Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1904-11-30

".\ll '.'e same, it has been / hap
py home-for me-" he md:ed. per
haps I've been little stern wi,h
her. She always said | treated her
ike some wrctchcd recruit had
got hold of, but still Ive been kind
to her. ] bought her new blouse
the other day, and she said it star
tied her when l brought it home,
and she burst into tears and said she
would always treasure it for my
sake and never wear it out. And
now it's come to this. I'll 90 and
see the lawyer"
"Eliza!" he bawled out again at
the head of the basement stairs.
Eliza, come here at once"
Ten or twelve minutes afterward,
which was probably Elias idea of
at once that young maiden walk
ed into the room and said:
IF it's any more fault finding
I'd rather go today, directly. | can't
stand it. You don't know how to
treat woman, and"-
Perhaps | don't, Eliza" the
major said, with a very suspicious
look Of tears in his eyes. "Perhaps
/ don't, and"-
"Lor', sir" the girl exclaimed at
the appearance Of those eyes, while
her young and tender heart was
touched at the sepulchral tone of
his voice, don't take it like that. |
don't mind your little tantrums,
and I'll stay to oblige and willing.
Missis told me not to mind and that
you couldn't help it, and it was only
a way you'd picked up, but that
your art was good"
"Ah" the major shrieked now
"Your mistress. Oh, never mention
her. l'm-I'm going away again for
little time. II shan't be home
for-for-well, never mind. Good
by, Polly" stroking the head Of the
somnolent parrot, which instantly
awokc and bit his finger Sayagely
"Goodby, Tib," to tho cat, who ig-
nored him with glacial Indifference,
"and goodby, Eliza. EI-never
mind. Oh, Matilda
"Goodby" Eliza repeated while
weeping. She had a kindly heart
"Goodby. Why, whatever for? And
amt you going to say goodby to
missis, who's just come i'm"
"Come int ! won't see herr
But all the same the major had to
see her, y handsome young woman
burst into the room, a young woman
eharmingly dressed, whose first
words were, "Oh, the sweet darling
has come back, and there he isr
eyes, | have come back to my
wrecked home and happiness
Wrecked by a viper" the major
groaned.
my dear Samuel his wife cried
"Haye you gone mad? When you
must have got my letter telling you
that lib had gone of again. And
now you call the sweet thing a vi
per-"
"Tibw the major exclaimed
Glib. Pray, madam, was it Til
you were going to Brighton with"
"You goose! You Rsyes s,Aad ths
letter scnt YAH to the house you
acre staying at. You never
"l'ye read that" her husband
said, giving the blotting book such
q slap that it slid oil the desk on to
the Ilgh, pink carpet, carrying the
INK pot with it. That's enough foT
any husband
$50 it olght to be, But surely
YOU Got my letter.
NO, | won't on to my old colo
Gel5 Yesterday morning, but hi:
wife's mother was there, so-so-l
came home"
"Wcll, as you've been looking al
my blotting book, you had better
do so again, or I'll do it for you.
After which the wife OF the majors
heart picked the thing up and ge'
peated the letter Wills supplying
what the h!at. Aad abliteGated. And
thpa HAT bewiIAerea parsonage
ifonRl tEst The Ill" as he had
thought. was a Iady's way Of writing
#Tib," and whore blot No, | hat
fallen il had ubliterated "we," and
blot No. . had obliterated "and you
can" At which moment the post
man brought the letter itself, ad,
dressed TO the major and forwarded
from his old colonel's house. Al
first his wife was terribly angry al
his cruel suspicious. Then, after he
had gone down on his knees and
promised all sorts of things. such as
not raving quite So leadly at thu
servants aud fussing about thu
house 80 much and promising te
keep his temper better, she forgavt
him. And to show her forgiveness
she wore the awful blouse for one
whole afternoon when she was moi
at home" And lib and the parrot
had a fight and then went to sleeI
together am!sably, and Eliza beam
I'd on the happy home,-LondoF
King
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