Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-20

::::s:: -: :..IiIa-that same reck-
- -: good.for-naught who had
.:::. wont to hang around her before
We were married. And Lucilla had told
me she was going to take tea with her
mother.
Nevertheless ! put on q bold face.
well, let him spend the evening""
said l. 'Where's the harmP'"
Eyes; but-but the curtains were not
drawn, and-and it isn't necessary for
him to sit on the same Sofa with his
arm round her waist"
went straight home, but Mr.. Sykes
had departed, and Lucilla was darning
my stockings by the fire.
'Iucilla,T SAID I sue.uly, II must
its here"
Yes. JOSIAH" said my wife; Harry
-is rather troublesome"
"And you will please receive no more
young gentlemen visitors in my ab-
mo. josiah
/. ''The fact is, Luc!lla, / am AFRAID yoa
read too many novels"
"Perhaps l do" said my wiie meek
~. =.
Il will bring up e set OF Rollins
Ancient History tomorrow and some
sermons. for you to read. All lighter
j.: literature must be baniahed at once
Certainly, Josiah
Could Fitz-Drown himself nayo ex-
peeted more complete and dutifu| 90
:S~9uaintance in all my demandsp
Lncilla was prcternaturally affection
ate the next two or three days. She
hung: round me in the most b%ewitching
manner. sewed my shirt-buttons on,
ran for my slippers, and would insist
on toasting the bread herself, until her
pretty face was the color Of Il scarlet
tomato, .because cook ia so careless,
and dear Josiah likes his toast Drowned
just So"
"What shall i order for dinner, dcarp
The butchers nan is here. Steaks or
q roasting piece?"
Il don't care" l answered mechau.
!cally. .''Suit yourself"
"but you know your wishes arc my
pleasure, love-"
''Steaks then"
"And about tho pudding, sweetp
Shall ! tell cook to make Il rca! old
English plum. or would you prefer
baked suet:?"
{: Really it was very nice TO hear ones
wishes consulted in this sort Of man.
Der. And when departed from the
office, Iucilla herself stood on tiptoe
to tic the wotsted muller round nv
neck.
For ii you should take cold, dear
est, and anything should happen, 1t
would break your dear little wife's
heart"
Under these harmonious circumstan.
9es that sudden voyage to India came
K q thunderbolt across tho serene
horizon of u matrimonial life.
"Aow shall I live without YOU six
months. my ~dearest?" sobbed Lucilla,
her lovely beryl eyes swimming in
tears.
But we cannot always control nc.
cessity. and, after a mourrfur farewell,
in which my wife fairly succumbed and
vent into Mysteries. departed on ne.
eessary business for the firm of Miner
and Mortlake,I myself being the afore.
.. said Mortlake.
How it happened that my name was
enormously logged into the details of
that massacre in which the barbarous
coolies murdered SO many of the for
etgn population, when / was actually
ten miles farther up the country, 1
never knew. and then my long fever,
during which l found 1t impossible to
write or obtain an amanuensis. served
to complicate matters. When l re.
covered. ] resolved to proceed imme.
diately back to my native land.
I'm not write" I mentally decided.
an surprise Lucilla. bless her dear
little heart! How delighted che will
So ! took passage in the first Eng.
ish steamer that sailed. pretty we'll
cured OF all my romantic ideas Of trav.
cling in foreign climee, and thoroughly
convinced that when q man has lived
fifty odd years in tho world his best
place y ct home.
Hallway across. We hailed an Eng.
ush5cgsk outward.bound, and there
8MaSsexohapge Of newspapers and
Dfkecc3vllitiea
~ 1untolded aLopdonp paper, scarce,
IRerv than dix weeks old" SAW,
seagfhs obituary notices, my ers