Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-02-14
Two Pictures.
BY FRANK IL. IRONS,
-ltNM do they live 7"

those uondescript creatures which
some % the realistic novel writer's
would have us believe a woman A
neurottc meustrosity, living in the
edge Of epilepsy, born Of an insane
ancestry, or the product of old age,
excuses OF over stimulation, and half
educated in n desultory way, without
discipline, or without Il cultivation OF
things beautiful or wouanly, wom-
an. or sort OF woman, something
like other women to look At, except
ing that her costumes were com,
pound Of the gaudy, and the slovenly~~
and woman that certain set OF
men like to talk TO- They could talk
to her rs they talked ~ their stable
associates, or their companions OF the
carouse, Indeed, they could carouse
with her; tor, OF her accomplishments,
drinking, cigarette smoking, and game
playing were not the least. And as
for calling a spade spade. aud
| hlaukety blank spade nj that, there
was no tongue more ready. BESIDES
spades and their uses could bc brought
| into the conversation to carry out the
| idea of the use OF the word las often
as coarsenaSs might choose TO inject 1t.
This woman, Mrs. Nanleigh, had Il
husband who supported her, and was
as much to her, nearly, rs her lap
| dog. or other men-not more, There
were no children, for which she thank
ed God. IN profane way, while
| y, M Ian IL TtNI \ n.
ture was exhibiting this creature us
! the last of Il run out race. The dregs
of a cup which might have once been
pleasant but now, only drcgs There
was money enough for Injuries, and
extrava gances, and the tradesmen
waited often for their pay for the
necessities; though, rs they were final
" paid, and as there was no house
Keeping in proper sense. and no
checking OF bills, they probably did
not mind
They lived in good house, and
there Nus. Nanlcigh received her
friends and associates, among whom
there were some who should have
known better. The husband did not
cut much of figure, except as a
payer of bills. II he met one OF the
men of the town coming from his
wfe's room, the guest would salute
him with, Halo VAN" or some equal
~ short nineteenth century salutation,
and pass on. Nanleigh would often
pass to Mrs. VS. apartment and be
received Just rs well MS Chumleigh OF
Jones, who had Just passed. out. Tc
do her Justice she showed no partial
ny. Always brutality frank, she woult
say:
ivan! Why OF course like Val
as we'll us do Jones or Brown. AnC
really, MS well rs | do Pigsy."
At which "rigsy." an ugly brute o
small dog, would be caressed ant
, fondled.
Nanleigh appeared not to mind. Per
haps he didn't. 1t Is not our purpos,
30 disclose whether he did or not
Our acquaintance with the Nanleighs
shall not acquire an intimacy suiii
cent to make all their thoughts ant
desires known. They are people wh'
, live on the surface, and whom Il
know on the surface Is sufficient. Their,
wasn't much character, of the de
sirable kind, to know IN either. ON.
could easily imagine man made .
! clay, the commonest sort of clay-witl
llfe-a very little of the most yulgal
sort breathed in, II he took the Van
| leighs as n model.
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that these people We're not respectable
: They were In fact at least the woman
: church members and society people
They received and were received. Mrs
I VanIeigh was permitted by mothers
: an acquaintance with sweet youni
girls, who often resented the coars,
! familiaritics when the cup had passc'
| too often before the visit or the party
: the mother composing herself and he
, daughters with the remark that, Il
} was dear, eccentric Mrs. Vanleigh
Z way"
Society permits these things.
there Is cowardly, quaking heart II
: tAe world ii is the heart OF the person
wishing to be on good terms with tn
world at any price almost 4 person
wanting to shine In society, require
some manners, 1t Is true, and dres
; coat, or party dress. 1t is not tn
fashion to investigate much further
unless among the more exclusiy
where no manners or morals at all ar,
required, but where dress and Goa
:. are more severely criticised.
SO the yanleighs were In the swim
, as the saying Ii, and their crcdentiah
, had been passed upon.
On winter evening In the room II
the Vanleigh mansion where the mis-
; tress OF the house received her caller
and her husband Mrs. Nanleigh ant
, one OF her inhmatcs were exchanging
gossip
I The room was queerly furnished
with some elegance. There were sofas
places to lounge, a cabinet Of liquors
a table supplied with glasses, decante
and cigars, the usual furniture Of |
j room continuously occupied by "A maj
al ar n a