9
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TURNING THE TABLES.
Breakfast had just beea cleared away
and the little sitting-room was very
bright and cheerful In the yellow flood
of the April sunshiny. There were pots
of purple*blossomed violets in the win.*
dow seat, and a blue ribboned guitar
lying on the sofa, and books piled:on the
table, and close by the 'fire ’ Mr# - . Haven
bad seated herself \t her desk to write
some letters.
She was a trim, compact little woman,
with bright brown hair, and eyes to
match, and a resolute mouth that some
how carried out the expression of a nose
ihafour French neighbors phrase' “re
trousse." Mary-Haven had a character
that you might see at a*distance.
AasbeaattheceBelecUagher-TpeQ,ftQd
screwing the silver top of her inkstand,
the door opened very softly, and a round,
fall moon face appeared.
“Ulrs. Haven, mem, if you please.”
“Yes,” said M try Haven, descrying at
once by the infallible barometer of a wo
man's ear the rising thunder storm ic the
domestic atmosphere below. * “What is it,
cook ?” 1 '
“It’s not that you are not a kind? mis
tress. mem,” said the cook, twisting the
hem of her checked apron, “and the
wages is good, not to say I company al
lowed once a week, and Sunday evening
always ours; but there are some things
flesh and blood cannot stand, no more
they cia’t, mem, and I bain’t no patience
with such doin’s, and if you please, suit
yourself, mem, at a month’s warnin’ —”
"Why, cook, what is thh matter?”
“Some can abide meddlin* with, mem,
and some can’t; and if the barrel o macki
erel sets on the wrong corner, an’the
sugar boxes ain’t kept covered proper, it’s
the mistress should tell me of it, not the
master, an’ if Mr, Haven wants to be cook,
mem, well and good ; but I won’t stay in
the same kitchen.”
And the cook flounced out, maltreating
her apron, having bad her say.
Mrs. Haven flashed scarlet. She arose
and went down stairs to the cellar, where
her husband minus his coat, was en
deavoring to move a huge washing ma
chine.
“You see, Bridget,” he called out,
“this is the worst possible place the
thing could stand in, and —why, Mary, is
it i?ou ?’’
“Yes, it is I,” said Mrs. Haven. “I
thought you had gone to y<|ar office,
Henry?”
“I’m going presently said Mr. Ha
veu. “But you see, Mary, everything
down here is by sixes and sevens. It’s
well I come down occiSioually. Cook
has’ho more economy than a wild savage,
and Bridget puts everything where it
shouldn’t be. My dear, have you looked
over the grocer’s bill for a month ?”
"No, I haven’t,” said Mrs. Haven.
“Well, it’s quite alarming. Tnere must
be a leak somewhere; and that reminds
me—the molasses keg is dripping at the
rate of half pint a day.”
‘Til see to it,” she said.
“Bat yon _ dofllt^snn-AQ —it—
my dear, that are com
pletely wasted, when eggs are five cents
apiece!”
Haven turned and went up stairs
again, with-a round, red spot glowing on
either cheek, signal pennons of the dis
turbance within. She was not a faultless
angel, any more than other women are,
and she was very much out of temper, as
she walked up and'down the room
with her hands behind her, and her
brown eyes glittering with an ominous
sparkle.
“Mary, have you seen my memorandum
book?” asked her husband, while he pull
ed off his gloves,
“No, I have not. Probably yon will
find it on the pantry shelf, or under
Bridget’s machine,” answered Mary,
shortly.
“Now puss, you are out of temper,”
said Mr. Haven, good humoredly, “and
how very unreasonable that is of you.”
“Henry,” said Mrs. Haven, lying one
hand appealingly on his shoulder, and
looking up in bis face, “you don’t know
how it annoys and mortifies me to have
you interfere in my domestic affajrs.”
“Aren’t we a firm, Henry Haven &
Wife?” be asked, coolly;“and are not our
interests identical ?”
“Yes; but Henry Hiven has his de
partment, and his wife ought to have
hers.”
“That’s all nonsense, my love.”
“Henry, you will oblige me by leaving
these domestic concerns to my own man
agement.”
“I would do much lo oblige you ; my
dear Mary, but I shall not concede that
point,” he said, as he took his departure,
leaving Mrs. Haven very indignant and
meditative.
Bridget’s voice broke with Celtic ac
cent upon her reverie.
‘Tlea'C,-ma’am, I found this little black
bonk behind thefl »ur barrel”
“Thank you, Bridget, it is Mr. Ha
ven a.”
She glanced mechanically at its pages
as Bridget disappeared. Ti.e column de
voted to that day was lull of closely writ-
ten memoranda.
