The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-10-08

Wife; Tor though they hsi bern married
several months. % many parties had there
bsen 10 slisnd and 30 fegusnlly hailIiends
called Hllsr lea. that This Has The frsl lime
since their uniUn that he yosng married
lOlks had spent IN evening alone sOEsIheE.
Harry trimmed the lamp, drew The -
bic closer 10 The Ere, placed . seat for
Rsls and one for himself. and ihsn. rub
bing his hands gsily. asked her whsl bOak
he should read Cor her while she sswed.
Kate had been standing lisllessly Look
ing Al a faded bouquet ever since she en-
tered from the supper table. But nOw
shs yawned and threw herself on The co.
"a. ..
"Desr me-" she said. adont think OF
resding-il's so slupidl Ian dreadfully
iiIed." Then she sighed. "Ah! 10 was
about this lime last evening sc were set
ling out for Mrs. Presl0n's."
Harry sighed too; he looked 81 The
FIRE, and then, lifting clair, went and eat
down by his wife's side.
TDe,e was something 90 loysr.liks and
sl,ogs Ghsr 90 aaperin1 10 the wsE he did
this, that Ksle looked up AID soil. d low
irglY.
They cobvsIssd for Little while, but
Kae room grs~ languId again; sud whsn
she resumed conversation II uas 10 cut-
clss the parties they hal been u. or retail
The gossip size lad bsad from her MOTIF
ing ,lslIers. Al lasI she fsiIly fell asleep;
and thea Harry took up book.
The clock striking ten O'Clock aroused
hsr: she sIHisd up, yswned, aud SAID.
81 think ! ~il ask Mise Howlsy and
sns or tao Others here for sasIable ehsi
tomorrow night. l feel dresdiully stupid
don't You, my DEAR
And ihis was Hairy's 6rst evening al
hone.
TIE mex, evening Miss Hoslsy and
her friends came, and it was q week be-
fore tie young married couple found them
selves slone for second evening.
This time Kate vas not so oVerpower.
ed by late hours Is TO be sleepy; but abe
xss restless and neryOus, Which was az
bad. She tried to sew. but soon threw
do~n her needle pesvishly. She began
To look st soms engrs,snss with her hue.
band, bot OF This too she tired before hal
done. Harry sndssvorsd 10 amuse lei
IN conversation. and Told her On anecdote
he had heard that DAY; but when he had
finished, he found by q remark OF hers,
thai she mUs, have been distracted for
i mar, ~ ,l.~ $780, - --~ - $50 -a~~I.
struck. - s 49,. "~
"Is that only eight o'cloeki" said the
young wife. "Wby I.hough, il a. least
nlns." And. in despair, she began sss.
ing sasin; bu, This, too. she threw aside
speedily, aud ~sut 10 ihs mantle 10 re.
arrange soma flowers.
J. "SOppose you play for me-" said Har
lty, thiowIng open the piano. Here u
new song | should like 10 hear"
al hayen't pTact,sed this long uhile
and l can't play anything Dew; but II
give you one of your old iasorites." 90,
I She sccordinely played The Crane
Russian March. and then ssecond. third
and fourth piece. until she had exhausted
her pauence, when she jumped up, ssyinl
i she ives nervous with so much music.
! Ia this way, all Harry's evenings a
home we're spent. HIS dreams Of MARI
ed felicity were fast dissipst'ng. Hi
~,fe, whom, before marriage, he hat
though, so full Of spirits, proved. wheI
no, excited by society, to be doll and lac
uurn. She had never read or though
much, and had no resources within her
self. Neither had she any tsste for ~
,eIlrctusl pur.uits, so that Harry in vail
red 10 engage her IN Course OF reading
Her range oil conversation accord'ngl,
was exceedingly limited. She could tall
Of dress aud par'tcs, # the gsieties ofth,
season, and all he other iolllss offashion
+ able life. but of nOlhlng else. Nothing
/ Else, IN short. interested her. The CON
panisnsh,p OF mind whIch Hairy hat
counted on vas utterly denied him: b.
found he had pretty 10Y Cor wie. bu
!, nothing more. Kste could nut even anus
am with music. True she had protss
sedIy taken lessons on the piano; bul sh
, had never cared for it; aud could play n
r tunes sxcep, those her teacher by DIN, o
hs.d labor, hsd ,sush, her. Harry soo'
tired Of these, and le-rnt the imp"rtsn
t lesson lhs, young ladies Who occaslo"ali
perform we'll at parties, are ~ therefore
10 be considered good musicians.
Their evenings at home weIe therefor
: spen, by HAIRY in reading. while ks'
sswed ,ilsnsy or slsp, on The sofa. Thss
|, e,saings. by . mutual consent. well On
? dsr..ood by Solh parties. grew evsnust'.
!. 10 be as rare a. possible. Kate general.
r had some engagement 10 spend the eve"
!, ing socisbly with ons or another Of III
$ married l.dies al hsr acquaintance: I
i these parties Harry rarely sccompsn,s
). her. bu, gent 10 his club. or joined soa
/. OF his bachelor acquaintance al q care
Y party.
d Nor was this the only dissgreeabl
8 Thing in HIS married life. Kate had nevs
|, gone into a kitchen before her marriage
ood sbe colt l,,tla IN cltu.,,o tn M ~ o q