The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-08-08
Number n5.

The supper bell hero broke in upon their
At the table Mrs. Howard
renewed the subject Of the carriage, and
seemed delighted with the idea Of having
one that should eclipse even Mrs. Jervis'
wedding gift. 1t was painful trial for her
husband to listen to the almost childish
prattle Of his young wife; conscious all the
time, as he was, that in all human probabl-
ity, reverse so complete would como in
short time, as to make their condition one
Of privaton and great selldsnial-one, that
he feared, would utterly destroy in Emily's
mnd every thing like contenAent. How
could the beautiful creature before him,wh
had never yet had a desire within tho
bounds of wealth TO procure, ungratihed;
upon whose fragile form nothing but spring
zsphyrs had yet blown, endure the storms
of adversely which were now gathering
darkly in the horizon Of his worldly pIos-
poets. Rallying his spirits with strong
effort, he maintained a cheerful temper,
evading however, as much as possible
any conversation which allud ed to show
and extravaganza In doing SO, he could
not but be painfully struck with the fact,
that Emily's thoughts were interested in
nothing so much,,as in dress, equipPage,and
appearance.
He found that sleep forsook him after
retiring 10 bed on that night If there had
been only total week of all his worldly
prospects; it would not have driven sleep
from him an hour. But the effect the dis
aster would have upon his wife, troubled
him moIe than all, and drove slumber from
his eye-Iids. His imagination pictured her
: in the deepest dsressi pale and weeping
u and refusing 10 be comferted and with this
image eve r present, how could his troubled
. spirit sink into quietuGe Before morning
=" he had determined to begin to check gra-
- duaIly her disposition to extraNagancs by
. gently opposing her intended visit TO Mrs.
!, JeIvis--and thus awakening in her mind
some degree Of concern, that would engross
il to the exclusion Of worse than idle
thoughts. He had another reason for
II wishing her te suspend her calls on Mrs.
=, Jervis. That lady's husband was Involved
40 in considerable loss by the failure OF Mr.
=, Justin; and although he had good reasons
.. for keeping the failure as yet secret from
his wife, he knew that no such reasons
;, could weigh with Mr.. Jervis. To havs
- his wife tantalized and her hopes excited
:. by woman who knew that they csuld
be realized, was, was more than he de-
y sired to have occur. He wished the trou'
Go. Bile, when it did dome, to fall as lightly as
ort possible upon the tender flower he would
gladly shelter from the approaching tenn
at pest.
bis On the next morning the subject of th'
,gs call upon Mrs. Jervis was again alluded
-or- to, when the rather embarrassing scen'
,os occurred which the reader has been made
ana acquainted with in the opening of this
,tb. sketch.
ide After Mr.. Howard had gone, his wifi
ex- sat for nearly an hour upon the sola' IN
,nh state Of mind that might be called PainEll
.srt contract with any other that che had eve
end experienced. In spite Of her efforts to re
jsr- press them, the tears would steal ever he
,os. cheeks, and fall drop after drop, upon he
yar folded hands. But as the hours sisle ava
nv her interest in the new carriage of Mr.:
his Jervis gradually revived and at twelve o
clock she was ready to 60 out, dressed
,or- a style OF costly elegance, that but few
hall the circle in which she moved felt wilIin
yay TO initiate. Her own carriage was at tn
bu. door, aad she was soon whrled of at a raj
id rate. Just as her beautiful eqaipas
eve drove up to the elegant mansion of Mrs
cas-, Jervis, and while her servant was nandn
the her out, the steps Of a magnificent carrias
nry were hastily put up, and in he next mi
an ment it dashed away drawn by pair
rely splendid horses in rich and gtteriug ha
dull ness. Her eye naturally turned toward
nust the passing vechicIa, and to her surPri
,ino and keen modification, she saw her lrieI