The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-06-12

iiu young pnyblcIon OF UNCOMMON thScnt
and considerable fortone. Her iaiherwas
dead her brothers were at a distance, and
her mother sanctioned the connection
They were united. Was Lily mistaken
in her hopes?
She had been married but few months,
when her mother observed that she came
home more frequently than usual, and
staid longer; she sighed often and looked
wild and anxious. She said she was hap
py,-and certainly every thing appeared
prosperous; but the anxious mother was
not satisfied; she knew there was bitter
ness ia the fountain, though she could not
discover from whence it came. Are
you well, my child she would say. 'Yes,
mother, very WE'LL "Is your husband
kind to you?' He never spoke harsh
ly to me-" Are you fappy, my dear
iiiy:" "Oh mother! do not ask! My
lot in life has been very blessed one; /
ought not to expect to be always free from
Isrouble. Indeed, indeed, my dear moth
er, you have been very kind to your poor
I,ily--and have been very happy
child" And the young creature would
fall upon her mothers neck and weep, as
if she would weep her heart away. This
long remained mysery-if wrong were
done, Il was covered with deep hypocrisy.
Lily became mother; and the tenderness
Of her angelic nuture seemed for a willie
to have fosnd a resting place. B.k one
day she came to her mother, with her
babe in her arms. She looked 'iaggard
and heart brokeR. IL have come to stay
with you till die, mother," said She
/" Oh, do not tell me it is my duty to 60
back!" MY child, my dear child" said
the distressed papcpt, "(or ,nercy's sake
explain this ss,4tery. Mhat aias made
you SO wretched? What has driven you
from homer" 30 Is it tcyer right" asked
illy, "fof wife to hanie her husband?'
" My child, it cannot be wrong for daugIf
ter to pour her sorows into the bosom Of
her mother"
Then poor lily told how her husband
was an only cbad, spoiled by indulgence,
and brought up in habits 'of luxurious sell
fishness; that she had early discovered
this, and felt disappointed; but that she
still loved him. Thai she saw his attach
msnt for her begin ITO decrease soon after
marriage; that he seemed Disguised with
her attentions; left her to spend his even
ings with the gih in the kitchen; called
her into the parlor to brush his coat, pre-
pare wine and water for hin when lie was
fatigaod, land all the Thousand daily at
tcntions ofdomcstic life. "And then he
thanked her with such lookst and / dared
mot tell you, dear mother, for feared it
was wrong to tell. would have found
an excuse for Gismissing her, bat he would
not allow il; and now she is going to be-
como mother,-an caanot, indeed /
cannot, stay with him any longer"
"You should not have staid with him
so long, my poor girl! Oh, how much
your kind heart nnst have suffered, thus
day after day to have seen your dearest
hopes trodden on, and your purity insult
ed. Your mothers mothers arms will
shelter you, my childm This exciting
conversation threw the sufferer into q vio-
lent fever; and when her husband came
to inquire into her absence, he was told
she was too i'll to be removed. His pcne-
trat,on discovered that all was not right,
though the prudent mother lorborc for the
present any allusion to her domestic troub
les. He pretended great penitcnco and
affection; and watched hours and hours
by her bed side!--What arguments or
threats he used can never be known; but
one day she called her mother to the bed
side in her presence, and said, "Mother
! wronged James. He says he has al
ways loved me; and believed he meant
to treat me well' The parent, struggling
with her tears, could only say, ! hope il
was so, my dear child" A day or two
after, when she was alone moment with
her mother, (for her husband seemed very
unwilling to leave them together) she
pressed her hand hard, looked earnestly
in her face, and said Oh mother!" She
could not be persuaded to say more; but
that one title sentence haunted her moth
er's dream for years after.
The next day she fell into IN unusually
sweet slumbcr, during which her husband
stole out Of the room. Her mother sat
watching those features which she had 50
often gazed upon with pride and fondness,
when the invalid opened her eyes with
a strange expression Of earnest tender
ness, and said, Mother, 1 am sure ]