Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1840-08-06

than entrust him TO the care OF almost
any hireling that could be found"
Again the FIRST part only Of what Mr.. !
Lindley said, seemed 10 meet the ear OF
his wife. Her voice was never harsh
everloud-bui Il certainly did not sound
sweetly, as in kind Of low gutteral, |
she replied, Some gentlemen choose TO
think they can afford but very little to
make a wife happyp
Mr.. Lindley dropped the hand be had
till then held within his, and rising, walk
ed the floor rapidly, He did not whistle
he did not sing-but no just made the
notes of tame audible, as he inhaled and
exhaled the air between his scarcely
pouted lips. After some ten or tllleen
minutes spent in this manner, he sudden
ly seized the volume he had mentioned;
and seating himself near the lamp, began
TO turn the leaves. Meanwhile Mrs. Lind,
lev neither spoke nor moved. Tier head
rested On her hand, and her eyes sought
the carpet-but no tear fell, for her feel /
ngs were too highly excited to permit
them longer TO flow. The disturbed nus.
band found bis book a vain resource, and |
after twirling the leaves few minutes, he |
threw it on the table and left the room.
The next moment his wife heard the street
door close behind him.
Then, indeed came fresh flood OF
tears. FThis,' she exclaimed, as she COW
cred her face with her hands, This is the
sympathy he feels for me TO leave me
, thus to perfect solituden Mrs. Lihdley
was now wrought up TO real agony. The
! infant a. this moment awoke--and clasp
ing him to her bosom she cried-'Yes,
darling, your fathers feelings are such
: towards your poor mother, that to avoid
: her society, he is even willing 10 leave
, you, dearly as he loves you?
a Withthe unconscious infant Graded in
+ her arms, the mother INDUCED herself in
l. looking back on the giddy scenes Of her
Q youth or rather other unvaried life-for
Q her youth was yet in all its freshness and
d beauty. Her freedom from care--lrom
0 conference.-the parties-the balls the
Q concerts-the driyes-all came tlronging
,i upon her:
70 "While memory, coyersd.with flowers,
,r Restored every rose, but secseted It's thoTn."
% In the retrospect, the picture was al
q brgihtness--all glsdness-and what was
y her present lot? How great was the con
81 trasi! No variety--no pleasure; 'all hel
~ days were twins;' perpetual round o.
81 petty household cares, and helpless in
'll fant always by her side or in her arms
o' How dark did disturbed Imagination
~ render the review! She thought and wcpt
VI VA until she verify believed herself the mos
"a wretched woman alive while atthe bot
le' tom Of all lay feeling of dspleasurC
eh against her husband, as if he were the
~ wilful cause of all her troubles.
" For nearly an hour Mrs, Lindley i'll
~ dulged herself in these purely selfish mu
ey sings, murmurings and regrets, when th'
,s' clock in nOighboring street, striking th'
y, hour Of niBs aroused her. 'Wh9re cal
KY George bee' she cried. She felt som,
y, ~ alarm; and laying her again sleeping in
~ fant in the cradle, she went to thewlndow
a. and thence TO the door, to learn If he wer'
~ coming. The street was quite still-no
~ ~ footstep was TO be heard; and with con
,.s flicting feeling she re-seated herself be
Ns side her child 90, he is cruel = though
no ~. she; where can he be!--IR his Office
y " or Whereby, where &c, that he woul
H. H. come"
he On the whole Mrs. Lindley was no
only rational animal but reasoaGbl
and reasoning woman--and the perio
had now arrived for yevulson Of feeling
Re. Other views began to present themselve
ey, to her mind, 1T is ], | myself that aI
he cruel, tnoSghtshei. .how happy we migI
md have been this evening, had | not drive
of him from me! How tender he was--an
er. how kind TO bring book purposelyt
read to me! lie is willing 10 fSrego hi
, is society for my sake-and cannot for b
And aterdll, what is there SO Hesirabl
,m- about patty2 Did ever attend onI
81 however btilliant--however gay--whert
his from some source or other, there was NJ
!. as muck suffered as enjoyed? Did eve
9n- attend one, in which did not hear or sc
his expressed the workings Of envy, Of jea
= ousY, oi contempt, or of ridiculeY Insue
aid sc6ncsdid mot experience quite as muc
er- pain as pleasure, unless, indeed, | coul
i've Secure the undivided attention ofGeorgs
ne, And now he is all my own, and / drii
ar him from met What did | not endur
ne, while doubtful whether he loved me
whether he would ask me TO be hist Whit
ab- were b.sassoughrs when be once said
sSrl rme, "That with his present fortune, h
Dk should not dare to ask the woman that h
lis loved to unite her fate with bis, on accour
'uf of the privations she must updergo.' {
sed did not think, that, with him for con
she panion, the most humble establshmeI
p--- would bs a paradise! And that no sci
ITO denial would be severe! and now that
sill am his wife, drive him from me by m
Ish unreasonable and cruel repinings! G
her where can he bef'-Again she went I
the wiAdow---to the door. In vain
do husband was to be seen or heard. Hol
ey; gloomy, hoS dssolate, did her comfort,
ats, Bile and well-surnished little parlor appea
as she re-entered il, '0hp cried sh,
Aed what sunshine would his smile she
Irs around! but have displeased, gricVeC
nl,, uyo,,ndad Fcrced him from ma y