Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-24
THE CAN0N'S WIFE.

in the rim ; their saces were 70 lie --sn -
most u the iargs taxi and receptions ~ nich
took yians during the ssasoa He vas great
fayor1ts WITH the laiis., 20 whom rs vas rec
commended by his fine figure, hanfisonis face,
winning manner and brilliant conversation,
whereas abe, being much too pretty and fas
einatins 10 have the approval Of her own srx,
USUALLY formed the cssstar Of . ring u male
admirerz
Nov, no lady can attract too much attea
ton frotp the opposite seI without rousing
thu mortal JEALOUSY u all her less fascinating
sistsrs and the fair. when once thoroughly
Jealous are quite reckless Ia the asyersions
which they cast on their rivals character
~ 10 tbs present case 10 Is not 10 he won
dered at that mfst " them shook their heads
over that Alison wotnan's disgraesfai con
duct ard that. when the oobls earl who
occupied prominent po~itlon among her
ma le~ty'. ministers, began 70 show the can
on's wife rather marked attentions. they do
elar.d the little lady'- behavior 10 be posi-
tivelJ scandaions, aud advocated ner speedy
ejectnlent from the pale Of decent society
II wonder that tine dear canon does not put
q stoy, H. it, said Lady Mallse SANDERS TO
her Intimate friend, Hon. Mrs. Mediar
'Ah. my dear, was the reply. the canon
thinks everybody as innocent and guileless as
himself He neither suspects nor notices
anything
1T would h. charity 10 open his eyes 10
th. true character II that woman, returned
Lady Maliss II have good mind u take
the duty upon myself
Don't do that, dear. the canon will never
believe you Let time bring about the eI-
Issure People cant go on walking upon ice
without slipping, and III lay a modest wager
that. befors twelve months out, the All
son wotnans name will figure la the divorce
court
I'm sur. you're right; but u see Der con
Quoting herself as she does makes me angry
that can scarcely restrain myself Look
the earl ~ Tenplecombe Is bending over her
now and she is encouraging his attentions
with all her might. Really 1t makes me
blush for the honor Of my SEX.
The above conversation is fair sample Of
what the ladies Of the London drawing rooms
wer. constantly saying about the canons
wife But IL served neither to open the can
on's ayes nor u make Mrs. Alison change
her ways inde-~i. her conduct was Isn the
ladies syerredI, II lossibls, more outrageous
thnn ever
Twelve months slipped by, ushering in
other ''season,' and still the event ou which
Mrs Mesllar had utferel h. lay modest
wager had not curne 10 pass.
Nemesis however was close uu her victims
heels, and did not mean To lot this season
also come 10 an end without bringing mat
ters u "A climax.
II hapI-ued IN this wise: Mrs Alison had
been out shopping early in the afternoon,
and returned home about 4 O'Clock. On en-
,sring the library She found her husband sit
ting Ia his customary armchair, with II news
payer lying oI-n on his knees, but be was
evidently not reading it, sine. his face WAS
buried In hrs hands, He turnei round at
the noise IT the opening door, and looked At
her with glance which showed her At once
that something was wrong.
Tneasly conscious OF more than one little
secret which her husband might have dis
covered. she felt thrill Of disInay at her
heart
"Shut the door. II you please. Edna" said
the canon gtavely. II have something TO
say TO YOU
The tone Of his voice, half Stern half sad.
only served H. confirm her fears, and when.
a minute later he drew a bundle OF letters
from his vest pocket and laid them on the Ia
Die t..si,ie him she knew that the worst had
been discovered.
"some of the-.. letters, Edna he said, in
tn. came grave. measured tones which how
aver alarmed her far more than uassionat,
,,t,, xauld have done are from ord Tenn
nle,ont-. 10 Won. and the rest are from Won
a. Lord Templecombe''
sh. s,o..l tarore him with her hands clasu.
.~l tightly ,oc.ther and her lit,s nart.d ma
~. A. g. ,,,t., ..r,,i. ,ara r., ,rho,
her sudden dismay had subsidized a little. she
n, l.psth f,m,J her voice. "ob uuvhlr
.hs ..id ,,loa1ins,iv .,It was wrony-yerv
,,rcr,, az ma. Il, hav, ,,rittsp tbns. l.ttsrs
I know lint there has been nothing worse
tbs, a iittle harmless filtration, hot, yesn m.
90, torl Tsr,,,o,o,nhe yiva vo,, my sol
s,nn x,rdr,
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,.r.,, Tho emu, Il, ,h., sa,,,, ,,rsys tones
"pu, r.,nI,e,t ,bat VIVA, in an unmarried
woman is merely an indiS'retion, in mar
ried woman becomes sin. And my wife shall
not carry ON clondestine correspondence
with another mani
"Oh, Hugh do forgive me this once = sobbed
the little woman Il meant no wrong-in-
deed didn't, | wont speak to him or even
look at him again Do say that YOU forgive
mel"
AT present can say nothing he returned
colily rising from his chair and looking full
into her face except to tell you thIs--that l
have suspected YOUR conduct for some time
past. and have only waited To zee "a certain
announcement IN the papers before speaking
That announcement appears in today's Morn
Ing Post Take it, and see whether you can
discover what mean"
Tbereupon be handed his wife the paper,
and, without another word. left the room.
closing the dpor behind him
For some minutes after he was gone she re-
manned wholly overcome with dismay, then
she began eagerly to scan The Morning Post
in search OF that announcement of which the
canon hail spoken What could it bel Was
it possible that the newspapers had published
any scandal about herselfi Surely not, Yet
what else could her husbands words implyi
She cast her eve quickly down the various
e.,i,,,,x half h,,,;r.. hal, d,.,,;i,,,, N s,a
,h., Oar which AZ. x,s ,o,li,c Sha aver
,.r,ss., TN. .,l..d.rs a.. l.v rs,,or,. and
the s,v,,.,,s in,.llir,rcs b,, found no sort
~ .n,o,,r.,r.n. - .c,,,,r, Tor tho canon.
v,r,,s II VS.. certainty . pur,le
while she wa TIM. engaged she heard .
carriage stnp at The door and looting ont nj
thu vi,dov saw that il was the canon,
hrouvham , minute late, he birs.,r cans
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