Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-08-17
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unhappy. And yss she ass h@~n married
only sfr asoashs. ard ~ saeh mics, hand
s1ne man "a all the yoaax ladies' declared,
that srsIy sfs@ onxht TO hags h~sa happy
vita hin Ard ~ she had been snsil, % tsiI
the fruth. Mr.. Boo Palmer. forgsering. or
seeming % forzrs. that ~ rsa g married
man, had rse@stly taken 70 elrtiaz With
tfsss VERY 7oaag hadtes. az ali The parties IN
hiAdsAton. leaving his wsfe 70 take care ~
k@r.ssf sizssiy gs wa snough 70 rake any
ssr nsoeths ~sts ery. especially cos % ssnsi
tive A. Sealss
ges that Mr. Rsh~rt Palmer Lovss his littAs
wife q BIT Ieaa than on tho DAY u his mar
rage. neither that Ssiis sssspeetsd him u 10,
or foy motasat dosbssd his morals. any
more than she did nls sonataney. Bus Mr.
Palmer wa a zay young man, and boTsd 70
asnuss himself and 70 b~ amused
'fisllot bsrn crying again. dscisrsF' en-
esained Mr. BIB Palmer, ssdasnly eeasfng
hls httle ~hisfle, a. h. eBiersa the room, On
rwturninx from bia Office. What's tho mat
Ter nov. Ssiiiei Canary refused 30 sing. or
Nine. vixiiHi noe Put flowers snnagh In your
honnstf'
On, Bob how can your sohh~d yeilis.
b~gias9ng afrssh. II yoa knew how much a
wife thinks u herr hashand'E lose. and
Here poor Nellie broks down Mr..
Pslnsarss eyes opened very vide
"whewf = whisttsd he. III this isn't reilly
st@nrd So shes jaalousr'
Indeed no. dear Bsbi f}ut--but'-shs
could hardly sysak Tor the choking in her
tbroas--''you can't undsrStaHd the pride
woman takes in having her husband treat
bar With affection and respect before every
cue, or how IL humbIes and mortinsz her 10
bs neglected. by him, and have other women
consider thara4slvea her nyais-hks Label
Baden"
Mr. Bob Palmer laughed outright, and then
he grew angry
You're an absurd little fool, Nellie" be
snld "As II Isabel Baden were anything 10
ne beyond pleasant and agreeable young
woman 10 amuss one self With at a party.
NunssnssF'
'3hs don't think 40, said Nellie. and
and the others don't think 50 They all think
you ars getting tired of your wife, and Isabel
dattsrs herself that She has cut me out, and
Ia trying 10 lot people ace H."
'FlddiesticksI' said Bob, rising impar
tisntly from the lounge I'm aStonshed at
you, Nellie. and had really given you credit
Tor more aensa, "a we'll as temper, j" he added,
Severely II wish you'd amuse yourself In
society. as do, instead u moping about In
this fashion You cant expect 10 have mo
tied To your apron strings, and I'd much
rather see you flirting little yourself than
skulking away la holes and corners, lis
spider, watching your butterfly Of a husband
10 see II you can detect him In doing wrong
You make mo quite ashamed OF you, de
clare"
Mr.. Palmer took his hat and walked out Of
tho room with an air Of mingled dignity and
in IL. .st,
away her tears and unused awhile, with eyes
flashing and checks flushed with wounded
and indg uaBt feeling
Yes" she said TO herself ''sinoe he has
requested it, viii amuse myself 'as he does
and sse how he likes H. Ashamed Of me, is
hoi And he did not use to be so when | was
gey and happy Oh, Bob. II you only knew
how loved youl'
And once more. despite her resolutely clos
ing her eyes and pressing her fingers upon
them, the tears would come
There was 20 he, that very evening. party
At Col Johnston's and Nellie took particular
pains "a dressing herself for IT, She had been
OF late rather careless ON this point, and was
now rewarded for her extra care by her hus-
bands glance Of approval and his remark
that the pink silk was becoming 10 her In
