Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-11-07

'"t'h wy Stlp8FD nat am Glad
! you lake an interest in my dresses again:
+ t"r you lately don't seemf TO notice srhgt !
wear! might as well dress IN raliro ne
SIX, and wear n straw instead If 4 velvet,
lor Al the regard you gave mel You did
not prhise Or scarcely look at nv fbrro
hundred dollar c%asb-nlcieP
\ assure you, ] observe, and, ! m,,st ssv
u, with sorrow too, ovory thing Won ve,1i'
WITH sorrowl' she exclaimed, looking
surprised.
Yes, Isabel; I indeed look with M in IN.
on Whist you wear. Nothing escapes my
n%oticc!' '
why what do y,u mean 2 she cried.
opening her largo beautiful brown eyes.
and parting her pearllincd lips with pale
amaZement.
Let us talk seriously together. my wife.
nc enid; taking her hand in his.
y ou Brighten met
Il trust not
Then say what You have fo say + she
said. with iaItcring voice, for The idcn that
he had lost property rushed will, sudden
ANA appalling lVrco upon her mind.
ut is true, Isabel Listen 10 me, TLi,
house is held at seventeen thousand doI.
lars. ] bnrc rented II nearly sir ysnrs a.
IL hundred dollars. NY income hna hccn
from three TO live Thousand hdellars s-yenr
upto the present time. Ny eSprnses and
yours should have been but fifteen hundred
z -year' This Ia an ample sum. Bu,
they have been parallel with my incomst"
"And you charge mo With expanding
The difference in diess /"
"ln dress md pnrties and other ertro ga
gancies, Isabel" answered hcy bnshs rJ
calmly. Il hnve figures 10 show il. Here
in my desk are hooks to show"-(nnd n,
rose mp TO get them, but she drew HIM
back.)
"No, no don't get them I don't Dc.
sire 10 SEQ them!" sho cried. bstweeD
grief and Indignation.
"Tbosc books show what sums I bav.
giycn you daily, weekly, monthly. ,ls last
nvo years. The sum 1otal il twenty ono
thousand dollars ! You look fncrednlpus.
II Is true ! Examine the record Of en-.
tries, Isabel, with your own eyes" TSbs
covered her face with her hands '"Or
this large amount, what have you to show'
Nothing but n few drawinn. room orna.
mcnts MI the rest has gone In pnr,iss.
TO enrich millinets, manttia. mnkers. and
fashionable shops. Three thousand Of
that would have boon moro than five hun
dfed q year for you for tho five years C,w
ladies' have so much even among m.
wehlthicst. IL II has not gone IN This wsv.
winch seems to me incredible know moi
where 1t has code. But You know vo,,
have changes Of dresses almost every
week. YOU wear a shawl but month
and n new hat is thrown aside At The ed
OF three weeks. You seom 10 constantly
employ a small army of dress makers. 4,
least twenty women ana others live yyhol.
y ny you! But ! will not overwbelm YOU.
what have gtuen you TO expand has bsen
gwen cheeTfully, and it has made m. han
Py TO see you 80. But happiness lies not
IN dress and style. dearss. wife. II h..
its foundation, its abiding place In fbo
heart, whence it shines forth like aim Gron,
depths Of the heavens to illuminate,
warm and beautify all the being. II iS
TO DO @ubd in outward enjoyments and
pursuits, or IN the reflection OF the ndmirs-
ton Of others. 1t Is to come from With,
and flo" outwardly, moi flow from without
inwardly."
"What - this 10 end in, sir1" she asked.
with q cold severe expression upop bor
fearful face as he paua8i.
y trust in making US both happier" ho
answered gently. as he took her hand In
MS. She withdrew il with p~etulsnt f,rer.
md raising, walked two or three times nm
ana down the room, with a ringing steD
and a naughty carriage Of her nobls and
proudly expressive figure. At length she
came and reseated herself.
u need not assure you, dearest wife. hov
,ohaiy love you! ], therefore, speak to Won
teeIy' your love Of dress, your frequent and
.aVlsh expenditure Of money upon il, your cos.
thought, O"
rs TINS The preliminary TO some fearful in.
.eiLgenee Of Ioss Of property-vf pecunisry
"4vo' ! am ~prosperIng. have no debate.
practice 10 good. Ny income larger than
I was last year"
Then what do your words moau;o sbs
asked, heaving a deep suspiyatioo Of east "a,
o my dressiDg!"
" Listen to me, dear Isabel. II il mt s1ono
,oaf great outlay OF money during the year
makes me sad-but the OUTLAY. the vgaa,s
your intellectual power, your pobls aasc-
IONS; OF your time aud superior e~nperiea 40.
ID aFeSs. TIT money that you spend-and IL
. ai my income over the domestic expenses
is put . secondary confederation. know
nat you posses a noblo tanner. A yood hast
q sound judgment. Those are. however.
'oIuded py the love of drssp, the triumph Of
N' = ~
i love you now less, Charies," she an
after a moments sileuce.
True But | should be happier II von
would Try and levsen your expenses, and i've
more OF pour time n Fesding gnd borne.H
nave | ever run Yeu III 6g1" che da-
nanoed with angry 81 Ekaga.
"F0i because ] hate neYa degie5 you mon.
'y'--BHt if you were more scomicali should
have owned this house instead Of he;Dg
70 tenant, and have laid up some money be-
This il unfair, sir" she sid. bursting
MO tears; ! cannot have prevented you own.
MI Howard, do not doubt your worf!'
ne cried, in the deep, nervous tomas Of f.m-
nine feeling, when pride and grief minoie
2 the hearts trimming cup. "But i'll have
expended 90 much money, it ID migrate al.
for you TO throw il up 10 ne
n tins manner. No Virginian gentleman
would have dared do such a thing T. HE VIC.
M assure you no ViFginian woman would
ear It. But viii be superior 10 ycp-T
viii not resent or Fetorf. will 49, -.