Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-07-10
THEMONTROSE WHITES
By AUGUSTA LARNED.

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Copyright. iSe1 by American Prvss Assneis-
ttoaLl
II was commonly said among their
friends that he was not the equal of his
Wife II you were TO listen attentively
90 the convcSation of women gathered
In little cotcrie- In drawing rooms and
ON vrrAndaS you would discover that
there are several wives In Littlcneld
who arc superior To their lords and mas.
ters intellectually and doubtle~.ly NOR.
ally. though on the latter point the crit.
ical voice IL mainly dumb
This state of things II due to tho fact
that male society In the town II mainly
made up of active business men who cx.
haust them-elvc. In their lAtorS during
the day. are fond of nap On the sofa
after dinner. and when with difficulty
they arc forced out into evening compa-
nv by their wives and daughters hnd
themselves painfully mute until they
have an opportunity of getting on In
une corncr with other mcn and talking
over business and poliiio~
Mr. Montro-e White was not much
aioye the average Littleheld man lie
Wa not As,riking intellectual forcs. nor
werc his ideal. SUPPOSED to ts very ex'
aii~.l but the ideals u Mr~ Montrv>e
White w,rc high enough for two she
VA. q prrtty wumAn. slendsr and vii.
iOwy q form. With . nne complexion
and lafss. expressive eycsI Nor wss she
tco ''si,anc.d'' to - II all indifferent
% the sdosnment u hsr p~r-on. espe-
ciAliy the ohoic. 20 colos bccoming 30
hsr styl. q teaaty. wh.n not ,nsro~-sd
in the mysteries Il the toilet. lofty
th-me- orrupi~i her mind She wAs
suppp--i O. hs,, dipf--t rather deeply
into orcul, things. frum tho ElcusiniAn
my.ieris. and the kcy q ISthAssas %
the latest pha-- - th~~rhy. with iis
dcctrine u s.iep,s and astral h.lics
Christian -risnc,. Co, had r-siycd q
.hAre q sit.ntion. and shs claimed o.
have I-rfCan-d afcw striking curs- sub
r-s among her friends
hut al. D.v,r de-c.nd~i o. th. vul.
gar. sHdid Asy.s-t a the-s things She
,ouchod them only with her delicate
nng,r tip and wore bcr mystic lor.
Like t.-romins veil which ads q charm
o. th. natural face This together with
IN. fact that she dislii~i housekeeping.
had no taste fur pickling % preserving
or fa th. cacoction of pie. and pud.
dinss made up the vague general con-
oeption u what was called her superior.
ity over her hushAnd-poH Monte. ~
his friend. called him
But Monte White was not tho man to
willingly take . hack sat Ina his wife's
chariot and to i- known NJ Mrx Mon.
trc-e Whites husband lie was stout and
r,d faccd. with q hearty laugh and .
loud voica Monte could not understand
Mr. Monte. nor did he make any great
effort 90 understand her. He believed
solcmnly that all women have their
crcchc,s and quavcr and must n In.
dulgcd NJ 90 crtain point That point
defined rather limited area for Mr.
Whites fr,c action. and hence had come
heartburing. domestic friction and
discomfort. lie was too big and strong
not 90 b. willing 90 humor his wife In
her little whimwhams 20 long ~ she
kept them under cover and tucked away
out u sight II 10 wasn't theosophy or
Christian science. IL might perhaps be
something wor~e But Mr. White wns
too brilliant and intellectual . frau 10
b. willing 90 hide her light under =
bushel. and collisions were therefore In.
svitable
hut In spite of all differences Monte
loyally gave 10 his wife all the room In
his heart uncccupicd by his hor-S His
horses did certainly come first In the In.
ycntory IL his affections and next To
his horres perhaps his daughter Mabel.
u god. substantial. solid child OF 0.
with her feet well planted ON the ground
and her little round eyes seeing nothing
but what was plainly In view. MrS
White sighed profoundly ~ she confd.
~i TO her friend. Louise Lancaster, tho
fact that Mabel was not her mental Oh.
spring. but belonged wholly TO the
White side of the house What the
baby boy would turn into was still nm.
certain. he being too young 10 have de.
veloIsd much more than an appetite.
but by thi. token there were indications
that he. to- belonged wholly to the "a
thcr.
There was not the slightest hops that
Monte White would ever develop an
astral body. He had q comprchensively
solid hold On the substantial things of
this world and was totally devoid Of
anything that could be called conversa.
tion unless you tUuched ou tho points
Of horSe. when he warmed To the sub.
ject and could give you the history OF
nll the famous trotters and rnccu In the
country and an accurate account Of their
pesiigrce. Monte eschewed all circles"
and clubs and conversations and could
never b. induced TO don his evening
coat except for q dinner or . stag party.
He knew all the houses In Littleheld
where good cooks wcre kept, and where
the table service came mp 10 . high
standard Of perfection. But Mr Monte
White. On the other hand. delighted In
clubs and circles and cared nothing for
heavy feeds and scientific whist When
her husband heard her discoursing to
her favorite coterie. he generally with
drew toa remote corner. where he glow
cred In soliss,is like IN owl In IN Ivy
bush.
How these two had ever been led 10
attempt 10 draw together In harness was
the mystery. But there they were. bound
MP In one yoke. each striving 10 poll .
different way. The people Nrx Monte
liked hex husband detested, and his
friends she looked upon - odioua IL
was said they had hrst met on the dsck
Of an ocean steamer. where Monte had
picked MP Mis-. CrAsphsw - shs slippsd
and sprained her ankle on the wet deck
and had carried her down 10 her cabin
In his armS He had kind heart and
had been % attentive 90 the injured lady
that before the ankle We cured they be'
came engaged. Even now. when hia
wife was III, Monte would stay at home
vhole dsys togsshes 10 dt b. hes bsd.
ode and fead % her The books ~ lonesd