The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-05-08

me, from my husband, to come on imme>
diately. In eight hours from the time l
received that letter was in New York.
Alas it was to late. The disease had
returned with double violence, and snap.
ped the feeble thread of life. And new.
err saw my husbands living face again."
The selfpossession of Mrs Cleaveland,
at this part of her narrative, gave way.
Covering her face with her hands, she
sobbed violently, while the tear came
trickling through her fingers.
"My dear Laura" she resumed, after
the lapse of many minutes, looking up as
she spoke with clear eye, and a sober
but placid countenance, SIT is for your
sake that have turned my gaze resolute.
ly back, May the painful history have
given you make deep impression upon
your heart. Let it warn you of the SUM-
ken rock upon which my bark was foun-
dered. Avoid carefully, relIgiously avoid,
setting yourself in opposition to your hus>
band. Should he prove unreasonable, or
arbitrary. nothing is to be gained, and ev-
cry thing lost by contention. By gentle
ness, by forbearance, by even suffering
wrong at times, you will be able to win
him over 10 better spirit. An opposite
course as assuredly put thorns into your
pillow as you adopt it. Look at the un-
happy condition of the friends you have
named.-Their husbands are, in their
eyes, exacting, domineering tyrants. But
this need not be. Let them act truly the
woman's part. Let them not oppose, but
yield, and they will find their present ty'
rants will become their lovers. Above
all, never, under any circumstances. eth
er jestingly or in earnest, say IL uiH,"
when you are opposed. That declaration
is never made without its robbing the wife
off portion of her husbands confidence
and love. Its utterabce has dimmed the
fire upon many smiling hearthstone."
Laura could not reply. The relation
of her aunt had deeply shocked her feel
iDgs. But the words she had uttered
sunk into her heart and when her trial
came--when she was tempted to SET her
will in opposition 10 her husbands, and
resolutely TO contend for what she deem
ed right thought of Mrs Cleaveland's
story would put seal upon her lips. 1t
was well. The character of Henry Ar
mour too nearly resembled that of MIR
Cleaveland. He could easily have brooked
wife's opposition. But her tenderness,
her forbearance, her devoted love, bound
her TO HIN with chords that-d drew closer
and closer each revolving year. She new
or opposed him further than to express
difference of opinion when such differ
ence existed, and its utterance was deem.
ed useful and she carefully avoided, on
all occasions, the doing of any thing that
he in the smallest degree disapproved.
The consequence was. that her opinion
was always weighed by him carefully, and
often deferred to. 4 mutual confidence,
and mutual dependence upon each oth>
er, gradually took the place of early re-
serves, and now they sweetly draw to-
gether-now they smoothly glide along
the stream Of life blessed indeed by all
their marriage relations. Who will say
that Laura did not act wise part? Who
will say, that in sacrificing pride and
self-will, she did not gain beyond all cal
culation No one, surely. She is not
her husbands slave, but his companion
and equal.--She has helphed to reform, TO
remodel his character, and make him less
arbitrary, less self-willed, less disposed TO
DO tyrannical. In her mild forbearance,
he has seen beauty far more attractive
than lip or cheek, or beaming eye. In
stead Of looking upon his wife as below
him, Henry Armour feels that she is his
superior, and as such, he tenderly regards
and lovingly cherishes her. He never
thinks of obedience from her, but rather
studies to conform himself to her most
lightly spoken wish. To be thus united,
what wife will not, for time, sacrifice her
feelings when her young self-willed hus-
and so far forgets himself as to become
exucting? The temporary loss will turn
I ont in the future to be a great gain,