The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-11-17

~Nsev41sGef;6sy sSert. = - "a.
-Itt A3seeot from your others; is's
htsssslAes"
AtAse Viewed both praise and .iur
WITH sgniesi indifference. he had
already grown cold 70 his new story.
and would have laid n sside forever.
In his soul 10 knew II TO be "chesp" In
theme and plot, yarn for the vulgar.
lie would never have written another
word Of II II he had not seen In II q
means- Of revenging himself upon his
wife for her now ceaseless talk Of
wealth and luxury.
1t 10 difficult for the most contented
of mankind to converse eternally Of
things no cannot have without begin
ming to desire some Of them. One Ia
no longer able TO fall back upon the old
maxims or verses about peasants that
are happier with black bread and toll
than kings with banquets and no work
bat the digesting Of them. II one is
honest no must admit that a steam
yacht is good thing, but what is the
use Of talking about II all the time?
When such subjects became unbear-
able Arthur would rush TO his den
and with a heart full of bitterness
dash of few chapters Of '.rhe Mod
ern Lusullus" that would reek with
tho most monstrous extravagances.
he laid his characters through fairy
land that was strictly up to date. In
the glory Of golden light multi-mil-
honaires and Observation-Disclosures"
revelcd in bliss, while-for the sake of
the eontrast-poor but honest crea-
tures wore depicted In outer darkness,
gnashing their teeth.
In his better moments Arthur real
lied that he was doing base and fool
ish thing. and that he was trifling with
a real peril. He knew wefl enough
what this love Of luxury Is II is an
impalpable drug for which one may
conceive a passion His happiness and
hers were staked upon a cure, and he
should have known as we'll as any man
what to do.
But doctor ia Of smaIl professional
value in his own family. His sympa-
thies srs too deeply engaged. In the
same way, q student Of character who
has been accustomed to influence his
assoetstes easily by his superior
knowledge Of motive win fail with the
very Being whom ~ afl in the world
he 70 noat anxious to swsy-the wom-
an he fsves.
II wsufd NOT seem possible, for In
stsnes. mat man who knew the sub
teet 20 MsHeIry did could resort to
The srpedient Of gifts a. q means Of
restoring his wffe TO hsr normal con-
dffsn. fet mat was what he did. He
fDdu1Sed 70 extravaganees to cure her
Of s1>rs.agsut Visions.
~ 4sy Ae received a check for a
9sT SkeS ha had s6d for a good priee.
2 wSs6a hAvs made comfortable ad.
6Hse - Ais bnAk seeo1r,t, sxN he was
sstusyy - the WY 10 deposit ~ when
hs sSedsvfy t1rnrd a6de fsto Jewell
sf's 6ksH azd bought a hsadsOms pres
sns - ds.nsadS fov Ais wfse.
H@ Piessars n ~ stt wsS 50 great
SAsA Ae wss intoxicated - tAS v~eet-
.sss Ah ssd fsrecs Fha% hs had been
a ~. ~ t6vds dsmsaded dress,
Sd ~ fresa de.assdsd chsuss to be
ssH-~e9SS ueaNs . Sse a EAs The.
sess sed q a4an suppsr sfeerward.
I've sait1sessd people can Svhsve just
hks nIAiso aires for one evening with
ost ssaodsgtus . sssat desi Of money.
~ 0s tssrsds q Mss tlf1 IN Wish
- Ss n sss&s ~ next evening, and
BY ~ " DO ma. VIII find himself
spssAnS twe doflsrs for i,s luncheon,
vAersss - useG to ~ afouv on a
piece q 20 With q glass Of milk, and
tAs women WIN setusiIy buy things
whs" ~ goes shopping That sort Of
thiss seeds an income.
In Ne matter Of swell clothes, also.
yss VEL find that ono gorgeous even
hs toi1ca requires another, for other
wise Ne wesrcr win become Known as
"ths wsnsn with the pink silk," and
thst = wsrso than death. Arthur Nc
Henry learned this fact In natural his
tsEy vsey ssoa and then he learned @
fact - ssitAnetis 70 match II, name
", Ast Veu eaa1 subtract 500 from
GO snd leave balance In the bank.
About that time, however, . little
COED lusk kdDed Arthur out, and he
thought net affairs wore always 90
ing - run nat way. 30 10 bought O
few nsrs Diamonds for Anne, but they
didn't produce quite the usual effect
they were Aot large enough.
He sve0sod himself With "The Mod.
srn Lxsuliss." A hin imasinati ton
began TO MIRO, no visited Tho libraries,
aud studded tho records Of tho magnifi-
cent xbssslity With which princes
have apsas tho money wrung from
pessants, s.d spendthrifts have scat-
tered ~ tAs four winds the aeoumu-
lations u IL prudent. There is q con-
literature on the subject, and |
Arthur was surprised to hnd II eo-
tremely fascinating. Tho literary 'at-
n nosphsso" whioh he had sought was