, and appointed? Did he not
promptly respond to every application
made by his wife for financial aid, and
ieaVe the matter OF domestic service
WhoIly 10 her' furthermore, was not
his own life well ordered and ire
proachablc? Beyond doubt his wife
was fortunate among women. He had
not lii''ch 'lme LOT nome lie, himself.
He went every day to his Office when
,c"i OF l"nc'eu emergencies ana not call
MN OUT OF town; ana eVenlngs-well,
evenings mere were always orrands to
DC "ohe' ana one must Keep the run of
'hl'g' III .he cIuD' ana lodge meetings
must not he heSiected' and at this sea-
son Ihere were at least local politics of
interest oIearIy' his evenings were
i"lIy occupied. carrie had the best Of
IT, one had the nome all to herself.
Dut 10 hlSht tho hL@hIy-faVored wife
was MOI Ill " n'"oo 10 appreciate her
DRESSINGS particularly the GROWING
one ol Soilluue' nor qua the prospective
pressure VI IIle MORO" produce great
eAhl"ration OF spirits
announcer course or TWO 1or dinner;
th"t 49, " niue more time than usual
spent III 'ne hl'chch' shc Sighed
'n"' - Only 'HPe Vi what my Red
i'e'ler lays nave Deeh' and the sigh
btG" He"''tE- WHAT suppose they
VIII Always De-
ana men, lhough the chandeliers
hleu sou Il9IlI on the nome, made beau
tIlul O} inc exquisite blending of Orient
al 'i'ilS, thou9h the last new book con-
teS'e'' cl"'ih with the latest craze IN en-
oLopueiH' lhou%h an obtruslNe little
"h'l'-Pa"ea kltten rubbed and purred
"S"iilSt her bowed head' the loneliness
oi ieI He"rI loIhu vent IN tears.
nr'"Sohaole' every strong mind
Gu woman VIII declare. very; yet the
return OF " Joy1ul anniversary with the
Joy lelt OUT mas been known TO wiring
stronger hearts than that Of poor Car
lie Dean.
wv nat could l have said, she ques-
uohcd, TO make him take somo inter-
est IN the day. but the whtc-pawed
Kitten her onl y auditor, answered not.
lie would hardly have regarded pro-
position to spend the day, or even the
evening, at home, in the light of an en-
tertainment-thcy had been SIX years
wed-and she was deferred from pro-
posing any outside expedition, by Pc
culiarlty OF temperament, nope too
common. She had retained one char
&cterjstic of her girlhood, which is COM
monty supposed to become extinct with
Marriage delicacy which prevented
her from making overtures. Frank
Dean had counted it one of her sweet
est SraccS IN the old days. Perhaps
since marriage his perceptions had
olmmed' ana he may not have noticed
mat she mad never invited him to take
her out or solicited from him any gift,
unless the occasional laying before him
OF an emptled purse might be held-so
unfathomable is the domestic partner
snip TO the unInitlated-to be soliciting
OF aims! AS natural result of this re-