Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-12-29

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and drive them up to New Rochelle af-
Aunt Tryphena half closed her eyes,
with a little sigh-lilke gasp.
II my yhusband had done such athing
-" said she spasmodically.
"Mr. Jennings = said Clara, indig-
nantly rising from the table, Il beg you
will do no such thing"
Mr.. Jennings made no reply, but
drew out a cigar-case, and coolly light
ed brown. scaly Havana.
"Smolzingp' cried Clara, hystericallyi
''and in my very presencep"
MY love, = said Mr.. jennings, .'when
we were first married you said you
didn't object to smoking"
Eve altered my mind SINCE" re-
torted his wife, pressing cologne
drenched handkerchief to her nostrils,
with the air Of prosecuted angel
my husband never smoked" OBJ
served Aunt Tryphena, apparently adj
dressing the lamp-post across the street.
''He died, didn't hep" said MIR. Jen-
nings, turning with an air of deep in
terest to his aunt-in-law.
''Of course he died, said Aunt Try
phena, tartly.
II thought so," said Mr. Jennings.
"And / don't wonder My dear" to
Clara, ''since you disapprove of the
odor Of a cigar, I'll take it next door"
And off he walked.
CLARA, said Aunt Tryphena, sepul-
chrally, ''this is too muchl Who lives
next doorP"
Mr.. Honeysweet," said Clara. "He
was married on the same day that we
were His wife is very pretty"
"O-o-e!" groaned Aunt Tryphena-
"Does she allow smoking in her par
lor?"
"oh, yes" said Clara. "All ovol
the house,
"My dear" said Aunt Tryphena
''your husband is being ruined. Yot
must make stand"
"How do you mean make stands?
questioned puzzled Clara.
''You must make him defer to you
ideas and wishes a little more. Yo'
must teach him that man is not to be |
tyrant." "
'He-he is very good husband,
said Clara. with a little g1lrgling sob il
her throat.
"Oh, WE'LL" said Aunt Tryphena, q
you rant to be imposed upon
"But what shall / doP" pleade,
Clara.
"My dear" said Aunt Tryphena
make this test question. Tell Mn
Jennings that if he chooses deliberatel
to set your wishes at defiance in thi
matter of New Rochelle and his ga
bachelor friends
"But I don know that they are bach
elors.
Bachelors or married men, wha
does it matterP II, I say, he choose
to set your wishes at defiance, you wi
leave himln
"Oh, Aunt Tryphenap'
"You will leave him." repeated Aur
Tryphena-
"But where shall I go?"
"To California" said the old lady
an take you myself. I've frien
there, married to a district judge. 8
depend upon it, my dear, he Il never L
it come to that He'll knuckle down {
once.
But to Aunt Tryphenas surprise, Nj
John Jennings didn't "knuckle down
once"
"Go to California, my love, by a
means" said he. II am told that th
climate there is delightful. l hope
will agree with YOU"
John jennings uttered Aul
Tryphena, hoarsely, ''yOu are
brute -
"Not at all, Aunt Tryphena," sai
Mr.. Jennings. II am only man WI
means to be the master of his ov
house. shall certainly be polite
my old friends, and if Clara objects
it, can only view her objections vii
the deepest regret. And as to Califo
MIA, why, as l remarked before, it is
lovely climate and remarkably healt
ful.n
"Clara, said Aunt Tryphena, 'if
sail in the Bride of the West. there
, no time to lose. Let us go at once al
J pack"