The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-11-23
SOMETHING EVENTFUL.
My Wife Got Her Wish With a
Vengeance.

My wife and 1 were a very happy
couple. We loved each other, and we
had two children, who were as pretty
and healthy and nice hammered as par
ents could wish. We were also rich,
and when one has love and wealth, not
counterbalanced by bad health or bad
temper, one has pretty nearly every
thing that can render life delightful.
We had, indeed, only one subject of
complaint-sometimes we found exist
ence trif1e monotonous.
81 think my wife would say, yawn-
ing-'I really do think life is too I'M
eventful. 1t is quite stupidity fiat. Why
doesn't something interesting happen?'
"Well, what would you lille?" would
rejoin. 'Shall hire an assassin to stab
me at the opera? or a gypsy to steal the
children? Or"
"Nonsense!" cried she, laying her
pretty hand on my lips. "Of course l
don't mean any thing fearful and hideous
like murder and kidnapping. l DON
Know What I mean, any thing would do,
SO long as it was exciting and unusual -
This, however, was the one thing in
which l couldn't crafty her, for one
can't buy unusual events by the ounce,
or keep them bottled in ones cellar. So
tried to assuage her longing with phil
osophy.
1--WE are both young said. "Who
knows what may happen before we keep
our golden wedding? We must wait
Waltz exclaimed my wife. Eyes, the
end of the world is coming, but we shan't
live to see it,"
Time, however, proved that I was
right, One day she received the follow
ing letter from her only brother in Aus
tralia: kMsl
MY DEAR Lucy: have just nursed back to
life, after long and dangerous brain fever, my
great friend, George Stormont; and, as the doc
tors concur in saying sea voyage is the best
thing for him, mean to put him on board the
Mt. Vermont, on the 2Sth and ship him off to
England His only relation, married sister,
lives in Scotland, so l am desiring him to go to
you, as am sure you will be willing to put him
up for short time till he is equal to a long
railway Journey and / feel confident YOU and
Frank will pay him all the attention you can
for my sake.
IF he RECEIVERS on the voyage, you will find him
sociable and agreeable and up to every thing
but the doctors tell me he may not be quite
himself for some months, and, if so, you will see
him as he is nova silent individual. rather ec
centric, preferring solitude, and always moon.
ing about the place and wandering into rooms
where he has no business. But one must ex
cuse the vagaries of an invalid, and trust that
you and Frank will bear with him. as l said be-
fore, for my sake.
NO more now, as am busy with my usual
avocatons, and extra busy looking after Stor
mont. With much love to all, ever your affec
tionate brother, EDGAR ARROwSMITH."
''P. S.-Stormont will arrive a fortnight after
this letter."
He came, however, that evening. We
were astonished, but we fastened to
welcome him, and found him in the
study-a small, spare man, with a short,
dark beard, and cropped black hair. He
rose slowly from the easy chair in which
he was seated, and looked at us foolishly.
"We are very glad to see you, Mr..
Stormont," said l, taking his hand.
''How are you? Better l hope
mot much, said he, in wearied tone,
and putting his hand to his head.
Country air Will soon set you up,
said l.
Q"How did you leave Edgar?'
Edgar wrote you were coming up by
the Mt. Vermont; but surely, she isn't
in yet" remarked Lucy.
Il got off earlier than l had dared tc
hope" said Stormont. ''In the Mt
Rosa there was a berta, and it was
thought better should not DELAY"
"That was the mail which brought
Edgar's letter." said Lucy.
YES" said Stormont.
After that he relapsed into silence,
and we could only extract monosyllabic
answers from him. We saw that he was
fatigued, and presently showed him to
his rooms - two apartments on the
ground floor, which Lucy's thoughtful.
ness had provided.
my wife fancied you might like to be
saved the stairs said.
He thanked me warmly.
at vas very kind of Lady Dennis, he
said. 81 sleep badly, and often take a