The Arkansas banner., 1848-12-19
MUSIC i MODERATOR.
ny THE AUTHOR OF JEST AND rARsEsr'

FouF months had flown swiftly away since Ed ward Somcrton had married Rose Bland One sum- mer evening, towards sunset they sat together at window opening on garden, enoy ing the wei come coolness and talking various matters with that interest in each other which people gehcraliy evince four months after marriage Rose for the first time, began to pout. Edward had she said fiirted shamciuy with Mrs Harding on the prece- dng evening He had spoken 10 her in low tone several times, eud had been heard publicly 10 de. clare that Hat ding was fortunate fellow. If this was tie way he meant le go on, she shou'd be wretched, and no longer place any confidence in his love.
 My pretty deor;' said Fdwari placing his arm around the waist Of his wife, and accompanying this action by snother trihing performance, don't be jealous Believe me, there is csuse. On one cl the occasions when l addressed Mrs Harding in so low . tone, l remarked that the room was very warm; and on another, if 1 remember rightly observed that The last new novel was Father dull; So, you will perceive, our nversation was realty of a nest innocent description. And, Rose, because l said Harding was fortunate, it does not follow that l must eudeavor to render him unfortunate
 4 This mild answer failed to turn away the wrath otl Rose She coqGettishy refused to be convinced befane every Instant more pcrverse, and finally re- tired preeipitately from the room, with her hand kerchief applied to her eyes. Edward quietly put up his feet on the chair sine had left vacant, and leaned back in meditation. Here was the decisive moment which would most likely det-rrniue whe-
 her they were to dwell ogethct for the future hap ply or miSeraby. Rose was a dear girl-a sweet girl but she had black eyes, and they are danger ous. She had been an only daughter too and per- haps little spoiled but with fewer faults might she not have been less charming7 IL Is worth stu- dying how to live lovingly with such creatuIe es. Pecialiy when you know that she mars by her ca Pnelo"sness, her own happiness much us yours
 Edward felt that the charge of his wife was totally uniounded, and he half suspected that she believed so herself. but had resolved be- or seern out of hunor without any particular cause. One thing was evident that she would not hear reason. Some hhs else musl therefore, be tried in order to aay any future storm, for luis was probably the first oi series Edward resolved to try music
 He was an amateur of some pretenslon, and he set himself immediately to call over in his memory The melodies most likely 10 calm he passions and exert soothing effect on the temper He made choce oi three, which he arranged in graduated scale, 10 De used according 10 tho urgency of the oecasioh calm ealmer, and chInfest .,le outbreak "as' or became, violent violent, or most vio- leht ne scaie eoBtained only three degrees. As the heat rose, tis conjagal thermometer fell but ssiow the tnird and lowest degree all was zero and unIehhed mystery. Patience aeted the party of mercury reversed. Tho melodies were he follow. 'ng' snd arranged in the following order: In my cottage near wood 'Su mArgine dun rlo,' and Home sweet home" They were all of gentle, touching character. and the last was purely domes- iic' ana would, under the circumstances, convey a deheale satire likely 10 do good. He had hitherto played these popular airs on the German ha,e; but he proposed apw 10 execute them in graceful ap- parentiy anpremeditated, whistle. not sucti whis- ts es may be hoard ln the streets proceeding from the lips of vulgar snd coarse-noinsd butchsf-bovs, but snperiog sort of thing, sach as no gentleman nssc ee ssnsned O: ia fact, Inc cfig:sal v.d pro-