Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-03-20
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t.ble-cloth was on awry. and the
dishes looked as though thoy were
pitched upon the table at every
meal. He was disguised with the
disorder, and he told Bridget so,
emphatically. That evening he
overheard her telling one of her
friends that Mrs. Fiske was one
of the best women in the world,
and if it WASH t for her she would
not stay in that honse another
hour; but she pitied the poor wo-
man So, she wouldn't leave her.
She WAS just wearing her life out
to please her husband, and she
never got thank you, for it. She
was getting thinner and paler ev-
cry day, but not word of COM
plant did she make. Whether in
his school or at home, Bridgets
words kept ringing in his ears,
and compelled him to feel that
thare was more truth in them than
he was ready TO admit at first. He
longed to have the day come
around when he was to go for his
wife. He shuddered as he thought
that the time might not be far dis
tant when she would be called to
90 where he could never bring
her back. So that evening he was
in the best frame of mind posi-,
BILE to receive his wife. In fact,
he felt, himself that he could live
SO no longer. In reply to her re-
quest he took her hand and said
gently: THAT is just how | want to
spend this evening, my dear. l
was sbous to seek you for the
same purpose" He drew her on
his knee and added: 81 have motto
ed since your return from your
fathers that you seemed troubled
about something. What is it, dar-
ling? Tell me everything, free
ly."
Darling! The old endearine
words, in the old, tender tones.
What a thrill they sent through
her. Had he met her coldly and
formally, she would not have
been able to maintain her compos.
ure. But this WAS so different
from the reception that she had
prepared herself to meet. she was
overcome by it. She bowed hel
head on his shoulder and wept FOL
long time. She did not know
that his tears mingled with hers
When she could speak he drew hel
out till she said more than she
thought of sag ing when she enter
ed the room. She confessed t.
him how unhappy she had been I
great deal of the time in her mar
ried life. She told him that sh,
had got SO that she almost dread
ed to see him coming from school
For she did not expect that hi
would tell her anything, or sa,
anything to her except by way o
reproofs for something that wa
not done, or was not properl,
done. She told him how she al
ways looked around the room t,
see if things were in order, ant
hurried to put things in thei
places before he entered the door
She also told him how grieve,
and humiliated she felt at his col,
and formal way of answering he
in the presence of others.
1t cut HIM to the quick, but h
patiently and humbly heard he
through, for he was convinced
that he richly deserved it all
What he said in reply Was, Ger
tainly, very comforting to her
She sat on his knee. that night,
happier wife than she had been a
any time before since she first be
came his bride. They commenc
ed anew from that time. She
spends nearly all Of her evenings
in the library with him now. They
read and study together, excep
when she is compelled to use hel
needle. Then he reads to her
She no longer feels that she is for.
getting all that she ever learned.
"Do you feel now as you did 6
year ago, in regard to my getting
married, Mary?" Mrs. Fiske's
sister Jane archly asked her. {
short time since. Herbert Ives
and Jane expects to be married
next month.
"Mrs. Flske blushed, and look