The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1890-08-08

ship, 50 degrees; indifference, 80 de
grees; GOODNESS, 40 degrees; aversion. 2
degrees; hatred, 0 degrees"
"Oh, John, was my wife's appeal
s'don't keep the hofrid thing in tn
house. 1 am sure it is something dread
full and few tears did gather in he
eyes.
''Have no fear, Angelica" I cried
kissing away her tears. "Have no fear
See, the thermometer stands at 1870 de
grees; bliss heat, dearest. Hurrah 70
psychic forcel" And the dear girl actu
ally laughed in the swift transition o
feeling, and Joined in the raptdrou
hurrah. ''Hurrah forEncle Johnin WI
then bQthxexclsimed together, and An
gelica kissed the thermometer in her en-
thusissm. The warm-hearted grill Bis
heat now and foreverl How kind, how
4 noble Of desr uncle, to send US wha
would be perpetual photograph, as i
were, 81 loved young dreaml And that
evening prayed-Angelica joining il
the aspiration THAT uncles govt would
soon sorever disappear, and we resolved
to invite him Tor lengthy visit. Then,
toward midnight, we stole down cautl-
ously to tbs dining where we had
arranged alovelg niche for the thermome-
ter, and Win What rapture did we note
how the psychic force still stood at bliss
heat-120 degrees.
$50 shall It ever be-" was my pious
Exclamation, and Angelica responded
with ferye31t hand-clasp.
wish 10 relate faithfully and soberly
the history Of that wedding gift, and its
influence on eur lives and characters. If
l reliea on my memory alone 1 might
perhaps exaggerate, or appear to do so.
Happily thefe is another resource, and
one whose exactness and fidelity can be
depended upon. 1t is my diary, wherein
l am accustomed to chronicle the throb-
bings Of my inner life and the record of
each passing daY. A few pages will tell
the whole aventful story.
July 10th-Angelica was a charming
vision at brealzfast She is bewitching
in every mood. and how ardently 1 love
her The mullins were exquisite. Dear,
noble little woman, so tender and so af-
fectionatei How beautiful she bakesl
It win tc rapture to teach her German,
which IS my passion. Shall instruct her
according the natural method, and then
read Don Carlos to her Its ideal senti-
ments. Us glowing imaginary, its magnii
cent style, will inspire her with enthu-
siasm. The thermometer at bliss heat
is our daily benediction. We gaze at it
at all hours, and then at each other. Both
tell the same story. How sweet is exist
ence-surely life is worth living. 1t IS
two weeks since our wedding.
June 12th-A very curious occurrence
this evening at dinner. was
just enjoying the roast lamb, when an
organ grinder appeared, and his monkey
began to rub its nose against the window |
bars. "Get OFF, cried, ''you wretchl"
''Ah, John, do let it play. l love mon
keys 'But, Angelica, that music dis
turbs my appetite. Begonew 1 cried
again to the man. Angelica pressed her
to her eyes. My angel |
weepingl I gazed at the thermometer.
It marked 100 degrees, and the psychic
force was rapidly falling. "Herem l
shouted to the man, ''here is a dollar,
md come every evening at this hour.
The man grinned, the monkey took off
is cap, my angel smiled, and l was
iaved Again the thermometer stood at
10 degrees. It was narrow escape.
Life, life, thou art precipice-one false
tep, one needless act, and the abyss re-
elves US. To think that our bliss was
Ilmost wrecked by a monkey
June 14th-I gave my darling her first
essen in German by the natural method.
t went off beautifully. She has lovely
Aussprache; the words roll like velvet
rom her lips. To hear her say das
Thermometer is an education in itself.
IN coming home to dinner found An
.elica very much Hurried. She explained
hat the cook was i'll, and she herself had
0 prepare the repast. l congratulated
er a thousand times until her eyes
parked like an electric light. told
er afterward, in casual way, that the
pup would have tasted better with mint
lstead of mace, ard she burst at once
ito tears, while to my horror the Their I
lometer began rapidly falling until sixty
egrees was reached. 'Angelicam s
RED, 81 was only jesting." And, ]
,othed by my endearments, her tears {
anished, and she actually asked me to !
i've her a second lesson in German;
lille the thermometer Just as rapidly ,
use to bliss heat. 1t was again mar
wv escape. And when told her of it :
le murmured: "Dear John, forgive me! d,
am so inpatient" Was ever mortal so
appyl
June 15th--Happines is sportive god. !
is never an abiding possession. So
Apply yesterday, and tonight, as 1 write a
lese lines, how wretchedl And from f
lch tribe, too. Ny darling asked me L
by l did not come home earlier to din i
sr. | laughed at her remark, and gave 5
bahtering reply. 81 am not jesting," .
lie rejoined. sYou used to spring up f
,e stairs, and now you saunter SLOWLY ]
But, my love, anu tired when ! come a
1me,.' "If you really loved me-" she {
sponded, ''you would never be fatigued. t
ut you are tired of me, I suppose" and b
lie burst into tears. 1 felt really vexed t,
her want of sense, and such cold, n
II pam, born of disappointment and t
SPAR, seized me that answered harsh c
She looked at the thermometer, and c
y psralyzed gaze noted it swiftly fall A
g, despite NY imploring gestures. a
Own, down, sank the psychic force I'M 81
it reached twenty degrees (aversion), C
d with a shndder she left the room, re- a
arkjle ztingingly: "Thisis your work, :
]. work, My work. And Il
ore her despite my harsh reply. Oh, 1;
e, life, thou art mystery And Il
oman, thou art doubly mystery. And 81
lgeiice, thou art trebly a mystery. S,
lers was no German lesson to-day -. \
} think that she cherishes aversion R
e of all beings. And 1 thought it al
1uld be ''bliss heatn forever -. c,
/ have not the heart to continue these ri
tracts from my diary. Their general 7
nor can be very well gathered; they re- p
rded such changes in temperature that es
, were both in despair. Each mood on ty
T parts was faithfully, too faithfully, IL