Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-06-22
LEXINGTON, MISSISSIPPI, JUNE %, 1889.

profession which would not only be for his
happiness and advantage, but ours"
"Call it temper, or VIVA. you please, |
care not. But | firmly declare, that !
shall never consent; and remember, Sir,
a mother has some right"
very little. The father has the au.
thorlty, and superior knowledge"
f" But the father Is often wrong; his ssu-
pericr knowledge is not infallible."
"Ah well! !, at least, do not claim
knowledge that do not possess; and re-
peat, when the time arrives, shall act
as think proper, without paying the
slightest attention to your ridiculous and
unfounded prejudices."
:" am aware, sir, that you arc my lord
and husband; but desire you to know
Mat ] have not yet the honor Of being your
servant"
"Nor am ] your fool. Madam! have
eyer yielded to you-perhaps too much.
III humor can bear and forgive; beside,
little quarrels give variety and incident to
life. But this foolishness is loo intolera-
be-"
"Much obliged TO you? Practice
proves how much you have yielded. I
beg to know who has ever gwen up mos! !
For long years have endured your faul,s
in silence, and magnanimously pardoned
them. rs mere errors of education and the
understanding, than Of the heart. But the
most angelic forbearance and amiability
Gun be too severely tried >
"There you are quite right. Had the
most forbearing, forgiving disposition in
the world, ] could not have borne your i'll
humor and caprice so long. But mus.
plainly say, that it is too much, to expect
me to be the obedient servant of folly.
can bear the yoke no longer.''
81 too will plainly say, what ! have
long thought, that you are naughty, self
conceited egolist; heartless man, al
ways talking of feeling and 'love' which
you do not possess. Such people always
boast Of what they have not"
"That is The reason you speak so Ere
quently Of your amiable disposition, Md
fine mind. You may deceive others, per-
heaps; thank heaven, | was undeceived
long ago! Virtue with you, is nothing
mere than feminine affection. The more
intimately | know you, the more does
this disgust me. Indeed, | should not be
rcyy miserable, if you should wish to return
10 your family, and leave me in peace"
Yon have anticipated my wishes A
more tedious, conceiled ego.ist was surely
never created to smuse a sensible woman; ,
and after a man becomes ridiculous il the
eyes Of his wife, you must know there can
be no greater happiness, than for her to be
speedily rid Of him"
Extremely amiable, truly! All is then
nnmasked. | take you at your word.
Adieu! Truly, it seems like some pleas.
ing dream! In the morning the matter
shall be duly arranged"
"The earlier, the better,my Lord Counim
And so they parted. The next morning.
a notary was sent for; witnesses came; the
act of divorce was written and signed hv
both: and notwithstanding the entrea,ies
and rcmonstrances of friends and relatives,
the separation took place.
Thus was long aud apparently happy
union suddenly broken. A ridlculoussis
pute about the future deslines Of three sous
who were yet by no means in the world,
had broken a tie which should have been
for eterniiy.* And yet both the count and
the countess belonged to the better class
of mankind, aud had no faults worse than
the frailties 10 which all are subject.
Did you call the story amusing?" ask
ed Louise, sorrowiully; "it has made me
very sad. l can easily comprehend how
unhappiness and disagreement can effect
excellent people; but as you have made
me very fearful and anxious, can you not
encourage and comfort meg What fate
to lose my husbands loven'
"What do you mean?" asked her aunt.
All! my dear aunt; could | always
remain young, might then be certuin.ul
my husbands constancy."
You are still in error, my beloved
child; for even if you should remain beau
tiful and blooming, as you are today, your
husbands eyes would become so accus.
toned to your loveliness, as to view il with
And yet familiarity is the
greatest enchantress in the world, and one
Of the most bene6cicient fairies in our
Something kindred with this, is the story of
Two peasant sons OF Erin, who, in that maudlin
state where little difference Of opinion goes a
great way, were occupying aposilion under
hedge, by measlow-side, one pleasant summer
night. They were very chatty and loving. until
one CHANGED TO remark, /" / wish had as much
andas can lee sky: to which theo,her replied
: wish had as many cattle as can see stars
this blessed minute.n g Where would YOU put