Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-05-31

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"a. d q her husband, as
aNS &E5z eEg he was drawing
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= sSzzsszsgzzs1@Sss. Give her my
love, Martha, ." said the big, honest
faced man, as he stopped and fon6dy
kissed his wife goOd-bY.
"WhO is Jenny?7 was on my lips !;
but Z checked the utterance lest j
might be thought impertinently in
quisitive. But / did wonder, for 1
knew that both my host and hostess
were only children and the children Of
only children, so there could be no SIS
ter or cousin in the case.
Mrs. AinsIey's pen flew rapidly over
the paper. and one WeLI-hIed sheet
after the other was laid aside. At
last she drew a long breath, and, wip-
ing her pen, said, pleasantly:
Nov my long letter is ended and l
am at liberty once more. really
must apologize for having written so
much at length when 1 have guest to
entertain; but when I write to Jenny
I always find so much to say that it is
difficult to cut my letter short.
Who is Jenny? ?" 1 ventured to say,
curiosity getting the better Of polite
ness.
Jenny? Why, I thought you knew.
Jenny Armstrong, q mutual friend of
Ours-RObert's and mine. Robert wrote
her last time, but he did not tell her
half she wanted to know, so I suppE-
mented his letter in this. F"
/ suppose my face betrayed the puz-
zle in my mind, for Mrs. AinsIey re-
garded me attentively and thoughtful
ly for moment, and then, laughing
merdly, exclaimed:
ooh, I see, [ see,' said the blind
man; i see clearlyP You wonder who
Jenny. is because Robert sent his love
to her and I took it so cOOllv." 49,
felt the blood mounting to my face,
but would not equivOcate, so L an
swered frankly:
'.1es. it Is so unusual, and then
stopped short, not knowing how to
finish my sentence; for I was not on
intimate terms with Mrs. AinsIey, a.
belt her guest for the season, and did
not know just how much I might say
without giving Offense.
With her quick intuition, divinin e
the cause Of my hesitancy, she prompt
ly came to the rescue, and said
when ! was young girl 1 was for
q term Of months an inmate Of house
hold which was rendered absolutely
wretched by the insane jealousy Of the
wife and mother of the family. Her
husband was devoted to her, fond and
faithful as could be, yet she kept him
constantly in hot water through her
absurd apprehension lest she might
not be first and foremost in his thoughts
and affections. I made up my mind
then and there that If ever I cared
enough for any man to marry him,
would have confidence enough in him
to trust him, and self-respect sufficient
not to make myself and him unhappy
by imagining that I had any cause to
be otherwise.
cit does seem to me" said she, wax
ing warm with the subject, "supremeIy
foolish for man or woman to doubt the
cOnstancy of a good, kind, and devoted
partner; while showing distrust is un-
questionably the surest way to ALLEVIATE
the affections of the suspected party
and bring about the very thing so
much dreaded
So when Robert and I married we
talked the matter over and agreed that
we would not shipwTeck the happiness
of our two lives on any such rock as
that, and each gave the other the full
est liberty to act kindly and courte-
| Ously and naturally toward our friends
of the opposite sex.
81 would not want a husband who
no
kindly helpful to any other woman
with whom he might have to do. I
should feel ashamed Of him were he
not sufficiently hkeable to be loved in
friendly way by my lady friends or
! other good women with whom he might
come in contact; and most assuredly
should not insult him by, even in my
lnmOst thought. suspecting him of car
ing for any Of them unduly. I know
that 1 am queen of his heart, and moth
ing could dethrOne me but conduct to
which 1 shall never be guilty of stoOp-
! ing.
$50, you see, I can afford to let him
send his love to Jenny, especially when
he sends it by me, said she, smiling
tenderly; "and I heartily rejoice that
she includes him in the love she sends
to us as a family"
Mrs. AinsIey's words made deep
impression in my mind and set me to
wondering whether hers was not the
true philosophy. AS my stay in the
household heightened I grew more and
more impressed with the rare attach
ment which existed between the pair,
and the firm hold which she evidently
had on her husbands affections; and
inclined to think that the compact en-
tered into by them at the outset OF
their married life had much to do
with It.
Since then I have myself Witnessed
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