Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-11-07
"Certalnly not--nO indeed! =

utu WHY iWU'
! "Oh, husbands are different from lovers,
you know!"
"Yes, ArabeI, but let US not lose The Losev>
by gaining a kHsLaHdt"
"Oh, never lear! But Uhere did you get
all these beautiful howers!" osked Arabe,
willing TO change the subject.
"Ihpy all cOue from ourown little yard"
answered Mary. gather fresh ones eve-
ry day, sufficient to deck This room at least,
TOR Frank is 50 ond Of them, and indeed
80 am but flowers are beautiful every
where"
eyes, they are very pretty-but have
no time for any such thing. have so n.a.
ny engagements; 30 many vsiters that [
cannot find time Tor flowers. Mortimer 10
vryv fond Of such things, and used to bring
home some excellent U0quets, Uut never
could take care OF item, and, poor fellow,
after the first hour or two he would gener-
ally find them dropping or dead; 50 now he
does not give me any more" sighed Ara.
bel, "Ah, here CONES the babe" she cried,
spnngng up as Mary's nurs" entered with
little Edwy, beautiful b,ock-eyed, laugh
ing boy Of eight months.
"Why, Mary, how Fat the little fellow
/ has grown-how healthy ne looks. Oh,
Willie is so pale aud hollow eyed! Why
your bate is As large again as mIne!"
'Do yon think SOL" sad Mary, perhaps
| Willie is SICK"
"Well ] do not know wh ether he is or
not. He Is 50 stupid! Do see this child
jomHing alter th" fioweIs. How strong he
t,,I 10 - II
ways asleep, or else is a. dull as he can BE-"
"Have you a good nurse!" asked Mary.
"Oh, exce.IeAt-sheis invaluable to mel"
"D5 YOU give your bale anodynes?"
"No indeed. Do you know one day the
idea came into my head, Or rather Beau
suggested it, that perhaps nurse had been
giving him something Of that sort, but | de.
clare she flew into quite a passion at the
very mention Of such thing, and il had
not given her new dress, really believe
she would have gone off and left me i'm.
medalely."
Mary made no reply and Arabel soon af~
ter took her leave.
Il was evening, and Frank Harrington
with little Edwy on his knee, and Mary at
his side, sat before cheerful fire in HE
pleasant parlor. He looked from one 10 an.
other of his treasures-trom the playful
beautiful boy, TO the gentle, loving mother,
and tears OF happiness filed his eyes. He
had encountered Beaumont that atternoons
and he now, in contrast to his own bIissiuE
situation, remembered the haggard, defect
ed countenance Of his friend.
"Mary," said he a! length, turning 10 HE
wife, 81 was quite shocked to-day with
POOR Bcsuacnt's appearance. lneser saw
a person change as he has within the last
year, and he seems so very much detected
| too.n
"Yes, Frank, he has certainly altered
greatly. Indeed, should hardly recognizs
him had not observed the change from
time to time"
at has been hnted 10 me that his habits
are bad" added Frank, "but cannot cred.
| it it."
"Nether can l." said Mary, "so fond Of
home too as he used to be"
"AhI" exclaimed Frank, II am afraid
that Arabel has not proved the good angel
to him, which have found in you, dear
est When think how much my foolish
conduct must have grieved you in our ear
| ly married life, feel that do not deserve
my present happiness! How did you have
patience! with such wild, thoughtless
| ieIlow!'
"Why, because I loved you, my dear
husband, and knew, too, that, careless as
you might appear, You in reality loved your
little wife better than all the world! Assu-
red of thal-how easy all the rest! but
followed the dictates OF my heart and strove
! to make home what it should ever be--the
abode of happiness and mutual confidence!
and, indeed, Frank" added Mary, smiling
through her tears, "you proved very rrac-
table,"
allow could help it with such little
witch, replied herhusbadd, "Ihat seemed
TO know pI my thoughts andwishes beforeI
could open my lips! Yes, sweet one, YOU
have succeeded in what should be the
most pleasing duty of every wite-you
have made home the happitstspot on earth!
tlow different has been the conduct Of
ATube, Poor Mortimer, with heart over
flowing with tenderness and love-has
ound 10 sympathy--noue! The wife Of
! his bosom upon whom all his affections
were treasured, ireCIaimabIe either by
permission, by kindness, or the feelings Of
mother, torsakes her home for frivolous
anusements--ior companions as needless.
as herself, or fills it with peevsh corn.
plants, thus turning a paradise las she
might make it) into perfect purgatrry.-
Arabe has trhed away both her own ban.
pness and her husbands l fear i,rretrleva.
bly"
At this moment the door bell was violent.
y rung, and pale and aImos brsatbless The
object Of their oommisseration rushed in,
"For Gods sake come to nv child, Mary
Mrs. Harrington" cried Bea umoni,
"come quickly--my bog is dyng--dyngl
Oh lose not mcmer.t-a carriage is at the
door!"
Without waiting even to put on her bon.
net MARI flew down stairs, followed by her
husband ana the distracted father, and in
few moments was at the door of Beau.