The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-06-27

louder. But still there was no answer
Again his evil genius oyercame him, ana De
said roughly
Sarah, il you think 10 play the fool With
me YOU are mistaken. ] liave borne your
IN humors long enough, and now you must
change a little for my accommodation or
there will be trouble IN the wlgwam.
have spoken what has been boiling up n
long time. Home has ceased TO be pleas
ami place TO me, and oil because OF your
cloudy brow, and continual fault finding
Scold YOUR servants 10 the kitchen, and
wear your flown TO them If they do wrong
but don't punish me for their mlsdemeanors.
And now am going TO the siore--i shall
expect, when | return q; night pleasantei
reception han generally get. So, good
bye
Mrs. Thompson had remained silent,
when spoken to by her husband Tor the
amable purpose Of furnishing bun. by e1'
citing bis sympa,hIes to painful degree IN
her behalf; but in this be had fooled her
And now that he had really gone, for she
heard the street door bang after him, she
began to think little sobefly OF the con
sequences Of such a state of things, If con
,ipued She really loved her husband al
though often disposed to be ireaiul towards
him when things went wrong IN her domestic
concerns.
Pride whispered many spirited thoughts
in her car, but the ground work OF real
good sense that was nj the bottom oil her
character, hushed into silence the insidioos
suggestions. TO win her husband back
from this strange mood had become her
ruling desire, long before Ibe hour Tor his
return had arrived and hen the door bell
rang at dusk she was instant 10 answer IL,
and received him with a calm adsciionaie,
but sad smile; for she could not Danish from
her heart that he was angry With her, and
not without cause.
Mr.. Thompson was evidently taken by
surprise. lie had no, prepared himself for
such reception tie had expected cool.
ness for two or three days, end be nefsrd
himself to 90 through It like mas lie
resolved, also, to conquer at all has&lrd -
He dad not speak, at the moment, hut took
her hand, and viih kind press0rc, led her
ioto tho room aud seated hlmeell beside her
on the sofa.
Sarah he said, in tone Of grea! Kind
ness, YOU have 10 doubt thought my con
due, to day strange. lie, the explain 1t to
you. have gtealtroubles in my business
aud often distressing aurietles. Parlicu
lsrly in these times Of unexampled CON-
mefcial difficulties, | find Il almost imPos
} slble, even wih the greatest sacrifice, ic
I got along. But Siih none Of these ihing'
have wished to trouble you. But you
have acted differently towards me. four
difficulties Nth your domesiics have Hfi'
taIsd you, aud you have, too often, allowed
your feelings Of irritation TO expend them
selves upon me. Often whco little al
tenilou on your part. would have made eve
~ thing go right, you have trusted to ser
vants you knew 10 be careless, and lher
disturbed the pleasure 81 a meal BY scold
ing them, or grounding through Il Ga oc
count cf your difficulties. W. dear Sarah
this IS all wrong. THIS morning | ha'
EEedALf AlNtNAfsF ~ +-Nf ~ hFAt NHA W AA'
bank than ever and after running through
he ho, sun, and enduring all kinds Q! NOR
uiylng deGlals, IN my attempts borrow mo
ney, had, IN tie end, TO sacudce cue hun
dred and seventy doIars, more than ! nos
make 10 monlh, TO get money from 1
hearlless broker. TIE clock struck three
as entered The bank. Pso minutes Ia
ter, and my note would have been proics
led and | ruined.
With a v,olen, head scbe, and burnn.
with fever, causcd BY great mental eI
ctemen,, came homo OF dinner time
anxious FOR a ltlle quiet d mind. TO ftcoy
o. ny self iI1I when found you reaGl
to annoy me abou, some luAing neglect o
the servant. could not enduton. .houl.
not have spoken Il had reflected a mo
ment, bu, II may be as we'll
Mrs. Thompson made no answer, 30
tsinlng her arms around the neck Of DC
husband, nod locked Up into his iaco sit
: mild repeniant eyes, that were running
! over with tears. Ii vgs iheu first 40
their last quarrel
An editor out West 10 speaking Of "a
miserable policy Of newspaper publishers !
b giving their patrons 50 long a credit. say