Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-19

returned whose
nough tension support the weight OF her tender rame
slowly and painfully began the work OF getting her TWO
Oldest children ready for school, This done the baby had
10 oe washed and dressed 1t screamed during the whole
operaton and when at last it fell asleep upon her oosom
she was completely exhausted that she had to lie down.
Tears wet her pillow she lay with her babe upon her
arm He to whom alone she had right 10 look for SYM
pathy for support and for strength in her many trlas did
not appear to sympahize with her in the least II she
looked sober from the pressure pain fatigue oil domestic
trials he became mraten and sometimes sald with cruel
that he was tired of clouds and rain, and
would rive the world for wife who could smile now and
then. IT. amid her many household cares and duties she
happened to neglect little matter that affected his COM
fort he failed not to express his annoyance and not always
in carefully chosen words. No wonder that her womans
heart meedno wonder that hot tears were on her cheeks
Mr. Balm had as we have said excellent appetite
and he took especial pleasure in its gracaton' lie ikea
bis dinner parcuiarly and his dinners were always good
dinners. He went to market himself On his way 10 his
Store be passed through Market and his butcher sent home
what he purchased.
Tbe marketing has come home" said the cook to Mrs
Ban about ten o'clock arousing her from brief sumbe
into which she had faen-a slumber that exhausted na
medicine for the restoration of something like healthy tone
to her system.
every WELL I will come down in a little while" re-
turned Mrs Balm, raising herself on her elbows land see
about dinner What has Mr.. Balm sent home 2"
ga caf's head"
"Whats"
GA calf's head"
every well. will be down to see about it," Mrs
Balm repressed any further remark.
Sick and exhausted as she felt she must spend at least
two hours in the kitchen in making soup and dressing the
cafs head for her husbands dinner Nothing of this could
be- trusted to the cook for to trust any part Of its pePaEa
ton to her was TO have it spoiled.
With sigh, Mrs. Balm arose from the bed. AT first she
sspgered across the room like intoxicated and
which had subsidized during her brief sumber returned a.
pan with added violence But really sick as she felt, she
went down to the kitchen and passed full two hours there
in the peparaton of ecacies for her husbands dinner
And what was her reward
This is the worst caf's head soup you ever made
What have YOU done to it 2" said Mr. Balm pushing the
plate of soup from before him with expression Of disgust
on his face
There were tears in the eyes the suffering wife, as she
lifted them to her husbands countenance. Steadily she
looked at him for few moments then her lips qulVered'
and the tears fell over her cheeks Hastily rising she lett
the dining-room.
"I is rather hard that can't speak without having
muttered Mr. Bain he tried his soup once more
II did not suit his ALL he pushed ii from him,
and made his dinner of fsomething else
As his wife had been pleased 60 off up stairs in huff
at word Mr. Balm did not feel inclined to humor her
So after finishing his dinner he took his hat and left the
house. without so much as seeking to offer soothing word
Does the reader wonder that, when Mr.. Balm returned
in the evening he found his wife so seriously i'll as to make
it necessary send for their family physician No. the
the reader will not wonder at this. But Mr. Balm eia
little surprised He had not anticipated any thing Of the
| kind.
Mrs. Balm was not only i'll, but derous. Her feeble
frame exhausted by maternal duties, and beginning
never ending household had yielded under the accu
mutation ofburdens too heavy to BEAR
For awhile after Mr. Bain's return, his wife TALKED much
but ncohereny; then she Became quiet. But her fever
remained high and inflammation tended strongly towards the
the brn He was sitting by the bedside about ten O'clock
alone with her when she began talk in her wandering
wav auaiu, but her words distinct and coherent
81 tried to do it right" said she sadly; "but my head
ached so that did not know what was doing. All me
never peese him in any thing wish could al
WAYS look pleasaat-cheerful But can't. Well we'll
it won't last forever. never feel well-never-never-
never! And Pm so faint and weak in the morning! But
he has no patience with me- He doesn't know what Is
| to feel sick. All me!'
| And her voice sighed itself away into silence
With what rebuking force did these words fall upon
the ear Of Mr. Balm. He saw himself in new light
He was domestic lyrant and not the kind and thoughiui
husband.
few DAYS, and Mrs Balm was moving about her house
and among her children more, pale as SHADOW au
with lines Of pain upon her forehead How differently was
che now treated by husbsnd But, alas he saw his error
too s,e The gentle. loving creature, who had come 10
his side ten years before, not much longer 70 remain
with him few brief summers came and went, and then
her rrsi body was laid amid the clods of the valley
Alas how many, like Mrs Balm, have thus passed away
who if truy loved and cared for, would have been the gh
Of d,ksned hearhs and the blessings and JOY OF now
motberless children and bereaved husbands !-4rthT's
Home Ga.stts.
LARGE NrwspApERs-The Scientific American"
thus speaks chapter to subscribers to mammoih sheelS
and like magnificent bundles of trash:
| "There are some men who always estimate the value
of newspapers by their size This shows remarkable gno-
on their part There just much difference in one
paper from another as there in and fine CLOTH
may purchase five yards Of cloth for the amount that
will only purchase yard of fine cambrc; and would a.
ny man OF suppose that the yard s less valuable
than the five Well, it is just the same with newspapers
and periodicals I. is not the amount of paper, read
pU BY which periodicals. value should be estimated, un
oss be mere news, and even this under our def
of valuation is the quality of the contents that consti-
tues the true value of paper
In,su AvrcDorr-An Irish preacher was considerably
annoyed as many before and since have likewise oeen by
nersons ue,;n nm and leaving church during his sermon