Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-08-02

| sho 20 oh ooSef, anu am Tool"
AS he illustrated the sentence with an ap
pfopriate arm swInging gesture, he struck
inc taoie on which sat the breakfast para
Phefnaiia' and Crash! one half of its fragile
furniture laid upon the floor.
Mrs. Elliot burst into the room. "Oh.'
she cried, "you passionate"
"My dear"-
81 assure you"-
You sao"d be ashamed, you should, Il
fly INTO q rage because left the table, ant
break all tho ware IN the housed"
"Jane,"
! "Jane.;'
"You're cruel monstern'
mrs. Eliiet, II you had permitted me,
when you first entered, | could have explain
| ed all. Your violence has prevented nv
making fool of myself by a confession
which you could neither understand nor ap-
preciate."
Mr.. Els friends though, he receied their
congratulations very coldIy that day. MIR.
and Mrs. f.. we're particularly polite at DIN
ner, and IN the evening his friends were sur
prIsed to meet him enjoying a solo stroll in
The Mall. The next day found the newly
welded pair quite In conversational humor.
out they chalted as any two acquaintance
n'SuI ehat WING hau secrets with which they
dared not trust each other. So wore day at.
Ter day for week, and this their first week
OF marriage too!
Despair is never quite despair;
and the honey moon is never ali honey; but
every body said she looked beautiful. and
that both looked happy, as they advertised
themselves yoked Ivy walking 10 church TO.
gesher on the next Sabbath. Hew much
every body knows!
Inc next feud was about the disposition of
the Piano, with which Horace intended 10
surprise his bride. He was at the pains TO
drive her out 10 Cambridge, that the ins,ru-
ment might be placed and tuned before she
knew he had ordered ii. 1t will rain some
times, and sometimes it rains when we ride.
and one cannot help il.
MIS-. e. complained Of the shower that
overlook them on their return. MIR. f.. re.
ceiVed her very natural want of preference
ior the weather as an indirect attack upon
him. She oxposiulated, and he-wisper
lt-swore.
When they entered the room In which he
placed The piano TO surprise her, she express
SEQ herself surprised-ihat he had put il at The
east instead oil the north side of the apart>
ment. Horace bit his lip, and Mrs T., did
not touch the keys, turn over lie music NOR
waste one word on the instrument. excent IN
request MIN 10 close ii, as she went out OF The
room. lie mentally blessed her for an un-
gtaIaiui jade; not suspecting that she was
really grateful as could be, and very much
pleased; but was Furnishing him for those
naughty words during the ride When mar
rled people punish one another they punish
themselves.
They are each embiltering the life of the
Other, by reciprocally concealing their al
lection, under the common delusioD that TO
acknowledge love for those we have sworn
10 love is submission to their diciation and
government. Gentlemen are ap, TO imagine
!hat making The declaration is like discharp-
ing gun. IL is necessary to load the inten
ded bride with alterations, before the utter
ing OF the awful question; but that crisis fair
~ passed, anu The game won, the accepted
husband thinks further tenderness wasted
anu pegnns 10 expect attention, fattery
courttng; there is no better word-in his
return. The lady enters by no means read
ny INTO such change of arrangements as
requires not only announcement of alien
lions she had been used 10, but the perform.
ance 10 another OF the very duty she has hith
erIo eXacted from him. This was the or..
else state OF politics with the Elliots Both
we're striving TO establish a life rule over
each other.
The Joker of the wedding night was a
frequent caller and he saw the difficulty. II
was moi TO his quick sIghledness or penetra-
lion that he was indebted for the discovery.
but TO his memory. He had been married.
The reader will better guess where penc il
carrlcature came from than MIR. and Mrs.
II dia, when one evening they found il Sc
cured under one corner OF The lamp. Hrep-
resented a male and female pulling al pair
of-pantaloons. Mrs. Il declared ths, The
Sen'ieman's was an admirable likeness, and
Mr. Il. SAID as much for the lsdy's. Now,
though both denied the resemblance, when
The question was put in another form, we
are bound TO believe their testimony TO the
rum OF ths2oriraits; but we know better
Than 10 attribute the production of them TO
either party, though euch silently and sullen.
~ accused the other.
now the var waged in new form. Each
SO Indignantly and obstinately refused 10 as>
sumo any direction in home affairs, that
'hey came near starving, because neither
dinner ~ .
&C "A scamp" said Mrs. f. "to caricatpre
me 10 such style. This comes Of his ac-
quaintance with johnson. TRY for The
breecbos! He may take care Of his own
house hereafter"
did not know she could draw so well -
saId hr f. "Afy face is carricatured. bot
mere IS likeness. Well, if she wants The
whole management she may have fits
one way OF asking though.
-, ms was more comfortable way Of trav-
cling than The first. There is childish
game upon the checker board, called the
give away in which he IS the winner who
can hTst gel rid Of his men. Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. found the give away an admirably easy
method OF rangling, the study nfeach heinc