The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-07-28
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
THE HIcxs-sRowNs.

Htckt-Bfowu DO DOT pfettnH to kno"
What know most sbout Ia the end spl
the appendix. OF course oil the difference
leading up TO The last sot werat thorough
y aired 10 the court and 10 the news.pa
pers, but il uss the fpsl act Of brut lit
on Mr.. Hicks Browns I srt tba' Gas espes
tally dilsted upon, and for weeks tbi
tend in human form wss eIeersted b.
danes and dsmsels All over this brosd lam
aud Mr., HicksBrown was an object o
heartfelt mmisserstion on oil sides. :.
am inclined 10 think that n Mr.. Hick
Brown hsi been more like the men Wit
sre held up as model husbands by th'
known members OF certain ladies societies
be and Mrs. Hicks Brown she whom
only two short years sipce he had promis
ed to love aud cherish - would be living
10 peace ard ami'y. TO say nothing OF con.
juesl happiness even unto this day. and i
Mrs. Hicks Brown bad been spything bu
the only child OF very rich and ioolishly
indulgent papa, things might have been
different. But Mr.. Hicks Brown was jnst
~ much used to having his own way .,
was bis pretty spouse. and the natural re.
result was family rows. more or less insig
ni6cant in character.
At first Mrs. Hicks Brown was inclined
to give in. just IS oil dutifuI bubbles arr
but be saw the shoals OF trouble onto
which this course was causing him 10 drift
and concluded after mature consideration
that il Was bis will that should dominate
in the Hicks Brown family, and he fxed
his plan Of procedure and governed his
actions accordingly. Mrs. Hicks Brown
with feminine insight perceived At an early
stage OF the game what b,r ltrl's ioten
tioDs were, and rs she had always been &C,
cus,omed to have her way she decided that
il was too late to begin knocking under :
and there you have what was presumably
the beginning Of the end.
1t was . dog not only dog, but .
young lady dog mot only female canine.
but what Mr.. Hicks Brown termed meas
y aqgss;sd sIss.ass SsSssd On re hps
Mr. Hicks Brown losthed and despised 1t
vas pug. and especially one Of the gen
lie sex, and his better half. aware OF this
antipathy. bad, with characteristic femi
nine perversity, svsiled herself OF the hrtt
opportunity TO possess herself OF one OF
those interesting animals. which speedily
won, it seems, fret place in her affections
and made Mr.. Hicks Brown's life misers
BILE.
He stood it, however, as long Is be could
but the end had TO come.
MIR Hicks Brown was An architect, and
il came 10 pass that be had on one occa
sion been invited to prepare the plans Tor
. public building. The plans we're drawn
and accepted by the committee, which
however, returned them 10 him for certain
iu porlsrt sl,erations. and they we're laid
on the table 10 bis den. to be attended to
when be returned home iu the late after
noon OF certain day.
Now IL so happened that Vic, the pug
sforeme eps,oned. was Of ~ inquiriog turn
Of mind, sud she choose this very after
noon for an exploring tour In the upper
part OF the house.
When Mr. Hicks Brown entered bis den
-sbout 5 o'clock he saw at once thst por
tions Of bis plans we're missing. and sup
posing that bis vile bad taken them to
show TO some visitor be hurried down
stars.
Where are those plsns9 be asked.
Wbs, plans desr2 softly inquired Mrs
Hicks Brown sliding Ter csrame into one
cheek aud rtill keeping one eye on per
ticulsriy thrilling page Of the yellow back
novel in her lap.
Whst-whst lsnsl DO You mean to say
you didn't take those Calumet building
plans from my ,sblsi Inquired Mr.. Hicks
Brown in come sgitstion.
Oh bt ssid bis spouse, mildly surprised.
Why, il must have been those that Vic
had.
That Vic bad hovled Mr. Hicks
Brown. Add pray, where are they nowi
Don't get excited. dear. Were they any
thing in PARTICULAR Vic had some old.
soiled pieces OF cloth. plsyiag vith them
awhile seo. bn. II supposed they we're some
ron had thrown into the waste basket, 20
| burned Henry What sra Jon sgoing
/ TO dof
But Henry did cot snsver, he strode
over 10 the cushion whsreon the offender
/ Vic vss taking her afternoon sie,t,. grip
psd her frmly by the nap Of the neck snd
despite OF bis siies hystericsl proiests.
opened The door and kicked the bowling
animal iulo the street. and pot satisfied
ui,h this, when Mr. Hicks Brown would
have rushed 70 rescue h,r pet be took bel
by the shoulders and forced her Into |
chair. noting With grin satisfaction - NJ
did 20 Tbs, couple of street srsbs YER
making 81 With VIC.
That day Mira Hicks Brosn went hom'
TO her mo.hsr and two weeks later sh'
sss . meni er oi the divorce colony IN
western city seeking freedom IRON ms,ri
nouisl bonds 90 the ground OF ctu'i sot
iphsnau treatment, which sbs sxpectet
the court vhsn her cAse ~ss presented Z
ardefstsrd - having been spplied TO be
instead otto Vic.
Ia the state where Mrs. Hicks Brosi
sought bar divorce IL takes only shre
mouths TO establish . residences. snd th'
legal iornsiiies consume very little time