The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-05

Yes" sue sighed, "mothOr, grand
mother, auuts and cousins and neigh.
bors are prolific in cut.aud-drfcd treat.
Uses on how to make him walk the
chalk line Have you anything to
DlNrw
"Well, yes" returned tho other, az
believe havc. II you have no obioc.
tons l should like to contribute my
quota OF wise counsel TO tho symposium
OF recipes for brewing domestic happi.
ness which you already have on hand"
Tho engaged girl answered with q
smile which the married woman con-
strued as permission to go ahead aud
she sailed in full tilt.
"Are you jealous?" she asked, by way
oil Introduction.
The engaged girl blushod again, rather
more wildly than before, "A little"
she said, as il half doubling the pro.
priely OF such question and the adj
visibility of truthful reply. Her
friend nodded emphaticRlly.'
81 knew it, she cried trumphautly,
"and let mo tell You right here that II
YOU don't put doubO.barred lock on
that particular element in your make
up 1t will prove to bs the most disaSs
trous stumbling block that will rise in
your way. Jealousy Is inherent in
every human heart to creator or Iess
exteus. but believe We women have a
bigger dose OF 1t than men have II is
wonderfully strong passion. There is
nothing on earth that causes person
half the misery that II does, and yeti
eau DO subdued. I've done it.
She laid down her dciser. spoon and
twisted one cOrnor OF her napkin
thoughtiully. The engaged girl leaned
forward and showed signs OF pretty
high degree OF interest
"Elow?' she queried, earnestly.
"Oh, you can; expect ono TO 60 into
tho psychological details OF how ono
roots out an evil that has been promi'
nent in ones nature from birth. l just
exercised my will power and kept on
exercising it and. 10! tho thing was
done. Perhaps YOU may think my
bump OF jealousy was never so we'll
developed as 10 that Of tho majority OF
women, but | know better. Why, Just
let me toll you something. You know,
perhaps, that Unmarried the son OF my
guardian. After papa died and his
friend took control OF both me and my
property went TO his house to live and
that afforded mo an opportunity TO keep
tab on tho incomnGs and outEoinGs OF
my lover much more thoroughly than
most girls are ever allowed to do.
I'VE were engaged for more than 4
wear before was conUdorod old enough
10 marry and what l suffered during
that twelvemonlh from tho pangs OF
jealousy no mortal can understand. |
studied Edwards every expression aud
action aud it wasn', long I'LL ] cogldtel,
nine times out OF ton, by just looking At
him when wa met ut dinner whether h0
was going out or not. When Ito went
il almost killed me. Such nights seemed
like an eternity. There wasn't trace
OF angor, mind you; fol. as though
death would DO tho only happiness |
could find fairly onged for tito come.
My room was converted into q regular
raco.tFRck round which paced In ihtnns
Of the most exquisite agony and the
tears shed, could | have treasured
them all, would consOcrats half Il mil
lion soulS and make Thorn fit Tor heaven.
| have Just nine gray hairs at the pres
cnt time and, believe ME. my dear,
every ono OF them lost their natural
hue in that pre.malrimonial period. |
cultivated 4 good crop Of wrinkles then,
too, but careful mAssaginG has since ro'
moved the most OF them.
"For long timO kent Edward from
suspeCting tho truO state oil my MIND
and hoart, but at last the torture be'
came 80 intense that | could not con.
coal nv ieoinga and begged him to
drop nil other wumen for my sake.
Now, whilo believe Edward is ono OF
tho best teen that ever lived am also
poaitirO TINT be 10 ono OF tho most pig
headed. Instead OF swearing that no
would never look CrosSWays at another
lomalo, az had expected him to do, no
fatty told mo that he cOutt not comply
with NV request, which was, hc do
rlarsl. tho very contamination oil IN.
Justice and lack OF iaith "a him. Ito
had lady friends, he said, friends oil
lifetime, aud no didn't intend 10 give
ihopl 10 altogether, not ov0n for mo.
/ saw that no was adnmant In that
direction and thou | implolod him to
tell mo whore ho went and whom hc
saw. That lac also refused to do on tho
Plea TINT IL would bO dOrogalory to MS
dignity to give an account OF his actions
to anybody Well, tho short md long
oil It was, gayo In. -,
"Oh, no, you wouldn't sho added,
rcomnringly, ma tho engaged girl made
n movement expressive Of tho lhdopeh'
lenco ghe would hnyO displayed Under
similar circumstances. "somo engage
monta may bo broknm without haR'l.
pnng, but loved Edward too dearly to
ri,k my happiness RltogothOr by 1snch u
haaHionP eeufae, So ~ ] 0ald, RavO
In. Not because thought no was tlEhh
for IL Ia my honOal conviction to thl'
day that no wn cruel aolll'h aud uh'
lust with mo, but because II waH appuT.
Ont that II was only by Welding lhnt
constant lquabbling could BIO avoided.
ITO Thought had Conto over TO hA way
III thinking, aud never has hal mo
iaintcgt cOncrulion Ol what ] suffered
ia overcoming my HenEnlDla RnBplcloh
and jealousy, m llc always lcrlnnd w.
mo. my dear, don say Jealousy lHa
ain, Far from IT, linL OyOty woman,
reckoning from ttn standpoint OF ftfr
avn prnCO NJ mind and tho family COM
iotl ought 10 duhdOn IT, WhH III M
rsmptotdiy cured nov That Edward
couII ppond 0yO nights out Of oycty
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