The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-07

For the best part oil a year lie 10 me was a Dur
den and the OF all my tribulations was
CIarssa! When I add the statement that Clarissa
is woman and too my wife, the seriousness of my
situation will be apparent.
adore Clarissa. / loved her before marriage. as
man may love angel Of Iovcliness and mystery
but afterwards | loved her "A may love only
one woman and that his. wife, with the intimate IN
terdcpcndence of mutual Understanding, with the
,pete JOY of perfect sympathy. l do not think that
any serious difficulty in domestic relations arose
during all the ten years of wcddcd life until the
period of which I about to speak. And in this
case, it was hardly the fault of Clarssa-it was GER
tanly no wrong on my part was simplv the error
Judging from the humorous papers and
perifnccs in the homes Of friends; it is not of rare
occurrence that a man has trouble with his wife
relatives. Were this ordinary instance of mother
in lavish domestic episodes, | should not weary YOU
with rehearsal of my woes but ii is III class apart
My wife IS family is throughout to admire. its
members my friends rather than relatvcsin- law;
living Toward CIarssa s iIlustrous forebears cher
ish feeling of deep animosity, and it is justified
The dead but nnforgotten sircs Of Clarissa race
caused me deep mental anguish. and only Providence
working through the friendly Offices of Governor Nor
ton, and the unconscious diversions afforded by Kao,
wrought my release from torment,
For years Clarissa and | remained in delightful g-
norance of the unfortunate gores of her ancestry.
But the evil counsels of Mrs, Taggletv unveiled the
facts and caused disaster. For Mrs. Tagglety is
of the pcrvasivc She has friends, who
do not know her, Those who know her her
mics always knew her. and I always regarded her
with genuine disfavor, that into acute dislike
and ultimate abhorrence when Clarisa, who knew her
not, became her friend.
Mrs. Iagglety belongs TO very large number of
clubs aud patriotic organizations. for that matter she
would belong TO as many but for the fact that
Through her atrocous methods she the dssou-
tion of most of those which she becomes attached
And, being persuasive she is always seeking, and
etaPis4ss etfaans recruits It was thus that she came to
''You must be a Daughter. - she announced 10
my unsuspecting wife. And then she went to
point out TO Clarssa that il the duty Of every
patriotic American woman to produce her family
skeletons in the genealogical court and assert her de
votion to her country good by proclaiming pedi-
gree of Colonial importance
But don know about my ancestors Clarissa
vontuIed tmidy.
1udey; and added with that piatitudnons rreeyanee
that often ehaIacterzcd her remarks: Iime is pass
Unable TO refutc this forceful declaration Clarssa
When clarssa innoeently informed me that she had
nor tainted Little kncW Of The hideous inIort in
sy was f o & s cs Of s
Experienced than the feeling Of antipathy
nf nsed the naming Of Mn Mrs. g IaggGy nsna caused ed
uneasiness Clarissa entered the undertaking with
;to SIa en,nusIas a ana "ltGGu' undere9ng any mme
excursions to the local library and discovered
the exgencies of membership in the |'Dauehters y
Inen hn came the fatal day On my reaching home
of he She had been oar tbe look S
Iou for for nc and opened ;he door herself.
and her cheeks flushed, "Uncle James leuten,
,i.h NDaIl stalnmercd, StupdlN,
T. :, Yes dear real lieutenant! Now what do you
THINK of thato'
| paused to rid myself of my hat and stick before
t[epying' III the hope that my wits might clear suf
incently to fit the occasion. But ] quite unable
10 understand either Clarissa Is enthusiasm her
Words So was driven to brutal directness.
u. Who is Uncle James ?f [ asked gently. 'fI'm
Iarald that just for the moment OF course. can t
IeSactly place him you know. Oh, isu't he the
Ithe brother Of Uncle Fred-that died when he was
= Dapy,1couTulsioDs, wasn itl never knew his
name, Was he Uncle -
The expression ON Clarissa' face bade me pause
ynch did: and then, in the moment of silence that
1oowed remembered, too, late, her triumphant an
niiRTouncement that Uncle James a lieutenant.
10 So whoever Uncle James might prove himself to be-
ing could hardly be the deceased infant.
l. put tlhrIssa was generous, and restrained ten
neney 10 temper she explained:
him today
Why bless U.S. 1 exclaimed, ''this is interest
ipg. l thought knew all the family. and here's
" never even heard of What is it.? Was be black
: nuscp! Did he run away to sna7' Then. with
$udaen an suspicion, I' You only found him today-he
y 1sn here, is hcln
No, no: of not, - Clarissa retortcd rather
"narpply Il found him in the library
M IN l said and added, safely. 'in the lihrarvl -
W les an ancestor CIarissa hastencd to inter
= Pret: such ancegtor.'
NOW that ] understood prepared to rejoice with
Ilsallssa. hitherto the pedigrcc she had uncovered