“.See Kartwyn A Duicey about the
house in 12lh street; do not let them have
it for $l2OO. Call at McAllister's and
t rder the green oil cloth instead of the
bull one for the office fiior. Tell Martin
to proceed at once wi|h the suit of
Russell vs. Russell. Remind clerk not
to settle tailor’s bill—alteration to be
made first Go halves with Jordon m
lot opposite Central Park—” Thus in*
definitely.
Mary Haven read the words without
much interest, but presently her eyes;
brightened, and a .roguish suspicion of
smile began to tremble around her reso-'
dute lips. •
“I a|f very glad I found this 'memo*
ifandusn bookf’ she, ; thought. “Let me.
see—Henry told me he/was -going lo
Brooklyn in the morning, there *will be"
plenty of time."
She glanced at her watch aad rang the
bell. ' ' - ' - :: : “ v i
“Bridget, you will step anjand the hot- ,
ner and tell them to send a carriage for
me immediately. M
Her bonnet aad shawl were on long be-
the vehicle arrived, aad she employ
edtlSf surplus
ous addresses
When at length the “carriage arrived,
she took her seat with the selfpossessibh
of a queen.
“Drive to Kartwya & Dalcey’s, No. 123
street.”
Mr. Kartwyu came to his office door, a
dried up little lawyer, much astonished at
the unexpected apparition of a pretty
woman in a carriage..
“Good morning, Mr. Karlwyh t” said
Mary calmly. “I am Mrs. Haven. I
called p let you know that you could
have the house on 12th street for a thous
and dollars a year. I suppose you are
aware that the property, belongs to me 1”
Mr. Kartwya bowed,low, delighted
with the bargain he was about to se
cure.
“And now drive to McAllister’s carpet
store,” said Mrs, Haven.
She walked ia with cool self possession.
“Mr. Haven has concluded to take the
buff oil cloth,” she said.
Mr. McAllister stared, but entered the
order in his books.
“I will have it sent around immediate
ly.”
“Now the tailor,” thought Mary.
Snip & Scissors had an elegant estab
lishment on a side street, just out of
Broadway.. Mary walked up to the coun
ter calmly.
“Mr. Hiven,s bill, receipted, if you
please.”
The tailor presents the document, which
was promptly paid.
“Where now, mi’am,”said the driver.
“Mr. Jordan’s Real Eitave Agency, op
posite street.”
“Ah, Mrs. Hiven, is it you?" said the
agent, cheerfully. “What caul do for
you this morning ?”
?l Nolhmg, thanks,” said Mary gra
ciously. “I came around to tel! you that
my husband has thought better of the
Central Park lot. He will not take
half."
“Ail right," said Jordan, “Smith and
Parker.are only waiting for the chance.
I’ll let them know immediately.”
' “X.dou’t think I’ve done quite mis
chief enough,” said MrsJ Haven to herself.
“I’ll go down to the office now, turn the
stove around and have Jack re-arrange
her husband's office in a narrow, down
town street.
About one hour subsequently Mr. Ha
ven sauntered into the establishment of
Kartwyn & D alcey.
“Abmt thit I2th street lease, Mr.
Kartwyu ?”
“Ye?, sir," said thir-Jawyer, rubbing his
hands. “A thousand dollars is a very
fair price. I don’t at all object to giving
it."
“Who the dace is talking about a thous
and dollarsdemanJe 1 the puzzled Ha
ven. ‘ I don’t mean to let you have it a
cant short of fifteen hundred?”
The lawyer looked amazed.
“Mrs. Haven was here this morning,
and fold me.it was her property, and I
could have it tor a thousand dollars ?”
“Mrs. Haven!" echoed the astonished
husband. “But really, you know this
is quite uabusiaess like?”
“I don’t know whether it is or not,”
returned the lawyer stiffly. “I only
know that Mrs. Haven spoke before wit
nesses, and that the property is undenia
bly hers!”
Mr. Haven retreated from the field,
vanquished but chafing.
At the door of the carpet store McAllis
te'r met him.
“It’s all right, sir, the oil cloth is half
way down by this time !”
“Which oil cloth!”
“The buff one, sir; cheap goods. Mrs.
Haven was here and ordered it some time
since.”
“Tue mischief she did !”
“I hope there’s no mistake, sir ?” asked
the dealer anxiously.
“No—no,” relume 1 honest Henry,
lding to himself as he
turned away, “What has got intb Mary ?
is she crazed ?"
AH. things considered, it was not strange
that Mr. Haven was Jin no amiable hu
mor by the time he reached Snip & Sets-
sirs’
‘l’d like lo know what you mean by
sending home such garments?” he de
manded imperiously. “I won’t wear ’em,
unless they are made over completely,
nor will I pay the bill!”
“Sir!” responded th£ surprised tailor,
‘ you are aware that our rule is no altera
tions alter the bill is settled ?”
