Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-07-20
HOW HE tanned HER.
A Present-Day Petruchio.

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Major Delaford.
''Then you're man of unbounded
courage" retorted his friend, Mr..
Ulysses Crinklethorp. "For-may I
venture to be frank?"
''Oh, certainly, certainly By all
means"
''Well, then, they do say that Mrs.
Washington drove her first husband
into his grave by her ungovernable
temper"
"Ive heard that BEFORE" said
Delaford, putting complacently away
at his cigar.
''But, OF course" with little sar-
castle laugh, "you don't believe it?"
Excuse me-" said Major Delaford,
severely, 81 do believe it. I have
seen, now and then, expression in
Justina's eyes which fully carries out
any theory of that nature"
"And yet you are going to marry
her?"
"And yet I am going to marry
her,"
"Felix Delaford, are you crazy?"
''Not that [ am aware Of"
''Will you be honest with me?"
| ''To be sure," nodded the major
"Then why do you marry Mrs.
Flashington?"
'Well, from a variety of reasons.
One is that like her. She's pretty
little gypsy, with skin like white
velvet and delicious long lashes to her
eyes!"
"Proceedr'
''A second is-mind, now, never
did pretend to be one of the disin-
terested lovers one reads about in
dime novels-that the dear, departed
Washington left her remarkably we'll
of. And 1 have more merit than
money"
81 think you will repent it," said
Mr.. Crinklethorp, ''for by all accounts.
the black-eyed divinity is neither
more nor less than virago."
''There are very few actions in this
world that enc doesn't repent, in a
greater or less degree" said Major
Delaford, sententiously; ''but, averag-
ing things, I'm willing to risk it,"
And Major Delaford was married
the next week to Mrs. Washington.
1t was not long, as Mr. Crinkle-
thorp had foretold, before the claw
began to peep from under Mrs. Flash
ington Delaford's s velvet sheath.
Felix" said she, one day, 81 don t
like this location"
'sDon't you, my dear?" said Major
Delaford. ''I've lived here two-and-
thirty years and always found it very
pleasant
II don't like it, said Mrs. Della
ford. II prefer house nearer the
park"
Major Delaford went on reading.
''Felix, say" The brides voice
was raised degree or so higher-the
dangerous sparkles had come into her
eyes.
''Yes, justly
II mean to move uptown"
''Do you?"
Sand at once!'
every well," said the major, "then
you will move alone. shall remain
where I am"
''Major Delaford. you are brutep'
The major bowed. Justina burst
into tears.
'Yes, brute, and I'm sorry ever
married you!"
And after that Mrs. Delaford did
not speak to her husband for two
days. But as the ma.or appeared in
no wise affected by this taciturnity
she adopted another plan, and scolded
steadily for three days.
''Look here, Justly, this won't do, -
said the major, at the weeks end.
II don't fancy either dumb woman
or furyr'
''That should live to be so spoken
to-" whimpered Mrs. Delaford.
$50, went on the major, 81 have
written to my cousin, Rosamond Bly,.
to come and spend the summer here. -
II won't have her in my house
shrieked the bride.
"But will have her in mine, ''com-
posedly retorted the husband.
Let me see her presume to enter
this house!" cried Justina.
'Let me see you presume to be un-
civil to her, said the major, knitting
his brows in way that Mrs. Delaford
had never seen in her late husband {
countenance. For to tell the truth,
the late Mr.. Judah Washington had
been but & chicken hearted individual
at best.
Mrs. Delaford ..ounced out of the
room and banged the door viciously
behind her.
Miss BLY, arrived the next days
cherry-cheeA sd. bright-eyed girl, will
lips wreathed in smiles and brand
new travelling suit cut after dea
prettier pattern than the brides own
Mrs. Delaford refused to speak to her
'Justina,' said her husband, in