Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-04

live on pint OF milk and two baked |
potatoes a day? | wonder ifhek knows |
that ! make all the puddlngs and pies,
and give out the tea and coffee. and |
superlntend every thing myself? He |
might know it II he would take the |
trouble To inquire, instead ofindnlging |
IN such sweeping denunciations. | |
wonder 4 he ever suspects that trim |
my own bonnets, and my own dresses,
aud make the little ones clothes, TO |
save unnecessary outlay. It's almost |
enough to make a woman wish she had |
never got married"
But then Melissa thought oftherosy
little ones fast asleep upstairs, and
concluded, on the whole, there were
some sunbeams in her lot.
Halo, Elmer! Why, surely this isn't
your"
"Well, don't know whom else il can
be, ! cody remarked the handsome,
bronzed looking gentleman who had
lonnged into Mr.. Ives Office; "and I've
brought Harry Lamarque with me-
You remember him. don't your"
Remember him--i should think So
I And We haven't met before since our
college days Well. | declare, that il
/ n curious coincidence! Iou'll both
7 Of you promise 10 come and dine with
I me to-day al five, won't your Come
I'm Stare you haven't any other
engagement, and l will introduce you
TO my wife. Z"
"l'll come, said Elmer promptly
and III engage 70 bring Lamarquei
with ME
" But you re not going"
II must I've no end Of business 70
transact but we'lihay regular chat
al dinner. old boyl'
Melissa had hardly despatched her
little band Of chubby faced children to
school that morning, when the Office
boy came knocking az thedoor with a
note
From Mr Ives, ma 'am--thereai amt
no answer
The note ran as follows
II shall bring two old college.mates,
Elmer and i.amarque. 10 dinner Let
il bc ON the table punctually AZ five. "
Your Alioetionnte,
".IuIIUs."
Mrs ives folded up the note and
deposited Il ia her desk. with conf
cal smile towering around her mouth
Economy il the order Of the day, !"
she thought
], MAS bleak day, towards the end
II November. with raw wind, and
SKIS overcast with lcaden clouds. and
M Ives nose WAS decidedly tinged
with blue. a. he ushercd his two
shivertng guests into the drawing.
room
walk 10. gentlemen in and
warm yourselves. he said. With
hospitable ieryor, rubbing his hands.
But contrary 20 all Interpretations
contrary to the usual domestic
arrangements prcvailinein that house
hold. thc polished CRATE presented no
glowing surface 81 iiame--ihc air was
J damp and chilly as that Of a mauso
Z lrum
julius bit Ills ~. and reprcssed the
/ rather drmonstratiye expression that
WAS rising 20 his tongue.
, b. seated, gentleman, | will rc,iliy
! this mistake Immediately, lie said
, leaving thu room.
E How II thisg No fire, and this
room like an ice-woll!" was his petu
liant exclamation, as he met his wife
I in the hall
/ coal j. thirty shillings atom, Juliu'
I lit i necessary for us to ccnomiHc,
! returned Melissa. dcmurcly
j send the maid this minute TO kin
die n fire. said Julius, with his teett
J chattpring. "And-my dear, you arr
3 surely not going into the room ~ thai
. faded old dresst'
. "Of course am. My best silk i
I. beginning to wear: and as ! can't al
4 ford another, must be ms economical
as possible"
Julius Ives made n queer grimace; b.
:. didn't az all like the operation o
"swallowing his own words" An,
o Melissa walked into the presence Q
o his friends, faded old dress and all.
= Give oclock--isn't dinner nearly
ready" asked Mr.. Ives, consulting hi
!. chronometcr with q sort of warning
glance at his wife. Melissa rose, anC
4 the same instant dinner was announ
u eed
d Now Mrs. Ives was capita
= housekceper. who possessed the iacnl
! ~ of getting mp tempting dinners oil
o the shortest possible notice; so tina
Julius naturally expected q repas
suitable 10 the occasion What WA
u his dismay on beholding the cold
hacked Joint az yesterday, thanked b!
e few potatoes There was no spark
ling wine--nothing but beer, and nc
.. visible desert Elmer and I.amarqu
n took tho seats designated to them
" with polite Inconsistencies; bu
II Julius Ives looked as black as thun
lurcloud, LII,
,Nlelissa-what does this mean?" b
r whispered,
ie oDocs what mean, my love2" aske'
4 Melissa. with face Of the most IN
nocent astonishment in the world.
!, Just at that moment, the six httl
d Ivuses ali burst into theroom' shabh,
a and patched like SO many candidate
e for cold victuals. As a general thin
Z. Julius was passingproud oihispretty
i well.drcssed children; now parenta
(. conplaccncv was at discount, AM