Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-10-16
HUSBAND AND WIFE.

HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Still clad in her long pelisse of sealskiu,
with the black veil of her hat still lowered
over her eyes, and her hands hidden in her
mutf, Donna Liyia stood upright against
the chimney piece and warmed her
benumbed feet at the fire, Suddenly,
in the shadows of the dusking even.
ing, she saw something looming white
beside her
WHO is it?" she said in vague alarm.
as it /, Livia, answered her husband
quietly.
"Ah, is it you, Richardo? did not hear
you come in, and her voice Immediately
soGtoned becoming atfectionate.
why have the lights not been
brought?'
II have only now come in from the
Villa Borghese," she murmured family.
Then feeling about little she found the
electric bell on the wall and placed her
finger on it. A servant entered with two
lamps covered with pale blue silk shades
which softened the light The little
drawing room appeared, IN its somewhat
sad tinted olive velvet and brocade of old
gold, rather faded; quantities of tea roses
were pretuly arranged about the room in
porcelain vases and in crystal cups. Don
RiChardo was in dress suit, a gardenia in
his buttonhOle.
So soon ready?" exclaimed Donna
Livia.
II mistook the time; it is only g.
will wait
And he threw himself into an easy
chair beside the fire, balancing one leg
over the other,
81 may smoke here, Livia?"
Certainly. The cigaretts-they are on
that little table.
IL have some also"
Mine will be better, Ricardo"
"Who gave them to you?"
Guido Caracclolo brought them from
Constantinope.
She took him a light herself and held il
till he lit his cigarette.
"Sothis foundation dinner of yours at
tae Cerlcio is for o'clock?"
Yes, dear Livia, at T. A dinner en-.
tirely of men; it will be very tiresome."
ooh! terribly tiresome.
Donna Livia slowly unbottoned hei
gloves of black kid.
elf only you could have diverting
neighbors at dinner, you would be less
bored, Ricardo dear
my neighbors are to be Mario Torres
pardC and Fillippo NeirtimilIa.'
That Borghese Garden is an ice
house, murmured she, shivering with
cold holding her little ungloveo hands tc
the fame.
"You do wrong to 20 here, then, -
answered the husband with his fine, calm
manner that nothing succeeded in disturb
ing,
IL know - habit. Oh, there were SC
many people there, being fiesta day, fan
more strange faces than usual. The
queen wore a pale pink feather in a black
velvet bonnet. Do you think | would
look well IN pale pink, Riccardo?"
Every color looks well ON you, dear.
Clara, Margherite Theresa, Nittoria
GiorgIo was alone in the phaeton; Pau
signed to me would we meet this CIV ming
and ! answered yes. Will you Gomez
Yes, after dinner
Bravo! ! sta, ed too long there, in the
Borghese Gardens, did not notice that il
was evening; besides should have to dine
alone. Selfish men that thou art ! went
to sea Sofia also before going to the Gar
dens; oh! if you knew how much have
done to-day since 3. Poor Sofia, the baby
has fever STILL and it has become thin and
Yellow; tomorrow it is to be wrapped NJ
IN shawls, put in a close carriage and
taken to TvoIi; who knows if the change
of air will do it any good p
"Frederico goes with Soha2'
AM ,.. s,.-ys.,, H., j., gT;,ot; r,Lo,
cold anti-pathetic man! He has not
watched single night beside his baby,
and Sofa has not slept for twelve nights.
They say that ----- that child is
not his, ~ observed Ricardo, shaking the
/ ashes of his cigarette into the tender.
They say so, it is true. Sofa has
ompIomised herself too much with Guido
met him, Guido, in the Psazza ii Spagna
while ! was going to the dressmaker And
| also went to that dressmakeT about The
grey dress; what an amount Of time
! have wasted over It, and it will never fiji
me. A dress is like picture, when spOilt
4 it can not be rempdied; it must be thrown
aside and and another one made.
1T seems to me your dTessmaker ha,
given but little satisfaction lately. Why
not change? Why not have everything
sent from Paris? | would not grudge
/ it.
You are right, but how is 1t to be
done. This one was so highly recommend.
ed to me; and besides they often send
such "a medley Of colors from Paris that ii
/ is impossible to use Would you believe
that they have sent a green dress TO Giula.
She wept about it to-day ! went also a
minute to see this Dire that she ha.
awaited with such anxiety. A fasco,
Ricardo, my friend, a fasco! A pale green
drp.sl'
And her laugh rang through the room,
then having taken Of her hat and un
fastened Let pelisse, she also stretched
herself i'm the little easy.chair on the 0p
p9site .ids Of the fire.
Now the ncryou, voiubility with which
she rad spoken quoted down Sac pas cd
Der finger, slowly over her far hair a. #
10 smooth II.
Don Ricardo lii another cigarette, aud
looking steadily at the FIRE spoke thus:
Llyia to-day you vent nt IN theyic.o
ria Y0u wen, Immediately to sofia, and
you remained gith her tai twenty minutes
past 3 thence yCu we4t to Julia, whore
you remained ten miluter; at you were