Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-03-02

the mafoie SsDit otsicc her, and by the sha
ded night lamp Size watched the lisiiess hour.
creep weary on until her husbands return
AT length tae % ubIe knock came which Per
cy always gave to arouse the drowsy porte,
--ah. yes il syes her husband-her darling
Harry and thtowing of the light slumber
that lad cEsspt oyer her weary eyes, Amy
flew to meet him. The hall lamp had well
nigh burnedout. but By its Pickering glare,
Amy beheIdsa sighathat drove every particle
of color frosn her esweet young face, and
sent her f:bng against the marble column
for support.
Flushed natt' wine and the midnight revel,
/ Harry Perc. cnsie reeIing beneath the influ-
ence Of his easily besetting sin to the young
wife ofhis bGsonI. With an effort almost su-
perhuman, snty laid her palsied hands upon
his trembling. loin, and bore him away to
| the CHARACTERISTICS happy bridal chamber of
their home. .nost senselessIy he stagger-
&c TO The bed. and s,nkiEg on the wife couE-
terpane, ~assooh l,st in the duh, heavy sleep
.finnebria,i,.a. Al me that long nigh, Of
anguish 10 poort An'y Lee.
For WING size bent over him with mourn
fal tenderness, ;*len stealing away to the low
sofa, buried ger spals face 10 its velvet cush-
Rms and subscd as II she was the guilty
When the ni5rai.ng light fell in its misty beat
" upon his (Slino fo-ehend, Amy bent over il
kissing the dSrk haik aside, aud blessing God
for the sweet morning time once more, as if
that could sap naay his shame, ard yet
bali fearing y h.n he 8voke, lest he should
haze her thst.s. hal looked upoa him in his
heIpls ssncss.=
Poor AnIg.-ihei sfsee was pale but calm
s:.d sweet isi:.ts ztr;is fu expression when she
rose fscr illa tsraaa,Nst table, and winding
her ariaS aro,.n.. er,hus5and. meehIy kissed
his FORE ea( zicobius in lis eyes the while
Ike ,youuls*i aird. Harry was thoroughly
bas,ic;l--se .i..i expected reproof or tears,
2esilatls D.,.,sa. 1T ibis quiet forgiveness, this
;u.eh ior,,sl.sg g, touched him . the heart
Eryer nsiu: A,ay," he said. hesitEiing
IS ne sPakr, -. VIII not happen again. /
,ir..as 100 n'ssc: wine at tiut cursed party
LIST ,iisirt ~l:l iouns Morris, LAT I promise
you ii s.,aii "a .uccgE aEain."
Auy Pre-. f.ustcd o her husbands words
and vows &C :-i$ililstiion. and what woman
,!o.s ,.or, tvs1 i. THESE vows DC traced in sand
lit il tire FIRST .rnr since cur marrage--al-
mos the on.y ina nd my true love will
,vin ban hacz ':uas wi, sler,d day after day
ia, al Ang harmed to grow accustomed 10
tllut irGccula. sep. to 81 hour after hour in
lie ioneiiaess ii her quirt home, with that
terrific fear:rRzing IN her very heart-ihe
fear that hcr.hus5alA woull become "A con
lirn,rd drun!:at"sl Amy Percy had chosen
her Gestjuy, {.s.z proceed Tor strength - Dear
il.
Aad now r,yful= hope crcpt in Amy's
p ,og hearl--S.l& was n usothef--ah yes! a
glad yaung r:fol5,er; and when the trlal-hour
was pissed. ..lls WIS, agony, she felt for the
first time the devey breath Of the little Que
upon her .eh and. EIarry-her own below
ed Ilarry-,<eu: over her slight form. pres
sing a logcr's passionate KISS opon her damp
brow. Amy sels tint. lis chiId-his cherub
boy-woIiI :ysg zEye.him. Aud so it proved
for brief pe5io,. ant Harry was once more
the most det9:@J hu<5and, but he soon grew
weary, night afs,r night. OF watching the girl
ish young mutlscr tossing her pretty young
child amid ti.s dama$h curlains-or listening
to the low co5 end joyous laughter OF his dark
eyed boy-a,:d 50 agein Amy was left alone
alone with .her FAM young child, and while
her tears fell. IN .t.apiismal beauty his SIN
less brow, tie a.-art of Tint young mother
died within her, as the troubled future rose
Up Ike IN or5linpus cloud before her. But
he will refoIln-~-ah yes my love will win
him yet - whispered the young wife once
more; but as time crept on, the hope became
more faint ia her heart, and then the meek
worn. aud lishf shadows lay beneath the vio-
/ let eyes, as IL the tears had worn channels g.
/ round Them.
Amy never even in thought complained to
/ her husband or musmured at the cous sc he
was pursuing calm smile always welcom-
cd him, aud gentle words answered back the
tones that had grown too often harsh towards
! herself; yet this meek endurance on Amy's
part seemed 70 iJritate Percy-he would h we
preferred ssars IN X presence-reproaches,
anything, to tbis CT m, passionless manner,
! which seemed 10 argue want of love tow
ards himself. IEosF men would have been
won By wlfa's gentle forbearauce, bu: it was
an incongruity Of r:srcy's nature, and the
very cause Amy naturally supposed would
WOO her husbaad back, seemed to foil all fu-
ture attempts fer domestic happiness.
You will go 10 the theatre tonight, Amy?'
said Percy one eveping, after drinking just
Wine enough to render him in a provokingly