The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-05-15

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the other. trust that heaven will yet hear
our prayers, and beslow upon us three chill
| dren.'
My beloved friend.' said the countess,
smiling. three are almost too many. We
should be placed in new embarrassment
ior example, il they were all sons -
] Good! We have fve-and-twenty HORNS
ayear; enough for us aud for them. would
pace Inc eldest'in the army Of the second
would make diplomolist neither requires
inucn expense; and We have rank, friends
but you forget the youngest
ne youngest! by no means He shall
DC 10 me church; cannon-perhaps pre-
bend
What! prizes, my son priest No,
indeed Besides, he has no prospect Of ad-
vancement'
No prospect Of advancement and why
not He might become an abbot, bishop,
or even cardinal
Never! would never be the mother Of
monk, and see my son with the shaver
crown and dark habit Of the cloister What
can you be thinking of IL ] had hundred
Sous, not one should be apriest"
You are IN very strange temper, my dear
wife, to withhold your consent TO profession
which would not only be for his happiness
and advantage, but ours
Call il temper, or what you please, care
not. Butt firmly declare, that shall never
consent; and remember, Sir, mother has
some right
Very little. The father has the authority,
and superior knowledge
: But the father is often wrong his 'supe-
rior knowledge is not iniaIllble.'
All well 1, at least, do not claim know
ledge that | do not possess and | repeat,
when the time arrives shall act as | think
proper, without paying the slightest attention
to your ridiculous and unfounded prcjudces.'
| am aware, sir, that you are my lord and
husband but desire you to know that |
have not yet the honor of being your servant
Nor am your fool, Madam! ] have
ever yielded to you--perhaps too much. Ill
humor can bear and forgive; beside, little
quarrels give variety and incident to life.
But this foolishness is TOO ntollerable.'
Much obliged to you7 Practice proves
how much you have yielded. beg TO know
who has ever given up most J For long
years | have endured your faults in silence,
and magnanimousIy pardoned them, as more
tho errors of education and the understand
Ing, than OF the heart. But the mos, angelic
torbearance and amabiity can be too severe
ly tried
There you are quite right. Had | the
most lorbearlng, forgiving disposition in the
world, could not have borne your i'll humoc
and caprice sol long But must plainly say,
that 1t is too much to expect me to be the
otedient servant of folly. can bear the
yoke no longer
100 will plainly say, what | have long
thought, that you are naughty. seli-conceit-
ed egoiist hear,less man, always talking
OF feeling and love- which you do not pos
sess. Such, people always boast OF what
they have not "..
That is the reason you speak so frequent
ly Of your amiabIe disposition, and fine mind.
You may deceive others, perhaps; thank
heaven, was undeceived long ago! Virtue,
with you, is nothing more than a feminine
you, The more does this disgust me. Indeed,
should not be uery miserable, if you should
wish 10 return TO your family, and leave me in
peace
You have anticipated my wishes
more tedious, conceiled egotist was surely
never created 10 amuse sensible woman;
and after man becomes ridiculous IN the
eyes Of his wife, you must know there can
be no greater happiness, than Tor her 10 DC
speedily rid of him
Extremely amiable, truly All is then
unmasked. take you at your word. Adleu
Truly, it seems like some pleasing dream!
In the morning the matter shall be duly ar
ranged
The earlier, the better, my Lord Count"
And SO they parted. The next morning.
a notary was sent for; witnesses came the
act of divorce was written and signed by
both and notwithstanding the enireatles and
remonstrances of friends and relatives, the
separation took place.
Thus was long and apparently happy
union suddenly broken. A ridiculous dispute
about the future destinies of three sons, who
were vet by no means in the world, had
broken tie which should have been for eter-
nity.* And vet both the count and the countess
belonged to the better class of mankind, and
had no faults worse than the frailties to which
all are subject.
Did you call the story amusing asked
Louise, sorrowfuly 1T has made me very
sad ] can easily comprehend how unhappl-
ness and disagreem, mt can affect excellent
people but as you have made me fearful and
anxious, can you not encourage and comfort
me? What a fate TO lose my husbands love!
what do you mean p asked her aunt.
'Ah my dear aunt; could always re-
main Young, | might then be certain OF my
husbands constancy'
you are still in error my beloved child
for even if you should remain beautiful, and
blooming, as you are to-day, your husbands
ewes would become so accustomed TO your
loyeIncss. as to view it with indifference.
And vet Familiarity is the greatest enchanlress
in the world, and one Of the most bcneicent
fairies in our home She knows no differ
!. ence hetwccn the beautiful aud the ugly. The