New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-16

,.,sirr out neshy pallid hand. II am trying
o,nec, = little strength for my drive. l feel
. uop,d do me so much good. l am perfect
nsrtyr TO nerves; that you will see at glance
The merest ,rile units me. Do you know the
t.ct q yodr Icing stranger has set me all of
. tremble? ] am so stupidity sensitive
had no difficulty in making diagnosis. But
;s.i not sh * her delicate scnsibilities by stat
,,x Il The while | pursued my Investigations
she ran On:
sThe truth is ! require carriage exercise.
cannot live without fresh air'-I opened a
window; the air was heavy with musk and
anmatics "Oh. pray he Kind enough to close
A. she objected pecvishly; Il get mel ralga from
tho slightest draught. Thank you DO you
know am 50 dull and moped from being con-
FINALLY in the house. / do not expect to be well
mill am able TO get carriage exercise. Ny
husband is not wealthy. and. unfortunately, |
LOST nv Et,le income before we were married,
Nh, no homes soon 10 give at least a doScart
7 need fresh air so much and cannot live with
out excitement"
While turning a civil face upon her complain
,ngs my eye was caught by photograph on
the wall
81 think / have met your husband, saio-
"Bc was married before. You attended his
FIRST wife | believe. He was rot then In gooo
circumstances. dare say she did not know
how to manage him. He needs little STIR
ring up"
Her fingers were decked with rings-not very
valuable rings. It is true-and the bangles jung
ling at her wrists were more numerous than
they were costly But she wore handsome
tea gown Of satin ard lace. her stockings were
- ADch
a perforated pattern. her high hceled shoes were
silver huckled. 1t was plain she had stirred
up" MI Tomas to some purpose. She was
halfway through thu second volume OF sensa-
tionai novel which she supported in one limp
hand The other ciaSped bottle OF staeii'H6
salts.
She held The book up My life would be IN
suppor,ahl.." she said. If / were not such an
enthus asti, reader. / adore society. but can
no, return my friends calls. being such poor
walker and SO / drop out Of things. When
have my cartilage II Mil make things altogether
different"
had prescribed for her and | prescribed
neither carriage excr. $50 Tor excitement. and
was descending the stairs when a sharp-faced
busting woman met me and bcckoncd me into
a room.
Al you want 10 hUpN Il nat : really 'Ht Hh'tVi
with my lady" she said causticaly. I'm her
landiady and l can tell YOU It's laziness.
ma'am. that's what it is-downright. sinful.
wicked aziness. It's ringin' the bell for Eliza
II she drops her handkerchief, it's rngin the
bell for Eliza if the fire wants poke; it's ring
In the bell for Eliza if she wants her powder
puff, not but what her complexion calls for
IT, and her never takin' a good wholesome spin
in no hnll
] declare. ml'am, Id never stand it. not il
1t wasn't for Nj Chiffon who's the incest. we'll
manneredest gent you ever saw. and as hand
some as she good fOr-nOthng And he's got
to look that pale and peaky it would make any
body's heart ache. She rates him from mornin'
till night and from night again till mornin .
because he amt rich enough to please her.
though my husband says hes dom uncommon
well. Sne viii have everything OF the best
Breakfast IN bed. and wines. and little dinner
parties till I'm wore out with cookin'. he
works Ike drayhorse. but he don't satisfy
her He got to fetch and carry like dog, and
bring her titbts and hneIies from the city.
It's too much grumble and too little do It's
too much feodin' and too little bustlin' after
things like other people has to- That's what's
the matter with my lady"
on the doorstep encountered a familiar face.
Blu, now /, Vas worn and lined. and those stall
wart shoulders Of his stopped There were
symptoms Of gray in his hair. and he had lost
bis debonnaire look But there was neither
languor n0N nor indccisiOn in his movements.
He carried in one hand a heavy leather bag. in
the other A basket of dollhouse grapes and a
small bonnclbox Despite his less fine physical
condition. he somehow looked better man.
Wherc before he had presented An appearance
Of having shrunk within his body. now he