The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-01-23

Dear, have brought you some vic.
let's"
"Thank you," she said, taking the
flowers and carelessly tossing them on
chair.
lie sat down beside her. "Do you
feel any better?" he asked.
No"
81 am sorry"
"Indeed," she replied, looking up in
surprise.
"Oh, now, hcrel what's the use of
going on in this way? 1 have been
miserable all day over your treatment
of me this morning, and | can't put up
with such folly much longer. If | have
displcased you in any way, why don't t
you tell me?"
"Displeased me?" she said, bitterly.
"You must think I'm fool!"
81 used to think you were the most
charming and sweetest creature in the
world, but must say that am COM
PEELED to change my opinion."
"And what must l do!' she eX-
claimed. II thought you were true and
noble, but--but-" she hid her face and
sobbed
Jenny! Jenny! don't go on this way!
You'll drive me crazy! If I've done any
thing to offend You, tell rue what it is
Don't go on this way. The servant
might see you"
Servant" she scornfully repeated.
81 wish she was dead--and [, too, for
that matter"
He got up and stood looking at her.
"If you have arrived at that conclusion
this married life is pretty well up with
us. ! will not live with woman who,
through hatred of me, wishes herself
dead. You may go home tomorrow"
"I will go when please, sir, without
any instructions from you"
"Ah! you'd better go tonight, then" !"
"Shut up and don't talk to me!'
Then he raved lie had not expected
to live to see the day when his wife
his wife whom he had worshiped-
would tell him to shut up If he were
a weaker man he would go down to
the lake and jump in, but being
strong he would live life of misery
81 don't care what you do!' she re-
piled.
"Of course you don't, but / have
more heart than you A man always
has more heart than n woman has
Yes, care what you do hope that
when you go home you may resume
your appearance of innocent and happy
girlhood, and, when the divorce has
been granted, you may marry some
whistling farmers boy and again settle
down to blissful welded life. Select
one of proper ignorance and necessary
humility, and your pathway will be
smooth; but if ever he should show
any spirit of manhood, crush it as you
have attempted to crush mine. There
was likelihood of my becoming u
great man. Judge Brown said in pub
lie that | was the most promising young
lawyer in the state; and used to dream
of the United States senate, and life
of usefulness to my country; but all
that is gone now"
"And why is it all gomez" she asked,
looking up with flashing eyes. II will
tell you. 1t is all gone because you
have acted the brute: you pretended to
love me, to be true man, but have
discovered that you are a heartless
wretch"
"What do you meanrby having dis
covered that am heartless wretch?
What have ! done?"
''You insult me' she cried. Didn't
l see you kiss that servant girl?'
He staggered back and then laughed
Come here" he called to Sallie, who
had just appeared at the door. He took
the girl by the hand, and leading her
forward, said: Jenny, this is my Sis
ter. She wanted to write Il realistic
servant girl story and"
"Oh, Johnr'
There, now, don't cry, l did not
put the advertisement in the paper -
he went on, holding his wife in his
arms, but sent my sister who had
just arrived and who declared that she
must enter my house as a servant"
Dinner is ready" said "Sallie, ="
laughing. - Opie Read, in Arllansaw
Traveller