Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-04-24

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tube. And what was the use
of making up my mind to be
be an old mars darling rather than q
young mans slave when it turns out
like this?"
'But it can turns out just as you
say, my DEAR" said Mrs. Royal. "Glve
me the particulars. More is to be
gained by submission than revolt,
especially when the husband is much
older than the wife.
Submit" cried young Mrs. Fisher.
emo! will never do that-never
Do you suppose T married rich man
to do the housework?"
"Let me hear the particulars, Be-
renice," repeated Mrs. Royal.
"Well, mamma" said young Mrs.
Fisher, eyou know went into house
full OF servants-excellent ones, too.
Josiuh was very affectionate, as he al
ways is, and all he asked ME to do was
to tie his cravat, and pin rose into
his buttonhole, and to go to the door
and throw kisses to him of morning.
And after while it was, Get my slip
pers, darling. Run for my umbrella.
Where is my handkerchief Very
tiresome, but to be expected. Then
very soon it was, Let US send the SER
wants away at meal times, and wait on
ourselves at table. 1t is so delicious
to be quite alone!' Ofcourse I agreed ;
and nowscomes this astonishing prop
osition-dismissa all the servants; live
for each other! I'm to do the cook
ing for him, iron his shirts-black his
boots, for all I know! Not for econ
omy's sake, but to make life beautl-
full! Oh, I sha'n't endure it. I can
not, mamma! I shall quarrel if he
persists! did not marry rich man
to be cook and Iaundress. l."
s'Be quiet, darling" said Mrs.
Royal. "Listen to me little while.
Let him have his own way, that you
may have yours in the end. 1t is an
amiable caprice; humor it.
Along conversation between mother
and daughter followed, and the result
was that when Mr.. Fisher returned to
his home that afternoon he found his
wife fairly beaming with smiles.
"Well, Berenice, my pet, have you
been thinking of the ideal life I pro-
posed? You did not seem to appre-
ciate the notion quite as thoroughly
as expected this morning."
s.I'm afraid I did not, darling, u
said young Mrs. Fisher. "But I ran
ran over to mammals, and she was Sc
enthusiastic over it.
"Was she? was she?" cried the hus.
band in amazement. 81 fancied that
she would rather oppose it."
"Oh! you don't know mamma,
said Berenice. "Josiah, while you are
doing it, why not get cottage and O
COW and chickens? I would like to
milk, and make butter, and hunt fo,
eggs. And VIC might have few pigs. .
"We'll begin by degrees" said Mr.
Fisher.
"I suppose we'll have to, Josiah, u
said Bereuice; "but I'm wild to take
things in hand. Pay the servants up
to the end of their months tomorrow,
and pack them of, and you'll have
nice, homemade cooking right away"
"Dear mel" said he, 81 shall spend
most of my time watching you at work,
in little white apron, with your
sleeves rolled up"
"Oh, how nice!" she cried, kissing
him. son, make haste about it, Jo-
siah.
Josiah obeyed. By the following
night the servants had all departed.
Only Berenice remained in the house,
though she had visit from her moth
er. The table was set for grand
dinner, and as Mr.. Fisher opened the
door small figure appeared at the
head of the basement stairs
"Who's that" he cried.
''Your little wife," was the reply.
Berenice's face was adorned will
smears and snludges, so were hel
hands, so was her white apron.
"Some accident, darling?" he cried
in alarm.
'sNo, love-" answered Berenice,
"Why do you ask?"
He did not like to tell her that she
had dirty face, so he laughed, ant
as she threw herself into his arms EN-
braced her like very knight OF cour
tesy.
Retiring to his own room to look ii
the glass, he found that the three
kisses that she had imprinted on hi
cheeks and brow had left their mari
there. He put his hand to the pol
ished space on the top OF his head
and found it sticky, and his usually
immaculate shirt bosom had the mark
of ten tiny black fingers upon it.
It took him some time to make hi
toilet, and when he descended dinnel
was on the table, and Berenice wa
striking the gong in ear.splitting fash
ion.
'I was so afraid you would let your
wifelet's first dinner grow cold," slit
said.
"Not likely, love-" he replied
"But don't you need glance in th'
mirror?"
''Oh, I shall put all vanity aside
my dear," she answered, "and simpl.
be domestic. If you are pleased
there is no one else to see, you know
besides, I must wait on you. Viii
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