Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-17

Mr.. Darcy shut the door of his bed
room with considerable emphasis, and
went straight to the breakfast parlor.
All was bright, and quiet, and pleasant
there; the anthracite swapping and spar.
king in the CRATE, the china aud silver
neatly arranged on the spotless damask
cloth, and the green parrot drowsily
wiuking his yellow eyes in the sunny
glow of the eastern window-Bedlam
plainly wasn't located just here, and
Mr. Darcy went stormily upstairs to the
nursery.
All! the field Of battle was reached at
last. Mrs. Darcy sat in her little low
chair before the fire, trying to quiet the
energetic screams OF an eight-months' old
scion of the house of Darcy, while an
other-a rosy boy of five years-lay on
mis- back, prone on the floor, kicking
aud crying in an ungovernable fit of
childish passion.
"Mrs. Dar-cyw enunciatel Luke,
with slow and ominous precision, may
inquire what all this means9 Are you
aware that it is fifteen Minutes past nine
o'clock DO you know that breakfast is
waiting2'
II know, Luke know said poor,
perplexed Mrs. Darcy, striving vainly to
lift the rebellious urchlu up by one arm.
''Come, Freddy, you're going 20 be good A,
now, mamma is sure, and get up to be
washed
"No-o-o,' reared Master Freddy,
performing a brisk tattoo on the carpet
with his heels and clawing the air
furiousIy.
Like an avenging vulture, Mr. Darcy
pounced abruptly down upon his sol
aud heir, carried him promptly to the
closet, and turned the key upon his
screams.
A tall, blue eyed young lady, with a
profusion OF bright chestnut hair aud
cheeks like rose velvet, was already at
the table when they descended, by name
Clara PruyD, by lineage Mrs. Darcys
sister. She opened her blue eyes rather
wide as the two entered.
Good gracious, Evy what's the
matter2'
Nothing" answered Luke, tartly.
Mrs. Darcy, you appear to forget tina.
l have eaten no breakfast"
Something is the matter, though, :"
said Clara, shreHdly "What is it,
Evelyn? Has Luke had one of his tan
trumss"
Luke set down his coffee cup with a
sharp ,'clink.'
You use very peculiar expressions,
Miss Pruyu."
VERY true Ones said Clara, saucily.
Evelyn smiled in spite of herself.
ITS only Fredd~, who feels a little
cross, and
"a little crossr interrupted the in
dignant husband. 81 tell you, Evelyn,
it's quite time that temper was checked
Hang that parrot WHAT an intoIerable
screeching ne keeps ~! Mary, take
that bird into the kitchen, or | shall
be tempted to wiring its neck. Stran re
that a man can have little peace once
in a while WHAT does all these eggs,
Evelyn2 Thought asked you to see
that they were boiled fit for Christians
to eati'
Mr.. Darcy gave his egg, shell and
all, a vindictive throw upon the crate.
EvelYn's brown eyes sparkled a little
dangerously as she observed the man
c lver, bus she made no remark.
And the plates are as cold as a stone,
when I've begged, aud entreated, and i'm
plored, again and again, that they might
be warmed. Well, shall eat no 5real
fast this mornngw
"Whom will you punish most?' de,
manded Mss Clara. Evelyn, give me
another cup of coffee is perfectly de
lightful."
Luke pushed his chair back with a
vengeance and took up his stand with
his back to the fire, both hands under
bis coat tails.
"Piease, SIR" said the servant, depre-
catingly advancing, "the gas bilI-thc
man says would you settle it while"
"No!' reared Luke tempestuously
Tell the man to go about his business /;
| have no small bills this morning, and
| won be so prosecuted 70
Mary retreated Erecipitately. Clara
raised her long brown eyeIids.
''Do YOU know, Like" she said, de,
murely, 81 tainll you would feel great
deal better if you would just do as
Freddy does-lie fat do yn on the floor
and kick your heels against the carpet
for awhile. It's au excellent escape
valve when your choler gets the better
of you. e"
Luke gave his mischievo IS sister in
law a glance that ought certainly to have
annihilated her, aud wal&ed out of the
room, closing the door behind him with
a bang that would bear no interpreta-
ton. Then Clara came round to her
sisters side AMI buried her pink face in
Egeiyn's neck.
Don scold me, Evy, please Il know
I've been very, very naughty to tease
Luke so!'
"You have spoken nothing but tae
truth, said Evelyn, quietly, with her
coral lips compressed, and a scarlet spot
burning on either cheel-
"The remedy needs to be something
short and sharp" said Clara, "and the