Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-04-11

my wife, ninging herself ~ the other side
Of the bed. 'At your age you should
know something OF the world. Exclusive
people, like Mrs. Mowbray, don't care TO
meet nobodies She was very choice, ss
you saw, whom she admitted to her ac-
qualntance this summer; l may say, in
deed, that am the only one, of all she
met, whom she recognizes now"
10 have protracted the conversation
would have excited my wife's nerves, aud
deprived her Of sleep, so l said no more,
but closed my eyes and courted slumber
anew. l have 10 recollection Of anything
after that till | woke up next morning,
and leaving Mrs. Jones abed, as usual,
went down to see that the fires were ali
right, and to do the marketing while
breakfast was being prepared.
The invitations to the party were Issued
that week, Mrs. Mowbray graciously
promising to attend.
4 When the important evening arrived
my wife was all nerves. At every ring of
the bell the color rose to her face with
expectation; but guest after guest entered
without Mrs. Mowbray appearing. Her
nervousness soon began to change to an
xiety, and this, as the hours wore on, to
disappointment and dismay. She delayed
the supper for full hour, thinking the
I
''What eau the matter BET" abe said to
me, ae soon us we were alone. 81 hope
the dear babe Is well. Perhaps, however,
Mrs. Mowbrsy is herself sick. Dear me,
/ am afraid | shall not eleep FIR anxiety.
The frat thing I'll do to morrow will be
to call on Mrs. Mowbray and see what lie
the matter"
"Wouldn't that be against etiquettel''
] ventured TO ask. SIT seems to me that
Mrs. Mowbray should send you note OF
message, or something of that sort, to
apologize for her absence"
Mre Jones did not reply in words, but
she gave me look. And such look
1t expressed all the indignation which
her outraged bosom !elt at having the
slightest suspicion cast upon her friend
When | came home to dinner that day
| saw at glance that something had oc-
Cured to ruflle my wiie's nerves. She
had nothing whatever TO say to me, but
she scoded the servants aud children in
1 ces'antly. | was too wise to inquire what
. was wrong. knew that Mrs. JONES, Il
Il she thought proper, would tell; and Il
a not, that idle questions would only az.
;. grAvate her secret troubles.
Il But the next day having heard some
/ thing that cast light on Mrs. Mowbray'
- absence from our party, could not con
iisiI WIZ II chUlt nome.
Il "Did you ever hear, my love-" said
as began TO carve this turkey at dlnu or
Il ''that the Misses Howell had a married
- slsteIP'
A Mrs Jones looked sharply up, a II sh,
a suspected meant more than | said, ant
- then answered laconically:
n 81 heard 1t casually, bat never asked
- further"
. at seems" continued, ''that Mrs
- Nov bray is that sister"
~ "I've heard so eince," said Mrs Jones
4 sharply; and turning TO our second child
- who was asking for the wingbone, rapprt
> him over the lead, exclainiug, "HGveu'
told you TO wait till you're helped
Take that now, and learn manners"
- | allowed minute or more to elapsc
=. In order that my w'te's ebullitios nigh
a subside, when | remarked;
"A Mrs, MOwbrly, II seems, exp cted to
=, meet her sisters here"
~ II shouldn't wonder If she did," snap
=, pishly said Mrs. Jones, looking down int
A her plate, and apparently absorbed II
. parting a wing joint.
. "N hen she found" cor tinued cha
" her sisters were not asked, she grew IN
- dgnant. She heard the reason, 1t seems
!, Your friend Mrs. Wharton, whom yO'
/. have made acontidaute, told some la y
=, who told ner, aud helcc her anger"
~ Pm sure don't Gaze II | never SO
If, tie proud thing again" said my wife
y redening very much, but still withou
.. looking up, "Onc would never hav,
y, supposed that she was u sister t. ",
"a Misses Howell
IN After another pause passed said:
- "Did you call on Mrs. Mo@bray, as yo'
1, intendedP'
-, Mrs. Jones was client for full minute
u and seemed halls disposed to decline au
swerirg altogether; but finally she burte'
~ out her reply as 70 lows:
~ "Y,s, / did, since you must know
~ She was not at home-so at least the foot
:, man said, but II didn't see her al
y the drawing-room window ard herr
:. she burst into tears OF modification
.. and rye, "nay never eat auothe
mouthtul.
| saw it would not do to continu
= the conversation so | quietly ate IN!
dinner, kissed the children, and went m
~ way.
)" OF eourte the intimacy of my wifi
-, with Mrs. Mowhray ceased from tina
." fatal party; aud am sorry to say tha
-, the Misses Howell have, as the phras
= goes, "cut our acquaintance"
~ One of the best sssortments OF clock
IN In the city at Davis 0 E. End st.