Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-29
Gelefte0 Ialr.
THE tIasT QUARREL: OR THE wIFE's
WARNING.
BY A LADY OF MARYLAND.

any love" said Edward LINDSAY to his young
wife, he entered their comfortable parlor, q
am sorry that | could not be with you sooner !;
but | am now at your service for the remainder
of the evening. Are you ready to walk 2'
eyes, answered his wife, drawing on her
gloves; "but what detained you SO long? have
been waiting nearly an hour
" l am sorry to have kept you waiting; but
just as | was about to leave my office, ! received
a message from my sister, requesting me to call
and accompany her to Mr.. Orme's, the dentist
and have but just returned from there
Mrs. LINDSAY withdrew the hand which her
husband had taken, and reseated herself on the
sofa.
" Come, my dear; we shall be too late What
do you wait for?"
C 1t is already late, and have now given up the
idea of walking. If every one has claims on
your time, which to be attended to before
those of your wife, she will withdraw hers al
together
Lyndsny dessted from his attempts to regain
possession of the withdrawn hand of his wife, and
regarding her flushed and angry countenance
with something very Ike disgust, he left the
apartment. As he closed the door, IA lady, who
had been sitting at distant window, and who
had been unnoticed observer ofths little scene,
advanced to the sofa on which Mrs. LINDSAY
was now extended endeavoring in vain to smoth-
er her sobs.
"My dear Emma, she said in a sweet though
mournful voice, " loook up and listen to me. l
have unwillingly witnessed the little disturbance
which occurred between you and your husband.
Dearest Emma, you treadng dangerous
ground do not, as you value your happiness, ad-
vance one step further"
The earnestness of Mrs. Grahams manner
aroused the attention of her companion. She
checked her sobs, and listened attentively while
her friend resumed
ssI know the cause of your uneasiness, but
| Edward will not yield to what he will consider
mere caprioe-and by induging an exacting,
jealous temper, you viii ALLEVIATE his affection
| and render both him and yourself miserable
'' But is it not very hard to be neglected in the
very first month after marrage?"
I" II is very hard to be neglected at any time,'
said Mrs. Graham, signing " but you, my dear,
have surely no ground for complaint on that
subject"
" You do not know, then, said Emma, weep
ing afresh she spoke, that | desired Mr..
LINDSAY to come home at three clock, to go out
with me, and that when he came it wanted only
ten minutes of four; and all that time he at
| tending to his sister, whose claims him
surely not superior TO mine"
{" Certainly not, my dear, but his sister was in
pain. know she has been suffering with the
toothache, and waited only Dr. Orme' return
to have her tooth extracted. But, my dear child,
let this little incident teach you to know your
self, and to guard against that complaining, jeal-
Gus disposition, by which many wives render
their homes unhappy, and drive their husbands to
seek for comfort elsewhere"
Mrs. Graham paused, and covered her face for
an instant. When she removed the handkerchief
her features were calm, but even more pale and
sad than usual, and her voice trembed little as
she said
81 will tell you story, Emma, which will i'm
press on your mind the importance of what have
been saying. May it, my dear young friend, prove
to you tale of warning
&c was married in very early life, began Mrs.
Graham, " to one whom loved with my whole
soul, and by whom was equally beloved in re-
turn. Young as was, when l married, had
seen good deal of life, and witnessed many in
stances of conjugal unhappiness. fancied, how
ever, that could trace all these to some error of
conduct on the part of my female friends, and |
thought that should be able to avoid all such
errors, and to exhibit an example Of perfect do
mestic happiness
"I did not know myself, yet have sometimes
thought that had my husband been less indulgent
at the commencement of our married life, might
have avoided those errors which wrecked alike
his peace and my own. | expected to have calls
on my forbearance, and was prepared to meet
them but was not prepared for the unbounded
indulgence the almost dolatrous devotion with
which was treated by my husband. Every mo
ncnt that he could steal from business, (he was a
lawyer, and in extensive practlce,) was devoted
TO me; his former friends were neglected, and he
seemed to 1--we or to enjoy life only in my soce-
ty. / felt my power, but had not wisdom en-
ough to perpetuate it by enjoying it with moder-
alton, and by endeavorng to provide for the time
when the intoxication OF passion should have pas
sed away. My weak brain was turned. / con-
ceived the devotion of my husband to be only a
just tribute to my charms, and, growing daily
more Jealous and exacting, resented as an en-.
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