The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-05-25

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and come home sgain and every ihina 10
done Cor yeu.'
And Nth very bad grace. somelinss.
soa.' Ifloinsd Mr. Thompson. This vas
loo much fOf Mrs Thonp.on % bear; and
bursting into iears. she lsfl The liable and
retired 10 her ehsmbsr. Twas some lime
before Mr. Thomps0n's irritsied feelings
would silos hin 10 follow his wife. bot
he so0n yielded 70 b.ilsr thoughts. and
slowly assembled he Stairs that led 10 ihs
chamber. lie laund his uifs lying spon
ihe bad sobbing hyslericslly. Nhsi 20
do. be did not exactly know: bul his bet
YER feeling had returned. and as il Was ne-
cessary 70 do something. lie FIRST Of all
called her ienderly BY name. bui she made
no answer. Tina again irfitaled bin: he
had no idea Of being trifed with. tie
was himself straight forward kind Of :
man. and when be so offered terms as 70
speak 6sst, be very naturally thought Mrs
Thompson ought % NEE, him half way.
Ssrahp he said once more, in lone
slightly modified from is peculiar express
sion Of tenderness. But there was no re-
iply. SARAH he again repeated 10 >
voice sill less sdeclionsle, and . li.lle
louder. But still there was no answer.
Again bis evil genius oyercane him, and
be said roughly
Sarah. II you think 10 play the fool
with me, you are mistaken. Ihaye borne
your i'll humors long enough. and nov
on must change linls for my accom-
modslion. or there will be trouble in the
,wigwsm. / have spoken ont Al las, what
has been boiling up long lime. Home
has ceased TO be pleasant place 70 one,
and al because OF your cloudy brow. and
continual fault finding. Scold your ser-
vanis ia The kitchen. and wear your frown
10 Them il hey do wrong; but don't pun.
ish me for their misdemesnors. And now
II am going 10 The store--l shall expect
when return al night. pleasanler recep'
! tion Than | generally get. So, good bye.
il Mrs Thompson had remained silent
hen spoken 10 by her husband, for ihs
syiiabls purpose ofpunishing him. BY sx
, cling his sympathies 10 painfal degree
10 her behalf; but 10 this he had foiled her
And now that he had really gone, for SD,
. heard The street door bang alter him, Oh
! began 10 think o little soberly OF The con
! sequences Of such state Of things, il con
] ,inued. She really loved her husban
! although often disposed 10 be frs,lul to
/. wards him when things went wrong /
, her domestic concerns. s ~..
Pride whispered many spirited thought
; in her ear, but the ground work OF re'
: good sense that was al the bottom OF be
Q character, hushea into silence the insidi
: ous suggestions. To win her hasbsn
/ back from this strange mood, had becom
r her ruling desire, long before The hour 70
his return had arrived; and when the doc
a bell rang at dusk, she was instant to an
e swer il, and received him with calm. a
: lectionats. but sad smile; for she coul
Z not Danish from her hear, tina: he was al
y gfy with her, and not without cause.
n Nj. Thompson was evidently taken b
o surprise. He had not prepared Hnss
J. for such a reception. He had sxpecse
J. coolaess for Two or three day $, and hene
Ie we'd himself 10 60 through il like NAL
a He resolved, also. 10 conquer al all ha;
ID ard. He did not speak. at the momen
ID bu. took her hand, and with a.kInd pre-
is sure, led her into The room. and seass
10 himself beside her on the sofa.
in Sarah he said. in tone Of great kin
10 ness. lyon have no doubt thought my co
duct 10 day strange. Let roe expla
id 1t to you. Ihave great troubles in my b
Q, siness, and often distressing anxiesIe
er Particularly in these times Of unexampl
conmercial difficulties. find it alms
n impossible, even with the greatest sac
e fee, to &c. along. But w,th none OF The
ly things have | wished 10 trouble you. y
" you have acted differently towards me-
IN Your difficulties with yonrdomes.ics ha
rs lirrisaled you, and you have. too ot,en,
ng flowed your feelings Of irritation to exre
themselves upon me. Often when
'e- lie attention on your Part, would ia
sr. made every hing 60 right, you have TT
ne ted 10 servants you knew to be carsle
,le and then disturbed The pleasure oil a nj
er. by scoldlng them, or grumbling saFou
| i. on account Of yeur difficulties. !
ar. dear Sarah, this is all wrong. Thlsmo
ling had greater difficulty to gel my n
,er out of bank than ever. and alter runnl
Mt through the hot sun, and enduring
n. kinds Of morhfying denials. in my
NY l,empts to borrow money, had. IN the Q.
Dur to sacrifice one hundred and seventy d
lars, more than I now make in month
ar? get money from a heartless broker. J
md clock struck three as | entered The os
ing Two inmates later, and my note wo
have been protested and ! ruined.
op- With violent head ache, and burn
The with lever, caused by great mental
citement, i came home at dinner ~
o's anxious for a little ,quiel Of mind. to rec
hat er myself. But when ] found you re-
10 annoy me about some tsitilng neg