Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-02
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nad Oivsa- fhsa the AAaasosns Mrs.
Withers aDpsared In pearl-ce.osea sAt-
Ia aud dtaWoods as the mistress Of GER
smonies 70 . dozen substantial citizens
and their sxpsasively sttiTea wives. en-
aared the tSo hours spent at table, an1
the tSe duller eaes in the great par
lors. where the email company seemed
lost and everybody talked as N afraid
of bis own voice. She ~as no gayer than
vas half over. The atmosphere of re-
spectacle stupidity was infectious, and
this pervaded every nook Of her new
nome. In her brot hers house she had
had young visitors. and there was. at
the dailest. the hope of release 10 con-
sole her. New she was "settled in life 4"
could cit down with idle hands and
grandeur. She had married we'll No
body looked sskanee at her when o d
maids we're the subjects Of pity or ridi-
cule. The most censorious could not
couple her name with the dread word
dependence. She had no household
cares. Mr.. Withers and Miss Field re-
ieved her Of all such
And the m stress of the marsion was
left to her own devices? by no means.
II her husband were fastidious. he was
also tyrannical He dictated not only
what dress his wife should appear IN
daily. but also what laces aud orna-
ments she should sport, at what hours
she should take the air; whom she
must visit and whom invite; what
songs she should sing to him when he
skei for music in the evening, and
when the day should close-the day so
wearisome in its similitude TO all that
rad preceded and those which should
folloW 1t.
Ny cousin is z man with aspirations
above the frivoliries of fashionable
Life, and excitement is injurious to MS
health" Miss Field notified the bride
that day after her home bringing. II
fear Mrs. Withers will tire OF the even
tenor OF our way"
Il like quiet" Constance replied.
But she did not mean stagnation.
She was married in April, ana on the
first of July the trio. removed to Mr..
Withers' country seat. Here Constance
was to find that the dead level of her
existence had yet lower plane of duh
ress. There was no. a neighbor within
four miles, hardly a farm house ia
sight.
We recruit here after the dissipa
ton Of the winter" Miss Field said.
eatoyingly. The solitude Is enraptur-
ing. One can sleep all day long If she
likes"
This proved to be her favorite meth
cd OF rscuperating re her exhausted ener-
e:es. Mr. Withers. too, liked a post
ore ndial siesta. prescribed by his ply
oue1an ~ emineAtly conducive to diges-
tieA." Constance was not more lonely
awake The horrible sterility Of her life
w. not to be ameliorated BY their so
ciety. II commonplaoeness be 4 crime
Mr.. Withers and his cousin were Of
tenders Of an aggravated type. Harri-
cts afPectations and Elnathans plati-
tudes were to the tortured senses OF the
third person Of the party less endura-
through the hot summer day, and th<
katydids endless refrain at night. HeI
chains, which had hitherto paralyxed
her by their weight. began to gall end
/ fret into her spirit. She grew uneQua
n temper. nervous and restless. undel
the restrictions imposed BY her spouse
Al insane impulse beset her to defy hii
authority and set At naught his coun'
eels; to rush into some outrageou'
freak that should shock him out OF Nil
propriety and provoke the prudish toad
eater to natural speech and action.
This madness was never stronger
than on one August afternoon when sh'
escaped from the house. leaving th'
cousins to the enjoyment OF their re
Operative maps in their respective
chambers, and took her way to th'
mountain back of the villa. She haf
never explored it. tempting a. was tn
shade Of the hemlocks and pines tina
| ~rev I'M to the summit and the WALL