Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-10-26

bne balu, 'Auu L nave pIOiloCu "
sing this for him at Mrs. Camp
BELLS"
"Ah ~ he answered, with an ex-
preston of indifference ; and as his
wife again struck up with the first
few notes, he muttered to himself
"Confound Capt. Loyellp
At Mrs. Campbell's Capt. Lowell
was in attendance upon pretty Mrs.
Palmer, and then other gentlemen
discovered her attractions, piquan
cy, coquettlshness and flirtableness,
and 80 in a few weeks Mrs. Palmer
was belle. She did not seem in
the least to care who her husband
was attending upon, and indeed,
he could rarely get word with her
at all when at the gay assemblies
which they constantly frequented.
He sometimes gave her hint that
she was "no longer a girl," and
that he was her husband but she
only laughed and SAID there was
no harm done, and that she was
enjoying herself SO delightfully."-, and
felt herself more a belle than even
when a girl-whlch was true, be.
cause she had not firted then,
being absorbed heart and soul in
Bob Palmer. But now it was
Capt. Lowell who appeared chiefly
to occupy her thoughts, as we'll as
a good part of her time. She sung
and danced with him; she read
the books he sent, and so frequent
we're his visits, so constant his
attention, that at last Mr.. Robert
Palmer'a wrath burst forth.
"Nellie," he said, as he one day
close d the door on the departing
captain, 81 really cannot permit
this to 60 on ahy longer. Your
conduct to me is most unexpected
most astounding. You are by
far too intimate with this fellow,
Lowell. He is constantly in my
house, and last evening he scarce
ly left your side, while you stood,
for two honrs, the center of group
of chattering; grinning, popinjays'
like himself"
"Now, dear, that is quite un'
reasonable of you. Didn't you tell
me that | would please you by en-
joying myself and flirting little !
You know you did" added Nellie,
reproachfully; "and now that /
am obeying you you get jealous"
"Jealousf Not |! But l am
offended and insulted-yes, and
disgnsted as well. If only you
could hear the remarks about your
self and that Lowell"
"Simiar to those that I heard in
regard to you and Miss Baden, /
presumed" said his wife.
"What is Baden TO me 2" he de-
manded, angrily.
"And what is Capt. Lowell to
me z"
"You encourage him, madam
You firt with him."
"As you do with Isabel Baden =
"a man may do what is not per
missable in woman"
"Ah, that is it ~ said Nellie, with
her old sigh. "YOu men may
neglect wife-may wear out her
heart and life with anIuish.-may
expose her to the pity and ridlcule
of all her acquaintances by showing
devotion deYOtlon to another and
she, poor slave, must not presume
to turn, as may even the trampled
worm, but mus bear all in meek
silence, never even inplorlng mer'
cy, lest she should offend her lord.
But l have had enough Of this, Bob,
and now as you do to me will |
do to you. If you go on flirting, 80
will |. | know you don't care a
bit more for Isabel Baden than l
do for Capt. Lowell but will not
be neg 'rSsttsed ''r;Ssted and humbled in the
sight of I'll Ie whole world. l am
not a slav4 but a wife, and de.
mand the hdnor due to mep
Her mood was a new one to her
husband. She sat erect and proud,
looking him steadily in the face
with bright, clear eyes, in whose
depths he could still read great
tenderness, and he at once compre
hended the whole matter.-Nelo
York San.