Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-11-02

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to learn If he were coming. The stree
was quite stlll-not a footstep was to b
heard: and with conflicting feelings sh
re-seated herself beside her child. 20, h
is cruel" Thought she; 'Where can he be
In his oflicc!-or whereby, where!-.
o, that he would GOMEZ
On the whole, Mrs. Lindley was not on
Iva rationale animal, but reasonable an,
reasoning woman--and the period had nov
arrived for revulsion Of feeling. Othe
views began TO present Themselves to he
mind. 1t is IL myself that am cruel!
thought she; how happy we might have
been this evening, had not driven hin
from me! How tender he was-and how
kind, to bring a book purposcly to read to me
He is willing to forego his society for my
sake-and cannot for his?-And after ali
what isthere so desirable about pertyl Did
/ ever attend one, however brilliant-hov
ever gay--where, from some source or other
there was not as much suffered as enjoyed
Did ever attend one, in which did NO
hear or see expressed the workings of envy
of jealousy, of contempt or of ridicule? Ii
such scenes did not experience quite as
much pain as pleasure, unless, indeed,
could secure the undivided attention O
George! And now he is all my own, and
! drive him from me! What did / not ell.
dure while doubtful whether he loved me
whether he would ask me to be his! What
were my thoughts when he once said 10 me,
'That with his present fortune, he should
not dare to ask the woman that he loved TO
unite her fate with his, on account of the
privations she must undergo o, did not
think, that, with him for a companion, the
most humble establishment would be par
adise! and that no self-denial would be Sc
we're! and now that am his wife, drive
him from me by my unreasonable and cruel
repining! o, where can he be!-Agan
she went to the window-!o the door. In
vain--no husband was to be seon or heard.
How gloomy, how desolate, did her COM
Portable and well furnished little parlor ap-
pear as she re-entercdit. sOhn cried she,
'what sunshine would his smile shed around !!
but | have displeased, grieved, wounded,
forced him from mel
Never had any hour in Mrs. Lindloy's life
dragged Itself along so slowly as the pre-
sent; and it was not until after the clock
struck ten, that the well known footstep of
her husband met her listening ear. With
bound she met him in the entry. 90, my
dear George, how glad am you are come
Her husband made no distinct answer, but
entered the parlor, and advancing to the
mantel, rested his elbow upon it, and leaned
his head upon his hand. His countenance
was clouded, yet 'more in sorrow than in
anger
dearest George, will you forgive met
said the trembling wife: while she twined
her arm in his, and looked up lmploringly in
his face, will you, can you forgive my folly?
my cruelty?
'Yes, Emily can do any thing you ask
of me-
80, George-don't speak SO coldly--so
sadly!--Alas, have made you very un-
h'pPyn Eo1 b,vo Emily fo, fs,, vou, nn;or
with me requires sacrifices you are unable
cheerfully to make
%, say not-think not 80 my dearest
husband!-for Notwithstanding appearan-
cas are SO much against me, it is not so.
Since you left me this evening" she added,
while faint smile strove to chase away the
gathering tears since you left me, have
had ample time for rencction--for retros-
pection. have reviewed my unmarried
and my single life; and my cruelty, my in
gratitude, my childish perverpeness tonight,
have caused me the most bitter self upbraid-
ings. May you never know a pang like that
which shot through my heart, when the
thought struck me, that the great Disposer
of events, might free me from care, as he
has freed poor Charlotte, by taking from
me my husband and child!-I cannot for
give myscIf-but o, say that you forgive
mel
'Forgrve you, dearest Emiy-I have no.
thing to forgive, if you only will be happy?
%, ] am most happy!-most blessed
blessed IN having such husband! This bit
ter-bater evening has taught mo, that all
the joys of life cannot be crowded into one
state, or one period; and do think I can
never again regret the giddy pleasures of
my youth, while in possession OF those so
much more precious. Hence(orth it shall be
my pleasure to strive to make you us happy
as you make me-and to educate our boy
to be as much like his father as possible.
0, say once more that you forgive me-for
depend upon it, | can never again be so fool
ish so cruel--so wicked!
The husband bent forward, and imprinted
a long kiss ON the forehead of the suppliant.
She looked up, and his eyes beaming with
love and renewed confidence, gave her per-
feet assurance that all was forgIven!--for-
gotten!