Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-11-15

Another year passed away. anu hfS.
Brady leased her husband to purchase
piano; it was true she could not play upon
i herself, but it would be so convenient
for company. and besides. she urged,
every gerteel family has one
Tho min no was bought. md tho husband
who had began to feel tho drain upon ms
nurse hoped that this piece OF eztrava-
o,nce would be the last. But the sp!si
Of fashionable emulation, the mos. des-
.ruc,iyc, o.tct,ines, To- social happiness, Of
all the evil spirits tha, Intes; socieiy,Is not
to be satisfied with conccssions-It - OF
the hoise!ecch family, and ever CRYING,
. 1--WE. give Aud person afflicted with
j! like n traveller on tho Alpine n'cc"''
and as often a3 ono desire - gratiIi*u'
finds another equally imperative. Directly
in III, way, aud it was not long. therefore,
before tho whole house was filed with clc-
giant furniture.
Rut tho constant cal! for increased OK
penditure, although it embarrassed bun
somewhat in business, was not that which
troubled Mr.. Brady; his homo grew less
comfortable, in the same ratio that iuxu-
ries increased around him. Fashion
had taken the place Of oaso and comfort.
md tho warm heart Of his dear wife,
Tint had been 10 him rs a we'll Of affection.
was frozen oyor by tho chilling influence
Of fashion. Those QUOT evenings at the
village home, in which after the fntigu-
ing labors Of tho day were over they sat
aide by side, and refreshed themselves III
loving converse, seemed now like n vision
Of happiness, or vivid'y romomberod
droan,. They could no longer find time
fn. do,
ring tho evening thero was constant
throng Of visitors, and ihoy retired TO their
room at n lato hour. only to sink into n
fovorish sleep; oven tho names by which
thcy had become so much cndcarcd to each
other, wGro no, heard, and dear William,
or MARY wa. exchanged for mr. or
Mrs Brady.
Another year had como and gone. and still
the OWL went on increasing. Instead OF
ONE servant they now had THREE. III.
hints at the necessity Of prncticing econ
omy. had given place TO carly remon-
strancos against her extravaganza. but
thcy were both Ect by tho snno reply
that it was impossible, in city, to live in
less style than ones ncighbors. and retain
any standing in decent society
The spirit Of sympathy which had once
enabled her to enter warmly into all his
plans md purposos Of business. and thus
made hor such faithful helpDate in the
country, lay chilled ind dormant under
tho leo in her heart; and instead Of watch
ing carefully, as before, their mutual OK
penscs from n common purse, sho had
learned to consider all tho money which
she could coax from her husband as clca.
gain.
Alas! for such an unhappy state OF
foeliny, and yet how many wives i'll our
great ci,cs-many, perhaps, who will
road this simple story-havo grown in
scnsibIy into the samo error, attacking
thoir husbands as they return at evening.
weariod, from tho cares and vcxaiIon-
perhaps disappointmcn,s Of business, with
teasing solicitations for n new dress, or an
expensive shawl, trip TO tho Springs. and
receiving tho plea TINT no cannot afford il.
rs on unmcaning sub;crfusc, evidence on
" of his unwililngncss to concedc any
thing to tboir just wants.
q! 80 onco fond ard loving brides
whose hearts have yielded to tho cankcr OF
self. fashionable Indulgence, have pity up
On tho burdcned spirits OF your husbands
when they como homo to you after days
intercourse with n selfish world, wcnricd
with labor---harrnssc with pcrp'exities Of
BIT sness-perhaps dospondcnt; tax them
not with your petty cares, and extrava-
CANT wishes, but minister lovingly to thom.
sooth them with your ready sympathy.
speak kind and hopoful words to cheer (
them, and SO, even though their hearts
havo boon cstrangcd from you, shall you
draw tho bonds Of affection once moro
tbnu MI tho W. in ahrIi ba N r
ono flesh.
Mr.. Brady returned ono evening from
the store, moro than usually depressed in
spirits; as pressure III tho money market.
by dcpriving some Of his customers OF
ti,oir usual facilities. had obliged them to
suspend, and no had thus met with some
sovcro losses.
His daughter was away at school. and
his vito had COMO out to tea; declining his
pwn, under the plea Of indisposi,ion, he
locked himself in his room. and throwing
himself upon a richly cushioned chair. he
gazed upon the apartment. tho luxuries
That mot his eye on every side sickoned
him TO tho heart. no felt that he had no
right to them, that ho was living beyond
his income. and that ruin, not immediate
but further off, stood in tho worry track
which no was pursuing. ITO nae reason
I'd with his vito, and tried in vain to con-
vince hcr that thoy could not afford their
present style; he had oven pleaded with
her to forcgc some Of her hvorito plans
for tho sako Of economy, but she always
replied with 6 banter, that 'men grew
ssingy as ,hcy grow rich,' and dashed OH
in y whirlpool Of fashion.
How deeply did he regret having left his
country homo, and how often during the
onely evening. did his thoughts SO back
10 tho quiet hours spent there. with earnest
ongings for their return. So much did
whisper Of those happy scenes
hat he fanciod 'twould be refreshing, even
o look oncc moro upon something that
had been associated with that ccnsccrated
rot.
He searched about the room Tor some such to-
zen bnt in vain; the rosewood dressing table re-