The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1890-06-06

but nhu COnCenlS tne lTlueSCenL rays
or light divine
So Love will sparkle in the darkest night,
And In Misfortunes care beclouded light
WIN brightest shine.
Philadelphia Ledger
THE LITTLE OLD LADY.
Mrs. Quiverfull was tired Mrs. Quiv-
erfull was not well. The girl, after Civ
ing her such impudence as you never
heard in all your born days, had told her
she was no lady, and had founced away
with her bandbox in her hand, shaking
her fist on the corner and anathemizing
the humble cottage from the back plat
form Of the car as place not fit for
decent gurrel to stoop to live In. Conse-
quently Mrs. Quiverfull had executed
her own washing, performed her own
cooking, accomplished her own dish
washing and velocipeded her own baby to
the accompaniment of what she described
as a raving headache, and was not in the
humor to greet her lord and master with
the beaming smile recommended in
"Guides to Young Matrons," and other
excellent works written for the improve
ment of those who are married. princi-
pally by those who never were
Indeed, not only did she fail to smile,
but she positively frowned when Mr..
Quiverfull jokingly tickled her under
her chin and cried: well, wifelet, how
has the world been going with you to-
dayT" and answered.:
"Going, indeedl" with tragic express
sion and appropriate gesture, as of cast
ing all earthly things-Mr. Quiverfull
included-away in despair.
Girl gone" asked that gentleman, as
suming q serious delneanor and pulling
his feeble red mutton chop whiskers
softly.
He was one of the few who still cling
with tenacity to those curious outgrowths
| of the masculine cheek, and are rather
proud Of them.
Words cannot describe how she went,
or the filth of the Kitchen" said Mrs
Quiverfull. 1--WE been crawling over it
| on my hands and knees to scrub it, and
| there Is a nest Of rats in the dresser
drawer and curtain Of spider webs
over the window, and her three Saratoga
trunks right in the middle of the entry,
not sent for yet. And she has left her
hairbrush In the refrigerator and her
| pot of pomade In the meat safe"
Dear, dear, dear!" sighed Mr. Culver
full. Now what shall do for you?
How can helpY"
Take those children from under my
heels" said his lady, 'if you want any
dinner"
"Well," said Mr.. Quiverfull, who had
eaten slice of bread and a cold boiled
egg at noon, and had had long journey
from his office to his suburban cottage,
and was desperately hungry, "well wife
let, just bite Of something when it is
ready"
"Oh, I've no doubt. Nothing disturbs
a mans appetite" replied wifelet, who
was head taller than her spouse and
weighed considerably more. IF were
at deaths door you could gobble."
Whereupon she founced into the Bitch-
en-, and Mr.. Quiverfull somewhat In
jured as to his tenderest feelings, for his
wifelet had never used him thus before,
formed the five small specimens Of young
America, who were rolling about the
floor, together into line, headed them
with the baby on his shoulder and
marched them into the garden, where he
plaved with them until his wifelet thrust
her head ont of the window and re
marl,ed.
AFTER all my toll and trouble he in
tends to let the meat get cold before h,
carves it,"
Certainly" said Ouiyerfull TO him
self. "Amelia is upset today."
But all he did was to marshal his host
in doors and help to incase each in blu,
check eating apron. and he tried to b
cheerful, poor mani and he praised tn,
dinner, and he told a funny story tha
Stibbs had told him, and he helped t.
wine the dishes afterward: but nothin,
soothed his wifelet or restored her to he
usual condition of mind. She had mad
up her mind that her lot was hard, tina
she had made mistake In marrying
small clerk in small drug store, tina
fate had afflicted her in bestowing fiy
GIRL hahy All day she had hean envv
;ng n maiden ladv onnosita ybo sat !;
her luxurious anartment flaming bersel
and reading What a bannv fsta WA
hers, She Rad mn Irnn,anse incorne Sb
boarded. she wore diamonds she wa
driven ont every afternoon, she had n
. cares and resnondbilities
Later, when She had retired the bab
asleen in her arms and the Ave I;tti
Opiverfulls in their cots and cribs in m
next room she Iistsnad 70 her bnshand
small. peouliar snore like the nnrr Of
oontented ldtten and scornfnllv curIe
her nose In the darkness
..Wbv couldn't I have vaitad For
good matcbY" she said, why mnst
marry a rcd headed little man like tba
Iwisb was Miss SticklahaclT
"Tf Won really wish II Won can bo
said n little VOICE at her elhov and ono,
y inc her ewes wideIv Mrs Oriyerf,,,I en-,
y 1;+t,a IA Ia, ,a5 -, ~ -;
! cushion in her work basket r
% Sba xyos a vow, l;t+Ia IA lads, ;odoo,
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