St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-30

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osroks - DoVssoesy.
.CSllithumpian. dear. sEe you WT
With touching solicituds the yooa&
wife hung over her husband. . lovely
pity beaming from her mild blue syss'
and her low, beautiful voice vibraanG
with tenderness and iaAuensA
mot It Ill. Elasda." !" he replied. II
am perfectly we'll. What makes you
think any thing Il tho matter With mo
this mosuinGr
NrA xagruder placed her hard
srsthinely on his forehead
.'Caillthumpjan." she persisted -
she felt his pulse a2d looked 1t her
watch .gprehensivelS' '''ho" n' your
tongue"
.:Nonsense, Elneda! Itell yea I an
Is we'll - ever was in my Life y ont
be foolish. my love!"
DO you call IL foolish. CALI
thumpiaa, for mo 70 b ooocer1eo
about your healthF
Certainly. ElAeda when there u no
cause for any concern"
ut II nothing. my dear. that youf
hand seems to trembleL that you head
II hot and that you drink . quart os
water before breakfast"
..Nothing. my love. Every man -
affected in that way ouce In awhaIe'
Il only indicates "a kind dof-um-ah
-billiousness that passes away In .
short time"
but you ought to do something Tor
H. Callithumpian."
II toll you. ElAedA I don't nssd any
thine. Don't make such fuss about
nothing. Why. I can 80 that yoos
nose IL . triAe redder than usual this
morning, but it doesn't alarm -. Tn
not going to tear the house upside
down about It."
"You sre mistaken. Callithumctan-
and it's mean Of you 70 ~ %. any
how"
..If your nose isn't sny rsdder than
L has been all along" said The young
husband, q he looked at II critically.
.rhen all I've got to say II that you've
been DOING the most artistic work IN
calciminine Il for tho last six months
that ever knew . woman to do. ana
you have forgotten 70 smear any thing
on Il this morning"
'Nr. Magruder. you-you're esheazt
less. insulting. deceitful-
Take caro-. Mrs.. Magruder. Don't
talk about deceit II you please ke-
member. when I was going 70 80 yeu
there never was . time when could
get TO examine your family Bible. ana
you always claimed 70 be only twenty.
two year,
"Yew talk about decsit, Mr. 4aSru-
der! Who was It hid that bottle labeled
furniture polish tha* wasn't fuEnasnEe
polish 1t all in the woodshsd--
WHO was it. madam. that brought
70 the table . loaf Of Boston cFsam
bread she had made with her own fair
hands. and II happened thas her own
fair hands had neglected to renovs tho
bakers tag
..Nr. Nagruder." exclaimed the
young wife, ~ she rose 70 her Ssse and
looked at him with superb soorn.
latter what has happened this morn
Ing It will be impossible. Of course. 70
carry out our plans for the coming
season. Il would be . mockery. Aunt
Ann, a. you may remember. cir, was
coming to mako ID visit and stay
ave or six weelka ! shah write TO her
not 70 come"
Callithumpian ". Magruder threw
himself at his wife's feet
"Arsy you going to do that ElaedaP"
he gasped. his eyes blazing With un-
controllable excitement
II an. sir!' she replied, hrmly'
coldly. relentlessly.
my darling!" he murmured, In .
broken voice. ~ he buried his iace In
the folds OF her dress. forgive mo!
You arc IN angeli Only keep thas
promise and life viii b full Of Joy Tor
~ once morer'- Chicago Tribune.