The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-12-01
TRAGEDY OR COMEDY

Itnsv Gsorse Atbuthaot pretty scll
for tso yest - ever ,ipce he hsd been mat
ries, 10 fact aud considered hin . 'isins
isllo. in the literary void. he hsd 90,
doee snylhiss very great, bui his work
vss distinctly ramtsins, snd tis name
sss srsdasiiy mskins itseli known, Un
lncty. be he'd mstried the wrons somsn.
But ny irieod vss pot like some mon
be did not .hiee snd orJ. be made the
brs' oi H. lie did not so ut spd search
iot t'lsin soul" TO whom be nigh, Goa
ide bis marital sufetiags. though, Phoe
bus knows, be had enough to pat mp With.
Ii uss not bad temper. II was Jealousy
bitter. mean. iucessstt islousy, that
that stadgei bin even bis literary fame
Assihs Arbuibnoi wss one ol those little,
pale blue eyed women, with spite'ul
tongue and narrow heart, who bsse
ruined the career OF many . sensitive seq
,itiye msn. She bsted TO have her hus
bands praises sounded in her ears.
One sfternoou Agatha was slsnsing Ar
butnoi because some women who had tsp
peDed to call the day before had gushed
and told her how fortunate she was 10 be
the wife Of such rising geuius Her
face was crimson with anger aud her voice
wps very sbrill as sue mimicked her cali
ets
Der Mrs Arbuthnoll How proud you |
IN ust be OF yonr husband He's quite
genius How envy Jon living With the
man who can write such exquisite stories
Then she stamped her foot and turned
ssvssely 90 Arbushno'.
Cleverl Erquisitel A geniusl | Dev
er saw any gebius 10 your silly tales
b ssstly rot, call them l wish to good
ness Id married larry jenkins instead OF
you Az any rate. people wouldn't have
praised bin up Just 10 order to run me
down. | know what they mean. OF
course lm stupid, and brsinless aud silly
mot good enough for you to wipe your
b oots on
And then Arbuthnol dill the most sensi
bic thing possible He walked ont OF the
dining room and locked himself up IN his
,tudy. Agatha, 90 seeing the lines OF :
his mouth more firmly set than usual and n
guessing nothing OF the tempest that surg a
ed 10 bis mind, immt disteiy went of into i
vi lent ft OF Mysteries and called the a
sympatbetlc honsen aid to witness tbst
George was q perfect btute-it would a
ssrve him night il she ran away with some
one else. il
q, orse's den wssn't much OF q study, q
merely smoke begrlmmed den, furnished b
with q second hand buresu. two or three
cbairs, and some shelves OF books. Agatha a.
called II Georges sulking room, but l h
buthnot could fnd in their own house. b
A man must dree bis own weirt, Arbutb II
aot said, rs he sat down YEARLY at the e,
bureau and looked at the sheets OF paper "
that Uttered over bis desk. T
I'm not the only fool that's found mar A.
riage failure; aud after all I've got 3 In
braiu as we'll OF heart. III give myself y,
up to work, and waste no time 10 morbid n
self pity. That's TO m Of cowardice that
leads to the cutting OF ones throat; and il ar
l've exhausted the possibilities OF mar
tisge, I'll be hanged il I've exhausted the al,
possibilities OF liie N
He smiled erimiy, and taking from one 70
81 the pigeon holes notebook, laid IL on la
his desk snd began to read it's contents. an
From that day Arbuthnot progressed A.
'wif,ty through the book that wss to make
lis name. This WAS to be his masterpiece "a
v herein be would show bis best OF brain vs
md heart; and ~ the weeks rolled ON and ,,
he novel neared its end Arbntbnot resliz m
I'd bis work was good, aud 10 that knowl bn
,dee could sllord TO live, without love and ia,
y ympsihy. de-
la truth he needed every support that
work and philosophy could give man. de-
Igsths's conduct grew daily more sbrew rp
b and violent and ber tongue less fasiidi
us in iis choice OF words. p,l
So you've taken to locking yourself mp prj
o your sulking room, she cried o0e day M,
shen Arbuihnot had perforce been com wo
,elled to answer ber hesvy banging on his Bn
tudy door. lis nice thing when bus bs
and comes to lock bimself up from bis toc
giiel suppose that my society ia not m,
ood enough for such q clever man as you. tbi
Arbuthnot saw that she was 10 one OF oh,
er psroxisms OF rage, and resolved 10 con dis
ro bis owp ieellnge.
wanted 10 hoish some WORK pe saio He
almly, looking ct the floor Uttered With sor
pose sheets OF paper. And this room is
,sroly fit for lsdy's society. You zee
have scarcely . chsir that is unoccupied
rith books. tht
Yes, it's borrid hole, ssid Agsths curl the
Y, but you men who wrlte are more like nal
ies than human beings jos, look at The yor
ust on that dest; it's shameful. And we
arab says you Won't let her touch her nei
spers. I'm sshsmed Of having such 3 ed
ooking hole 10 my nonse; Ill come and we
ust II myself tomorrow. Im'
Al these words Arbuinot los. bis philo bu'
ophicsl sell control "a
1 mnst ask you not to touch The papers ne'
o nv deck. be ssid bastilv. allow Ssr wb
b to brush spd dust everything In The |
pom bu, my desk, and that | stead to out
iyselt hrr
Or course you ny =, my ihtoai when ] ont
iler TO do ssything Tor you. sold Assihs, Tor