Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-29

he Thought ne should nave had fit.
Bob. YOU really ought not to do it,"
cried Mrs Bob, when her husband repeat
ed the story.
But have You ever seen the brute,"
he returned, chuckling at the very idea
of it.
"Of course have seen the dog" Mrs.
Bob repIied. everybody has seen it except
you, you dear old blind bat. That poodle
is Just now the very light of Mrs. Fairlie's
eyes-it's like her stick, all her own
Why, not another woman in Blankha amp
ton would dare to be seen with either.
But all the same you must remember that
she is a very important person in the
town, In her own estimation if in no.
body else's, and it won't do for you to go
offer ding her. Just fancy If anybody
saw you actually laughing at her in the
street"
They did," shouted Bob, with great
laugh-"I just roared. Aud | tell you
had to 90 into Fuller's, the gunsmith's,
and laughed so had to tell him what |
was laughing at | couldn't help my
SELF
ooh! Fuller is safe enough-he won't
talk about it to anybody likely to repeat
it to the Fairlies," Mrs. Bob remarked.
But, all the same, Bob, | shouldn't go
| doing that kind of thing again if l were
| you. Remember, we are new people here,
and it won't be very pleasant if we begin
| by making ourselves unpopular"
Bob put on look of comic dismay.
! That is the wav Mamie always DULLES
! me-" he remarked 20 Julia. That's the
| way you viii bully Steve when you have
| been married As many years as we have"
| ooh. very much worse than that" an
! swered Julia. gaily; and then she looked
| at Stephen and smiled and Stephen smiled
! back at her, and this sent Bob into such
| an ecstacy OF enjoyment that he was
! obliged 20 wink at his wife and then bolt
out of the room to have his laugh out
! elsewhere.
But nobody could be offended at Bob
! Markham's fun and Julia found him the
most delightful brother-in-law in the
whole world in spite of the fact that An
| thonv Stauuton had his own tender niche,
within her heart.
| And he was so generous, too; for not
| Withstanding that but few weeks before
| JuIia's most beautiful wedding gift had
| come from the Narkhams, she found
! among her letters on Christmas morning
a receipted bill from Botwood of Ipswich
| for charming single brougham, the like
of which Julia had greatly enyied his wife
having the possession, that is if such a
word can be applied to genuine out
spoken admiration for the belongings OF
| another person.
Really there was ample grounds for the
| remark which Mrs Trafford at that time
was in the habit of making to such per-
sons as questioned her about the last mar
riage. "Oh, yes. am perfectly satisfied
with the marriage-perfectly.
! Not that such an Endorsement in itself
was calculated to carry much weight with
the people of Blankhampton. When q
woman talked about the happiness of her
| newly-married daughter. the words gen.
orally conveyed that there was plenty OF
money, and that if Mary or Margaret was
not happy she ought to be. But in this
| instance there was the tall and handsome
| Young husband to show that the bride
ought to thank Providence for her fate
| and also there was the brides own happy
face and air of assured gaiety and salts
fedness. so Bankhampton accepted Mrs
| Trafford's verdict on the marriage with
out word of disapproval or even Il sniff,
and once more the word went round that
the little widow in St. Ewes was really 6
very remarkable woman.