The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-05-05

/ thev throw me into debtors prison
tomorrow, to languish there, l can not
help it"
.iDo not reproach me" she moaned;
II nave suffered much You have told
me was restless, as one who had com
mitted crime; you know now what
the crime has been"
"You suffer!" he scornfully ejacu-
lated. when up to this time, this
very week, you have been augmenting
your debt recklessly! Stop your dis
play of tears; crocodiles can shed
them"
She only sobbed the more.
II was fool to marry into your
branch of the family" he went on,
stamping his foot, ''for q mania at
tends it. Your uncle gambled his
means away and then took his own
life; your father hampered himself
with his debts and remained poor; your
brother followed in his uncle's wake;
and now, madam, the mama Is upon
you'll"
Mr.. Dalrymple stopped, for the
servant appeared at the door with the
tea-urn. Mr.. Dalrymple motioned
him away. mo tea tonight" he
authoyitively exclaimed 1--WE do not
require it." And he flung the door 10,
after the man.
Mrs. Dalrymple did not move. But
every now and then she sobbed out en-
treaties to her husband for forgiveness.
It was Just as though he heard her not.
His first explosion of passion over. he
smothered lit in silence and never
spoke, but he paced the room with
angry strides.
After a while Mrs. Dalrymple gath
cred herself up, and left IT, Some
time after, she heard the drawing-room
bell ring, and then her maid came up
to her, tossing and indignant.
"Ma'am! l must say this is very
sudden"
Mrs. Dalrymple buried her face over
a drawer, which she pretended TO be
looking in, and strove to command her
voice to Indifference.
"What is suddenp"
"Master has ordered me to come and
pack up. He says you must be OF To
the Grange with morning light.
asked him how was to pack up to-
night, with you and him in the room
asleep, and he said might settle thai
with you, but that he should not be in
it."
Mrs. Dalrymple, conscience-stricken,
had nothing to answer.
HE says, too, you will not want me
beyond the month, ma a'am. And thai
IL like to leave at once, and stop IN
town and look out for a place, he'll
give me months board wages. It's
the first time as ever was dismissed,
in summonary way, like this, added
the damsel, shaking with her wrongs.
81 am very sorry, Ann. Circum-
stances oblige us to make this sudden
change. 1t shall not affect your test.
monials for any fresh place"
"No, / should hope it wouldn't,
Ima'am. I've always served gentle.
| folks as didn't make sudden changes.
What's TO be done about this packing
upP Am ! TO be kept out of my bed tC
do itP And is it to be done by candle
lightP"
"Yes, if Mr.. Dalrymple said so.
did not know" she added, recollect
ing herself, "that he meant to 90 Sc
early"
"The boxes will get full of candle
grease, and consequently the dresses
even should no sparks get in and burn
'em up, il that will be any consolation
to him." said the indignant Abigail, il
q tone which implied that it would be
very great consolation to her.
Mr.. Dalrymple did not go to res
that night When the servants a
length went TO bed they left him in tn,
dining-room, writing, and surrounded
with papers. In the morning he anC
his wife started for their home, tn
Grange, there to live in obscurity, upoI
a small pittance, and struggle will
their debts; perhaps to live life o
miserable estrangement, of pickering
one with the other.
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