Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1850-12-06

man; Tor she had too Just an appreclallohi
of her. own beauty, if not Of Charles,
constancy, to be jealousof any lady. No
the Order was her rival. 1t trobbed her of
a part Of his society, all of which she
thought it was her right to momopolize.
She was like stingy child with a sweet
apple. She must enjoy it in corner;
lest somebody should want bite.
She had, from the first, openly shown
her hostilityto the Order, and many had
been the scenes Of tears and recrimina-
ton between them; he being too firm to
WELD to her weak entreaties to withdraw
from an Institution he knew to be SO
worthy and she SO blind only TO her own
selfish love for every hour Of his time
At his refusal she would retort:
"You pretend TO Love, Pcrity and
Fidelity" Where is your love for me-
Where is your purity! Where is your
fidelity - when you refuse this to my
love, after you solemnly pledged yourself
when you married me. Charles, to love
and honor mel Is this honoring or low
ing me? If you think 50, | do not"
While Mrs. was eating ice cream
Amy o. came in. Beingnow in bet
ter humor, (ices are an excellent prescrip-
ton in these mattersD shemanaged to re-
ceive her husband very admirably, when
at half past nine he returned.
He looked grati6ed at the change in
her; but made no remark before Miss
o.. He was quite grave and thought
ful. At length he said, smiling, as he
looked at his wife
"Miss Amy, my wife has scolded me
a little for being Son of Temperance,
you know. She tried to have me stay
in tonight. But as | was on the sick
committee, / could not very well. /
am thankful did not" be said, impress
sively. "Would you like to hear,' he
added, addressing the young lady, where
l have BEEN"
"Yesw she answered, laughing
Let us hear, sir some of your great
benevolent doings r
After l had walked FIVE minutes
from nv door, | turned into--st, and
with some difficulty found the house
sought. 1t was small and Of humble ex-
terror. l knocked and,a poor, thin pale
young woman came to the door. I ask
ed if Mr.-iived there? She said he
did. / told her had come to see hm,
having Just heard of his illness.
she is indeed i'll, sir. ! am glad you
have come to see him, sir. Are you .
Son of Temperance ?''' she asked with
an eager look.
"Yes."
Then all is we'll with us !" she an.
swered gratefully. "He is my husband
sir. He has been unwell for this sil
weeks. And for the last ten days ht
hasn't been able to work an hour put j
altogether. This worried him, and wore
upon him and made him right sick a
last. Well, sir, as his daily earning
fwere eat up by the four children as fas
as it came in, if he lost day, it wa
robbing the mouths that depended upoI
him; and he has been paid low of late
there are so many cordwainers that ar,
not married that work for very little
SO he grew sick and took to bed witt
fever"
'And how long has he been SO ill 2
-Four weeks, sir
sAnd why has he not made it know
to the Order
so l told him but he said no. H
said he would keep from the funds {
the Order to the very last minute. S
he made me sell this and that for fooc
and to buy medicine.
This sensitiveness was all wrong
| said to her. The fund was in pal
his own contribution he was entitled
r it as a right. 1t is never regarded
= the light OF aims
But he felt that it was, sir, and he
proud. Well, well, sir we struggled q
I'LL to-day, when he proved worse, an
nothing to sell and nothing to eat, l mad
d him tell me who was Patriarch of th
g Division and so l put on my bonn'
when he was asleep, and went straigl
e to his house. He received me kindl
). said my husband should at once be a
IS tended to: and that sonly an hour sinc
II and here you are already, sir, come
e see him.
e She pressed my hand, with tears ar
e expressions of the deepest gratitude.
g entered the sick mans room. He Il
s upon bed reduced to skeleton. I
II turned his large glazed eyes upon m
e and smiled as be recognized me.
e 'You have come to apoor mans hou
d SIR he said, as if mortified at h
ot poverty. al did not expect shou
le so soon call on the charity of the G
ID der
a You are claiming Of me only yo
to right and my duty said. No S
le of Temperance can be regarded as
er object Of charity. He is looked upon
A. distressed brother, and the duties e
tended to him are those of love. '
at owe each other only love 1t is Il