The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-01-27

afternoon. Just.at tha, moment, and
whilc sI,e words were yet Oh her
tongue, the door opcned, and Miss
PoNy Gaw entered the room, on one
of her flying afternoon visits. Julia
could not avoid coioring a little AT this
sudden intrusion for this young In
dy's visits were always intrusive, and
Miss Cav evidently saw or suspected
she had 'dropt in al q moment when
her company was not the most dcsir-
able.
However, she got herself seated.
and entertained Ther good neighbor
with a history of the hcme concerns of
everysfanilyf in the neighborhood, a.
bout {hr6e hours long. Here vas a
minute md detailed account of Mrs.
DIS party with a list Of all who were
not invited among whom she wasmost
careful to remind that she, ,iJuiia, was
one; than the progress of the court
ships in the country; the domestic
sQuabbles Of her acgnaintanccs; the
scandals Of the week the motions of
the cid widoyer who lived on the Ap-
pleby farm, betokenjng AN approach
ing upioa with the Squise's daughter,
and whoe were jcalouS tiicroas; ; undla
hundred other topics eqaallsAiiiierost-
ing and profitable, were aR spread on
the carpet nir. PelIew had made his
escape soon from the table, und Miss
Polly did not fail to .commcnt largely
on the avagcunsociability ot'husbands,
insisting that they were as restless,and
unhappy in the marriage moose as
Gagged up tigers, notwithstanding how
say and young and spruce. they iInme-
diateIy became on losing thcif wives ;
kindly, and most sympathetically adj
ding, ~ Evou were to drop of, my
dear Julia, Mr, Pellew would in ten
days, be the most gallant and agreea-
bic man in the village After enjoy
ing herself, and entertaining Julia thus
delightfully until it began to.grow late
she gathered up her knitting and cal
lied out to make call or two more
before she went home. Dir. Il Mrs.
PelIew were young, had been married
bur about year, and were as happy
in their union as love and virtue aud
similar tastes and dispositions could
make them. lie was engaged in a
business, which with industry and good
management yielded him a genteel liy-
ing; lac had embarked in it, however
without capital Of his own: but Jalia
had considerable amount ofproper-
ty, which though the principal was not
under her control, was basis upon
which her husband was enabled to
gain the credit necesscsary IN his bus
mess 81 he had done .sO.--This amia-
Bile family hndnrmercussres~siass md
acduaintancSs-- hooked npon by
the good and sensible par. of the neigh
borhood as patterns of yiItne, and
were generally much beloved and ad-
mired. The visit oftheir friend, Miss
Polly, was forgotten ia day or two
but things began before long to wear
rather strange sspoct. lime after.
time, Mrs. Pellew observed that her
visitors, who began. to be much more
numerous than before. put OH long
faces, and in a conGoliag strain lectsr-
cd ON the trials Of the marriage state,
the ncces lty of forbearancc and Of
Christian patience, Mingled with sun
dry hints about the sovereign rights of
the sex, and the best method of man.
aging nntuly husbands. with now aud
then kind of half expressed sympa-
thetic pity for her. She could not, for
her life, understand what all this
attributed il TO every
cause but.the righ, one. Nor was Mr..
Pellew to escape this unaccountablei
change of the current Of feeling among
MS neighbors towards them. The first
symptom he saw was coldness andi
;hyness on the part of his wife's rcla-
ions; some Of them even refusing to
speak to him. The female part his
scolded at him. Day BIZ
lay things grew Morse--at last his
reditors began to push---he was a.
had meyer before beer, ask
d for money his credit had.been per-
cct--hc wondered and waited orthe'
ssue it came in half a dozen prose-
utions, judgments, and exccutions.
was now time to rouse up. As these
hiags wele in progress, he appeared
0 be in utter surprise, and to view
hem with perfect incredibly, not be-
ng willing to believe, scarcely the ey-
lence OF his senses. Now he demand
d thecause ofthis strange treatment
nd with some difficulty he ascertain