The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-03

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they were cruel to cast me away!''
mo. Marie!" and Phillip Hoyt took
her hand, rs he had done that other
day, which they both silently remem-
bored. "You will not be lost as my
wife; your thoughts are like mine.
Why should We not be happy together,
caring for the sick?''
Her face grew pale again and he
eyes wero bright with happiness.
you mean that can serve you,
mako your life better, be useful to
your" she questioned.
Men never tell their real thoughts at
these critical times; but a cOmica]
vision of Alice Bayard's probable ideas
of wifehood. compared with these, did
cross this lovers mind, though it was
very tenderly that he said:
MY Marie. you are q great woman;
but to make your husbands life better
that is worthy, even of YOU"
They were married at once and
lived very happily. the doctor and
doctress, equally unmindful of the
scornful pity which is all that the
Bostonians and Mennonites vouch-
safed by way of remembrance.
Mrs. Hoyt retains many of her
oriental ideas of the wife's domestic
station. Her thoughts are still largely
of service. She has way of slipping
out of the room when many people
come; but she will listen at midnight
with wide-awake interest, to profess
sional accounts of epidenics and sur.
gical operations. Her household is
we'll ordered, and if she does not assert
herself and is not brilliant for the many,
her husband is still content. Men arc
Eastern potentates, shorn only of op-
portunity. DR.. Hoyt finds a satellite,
whose shining face reflects always his
own glory, so agreeable that he has
never wished to have instead rival
planet.-ladepcndent.
Washington Letter: The Russian
Minister, M. &c Strive, who returned
this week after almost a years absence
en- leave, had an enthusiastic welcome
from the large circle of his colleagues
and fricnds,and brought pleasant news
of his family. Nine, de Strive and
her children will not come to Washing
ton until early next fall. The De
Strives were such prime favorites here
that their absence this winter has been
continually regretted and the closing
of the Russian Legation positively
nourned. They were lightful hosts
and Nine. dc Strive was more OF a
social autocrat than any one else here.
Her invitations were most sought and
appreciated and her disapproval most
dreaded. When she took any one up
society espoused that cause with rush
and when she recalled cards of invita-
jon from an offending one, the town
dropped the unfortunate at once. She
is woman of most wonderful ability,
and she led life of such activity as
would appall any other woman. Her
cleverness, her wit. brilliancy, tact, and
Kindness were celebrated everywhere,
yet with the rush of her social duties,
she was the most devoted mother to her
seven children and held up as a model
parent for all the fashionable mothers
to follow. Nine. de Strive had one
invariable rule as to declining ladies
lunch parties, and she WIS never trap
ped into one of tilts -: u.s. i;male
fcasts. That meal. midday dcjennar,
she claimed Us family right and rite
and tho Informal breakfasts ut the lega-
,ion, with the seven little De Strives
all ut the table, were most valued by
those favored with invitations to them
Her return will be hailed with Joy next
fall and society is already taking heart
aui counting upon brilliant season
next winter. MIR. Blaine use! emphat-
ically to declare Nine. de Strive to be
the cleverest woman in Washington, to
the chagrin of one well-known woman
in particular VINO had always supposed
that she occupied that unique position
in this community.