The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-09-09
Pride and Temper,

from childhood ,nnd the period at which
atheir friends had determined that their
union should take place having arrived,
-lhsy We're United under many favorable
sa6spices.a They were equally accom-
plishsd, in comfortable circumstances,
and possessed Of a similarity OF DISPOSE
isions and tastes. which was peculiarly
remarkable. They were, as it was OBJ
served, formed for each other. One
single .delect, however, on, each side,
narred all, and rendered them supreme.
" miserable,
"The period generally known as the
b6hsy6ieon qhaa1 passed over without
any occurrence approaching TO direct
misunderstanding, and the Young couple
sat one. evenng in the enjoyment of the
most pleasing Renaissance. a!.sDo you
n nrreecoIIect,r said Caroline, t'the happy
DAYS we used to spend together saunter-
ing on the banks, o. our beautiful river,
and iphaling the fresh air which lightly
rrippied its suriaceY' .Ldo, my dear"
said her husband. Sand do you recol-
lect when you said that If marriage were
ahalfsasspleasant as that time, you would
iwhenaw we were united. think yourself
tie happiest Of mortas" eyes" sand
how Jealous you were when ] spoke to
that iop Morrisw "No, | do not.""--
"What! not recolIect that?" "Certain-
~ not; / never was jealous in my li(e."
"WeIf, but | am sure you were" "But
Tdeny II, my dear" "Now you know
you were; come confess it," "Do you
wish me TO confess that which know
not so? But let us quit the subject
Have, you tried either Of those airs |
brought you Yesterday" nAh! you
shan't escape me in that manner. in
sist on sit-you were horribly jealous OF
young Morris, and every one saw il"
sIiell you once more, Mrs. Spencer,
wasnot. Have you tried the airs"--
~Nevertmind the airs, my dear: | wish
to convince you that you were jealous.
Do you not recolIect the evening when
-a-a--" Edward rose frcm his chair,
"Madam," he observed, d,"ii you insist on
continuing subject which you per-
ceive is disasreeable to me. must leave
the room" .But why should it be dis.
agreeable 70 youl Just say you were
Jealous, and / shall be satisfied. He
made xno. reply, but mmeJiately left the
room, when his young vile. perceived
that she had gone a little to far. "He
is soirritab!e,' she said, but instead of
following her husband to endeavor to
soothe his irritation, she sat down to the
piano totry the airs he had brought her.
lnlthe interim he had retired to the ad.
joining apartment, somewhat convinc.
et himself that he had acted precipitate-
~. Ho weyer, he thought his wife
would no doub, follow him, anxious 10
adjust the little difference. He there,
fore thre W himself on a couch, expect
ing every moment to see her enter the
apartment. What, then, was his sur
prise to hear the sound Of music from
the room he had left, and the voice Of
his wife accompanying, apparently in
the mo st unconcerned manner, the in-
strument she was playing! Consider
ing himself treated, with indlifer ence, il
not contempt, he put on his hat, and
walked yout into the streeiin no very
euvinble ,humor. As his evil fortune
would have it, he had not proceeded
very far when he encountered the arch
temptcr himself, inihe shape OF a friend
on his way to the club, Of which both |
had beeril members, but from which |
Spencer, in the determination 10 lead a
domesticated life, had Withdrawn since
his marriage. In his lheh state o fmind
itreqhired very little persuasion 10 60
thiiher; and he went, remaining until
early the ensuing morning, when here.
turned home. !, His wife had retired to
bed, and not willing to disturb her, he
crspt noiselessly ain. His rage had
evaporated;and had he,found her awake,
the dife ersnce between them l1lgkthave
beenIsatisfaciorily adjusted. She had,
however, .aftericryings bitterly, at what
had occurred, fallen asleep. Pride kept
her. Abe. next morning from coniessing
thats,sh had been at all annoyed or
grieyed at her husbands absence; and
when he ''hoped that she had not been
veryunhappy,n she replied, "not at ALL
This at once put an end 10 any expla-1
natipn and in the evening he ",hough.
that IS Mrs. Spencer felt 50 happy in
his Absence, there could be no objec,
tion.to his spending the evening once
r st,r A.. so N Istf1I