Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-25


IN The society Of his bachelor friends, and
in the excitement of a glass ar two OF
brandy and water. IL peltsh wives
knew how often they drove their hus-
hands to the brandy bottle, they would
pause ere they gave way tot caprlcious-
ness which would bring forth 10 :hem
such bitter fruits
Il 'You don't seem in good spirits, Louis,
said his bachelor friend the lawyer, whom
he met there Il suspect you are on the
stool Of repentance.
IL have a--that is! have tooth
ache
Oh, ah,' said Charles Amnesty, with
look Of well feigned sympathy that Is
bad, Louis Toolhaches a,e rery bad
things, especially doubie teeth y
You look as il you were Jealous Of
your baby, Carlton said Col. Thornton;
married men tell me they sink into IN.
Significance as soon rs The baby IS born,
\ NO, no, Messieurs,' said the aitache
to the French Legation, taking a huge
pinch of snuff, and Struggling hls shout
! ders till they met his ears Monsieur
\ Carltong, nv irien,, is disciplined lie
! cary de eve down do head droop, de
hand cross behnt de- back, aud looking
so trisie as If he lose all de lrenls he
ever sail ave lie feel de cham, de-
4 bondagc-eh, mine goot irlent, Mon
sieur Carl,ong
Il Louis endeavored TO laugh OF the
.lrailcry Of his friends ; but the III success
/ ol the effort only served 10 assure them
IIof the truth. So when Carlton left them
they followed him with several eJacula-
tions
Poor Carlton, he siehs for freedom =
Unhappy Louis, he ensIss US and
feels sad y
What would he not give to be free,
like ourselves? 2
4 'Pauvie leune lie will nevaIre be
like himself, no more nevaire y
II That evening Louis sat IN his library
alone aud gloomy. lie was rejecting
upon the probable wreck of Iii. mulrlno.
NAL hopes He thought of the sweet
hours Of courtstip, when Ellen seemed
4 all that n lover could desire, "A husband
hope tor. H. thought oi the,r first dIf.
> ference about the color of d ribbon, and
groaned at remembering how many had
: followed it, lie could moi question the
deep and devoted love oi his wife /; but
} not much skilled IN the female heart, he
maryelled how puie love could exist
where there was so much caprci"usness
} lie felt that if Ellen loved him, she
would hesitate to MAKE him unhappy, Us
; she did do, twenty times IN day, 10y her
: little petty bursts of temper. Tobe sure
: they were transient, aud always followed
by n smile, but nevertheless the wound al
his heart ranklcd long after she seemed
To have forgotten that she had given Of.
fence.
4 While he was thus engaged IN think
ing, an old married friend called III. -
He was twenty years older than Louis,
and had II grown up family. lie was
attached 10 Carlton, who returned his
friendship with his confidence.
so, you are alone he said gaily ;
where is Madsm'
Ellen has retired, | believe said
Louis Il have not seen her since morn
ing
Not seen ber since morning, and not
been two years married. WHY, man,
now ] look at you you appear sad or Ill.
What is the matter =
Nothing =
/ That is to say something. What
goes wrong ?
II Nothing
i your business prosperous =
Il AS | could wish
4 ELLEN and baby we'll ?
II Quite So
Are you sick ?
i 'No.'
II 'Then uhn is the reason of this long
face |?
4 Louis family smiled, and then rose
and walked across The room. HIS friend
\ followed him aud took his arm.
/ Louis, something is wrong You
and Ellen have quarrelled again !"
you have hit it, answered Louis,
yet looking unhappy.
/ It is your fault Ior let her govern
you by her caprices and tears If she
irown, you are read to speak and notice
it | f she speak quick, you resent or
rrprove it II she is in ill-humor, you
make it worse by trying to put her into IA
better
'But what shall do , can't live
and have her constantly irowning. If i
look up from my book II is n chance II
do not see her looking cross 1t has got
to be habitTal to her. She cant speak
without petite scoding key. Abso-
lutely she keeps me in hot water all the
time can't endure irown on her face
1t should be all smiles, gentlcness and
love y
'All fudge Women are like men J;
they have their feelings, and must ex-
press them. II they smile, thank llea-
ven lfthey irown, endure II IN silence.
Don't mind them. 1t Only spoils them,
and makes them worse. Their faces are
April skies, and he who looks to them
for constant fair weather, has his trouble
and disappointment for his pains
But what shall do when Ellen an.
swers me in cross tone 2
Say nothing
'Sho will get angry
! Let her
i 'She will shed tears
u l.. Il go