Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-01-27

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eEi ress'on and almost reproachful gaze met him.
Il thought You would have been home lung ago.
Chares. and ! have listened to every footstep =.
long The pavement. uli | nm tired Out with watch
ing
Charles thought women are unreasonable: bni
he checked the thought. 6rhe would not include
his Caroline.
4 could no, return one momen, s,oner. Carrv,b.
said, 'or you well know. nothing would have kept
me- from you. ! avn very tired AID | assure YOU
my slippers look comfortable, and the blazing fire
'Hvitits'
30 saying he drew two chairs before the Gre and
was soon snugly seated with Caroline heside HIM.
She still continued melancholy and silent. lie
besoosht her. with oil the tenderness Of Affection,
to tell him why she was sad.
'oh dear Charles. l am So nervous. md I
,hoHSh' you were never coming replied Caro-
line.
lacy attached the old-fashiOned meaning To ihis
"ord. Is the dictionary Of our rude orefathers.
nervous - defined idle fears AT Icasi. tho n.r.
'ousness which nj present caSers fault. of temper
and petulenee. Ia good old tires, a deGcieacy in
These ihi"gs met with The censnre they desery ~;
o1i tn our days Of luxury and refinement. nervous
ness has been invented smoRg Other indulgence,
50 that i~rriiahiliiy and other manifestations Of ten
per- uhoes the term nervous. may not ouly avoid
censure, but receive the sympathy Of friends.
We'll doir, he replied. 'if you are unly nervous.
YOU must exert YOURSELF and not give way 10
it "
This was rather too much Cor Joor Carol,ae. uho
had heen RccuSiOrRed TO The new accep,ntion Of IN.
term and generally the attendance Of The physician
was thought requisite If she were suffering undor
the prevailing malady Tears started in her eyes.
aud silently courscd down her checks
Women are unreasonable again thought Charles;
and THIS time he did not check IL. lie gave n
sigh OF impotence. as he shaded bis face with his
hand; but The remembrance Of all Caruline's lowell.
ness was too fresh M has mind 10 allow him 10 indulge
m 80 painful a feeling; and remembering that he
had promised TO cherish her. he could not wines.
the gathering tear unmoved. Turning nGecrionaIe-
y towards her, he said. My dear wife. you distress
me-tur your happiness i my greatest desire. 4
know you feel perhaps. that | am unmindful of 10:
hut consider. dearest. and you will luse all doubt
] did not leave you for pleasure, but To toll for YOUR
CON orii aud tins Ih"ughtsweeicns every anxiety
IhiS must often happen, for there are cares in nv
business which demand attention, and nv mind
someiimes will he absorbed 10y them. II a, such
times l cannot devote my every thought 10 you, my
heart remlinsi the same; aud, VA The certainty oG Your
att ction. | feel a peace and satisfaction which is
never lost sight Of. Now. Garry, let your own good
sense sPelk. and am sure all sadness will vanish
from your brow
Charles was right. AMI once more the bright sunny
smile OF happiness 81 aged over her features. Many
an evening after thai, did Caroline Lacy spend a
lone. but never did she feel nervous in consequence.
But long indulgence always mars the happiness of
after years. Caroline had been n nervous patient
hr some nTe, but had. during her court,hip; entire.
ly recovered. SIC was amiable, hut like RasSelas,
with nothing TO wish fSS, she was at times unhappy
from This very fact. Her parents could noI bear To
sec a gloom shading her path. and their anxiety took
alarm upon such occasions and ascTibed ~ 70 indis-
position. The physician could find no name for the
disease but nervousness; and a, a natural conse-
qnence. Caroline regarded il ia the same way
4 When her unfnI u-na Iuflpl neetsna. .nN ~. 1911.
Of her situation threw a charm over i, she was
entirely free FINN this disease: but when she had
settled down "a n wife, aad her husband was occu-
, pied late and early at Inc counling-houSe the symp-
toms returned. She had a houec-keeper. aud was
exempt irnm household cares; her own maid had
waited on her from an infant. aud. fTsfn long habit
and aff, cIi"n. indulged every within Surruun.ied by
every earthly blessing. she could not fail To be hap
py. and she wnS sO; but at times. when her " isaes
could nri be supreme, Us had been the custom. she
fell nervous.
Mr. Lacy had m aunt whom he regarded " i'll,
the IenderesI ahcriIun She was an old lady-had
experience, grbj Indignant, ald sterling sense
Aunt Marshall had. passed through many vici.S,.
tudcs, but had learned IN whatsoever state She Was
therein 10 he cuutcuI.' Preferung honest in,Irprn.
drnee. she lived IN n SIN II cottage on the outskirts
Of The city, declining the generous offers Of her
nephew.
Caroline cIIf;rnt,d AunI MarsLalI's cfnrarrer
hut of all the yIsiiurs. when she felt nervous AunI
Marshall was r,e hast she desired to see. The old
lady took a fancy one pleasant day. that a waIk
would do her god; aud then she thought she would
spend a few days al Llcy's.
Iijus' 80 happened. thar Carline felt very nervous
when she saw Aunt Marshall coming up The street
and her imagination pictured The ineessanl cooking
which she knew the chair would undergo. She
~ elcomed her visaror with The best grace she could
and Aunt Mnrshali, iatfgued with her walk. seuled
herself comfortably IN he rocking chair. This was
one OF her peculiariIies. and there was a sIeadines.
in her muiion which led you To fear il would be-
perpetual. WhsIher talking or sewing, the chair
} moved backwards and forwards like the pendulnn,
ola clock. Caroline sat by the window, s,ill4rom
one corner other eye she saw The incessant rocking
chair. She moved towards the door-but in vain
Al length complaining her feet were cold she drew
c up TO The fIe. fairly turned her back upon IL; bur
she heard the rushing of Aunt Marshall's gown a,
e she moved slowly back and forwards.
Excuse me. Caroline said the old lady. for sit
! ling behind you; ] did not observe ! was 80 doing.
: And Aunt MARSHALL and the rocking chair were fun
in her view.
IL is q peculiarly Of this disease, that whatever
The patient does not like, npgravaies IT, and Caroline
was thoroughly nervous when Charles came in %
] dinner. she pleaded n bad headache Tor her silence
c and kind Aunt Marshnll entertained her with 40
mIny certain cures, that she had nothing to do bui
; listen. Lacy received his Aunt very ~curIilIly
end expressed the hope that sho had come for
; long witt. lie urged CaroliDe TO lie down and
she was glad Of an excuse to retire to her own
room.
why Mrs Lacy said Martha. her maid. you
look 50 bad-what is the marerT
j am very nervous, Martha
Oh. dear me, ma'am. I declare you hav'nt heen
well these two weeks! III was Mr. Lacy, would
send for The doctor
Why hariha' enquired the lady. do you think
IL worth while7'
Il don't know maam. only You look % badr
Carolines bell was rung, and Lacy summoned t
her chamber.
i feel 50 wrefchedly. Charles, ] wish 10 see Dr.
Hartman" said his wife.
1Lncy was alarmed. and Instantly despatched q
messenger. He sat beside his wife till he arrived
aud following him out Of the room, enquireg if he
considered her sickness serious.
No. sir. not serious, but tedious il is on her ner
ves. aud she reqnires great care The worst Of
these nervous diseases Is the patient requires such
great consideration. she must not be opposed IN
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