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Pqof Nofnan coal that night. The moment
they Ieaehed the house, Emma burst iutJ
tsarss
dear Emma" said Charles, soothE
ingglyI hope ] have not given you too sal
we're shock. It is sometimes salutary ID
look upon the miseries Of others, that We
may properly appreciate our own happiness.
Hefeiis q purse containing fifteen pounds :;
yous day spend it as you please,
unnecessary to say that the odious
" ilnaa kept its place, but the shiverina
chilEIEen were taught to bless the name il
Emsna West, and it formed the last artieu.
late nuTmur on theIhps of the dying sufferer.
DOMESTIC HAPPINESS.
Ekhall bring homc new book to read to
youfhis evening, dear Mary said Edward
HerHay to his young wife, one afternoon, al
the tea table we are fairly settled now, and
can bsgin to enjoy our home
Md you will spend Your evenings all
homo nov, won't your inquired Mrs Her
vey, with animation
On, yes l must be gone for an hour OF
SO asfAr tea sometimes !; but the long winter
evenings l shall spend at home Hone
hoy sweet that word sounds 1t is long
long time since have had home ! and now
HerVey's emotion prevented bis completing
the sentence Thoughts of his long years Of
orphanage, bis struggles with the world, and
his heart loneliness, eontrasted with thu
present fruition of all bis fond day dreams,
choksa his utteranee-the crystal tear drop
bedihned his eye-and, rising abruptly, hs
left the room, II
The object of his choice, the gentle Mary;
was d woman Of warm affections; and not
one 9f the varying shades Of thought which
PASSED quickly, but eloquently, over her busE
bands countenauce, had escaped her notice
and her heart swelled with the thought that
she vas thus permitted to bless him whom
she loved most devotedly She knew she
was well instructed.in those domestic duties
which are indispensable to home happinesst
she lacked around on her little domain with
the satisfaction and pride Of an empress
IA hour later. and the shaded lamp, the
easy;chair and slippers, the brightly blazing
fire, ale work basket, and the smiling wifa,
presented, to the returning husband, the fad
smile Of the ideal Of domestic Eden.
Now for the book said Heryey, when
fairly ensconeed among the cushions of his
luxurious chair and be proceeded to remove
the wrapper from an elegantly bound vol.
ume8: L
What have you there2 said his wife, at
trscted by tie beautiful appearance of the
boeN Let me look at it for moment -
s>Cowpers POEMS Well, it is very hand.
somely bound : and, after carelessly turning
overkhe leaves amoment, she returned it 10
her husband
Il Hsryey took the book with an undefnable
feeling Of disappointment a half conviction
thathe ought to apologize for he knew not
what
am anxious to possess the works of all
the Standard poets,' he at length said, "a and
thsught we would read them together this
Water; and it seemed to me Cowper's
s9Task would be an appropriate beginning {.
| believe you like poetry-do you not 2"
sob, yes very much was the reply;
Bat Why don't you begin to ready
iIefvey commenced reading. and, for b
timss his wifc seemed interested, and her ali.
presiating glance, as be commented on tile
Poefs fane;es, banished alFfeelags of disap-
pgiRsaaenE1 But an hour passed, and Mary
hqcalne More absent minded and so deeply
abs5hel in her work that she heard rot till
reading and, when her. husbands comments
rougsd her, a half vacant look. and half
uttesed response, plainly told that her
thoGgtts were elsewhere. AT length lie
paused
n 3hat would you like for breakfast, Ed
ward T
Al how that question destroyed every
vestge of one scene in his ideal panorama Of
n1srried mans existence
She's foolp was his first thought but
the second, cooler reflection waszTI have
reaaltoo long | have wearied her and twas
her fery love for. me prompted that question:
Asfsw more attempts on succeeding even
highland the. standard poets were read in 81
lenos, and without comment Mary has
discovered that she did not like poetry.
TInlo had passed on Mrs Heryey was Il
pattern housekeeper, a good wife, and ap.ex-
celEent mother, so far. as all things relating
to physical we'll being were concerned Tile
ho1re Of the Herveys was quiet, well OF
deTsa house but the husband and wife we're
not happy They never quarrelled but
there was no congeniality of feeling Mrk.
Hefsey was good housekeeper, and nothing
else.
Did her husband spend an evening at
home he was entertained with the details Of
domestic management and domestic troq
bles and, IL a more ennobiiGg topic Of con
verssation was introduced, Mrs Heryey was
too busy, or too much fatigued, to listen
Gtadually, Edward HerYey withdrew frem
hense to spend bis hours alone in his Office
Wisal teo much principle to fall ipto vice, BE
becaine'a stern. cold man, burying his warm
Affections SO deep in his own bosom. that
nons would dream Judge Heryey could ever
love- Ind he bslieucd acOnsaa naeatalty iais
gi0ra0 sRna.
ii tock years to affect this change; it took
yesrs ts convince the fond husband that, f5r
bis kake and for the sake Of her children, his
wifSwenld not spend her leisure hours in DE-
yelopiua. disceiplining, and siren thening the
mitd that she would not seek higher aim
n nfe shan the daily answer to the question
.Isy bat shall we eat what shall we drink2
and where witlal shall we be clothed 2
RuEsshe was bound to her idols. To DE
milsress of ! wellordered house, TO keep her
children neatly clothed, and toprepare excel
lent dinners for her husband and friends
Was Is her the sine qua non Of existence II l.
Yes. 81 the very possession Of these things,
She aas unhappy She knew nothing Of TINT
nraasass The world was making, beyond the
eossse If the day, or the chance remark of
her Husband. or his gueats nor did she
"a IL know. She well knew the unconge-
sn;aaikx 81 thouaht which existed between har-
sell sn d her husband but she would make
a ssliskyt to sless0n that distance Shecon-
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