Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-05-29
The Tea Table.

! said Julia Prllew To her husband, ms
/ Ihcy were taking tea together in their
little pail one delightful summer ~
teruoon. Just at that moment, and
while tho words were YET on her tongue,
The door opened, and Miss Polly Cav
entered the room, on one Of her flying
afternoon visits. Julia could not avoid
coloring up IA little al this sudden iutru-
sion for this young lady's visits were
always intrusive, and Miss Cav evident
ly saw or suspected, she had dropped IN
al iaomeni when her company was
not The most desirable. However, she
got herself seated, and entertained her
Igool ncighbor with history about
three hours iong Of he home concerns
of every family IN the neighborhood -
There was minute aud detailed ac-
count Of MIR. D.'s patty, with list Of
all who were not invited, among whom
she was careful To mention that Julia
was one then the progress ofthn court
ships iG the country The d",ncsiir
squabbles Of her acquaintances tho
scandals Of the week the motions OF
the old .idower who lived on the Apple
by farm, betoLening an approaching
union with the Sgnire's daugpar. lu-
who were Jealous ihereat and a han
1red other topics equally interesting
and profitable, wore all spread out on
The carpet.
Mr.. Pellew had made his escape rs
soon as he arose from the table, and
Miss Polly did not fail to comment large
ly on the savage unsociabIlity Of hus-
bands, iuaIsling they were as restless.
aud unhappy in tic marriage moose as
Gagged up tigers, and instancing how
gay, aud young, and spruce they ia
mediale'y became on losing their wives,
kindly aud most ympa'he,ically adding,
IF You were 10 drop off, my dear julia,
WI 'he" ""h'd H' ''b "dya '' ""
mos, pleasant aud agreeable man in tho
village. Alirr enjoying herself, aud
entertaining Julia thus dcIigbfGiIy goin
i it began to grow late, she gathered up
/ her knitting, and sailed out to make
lcaI or two before she went home.
Mr.. and Mrs PeIlcw were young, haG
been married bGi aboHt year, and
we're mutually as happy IN their union,
as love and virtue, aud similar tastes
and dispositions could make them. f'e
was engaged N a business, when Will
industry and good management yielded
him srniccl living he embarked IL
IT, however, wiIhouI capital OF NJ oYS
but Julia had considerable amount 81
property, which, though ths principal
was not under her control, afforded
basis Upon which hrr hlabsnd wa' ena-
BLEED To gain the credit necessary in his
business and he had done So. Jh4
amabIe family had nuuIoro4s reiaii3"s
aud acquaiulanccs, were looked upon
by ,he good and sensible part of th"
,ncighboIhood as patterns of virtue, anq
were" generally much beloved and adj
nirsd.
/ The visit of their friend, Miss Polly,
was forgotten in a day or two, bat thugs
began before long to wear rather =
strange aspect. Time after tune, Mrs,
pcllow observed, that her visitors, VIII.
began TO ho much more nnIhcrous than
before, put ON long faces, and IN a co,
doling strain, lcctured on the trials ol
the marriage state, the necessity %! ly-
bcarancc, and the exercise Of Christian
patience, mingled with sundry hints u
bout tho sovereign rights Of the sex, and
the best method of managing urrHlJ
husbands, with now aud then II kind ur
half expressed sympathetic pity Tor IL"
She could no, for her lite undcrslarG
! what all this meant ; aud Attributed II to
every cause but the righi Que.
Nor was MIR Pcllcw TO escape ihIs
new and to him unaccounlable change
of the currcn, of feeling among his
/ Incighbors, towards them. The Ir,i
/ symptom he saw a coidnoss aud shyucss
/ on the part OF his wife's rratIvrs--s"mc
| Of them even refusing to speak to lrn
/ The female part of his acquaintance
,colded nj him aud what was worse,
he thought his customers began To ncs.
lcct him. Day hy day Il grew worse,
at last his creditors began To push , hr
was alarmed he had never before
been asked lor m"noy hl, credit hdd
been perfect he wondered, aud wa'lcd
for the issue IT came ~ halt n d"z'n
prosecutions, Judgment aud ,N'cn'i"n'
. wus'uuW Time To rouse up. y 90 iltt~"