consequence her eyes and cheeks were
brighter, and her spirits more buoyant, as
she entered Mrs Johnstous crowded draw
ing rooms. Scarcely had they paid their re-
spects Ia the hostess when Mr. Palmer &C
costed or rather vas accosted by Miss
Baden. brilliant, confident girl who tried
To- cnsnare him before his marriage, and, at
the same moment, a gentleman addressed
Mrs Palmer She answered mechanically,
unable 10 withdraw her attention from her
husband and his companion, until, seeing
somOthipg in Miss Badens glance at herself
which she did not Ike. her pride again
avoke, and she turned, rs with a sudden de
termination, to the gentleman at her side
lie wns a recent conner 10 the town. very
pleasant and handsome. and Nellie
Palmer forthwith began to try aud
make herself agreeable to him. lie
looked 81 pleased. and was himself
81 agreeable. that IL soon cost her no
effort To converse, and then her OLD lively
spirits returned and, to her surprise. she
found that she was enjoying herself Her
husband didnt much notice this, but Miss
Badsn did. and hcr Irritation with Mr. Pal
mer lest much o. its charm. now that his
wife Hid not appear mortified and Jealous,
and that people couldn't see that she was so
Wherefore Miss BADEN grew indifferent, and
Mr Palmer hetdought himself to hook after
his wife. Ne, finding her looking over the
photograph albums nor talking to deaf old
Mr. Brown, neither In any Of the holes and
corners which she was wont Of late 10 IRE
qnent, he became rather puzzled.
shes got in the dumps again. suppose
WAS his Thought, and is trying to disguise it
under the prelense of being i'll Dare say |
shall find her crying or fsiuting away in the
a.
round Der, or perhaps she's gone home
At that instant little laugh az his elbow
startlei hm. and turning. he saw Nellie,
bright and flushed, talking TO very hand
some man, who APPEARED quite absorbed in
her. Mr. Palmer stared moment at the un-
conscious couple
Why. the deuce'" WAS his thought, "wha,
on earth can they have heen taking about
all this while'" Then. suddenly meeting his
wifeS eve he smiled aud whispered, En-
joying yourself Nelly
''oh, yes, sisar, delightfully."- Don't trouble
yourself aluvs me, pray
tie passed. os,, bat didn't so far, and a. be
stcod. whispering soft uothings 10 sentirnen-
TAI Kate Marshall, his ewes occasionally wan
derVsi 10 his wife How pretty she was look.
Ing and how gay she sSs, and how e,auet-
tishly she was exchanging light rpartee
WITH that eirsins fellow Tom Harrison And
all the time the handsome stranger never lef,
her side II was perf~rtly evident that be
admired her
III she were not q married woman he
would certainly fall in love with her. she.
my wife, and he felt q litsse resentfal of the
admiration
Nellie Palmer had never sung more sweeslv
or daa>ed uaore gracefully than on this even
ing
"Dcne YEA think. Neil. ycu have danced
e1rHsh Ter oue night, satd her husband. to
wsrd the eRsss ~ the evening. for a mar.
r1est ~essssnF he added.
Perhaps So she answered. ch-.rfunv
'eas I've entayed myself 80 much, Realty'
almost torgs sss q married vor,su. and
test ike GIRL again
And behaved ike oue.~ he said. rather
c>Nsy who is that fellow that has been in
s'seo'ssssc'A slscn you all the sveninSF- he in.
Guarv<s. As they walked down stars
Tia; remarkably handsc-ae man. with
the expressive dark eyes, do you usesnr
Il newer nssscsd his eyss or that be was a.
ali eanSisassse,r BE- answered. xsstsy.
"oa, Thought yea meant Capt Lowell Of
tire artillery. Al here be ss-tass oor MON
cut, dear. quite to-crs---
Ana Nellie spoke a few words 10 The cap