Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-03
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Mr.. Harold Davis, of New York,
who left Atlanta six years ago, and
who viii De remembered as one of the
citys most promising young business
men at that time, has returned to the
city, on a visit to friends. This is his
first visit since going away. In New
York he has been engaged in the bank
ing business with the we'll known firm
OF CrOssman & Co, OF Wall street. He
has met with such success as only a
few days ago resulted in his bbeing adj
mitted into the firm as junior partner.
He signalzed this important event by
making his first visit home immediate
~ after it occUrred"-
/ am so glad that he has succeeded.
| I knew he would. Ii was hard. uphill
work, though, / know. with self-deni-
ais and self-sacridces, and economic
ING and frugal living. Poor Harold
it's better as it is Love and poverty
goes with each other-lOve generally
wears out I'm not the sort Of woman
TO be a poor mans wife. But now
What a fine morning it is! How
bright the sunshine is, how crisp and
strengthening and refreshing is the air.
Goes to window and throws it open
and drinks in the freshness of the
mOrning)
How delicious, How unlike yester-
day and all the other days. l feel as if
l were a new person, with new tut
ure. This is the beginning Of the new.
Turns from the Window
But there's the usual period of mour-
ming. I detest gloomy black clothes.
Black doesn't become me. They would
talk if 1 didn't wear it, though, and
say I was heartless and Unfeeling.
Maybe l am. l am not like those chit
tering women that come around me
with all their prudish ideas and dOmes-
tic nonsense. They tire me excessive
ly. / can't help yawning in their ia
ceS and showing them how bored l am.
They'll feel it incumbent on me to
come around and console me. l know
what they'll say-a lot Of goody-gOody
rubbish-tiresome I wish there was
some way to get rid of them. to put
them Off-bUt there's not. l shall have
TO see them I wish it was so I could
run away and-and be-myself, my in
dividual Independent self, I wouldn t
wear black gowns and feign widowy
look. I'd look just as I feel and say
what I thought, and see who l wished.
have written for Harold-just ask
ed him 70 come over and see me. There
is nothing wrong in that. An old friend
come to visit me in my bereavement
that's the worlds view Of itThey won
know that I wore this becoming gown
it looks so much better than any
thing I have in black. Harold will
think nothing of the understands.
/ Miss Helen Courtney, Mrs Hardy
mans sister. comes in
Miss Helen-Uncle Abe has Just re-
turned with this note for you. Maude.
Mrs. Hardyman chastity, with eager
( ness)-Yes. -it's-he-he has been
a long time (Tears it open. and
reads) He will be here directly. I
viii come at once. as you request"
All. Harold, trying to feign that cold
ness that sat so poorly on YOU that day
when we parted. Silly boy, I'll be a
I little cold. toO-at first. It will be
charming to see you come around. 1
VIII let you kneel TO me-yes, this
morning
Miss Helen (who has stood regarding
I Mrs Hardyman. who seemed uncon-
/ sCious Of her presence wOnderingly)-
/ Maude. l don't understand YOU. Is this
not a note from Harold Davis hear
/ he Is hOme-and so soon. Il is shock
ing. Only yesterday
Mrs. Hardyman Gmpatiently)-Ye
/ terday was a horrid nightmare. To
/ day is to-day Yesterday I was James
/ Hardyman's wife-tO-day am his wild
Ow. You are one of the persons who
/ know that I never loved him. Their
{ why pretend before YOU that am pain
ed at his death. I am not. I do not
feel i'll shall not pretend that I do
/ Tie was a good man in his class
/ churches, missions, charities and al
that. / cauld never tolerate such thing.
and such people. If put up with anC
and honOred him while alive, nurseC
him during his sickness and feigneC
sorrow and anxiety and even said Low.
ing things TO him-wasn't that enough
I Why should I make the rest of tn,
days gloomy on account Of that? Fl,
wasn't in touch or sympathy with ne
he was cOlOrless and undressing. HC
/ lived ont his time, got his dues. he /:
I dead. That ought TO be enough. OF
/ course, It's shocking TO You and ether
/ people. but it's natural 20 me. I'm 6
( human woman and l hatte myself tha
/ am an honest one.
Miss Helen-Naude, I don't know
I what 10 say. I have never in all ms
life heard anything that gave me az
much pain as what YOU have just said
It's wicked. sacreligious. ! know thai
/ YOU did not love Mr.. Hardyman: that il
was a constant effort with YOU to %,
civil 10 him. but remember what he ha;
/ done for You. how kind he was. how
self-sacridcing. how forgiving. He was
/ never angry. When You were whimsi
cal and short tempered, he was patient
! and submissive. No mater what yOJ
went % him, it was yours. And he wa.
So good and kind and charitable 10 all
| He did so much good in the world. He
/ was one Of the men that leaves the
world better than they found it. Net g
brilliant man. not man of genius OF
/ even of great ability-simply plain
/ blunt. common sense man. The sort Of
\ man q woman always respects-eveT
il she does not love him. Surely yoJ
can show the proper respect TO hi.
memory.
Mrs. Hardyman-I don't take yOm
view of the question. am not going To
/ be guilty of q lot of hypOcritical hum
/ buggery 10 please anybody. IL is no