Smyrna times., 1893-08-09
His Second Wife.

"Wel, neverw exclaimed Miss
Peggerell. What is this world com.
ing to, any way ?"
"Much the same as it always was, |
suppose" retorted Agatha Simplex.
She was ths village t4ilores,; Il res
Olute, blight-laced woman Of twenty
seven or eight
81 wouldn't nave heirved it unless
you had told it with your own lips"
sad Miss PeggcrrlI, doirfully.
"Why not?"
TITS just selling your>clf--that'sa all, f"
shifted Mis- Peggrrril
mo, il'- not, " said Agatha Simplex,
briskly. Hes very nic- man"
Hes twenty pears older than you
are"
"Well, " said Miss Simplex, 'and what
difference does that make? I'm soli-
tary and alone in the world-aud Mr.
Mix-ell is willing to give me home
an1 l respect him very highly-and
I've no douh, We shall be very happy
together"
"Humph!" commented Miss Peg
gerell.
Agatha turned sharply around.
"What does that mean ?" said she.
Nothing" said Miss Pcegerel.
"Only he bulllei his first wife into her
grave"
He'll not bully me into miue,"
shrewdly remarked Miss Simplex.
"I'm not so sure of that"
81 am"
Well at all events" added Miss
Peggerell, 'you can't say you've not
been fairly warned"
"No, l won't" said Agatha Simplex,
and she married Moses Mixwell before
the moon was fortnight older.
Mr.. Mixwell was very worthy
member of society, hadi-headed, double
chnned and rather spoiled in con-
sequence Ofalways having his own way.
The late Mrs Mixsell had been one OF
those meek, retiring persons who never
seem quite certain whether their souls
belong to themselves or to somebody
else, and there were those who, like
Miss Peggerell, did not hesitate boldly
to assert that her brief span of life had
been shortened by the domineering
will and stern discipline of Moses, hel
lord and master.
But all these reports Mrs. Mixsel
the second neither needed nor believed
MY DEAR" said she to her husband
after they hae been married about tive
weeks. "the Hutchinson family is go
ing to give a concert here on Wednes
day evening"
"Are they ?" said Moses. "Wel
I what of that?"
. 81 should like to GO"
81 shouldn't"
g 81 mean to 60"
: "And mean you sha'n't"
= Agatha's cheeks crimsoned her eye
y sparkled with an ominOus lustre.
+ "Why not, Moses ?"
= II don't approve of concerts" sal
n Mr.. Mixsell. IT'S my opinion that
i married woman is better of at hon
o darning her husbands stocking tha
S gadding off to public places"
y Don't keep your stockings we
darned ?"
81 don't say but that you do" az
mitted the bridegroom. "But l don
mean to encourage this fancy of you
y for running to every wild-beast sho
e and public exhibition in town. An
as not to mince matters, entend to p
it downW with great emphasis on u
ve last three words.
10 81 shall 90 ~
70 "You shall not !"
r. "How will you prevent it ? said Nj
ch Mixsell. "Unless, indeed, you 10,
70. me into my room !" with little laue
ng 81 shall do that if it proves nee
=. sary." said Mr.. Mixsell, land keep y
lrs there on bread and water, my e
ed madam"
mt "YOu dare not u
"You shall see -
- And 80 the married couple came
ro. high words within month.
lid Agatha was putting on her bonl
raj and shawl in her own room on
oA Wednesday evening, when Mr.. Mixs
~ came to the door and eyed her W
nst extreme severity.
no "You are determined 70 make (
of yourself, eh ?" said he.
81 am determined to go to the C,
cert" retorted she that was Aga
.vII Simplex.
nm "Then it's my duty to enforce
ces marital authority" said Mr.. MiXs
ner and he locked the door and put
Oh key in his pocket. "Here you shall
AZ rR main, madam" said be, until
Who break that stubborn will of yours.
eed 6 o'clock tomorrow morning / 8
,rer put in loaf Of bread and a pitche
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