Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-08-07
VOLUME w. NUrIBER ii.

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"Of course she drops that acquaintance.
But it's such an extreme case. Anna"
True, nevertheless, and it came no
doubt, from just the carelessness | tell
you Of in little matters Or. indeed. it's
sometimes malice aforethought' | never
shall forget my first experience in that
sort of thing | did not tell YOU then,
for 1t annoyed me too much to speak Of it
When | was bride''-and here they both
smiled slightly, in memory of that pleas
ant time" Mr. Lewis gave the second
party. Do you remember it The night
L made such ridiculous faztr pas by go
ing IN a dark silk, because she told me
there was to be but half dozen people.
and we found the rooms full 2 Well.
there was Mrs. Lyons who requested an
introduction. and approached me with the
greatest cordiality. When we left. she
said, I hope we shall see a great deal of
each other, my dear | remember telling
you what charming woman she was. and
how much [ liked her."
And recolect 1t perfectly; for in the
first place, [ knew she was person who
cared little for anything but wealth and
station, and then again never heard am
1Hlhg more OF your intimacy"
. For very good reason the whole af-
fair mortified me too deeply Two or
three evenings after | met her at Mrs.
Jordan's, where | scarcely knew a person.
OF course, l expressed my satisfaction at
finding her there, and while you were talk
ing with Mrs. Jordan. | seated myself on
the sofa near her At first she smiled
very graciously, but presently an English
lady of some little note crossed the room
and took the other unoccupied seat. |
was not introduced, Of course. and from
that moment rot another word was said
to me You can imagine how pleasantly
| was situated Since then we have ONLY
exchanged bows, for | assure YOU I never
placed myself in her way again
" suppose she took you for the wife
OF our fashionable cousin James. and her
eyes had been opened to the mistake by
somebody. Oh, you ladies' y
" Don't include me III that category. if
you please my dear"
" Then | am to understand that YOU
never by any possibility, indulge in these
social sinsn
Never returned Mrs. Maxwell, ener-
getically.
,
one day by this sim pie ruce of truth. An
ma, and see If you could square accounts
Stop, don't misunderstood me I don't
mean even white lies, but does your 10
/ iteness never brush the borders of insin-
cerity o.
There was certainly deepening flush
on Mrs. Maxwells face and the tinv
stitches grew even shorter than before as
she bent over her work
Now suppose we take tomorrow. cor
tinucd he. = Just the ordinary events of
the day You shall tell me tomorrow
night If you have been tempted to a so
cial untruth, much as you despise such
things is | know you do in your heart"
Mr. Maxwell spoke half playfully, half
in earnest. He was older than his wife.
and bis affection for her was as thought-
full as it was true 1t is we'll when any
woman has such friend in her husband
One who watches over her peace Of mind
as well as shields her from outward ills -
And she understood this love, and as he
spoke, laid down her work and came to
his side, as one sure of a welcome Mr.
Maxwell would not have exchanged the
peace Of his home, for all the cay bache-
l0r enioyments he had once delighted in
1t was to such an hour rs this, shat he
looked forward through the trials and vox-
ation5 of the day, and was amply reward
ed for tile jar Of the business world bv the
serenity If these freSide hours
Mrs Maxwell had also her own annoy
ances that were here to be compensated
for, and though they had both learned to
pursue tie business Of life steadily in the
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impossible in the first few months of their
married life-they we're not inclined t.
quarrel with their friends for ncglectinr
them, when they found themselves quietly
alone, the following evening Again the
pretty slippers comforted the weary feet
and the work box was produced by tile
thrifty young housewife
" And now my dear child" commenced
Mr. Maxwell, . am quite ready to have
your confession-confcssion l am sure It
will be, or you would not have waited for
me to introduce the subject"
TO tell the truth, Henry, had no idea
it was such a difficult thing to be pecfect-
ly sincere"
" And SO my wise little wife hes learned
that she is not setting an example to all
her friends and acquaintances
Now, you won't tease me, if I tell
you candidly 2"
Not a bit of it"
Well then, never was any one more
determined than I this morning to bring
to you full proof that only very naughty
people told stories. l, who used to think
George Washington who did it with his
hatchet,' and could not tell q lie the most
heroic of heroes-as [ read of his marvel
lods truthfulnees in the Yonng Reader
even [ could prove to you that Gay Of
visiting could be got through with in the
strictest probity. But my temper suffer
ed little before | was ready to 90 out =
Baby would not go to sleep, and did not
get dressed until nearly eleven. You
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