The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-03-12


reasonably exacting; her vanity forever ran
ahead Of possible attentions ; and the jeol
ousy thus unjustly entertained, yet contin-
ually smothctcd by her sullen temper, was
now come to head. As stole an occa-
sional glance at her over my shoulder, saw
no longer any beauty in that sulky face. My
love was changed TO anger. | asked myself
why had submitted so long to her tyranny
yet, fearing that might be also in the
wrong, though unconscious how, I made las
effort, after we had sat for time in silence
to conciliate. For this purpose threw my
hand over my shoulder, and dangling my
glove SO as to let it playfully strike her head
| said smiling and speaking playfully-
ga penny for your thoughts, Bella
Come, forgive and forget. We've had I
very pretty quar- el; now let's make up
You know the making up is always the
sweetest part of it, And as spoke wheel
ed my chair around, and would have put my
around her as Of old
ibid you ever see tigress in fury? Ii
not, you've no idea how Bella looked then
She had been sitting, pouting, pulling at a
chair to which was attached my miniature
She now sprang to her feet her eyes emit.
ting fire like an electric machine in the dark
and her whole countenance blood. .suffused
with passion.
"' Unhand me, SIR she cried. How
dare you touch inc after having insul,cd me
Leave the house this instant, sirr
81 had borne good deal. ] was not 20
ing to endure any more. had not dreamed
my charmer had such temper. / replied
haughhly-
60 As you please, Miss but if l so now,
remember, | 90 forever.
" She became as white as death for an in.
stant-I had spoken firmly, and she knew
me to be resolute-but directly her face
grew redder than ever; and, with a jerk,
breaking the miniature from the chain, she
cast it, shivering into a'oms, at my feet.
go discard you as | discard that she
hissed between her teeth. Never dare to
come here againl'
:" My eyes darted lightning at her; was
for once in my life, in towering passion
but remembered that | was a gentleman,
and, there, controlling my tongue, bowed
low, badc her good morning, and walked
from the house"
" /, that all, Jeremy ?"
"All? She repented the rext day, and sent
verbal message to me that sha forgave me /;
but l took no notice of it. Fogare me,
egad Yet it was long before | cured my
self entirely Of the passion. l often found
myself on the point Of going back to her
bur, at such moments of weakness. / called
up the vision of her face nfamed with pas
sion, and thought what a precious life !
should lead, if my wife was to treat me to
such exhibitions every now and then, as
felt sure Bella would if | married her. She
actually did drive her first husband into be-
ing drunkard but her second was too tough
for her; he had buried three wives before,
and knew how to manage Yiragos he said
nothing to her when she got into passion +;
and consequently in three years she frelted
herself to death. And now, my dear fellow,
take another cheroot, and I'll ring for coffee"
"And the picture was painted to commem-
orate your escape"
Just so; Wellington has one of Water
loo, and thanks heaven, they say, whenever
he looks at it, and am sure do the same
whenever regard The TEE"