Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-06
CADWALLADER'S WIFE.
BY FRANCIS NJ. LIVINGSTON.

Ny. hiram CauWallaQef fal llSub1y
No .Ae steps of his house in Washington
Square one afternoon in May A COM
pactlv built little man of As years, with
round smooth face and merry twinkle
III his eye, he looked fully ten years
Younger than he was.
-, Mrs. Cadwalladef at home, Nan
nie!' he inquired Of the trim maid-ser-
want in the hall.
40, Sir, she went out about 2
O'clock"
Are there any letters, Nannie?"
Yes, sill, in your room on the dresser,
sin"
Thank you. Do you know where
Mrs Cadwallader wcnt?"
No, sir"
He ran up stairs, whistling an air from
"Enrbe Bieu," and took several letters
from the dresser "Two for Mrs. c."
he soliloquized: look like bills: here
are some wedding cards, Bonnie De
FORESTS 1 suppose, and here is letter
from Cynthia. What important COM
mnaication, requiring cents postage,
has size now to make, 1 wonder"
He opened the letter and ran rapidly
through the first Of the closely-written
sheets: Prevented from writing lately
on account of lumbago-may go to the
White Mountains this summer-pocr
Mr., pettito, our rector, in trouble again
Used incense Easter morning-some
bu5yboly complained to the Bishop
have been thinking SO much lately of
poor, dear Helen" (Here Mr. Cad
waliader slightly knit his browse. Il
can hardly believe that it is fifteen years
since-h'm-h'm-do you remember
that little sole leather trunk of my
fathers which Helen had after she
married you? l. came across it in the
attic yesterday, where it is stored with
many other relics of by-gone happy
DAYS"
ooh, thought so. groaned Mr.. Cad
wa!lader. why is she forever harping
on tAese old relics Of by-gone days?
Why can't people let such things pass
away with by-gone days? BAH"
lie tlang the letter impatiently from
hias, and began walking up and down.
Miss Cynthia Odds was the sister of
the first Mrs. Cadwallader. Mr.. Cad
wa.sador was model husband during
his hrst wife's lifetime, and when
she died he mourned her sincerely
for two years, and then consoled HIM
self With second wife. He never
knew what became of the effects of the
first -,lrs. Cadwalladcr, and without the
slightest disrespect to her memory, he
never mad taken the trouble to inquire.
He simply thought nothing of the mat
ser.
MI. Cadwal!ader took up tue letter
again and put it in his pocket. "The
resi- Of this will keep for another time, >
he lnuttcred. whats this?" as a
folded ''i; Of paper lying on the dresser
caH&ht his eye. He opened it and saw
2 lew line, written in pencil:
DEAREST HIRAM:
49, -iHN iN'5AiiAta Iultc Wcll UO-OlV, and
MIS- Brown has persuaded me that a little
Trip hto the country would do me good
She is going TO take me with her TO Short
Hl!is tor the day. She has an aunt. Mrs.
ni"&eoh' hvlng there, and we will stay to
ihae". Could you come for me this even
ing on the $ 0 clock train? With a hundred
kisses. Your Loy1Ne Wrrr
"2. S.-Mrs. Widgeon lives in a laro.
nnt mos, ,r,I.,%
anybody can direct you"
What does she mean by gallopi1e
OIL to jersey, 1 wonder, when the last
thlag she said to me was not to forget
the Nheatleigh's reception tonight.
'Not feeling well?' She was the pict-
IRE OF health this morning. And who
is Alcs. Brown? There's something be-
hind those hundred kisses; she is not
ordinarily so lavish. I'm glad to see
she is paying some attention at last to
what | have said to her about her hand
writing, and has dropped that mon
strous angular scrawl. Yes, she is
evidently making an effort to please me.
wonder what it is she wants. I'll
have to go of course" (Mr. Cadwal-
1ader stood little bit in awe of his
handsome wife, "I'!l just dress now
and go and dine at the club"
Leaving the note from his wife on the
cable he proceeded to make his toilet.
About 9 o'clock snug little man. in
dress suit and light overcoat, alighted
at the station in Short Hills He ap-
preached an old man who stood on the
platform with lantern. and asked to