The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-02-16
In HIS OWN COIN.

In HIS OWN COIN.
hgcs. Palmer Teaches Her Husband
a. Mnch-Needad Lesson.
Nellie Palmer was lying on the lounge in
Der pretty bedroom, crying and looking
very unhappy. And yet she had been mar
r1ed only six months, and to such a "nice,
handsome man." as all the young ladies de-
Shared, that surely she ought to be happy
with him. And SO She had been until, to
tell the truth, Bob Palmer, forgetting, Or
seeming TO forget, that he was a married
man, hat recently taken to flirting with
these very young ladies at all the parties in
Middleton, leaving his wife to take care Of
herself. Surely il was enough to make any
six-mootbs' wife cry, especially one SO SEN
sitivc az Nellie.
Not that Robert Palmer loved his little wife
ab1t less tan on the day of his marriage,
neither that Nellie suspected him Of it. Or
toI 4 moment doubted his constancv. But
Mr. Palmer was a gay young man, and loved
10 arnuse himself and to be- amused.
'i;olio! bcen crying again, | declarev'
exclaimed Mr. Bob Palmer, suddenly ceas-
ang. his little whistle, as he catered the room
On returning from his Office, "What's the
matter now, Nellie? Canary refused to
sing, or Nine. Viglini not put flowers
enough in your bnnuets"
"Oh, Bob! how can ycu?" sohbed Nellie,
beginning afresh elf you knew how much
Q wife thinks Of hex husbands love and"
Hero poor Nellie broke down. Mr. Pal
mer's eyes opened very wide
"Whe,vm whistlcd he; 'n This isn't
eeally absurd. So she's jealous!'
'Indecd, no, dear Bobt But-but"-She
eould hardly speak for The choking in her
Enroat-"you can't understand the pride q
woman saEes in having her husband treat
her with Affection and reSpect before every
ene or how it hum biss and lnortifea her TO
pe neglected by him and have other women
consider themselves her rivals-like isabel
BsHienr
Bob Palmer laughed outright, and .hen he
grew angry.
you're All absurd little fool Nellie,'' no
ssjd. ''As it label Baden were any thing to
zoe beyond a pleasant and agreeable young
woman TO aI1usa ones self with at party.
Monseuse!''
" She don't think &c." said Nellie; "and--
anG the others don't think so. They all
think ycu are getting tired Of your wife, and
Isabel iiatters herself that she has cut me
out, aud is trying to let people see it.''
Flddlcstichs!' ~ said Bob, rising impa-
tient|y from the lounge ''I'n astonished
at you, Nellie, and had really given you
credit for more sense as well as temper
he added. severely. II wish you'd amAse
yourself in society, as do, instead ct mop
ing ahont in this fashion. You can't OK
pect Il, have me tied to your apron strings :;
and III much rather see you flirting little
yourself than sl1ulidng away in holes
and corners like spider, watching
your butterfly Of a husband to aee if you
sssen detect t,in in doing wrong. Won MAKE
me quite ashamed OF you, dec(are.''
MIR. Palmer took mis- hat and walked out
of the room, with an air OF mingled dignity
wiped away her tears and unused awhile,
with eyes flashing aud cheeks flushed with
wounded and indignant feeling.
"Yes." she said TO herself, "since be has
requested II, I will a1nuse myself as he
does and see how ne likes it. Ashamed OF
u,e, is hcl AND he did not used to be so
when l was gay and happy. Oh. Bob, if
you only knew how loved you!"
And once more, despite her resoluteiy
caosing her eyes and pressing her fingers
upon them, the tears would come.
There was to be, that very evening, party
ut Colonel Johnston's, and Nellie took par
ticular pains ia dressing herself for it, She
had been of late rather careless ON this
point. and was now rewarded for her extra
earo by her husbands glance OF approval and
his remark that the pink silk was becoming
10 her In consequence her eyes and
cheeks were brighter, and her spirits moro
buoyant as she entered Mrs. Johnston's
crowded drawing-rooms. Scarcely had they
paid their respects to the hostess when Mr.
Pai1ner accosted, or rather was accosted by
Miss Baden, a brilliant confident girl, who
tried to ensnare Kim before his marriage
aud at the same moment gentleman ad-
dressed Mrs. Palmer.
She answered mechanically, unable to
withdraw her attention from her husband
end his companion until, seeing something
in Miss Baden's glance at herself which
she did not like, her pride again awoke, and
abe turned, as with a sudden determination,
10 the gentleman at her side. He was a re-
cent conner to the town, very pleasant aud
handsome, and Nellie Palmer forthwith be-
pan 70 try and make herself agreeable to
him. He looked SO pleased, aud was him.
wef SO agreeable, that it soon cost her no
stfort to converse; and then her old lively
spirits returned; aud, to her surprise, she
found that she was enjoying herself.
Her husband didn't much notice this, but
Miss Baden did; and her Irritation with Mr..
Palmer lost much Of its charm, now that his
wife did not appear mortified and jealous,
and that people couldn't SEES that she was
20. Wherefore Miss Baden grew indiffer-
snt, and Mr.. Palmer tethought himself 10
look after his wife Not finding her look
Ing over the photograph albums, nor talk
tng to deaf old Mr.. Brown, neither in any Of
the s'holes aud corners" which she was
wont Of late to frequent, he became rather
puzzled.
"She's got in the dumps again, sup
pose," was his thought, land is trying to
disguise it under the pretense OF being i'll
Dare say shall find her crying or fainting
away in the conservatory, with fans and
smelling BOTTLES round her, OF perhaps she's
gone home"
AT that instant little laugh at his elbow
startled him, and turning, he saw Nellie,
bright and flushed, t. liking to very hand
some man, who appea1ed quite absorbed IN
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