The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-15

he sssssifiGing maiisrssr rssir. must be
as naeh suAj~esed "a his eonsrnl. as rhs
most imPafsanI Iranssesioas IS he. lie
len ehsshulIy sekso.Isdss her hs.bshd.s
supremacy. Her malhsr bad laughs her.
sat he Bible taught her. Ihs authority
belonged o. himS lhas 10 Sss her dsly. aud
~oeld be Tor her happiness. % obey hsm
70 a.lshiass. Heralfscnonsls heart promp-
asd her 20 this eaarse; BOZ ~ she ana q
human being. shs nsturally nd tastes and
iasiinsbonsofher own. snd these we're not
aiwsys ofsnsTse isrxac, arcord.nee with
those ai another. Somsiinss, in case or
collision. she essld not help irehnf. fhss
u she yielded on ell inparant points.
Mt. Howard m'ghs accession lily yIsld in
Fa's. H." she argued with . sigh.
% be 6nds Il 81 hard ;, conform 20 lie
wishes Of another s0mefiares. why ra-s.
not he realize how difEieul, Il 10 Coz me 10
do u als0gys2 1.-The hali-larmed though
arose 10 her spisi. lh.i her husband .as
selfish. she Instantly bsnisheait. .Oh,
no. she could sav--a he 10 not selfi n!
Alea ara used 10 authority, and are M.
ssarc shss il of,enLmes e0s,. the subject
! suppose. on This point. lhsy are al
much bike" Perfect good nature, asi
an INV llIingness 70 det sci ans thing from
ihe perfection with which shs had invest
ed Mr.. Howard. led b This eonelusion.
Had Helsn'sosn father entered her nlrd
81 that moment. abe musi have seknow-
lodged. ,hs, between some men. there
was . striking contrast.
Win this. however,, fIeien could have
got a'cng very well. Sns had ss liz fs
obs,inscy IS any II her species: and IL. IN
The moment Of trial. her heart woold
snmr'imes rebel. The feeling va. coon
gone, and she yielded vuh grace and
chseIfnlness. That which vas much
harder 70 bear. ~as. that 80 Mr.. Howard
grew older, IL vas more diiIicnll 90 ap-
psss his d,splrasure; and sometimes.
Helen would have 20 ask forgiveness, for
some. perhaps very irif,ng. insdverlsncy.
two or three iimrs. befnre ,he kiss of enr.
DIAL reconciliation wos'5 be granted. Be
side this, she painted for concentration.
From her own heart. IL aa~ed spontane.
ously; and however strong Mr.. Hossrl's
objections might be 10 bestowing praise
o. another. he never manifested sny res
pusn.ncs 10 receiving il himself IIeIea
iosed 10 praise her husband; she loved 10
repea, 70 him the praise bestowed by o,h.
ere; it eresly Increased her own happi.
ness. but when her special and some.
t'mss iaborious Efforts 10 do that which
she though, would give Mr.. Howard pc.
cnliar s.usf.ciion. would Gail sf calling
forth ons word Of cnmmenaiion--one look
Of grateful sa,isfsc,ion--fail, even, Of at
trseiins observation, her heart would sink
With dissppoin:men,--snd 10 be quite
happy, il was indispensable that she
should be uery forgeym. @
Dot was Mr.. Hows,d the impeccable
being his wife was willing TO believe him!
On the contrary, he Was as Ear from IL as
other we'll. principled men. Blu, he never
confessed fault 90 human auditor; and
when he hid given Helen Jus,
cause Of complaint. If she manifested il
.nhby upbrsij'ng. (oi that her nature
~ss incapable blu, as an sffec,ions,e
wife may. with oil proprie,y. express
IlIspleasure tow ard her husba I'd. he re.
ssnted II in . hish degree: and many
times did she with signs and tears. sue
Tor forgiveness. when no alone was in
FAULT. She vas always prone 10 believe
herself to blame, aud peace she mus,
have. on any ierms--or be wreiched.
The power Of pleasing or giving ssiis /
action. seems 10 be taken from VS.. Jus,
In proportion as We despair Of exercising
i. Helen vas almost hopeless nf secur
ing her husbands appreciation. and her
hear, was depressed by encouragement.
She RENTED none of her efforts TO pisasa
lit had become habit OF her mud
,u, she was scarcely conscious tina, her
'ndeavours now arose less from the hope
II receiving comInenda,ion, Than from |
ies,rs 10 escape repoof aud censure.
For The 6's. three years Of Helen's
married life the sunshine had greatly pre-
'ondera.sd over the clouds; for the last |
hree. the clouds had gradually been |
aiming the preponderanre over the sun
hine; and before another closed, they
adhered over her head. 10 be dispersed |
gain. only when The SUI Of her life va, |
citing.
La some way. in which M principle Of
IghI or wrong was involved, but where
he opinion or willeof her husband only
vas concerned, Helen had again trans
,resssd. She saw The cloud on Mr. How.
rd's brow. marked his firmly compress
ii lips. and almost instinctively endea, |
"ured to remove his dlspleasure. She
wined her arms sbou, his neck. but he
Inclasped them, and--no, roughly indeed
but firmly pu, her from him. This
he cnuld hardly endure. |
My dear husband" she cried, ado
or look 50 coldly, so sternly on mel Do
eliese tina, | never displesse Won. with,
Ut feeling the deepestrears,." Again she
rave 10 encircle bis neck with her arms.
nd lay her cheek on his. bul was again