The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-07-02

81 am so sorry" repeated poor little
Lisa.
$50 am I, he said sharply, and leaned
modify against the mantel-piece.
care you quite sure they are all wrong,
Donald o.
"It is maddening to have whole even
ing wasted when | have so few free" said
Mr.. Railton testify, ignoring her question.
"Since | cant read, may as well go out.
Kate, if you can manage to dress in twenty
minutes, will take you to the theatre
Kate gladly threw aside her books and
ran up stairs. Jane began to struggle with
George for the French dictionary. Mrs.
Railton was not very much disturbed. She
was accustomed to be slighted, but she
made weak protest.
''You should not take her from her les
sons, Donald
''She can look after her lessons herself.
She is never behindhand in her work.
"Eou promised to take me one evening,
and think"
"Oh, that's what you mean, is it, by your
anxiety about her lessons? Paul, go up
stairs and tell your sister to come back to
her books. Your mother wishes to go in
stead of her.
Paul, chubby, stolid boy Of eight or
nine-considered the clever one of the
family because he made least noise-only
opened his mouth, and waited He felt
satire in his fathers tone, and knew he
should not have to go on that errand.
Poor Lisa felt more miserable than ever.
She knew she was being wrouged, but she
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few days, and Mr.. John H. Bowers he
gton, ID. c. to visit his sister. The
owing guests have arrived at Win ice ere, "
ace this week, or will arrive today: evening"
ye II. Stickney, wife, three children out led
Miss Sallie Tilghman, Mr.. f. w. eDjoym
o and two children. Mrs Oiier and The
Lisa knew he was not at ali nEely--to
disturb his enjoyment by any thoughts of
her; but she was not sharp enough to say
so, which was just as well, perhaps. Kate
called at that instant to know if she might
borrow her mothers corals, and Lisa went
up stairs to get them for her, and see that
she was well wrapped up.
Presently cab was whistled for, and
the father and daughter drove off.
The Railtons were in tolerably easy cir
cumstances. The children went to good
schools, and Mr.. Railton could have afford
ed a better house and more servants, If he
had not preferred to save in that respect,
and spend the money in ways pleasanter to
himself If any one had suggested that
he ought to make life pleasanter to his
wife. he would have regarded such an idea
as sentimental nonsense, declaring that he
was an exceedingly good husband, and that
Lisa had everything she wanted, and as for
housework, that was woman's duty.
"Want pleasure, indeed A married wo-
man ought not to want pleasure; she ought
to stand aside at her age, and let her girls
haye the pleasure" A precept, by the
way, he did not dream of applying to him
SELF
Donald Railton was a lawyer-getting
on fast, and meaning to get on much faster;
but, unfortunately, in his progress he had
left the eager lover who assured sweet
little Lisa Grey that her simplicity was the
very quality for which he had chosen her,
so far in the past, that now he had
even patience left, for his jaded not
spiritless wife, and much preferred the
company of his sharp, animated daughter,
who could understand him, aud who never
looked in his eyes with reproachful wist-
fulness that sometimes made his wifes face
so irritating.
Mrs. Railton had been sitting by the
fire about half an hour, engaged in making
new petticoat for Kate, when the door
bell rang, and the harassed maid appeared
announcing:
"a gentleman, ma'am, Shall | show
him in the drawing room, or in here :"
"Why, in here, Of course, said cherry
voice; and next tall, bearded bronzed
stranger stood in the doorway.
"Cousin Dennis !"
"Cousin Lisa =
"On, Dennis, how tall you have grown !!
"My faith, Lisa; how thin you are 7
And these greetings over, Cousin Dennis
West came forward into the room and
spoke to the children, seated himself by
the fire, and plunged into conversation.
"Tell me all about everything" he began
"How is Railton? Getting on like house
on fire, suppose. and in fair way to be-
come Attorney General, or something
equally distinguished. And how are you,
Lisa ? You are as pretty as ever May
a cousin say that, now you are dlgnlfied
matron? | remember fifteen years ago
you refused to sing duets with me for
week, because | said something like that.
Mrs. Railton was not so pretty as she
was fifteen years ago; but if Cousin Dennis
thought so, it was pleasant that he should
say so in that frank, brotherly tone. She
asked what he had been doing all these
years.
"Making money, dear. such a lot OF
money, quite fortune; and have come
to London to invest it. am going to ask
your husbands advice-he knows every
thing; he always did know everything.
say, Lisa, do you remember Larne Woods
fifteen years ago.
Did she not? Had she not been think
ing oft only that evening; though this dear,
kind Cousin Dennis had held but small
place in her thoughts.
aWhat cub | was then !" went on
Cousin Dennis. "And how Railton sat