The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-08-06

ana no more money tnan some oil the
men you have already refused; but I
do think am ahead of them in that
one point. You enjoy being a manly
enjoy being man
with womanly tastes. Why shouldn't
We be just the people for each other?
No, that was only rhetorical ques-
toni don't want an answer yet, for
/ should like to set forth the whole
plan. That is the great advantage in
proposing to sensible woman-one
doesn't want to get hurried and fur
ried. If you married me, you
could go on just the same with your
work; the housekeeper and I could
manage the house well enough, am
sure"
"You and the housekeeper !" inter
rupted the lawyer, impulsively.
"Yes; no doubt we could get
capable woman to help us out. ] have
quite good taste in the furnishing of
a house, the equipping of small con-
servatory, and 30 on; and l could
confer with her on the points I am
weak in. She could manage the cui-
sine with hints from me about game,
fish, aud a few other matters in which
1 am we'll up. know quite little
of landscape gardening, and if she
had taste, too, no doubt we could man
age to make the whole place quite at
tractive."
II thought you said l would make
a delightful home"
$50 you would; the housekeeper
and I are only going to see to the
house."
MAY ask why you don't marry
her?"
because I am, unfortunately, in
love with YOU"
"And yet you don't count me in
your plans at all !"
am dwelling merely on the mate
rial side now. When you came home
Mt night, after dinner (about which,
You remember, you need have no
thought whatever) if you had no ref
erences to look up, and if there was
you cared to go to, why You
and l could talk. l am good listen
er, Anna"
"And what should we have to talk
about? Every possible common in
terest would be monopolized by the
it seems to me-"
"Oh, no, not at all. read great
deal-especially fiction-and we could
discuss current literature. l know
little Mrs. Hardy and her husband
often read the magazines to each
other in the evening after she has at
tended to the ordering breakfast and
other household matters-and they
seem very happy in doing So"
"After she has attended her house
hold affairs" unused the lawyer.
Eyes; but Of course you would not
have any household affairs to mar your
enjoyment. You could feel exactly as
if you we're in hotel"
"I haven't the faintest doubt that !
should" said Miss Beggs, warmly.
"All the details of our life together
would soon fall into shape4there are
a good many things l should like to
do if 1 were established in home of
my own, but / should never think of
insisting on your sharing them. For
instance, should like to have a
visit from Aunt L@titia, the
dear old lady back in the East
who brought me up; but if we had
succeeded in getting pleasant woman
as housekeeper, Aunt Lefty would
not be in the least drain on you.
She lisa chummy old soul, and very like
ly she would grow fond of the house
keeper and they could go on all sorts
of larks together. Then l should like
to take pew in the nearest church OF
our-of my persuasion. My father
had one as long us he lived, and some
way an interest in church has always
seemed to me part Of domesticity. l
dare say should not 60 often, but II
she were q Christian woman, and
that is the sort we should like to get,
we?-why, she could use the
pew"
do understand that you are go
ing to church with her, while /"
"Oh, not at all, OF course not, Anna.
l merely wished to have the pew in