“Very well, your bill isn’t settled, and
it won’t be either, in a hurry f”
“Mrs. Hiven paid U, sir, this morning,”
said the surprised tailor, referring to his
hooks.
Sirs. Haven! How the uncalled for in
terference of “Mrs. Haven” stared him in
THE RADICAL: FRIDAY, APRIL 11. 1873.
the face at every step. Of
was no remonstrance lobe made, hotltyer,
and the dia comfited husband left the es
tablishment,
*TO stop In at Jordan’s any way,” he
secure that lot ; it Will be a
’ " t
f MilaJptdan was standing whistling in
iront Els gale with both hands In his
pbckei *He looked up as Henry Haven
entered. I i
“Well, old fellow?” ■ ‘ - '
“Suppose we clear up this business
about lhat Central Park lot,” said Haven,
carelessly.. “I don’t think I can do any
better.”
“Your decision Hornes too late,” said
Jordan, shrugging , hia- shoulders, “If
"Signed Over to Smythe and Parker half an
“And by whose authority ?”
Jin Haven’s brow was darkening.
“Mrs. Haven's. She was here a little
while since, and told - me. you would not
take the half lot.”
Mr. Haven bit his Ups! this was really,
growing a little provoking. He left the
real estate office abruptly; and went di
rectly to his own place.
But had he not been tolerably certain
of his own number, be would not have
recognized the rooms,- -Two men were on
their knees, diligently hammering down
the hard buff oilcloth. Jack, the office
boy, had turned the stove around, so that
its iron elbow projected into your face,
very much as it would have said, “Take
my arm!” And Mrs. Haven sat at his
desk sorting* and arranging papers with
industry.
Mrs. Haven looked up.
“Year my dear; Jones vs. Brown t he
belongs on the left band pile. Really,
Henry, the confusion of your papers is
appalling!”
‘‘Confusion, madam! I tell you they
are iu the most perfect order, or, rather,
they were before you got hold of them.
Where are my law books ?”
“Ob; I put them'in the closet, tlxe bind
ings Were so dingy, and the directories
and handbooks looked so very much,
brighter!”
“Mary, are you crazy? It is scarcely
becoming for a woman thus to usurp her
husband’s place!”
“We are a firm, my dear, at least so you
told me this morning—Henry Haven &
Wife—and therefore our interests are
identical”
“Yes, but —”
‘ Consequently," went on Mary, mim
icking her husband’s rather pompous
voice of the morning, “I shall beg the
privilege of interfering whenever I deem
it advisable ”
Mr. Haven looked frowningly at his
wife, but the wrinkles vanished out of
bis forehead at the smiling sunshine of
Mary’s eyes.”
“31y dear,” said he, “it is rather late to
urausacl any more business 10-fiay. Shall
we walk home together ?” r
And 3lr. Haven must have left bis
a n jT~mo them.
Neither husband nor wife ever alluded
to again, but 3lr. Haven was
cured of his one bad habit. Mary’s sin
gle stratagem was worth a thousand re
monstrances.
Anecdote of Thiers.
A very amusing story is going the
rounds of Paris now, said to have been
told of himself by President Thiers at
<ddhe of his last receptions. 31. Thiers was
welting one morning lately alone in the
new camp:which he has established near
Versailles at Ville neuve’l Etang. He
saw a soldier stationed on guard and at
the moment rigorously engaged in eating
bread and cheese.
' Good morning, mon garepa,” said 31.
Thiers.
“Good morning, ma petite vieille,” (my
little'old woman) replied the soldier.
“Eh loien! You don’t get tired,do you,
of your cimp life ?"
“That depends on the hour. At pres
ent not. lam off duty and am eating my
bread and cheese, as you see.”
“And the camp bread, it’s godd, isn’t
it? I find it far superior to that they
gave us before." .
: “Tiens! Do you eat it ? What are
you, then? Are you an oil merchant or
a hospital nurse ?’’
‘ Better than that.” replied 31. Thiers.
“Bah! Then you’re a second lieuten
ant."
“Better than that.”
“Captain?” '
“Better than that.’’
“General?”
“Better than that; I’m the President of
the Republic.”
“You are Thiers? Sacreblue! Then
quick, bold my bread and cheese so 1 can
present arms tn you !”
Somebody nt a statistical turn is puzzled
to account for the great surplus of births
over deaths in 1572. We suppose the
reason is because it is cheaper, fora man
can be born for much less than he can be
buried. And a penny saved is, u penny
earned.
A Pittsburgh man bas invented a new
tombstone. It is of iron, cast in the right
shape, with grooves or rests, for marble
tablets. They can be manufactured at a
price that will give the poorest of us two
or three changes of t-'inbstnnes apiccej.
A Danbury man srid he has rend r f
bt irgirs dying with stocking full cf silver,
but the only bezgarrhe ever saw lad rv»!
estate is theirs. .
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