Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-14

| TO know everything anu everybody
she was fond of meddling with other
peonle's domestic concerns, and she
mad finger in every family pie. She
was. moreover, a regular match-mak-
er,-fond of taking young ladies under
her maternal wing, and introducing
hem to the proper quarters, and
when. as was often the case, distin-
,uished American Of many dollars
hut no influence offered her three or
four hundred guineas Tor chaperonlns
tAeir daughters into English society
and marrying them well, Mrs. RUSH
Maryelle pocGeted the doucear grace
fully and did her best for the girl.
she was a good-looking woman, tall,
nrrtly and with an air OF distinction
about her. though her features were by
no means striking, and the smalllIess
at her nose was out of all proportion 10
the majesty OF her form--but she mad
a very charming smile, ana pleasant
taking manner and she was universal
ly admired in that particular set
" herein she moved. Girls adored her,
and wrote her gushing letters lull OIL
Tie most dulcet atteries-married Ia
dies on the verge of scandal came
to her to help them out OF their difil-
cultes-old dowagers, troubled with
rheumatism or refractory daughters
poured their troubles into her SYM
pathizing ears--in short, her hands
were full of other peoples business
, to such an extent that she had scarcely
any leisure to attend to her own.
Mr.. Rush Maryille, but why de-
scribe this gentleman at all? He was a
mere nonenity-knoWn simply as the
husband of Mrs Rush Marvelle. He
knew he was nobody-and, unlike
Ter was satisfied with his lot. lie adj
mired his wife intensely, and never
failed to fatter her vanity to the ut
most excess, so that on the whole, they
were excellent friends, and agreed
much better than most married peo-
, pie.
1t was about twelve o'clock in the
day when Mrs. Rush-Marville' neat
little brougham and pair stopped al
Lord Winseigh's great house in Parl
Lane A gorgeous turnkey threw oper
the door with yirtuously severe eX
preston on his breakfast flushed coun
tenance, an expression which relaxed
, into smile of condescenGion on seeing
who the visitor was.
: II suppose Lady Winsleigh is al
home, Briggs?" inquired Mrs MarVele
with the air of one familiar with the
', ways of the household
"Yes'm," replied Briggs slowly, TAX
! ing in the style" Of Mrs. Rush Mar
= volle's bonnet, and mentally calculat
ing It's cost. Her ladyship Is in thu
boo-dwar.
I'm go there" said Mrs. Maryelle
stepping into the hall, and beginning
to walk across it in her own important
. and self-assertvo manner you neet
not announce me-"
: Briggs closed the street door, set
= tied his powdered wig, and looked
after her meditatively. Then he shu
up one eye in a sufficiently aboriou
manner and grinned. After this, b,
retired slowly to small ante-room
: where he found the World with 1T
leaves uncut. Taking up his master
u ivory paper-knife, he proceeded t.
remedy this slight Inconvenience
: and yawning heavily, he 4 him
: self In velvet armchair, nd wa
soon absorbed in perusing the pages o
y the journal In question.
q Meanwhile Mrs. Marvele. In he
way across the great hall to the "boo
y dwar" had been interrupted and near
J. ly knocked down by the playful EN-
u brace of handsome boy, who spran
Il out upon her suddenly with a shout O
II laughter,--a boy of about twelv
y years old, with frank, bright blue eye
: and clustering dark curls.
q Hello, Mimsey!" cried this youn
s you want to see papa? Papa's in there
: pointing to the door from which h
Q had emerged-"he' correcting my Lat
in exercise Five good marks to-da,
and I'm going to the circus this after
noon! Isn't 1t jolly?"
lear me. ETHtSl! eAIldiHlCu hl
II Marvele half GROSSLY, yet with an II
dulgent smile,-"You've nearl
knocked my bonnet off"
IS mo, | haven't" laughed Ernest
o ITS as straight as-wait hit!" An
y waving lead pencil in the air, h
drew an imaginary stroke with
) "rhe middle feather is bobhng up an
: down just on line with your nose
" couldn't be tbetter!"
- There 30 along, you silly boy
10 said Mrs Marvelle' amused in spite I
herself Get back to your lesson
le There viii be no circus for you il yo
10 don't behave prperly! I'm going to 81
u your mother
w. "Mama's reading" announced e
Is nest. Nudes cart has just brougl
re a lot of new novels. Mama wants
Oh finish them all before night. say, a
o. you going to stop to lunch?'
= Earnest, why are you making sue
~ a noise In the passage" said gent
grave voice at this juncture. Il a