St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-09-10


very smues are innocent OF art:
Sne Knows no double-dealinx.
Lille E. Barr. In N. Y. Ledees.
MRS. HICKS-BROWN.
HOW q Lesson OF Mutual For
bearanco Was Learned.
There Is always . beginning to IN
end What II was In the case of Mr..
and Mrs. Hicks-Brown, I do not pre.
tend to know. What I know most
about is the end and the appendix. OF
course all the differences leading up "a
the last act wero thoroughly aired in
court and in the newspapers but Il was
the final act of brutality ON Mr.. Hicks
Browns part that was especially
dilated upon. and for weeks this '.6end
in human form" was execrated by
danes and damsels all over this broad
land, and Mrs. Hicl<s-Brown was IN
object OF Heartfelt tcommiserstion on all
eides.
lam inclined 70 think that II Mr..
Hicks Brown had been moro like the
men who are held mp as model husbands
BY the knowing members Of certain
ladies' societies. he and Mra. Hicks
Brown-shc whom only two short
years since he had promised to love and
cherish-would be living in peace and
amity, to say nothing Of conjugal
happiness, even unto this day; and IL
Mrs. Ricks-B Brown had been anything
but the only child Of . very rich and
foolishly indulgent papa. things might
have been different But Mr.. Hicks
Brown was just - much used to having
his own way ~ was his pretty spouse;
and the natural result was family
rows. more or less insignificant in
character. At first. Mr.. Hiclxs-Brow
was inclined to give in. just - all
dutiful bubbles are; but he saw the
shoals of trouble on to which this
course was causing him to drift, and
concluded, after mature consideration,
that il was HE will that should domin-
ate in the Hicks-Brown family, and he
fixed his plan Of procedure and gov
erned his actions accordingly. Mrs.
Hicks-lIrown. with feminine insight.
perceived. at an early stage Of the
game, what her lords intentions were:
and. - she had always been accus-
toned 70 have her way. she decided
that it was too late to begin knocking
under-and thero you have what was
presumably the beginning Of the end.
Il Was dog that caused the climax.
II there was any creature on earth that
Mr. Hicks Brown loathed and despised,
it was . pug. and his better half, aware
of this antipathy. had, with character.
istic feminine perversity, availed her
self Of the first opportunity to possess
herself of one of those interesting ani-
mails, which speedily won, Il seemed,
first place in her affections, and made
Mr.. Hicks Browns life miserable.
He stood il, however. Is long - he
could, but the end had 10 come.
Mr. Hicks-Brown was an architect,
and il came to pass that he had, on ono
occasion, been invited TO prepare the
plans for . public building. The plans
were drawn and accepted BY the COM
to him for certain important altera-
tions; and they were laid on the table
in his den. to be attended TO when he
returned home in the late afternoon Of
. certain day.
Now, it so happened that Vic, the pug
aforementioned. was Of IN inquiring
turn of mind, and she chose this very
afternoo n for an explca ing tour in the
upper part Of the house.
When Mr.. Hicks-Brown entered his
den, about five o'clock, be saw at once
that portions Of his plans were missing.
and, supposing that his wife hsd taken
them to show to some visitor. he hur.
ried downstairs
"Where are those plsns7'' he asked.
"What plans. dear?' softly inquired
Mre. Hicks-Brown. sliding her caramel
into one cheek. and still keeping one
eve on q particularly thrilling page Of
the yellow back novel in her lap
"What-what plansl Do you mean
20 say you didn't take those Calumet
building plans from my tableT' asked
Mr.. Hicks Brown. in some agitation
.Oh-hr' sad hh spouse. mildly sur
prised. ''Why, It must have been
those that Vic had"
"That-vic-hadr' hcwled Mr.. Hicks
Brown. "Aud. pray. where arc they
now?'
"DouY get excited. dear. Were
they anything in particular7 VIC had
some old, soiled pieces q cloth. playing
with them awhile agos but ] supposed
thev were some yoa had thrown into
the waste basket % buFned-HenryI
What are you going to dol"
But Henry did not answer. he strobe
over TO the cushion whereoo the onend-
inc Vic was taking her afternoon 81
80. eripped her firmly BY the naps Of
the neck. aud. despite his wife's hytera.
c.l nrotests, opened the door and kicked
1ha bowling auiDal into The street.
.rd- not satixlsed with this. when NrA
HOO Brown would have rushed TO
r.sro. her net, be took her By the
shoulders and forced her into . char:
noting with grim satisfaction Is De o'd
20 that . couple Of street srsos ~ese
making 6R with Vic
Thst day MrA Hieks-6rown went
hnnoe 70 her mother. and two weese
l.Aer she wss . member At the divorce
colony IN q western city. seeking sree-
aom from matrimonial bonds on
~ Ground of ',cruel and inhumsn treat
n.nt :" which she expected the court
Wien her case was presented. 70 under
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