Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-05
An EPISODE AT EPSON.

There was a wide spre.. opinion
among the married ladies ~ his ac-
Quainlance thai Fom Villars thought
rather too much ~ his charming scr.
aud rather too l.iile Of his charming
wife This oplnlul contained perhaps,
an element 1T truth, Tom had SO long
been accustomed ns bachelor, 20
study his own pleasures aud inclina-
iions. THAT when hc married il did not
come M an natural 20 him 10 study
those ~ anpghe. person, lie had no
desire Ja neglect lis wife. or 10 treat
her selAshly. Indeed. u il tad %.
curned IL iim That he was duiUs 50,
be would Instantly lafe desist-d Bai
II didnt Ills wife seemed ~ him az
Ways perfectly happy utd satisfied.
Tom Mas conscious ihai shc adhered
him aud believed No him implicitly.
size had plenty u money Co buy irovss
nUd knipk.khnrbs She enjoyed excel.
lent health Good society had opened
It's doors 10 her She rJuld De very
much shat she pleased Above all
she iad intely bceu blessed with that
object at uIge so dear and surh M
endless SQUIRE of amusement tn the
female heart q llte baby VI her own.
V hat rtoFr could Young wife desircf
lsli Il you he'd questioned pretty
Mrs Nlllnrs nn this point. and had oh.
tanned an absolutely hauest reply from
hcr. sou would have found that there
WIS JUST one thing more which size
did desire, namely ihat her Tom were
rntisrr snOrs dpmcsti 10 his habits
She never complained; never even
nlentlnu,.n ihe grievance to her dear
est friends. ~ whom more fcminatum
SHE had at least q score Bui hy lit
tie signs ana takenswhirh thoscagtlrss
creatures are 50 quick 10 read, they
saw that thc feeling existed. and, with
great uuaulmity. they cried Shame
upon the rrprcnnt for thus cudaugeT.
Ing his devoted wifc'N peace ~ mind
None az them however. was quite
20 indignant with him rs WAS Maisie
Ilppiugstnuc. his wife's sister Maislc
WINS q somewhat eN1riiuG Young lady.
She entertained TIM stfict"st ideas -
martini duty According az her q mar.
ricd man ought never io spend an
evening away from his domestic tire.
sid" unless hp were Dut In HE company
OF hls wife She had sometimes limited
"a much tn rom. TIE tim wretch
had aulp laughed good humarcdly. and
hrd uUitUd inside hcr hints in a CLOUD
~ cigar smoke He had uuce' even
been ~ daFtHudly rs Ia ruj Il Joke
nhaut tic fnurC fate OF upe Charles
t;uriug. an admircr IL MHisic. whose
declaration she WAS daily expecting
Poor hcrcgr." chuckled Tom, with
nm ipsuHerahly good.tcnippred grin. Il
am afraid YOU viii give him a rough
time. MRisie I really think I ought to
warn him. By the way, I'm Just of to
the club FOR a game Of billiards. Per
haps ypu'll tell the wife. when she
comes down from the nursery, that
she needn't sit up FOR me-"
Maisie had hlushed crimson and had
raspcd at her hruth-in-law with
sperchlcss indignation. while he had
gone ont whistliug tune IN the best
or iempers and Spirits-a perfect mon
Rirr Gl seemed "a his sistcrin-lawl Of
hcnrttrssncss aud leyity.
Tho very next dHy he gave another
characteristic example Of his selfish
ness
"AIy dear" ne said 10 his wife IN the
course Of dinner. II shall not want
breakfast tn . O'Clock to-morrnw.as !
nm not going 70 business. The fact is.
he explained. "I've arranged To- drive
down with few friends 20 EPSON 10
see the Derby run. And willie think
Of "a. dear. will you please tell the cook
20 prepare for us n good cold luncheon
for eighth We shall want 10 start NJ II
o'clock. I've already given singleton
the order To see about the champagne"
every well. Tom" she snid. with
tust the suspicion Of a sigh which her
husband. intent upon his dinner lid
hot notice
Miss Maisie, however sat upright IN
her chair, and. regarding her brother
in-law Indignantly demanded:
"Arc you not going 70 take Kitty and
me with youg
"well. no. my dear MIaisie, | had not
thought of doing So" answered Tom
1--WE are party of men only, you see.
aOhr' cried Maisie With contemp-
tuous sniff,
'Hesldes." added Tom, smiling AT her
benlgnantly. IL am sure Kitty could
never bring herself 10 leave the son
and heir for whole day-could YOU,
Kitty
II should like you TO take n rather
more notice Of Tony. than you do,
= ON. answered his WIFI. Ia a tone Of
rep~oof.
"Oh, really Kitty" he cried, you
gay that OF the little beggar
/ think he is just the most mailing