New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-19
chat, but went off whistling even more cheerily

| chat, but went off whistling even more cheeril,
I than when he came. r,
| 81 went up into the nursery and sat down t
| think it over Baby was asleep; the rain wa
pattering against the windows, the wind wa
| rising, and to me the world looked drear,
enough. / had tired myself all out getting u
such dinner, and now the excitement wa
over, and felt the re-action, began to ael
myself what had got for it, Just nothing "a
ALL My husband either did not or would no
see that there was any thing to be reconcilet
about. l blamed him for his insensibility
Once, thought I, he would have noticed any
change IN my voice or any shadow which came
! over my spirits now, i can really be cross tt
him and he does not mind it at ALL
81 had dofeful afternoon Of it. was rest.
less enough; trying first one employment ant
then another, but finding nothing which would
suit / went down to tea, farther, if anything
from the right point than had been at noon
sat detected and silent. My husband tried
once or twice to engage me in conversation
without success. , =
Annette said he at length, in kind tone
do you not feel well to-day"
g" Not very said ], with sigh.
"s What is the matter"
"'My head aches; the baby kept me awake
almost all night
sc This was the truth, but only in part, and
felt guilty as said it, Then he begged me to
go and lie down on the sofa III the parlor; and
said he would read to me anything which j
would like to hear. -
81 felt that this was kind in him. It was like
old times; the new times, you see, had been but
day, but to me it seemed very long; yet it
was not what wanted wished to have the
trouble cleared away, not bridged over; and
determined to hold out until it should come to
mr. hoe nTIl1 fao that r
be made happy after cross word, without a
scene of mutual contrition and forgiveness; SO l
would not stay and be read to, but told him l
must go to bed. Il left him in his easy chair.
with his study lamp, and book and bright fire,
in regular old bachelor style, and went off into
the nursery, and then to bed, and cried myself
to sleep. You laugh, Kate, as if you thought /
was fool. think so myself, now.'' -
elbow did it all end, Annette 20
y g." held out a week, becoming every day more
sad and sulky, may as well call it. When /
wasileft alone, used to take my baby up and
cry over him. as if my husband was dead, and
the child was all had left in the world Dear
me how unhappy was, and every day added
to it. would find something in his conduct to
pain me every time we met Either he was too
attentive, or not attentive enough; talked too
much or too little.
Sc He bore with my ill humor most patiently,
thinking was ILL., One day he came home, and
told me he had obtained weeks leave of alb
sence, and had engaged a conveyance, and I
must fix up myself and baby, and be ready to
start off in an hour. He was going to take me
home to my mothers. sWe may as well have a
journey as pay doctors bills, Annette said he,
and as to having you dropping about in this
style any longer, am not going to. We will
send off old Bridget, lock up our house, run
away from all care, and have some fun
He fooka1 I'm kinf1,t could h 1,o FL ~,
upon his neck and wept my heart out, to think
how ugly had been; hut there was no time
then to talk it over / hurried away to pack,
but before / was half through with the packing,
! resolved thatI would tell him the whole story,
from beginning to end The moment came to
this determination, the load was gone; nv
heart seemed as light as feather; the express
sion of my countenance changed, and the tones
OF my voice were highland cheerful / was con-
scious of it, and he noticed it as soon as Joined
him at the appointed hour.
CSC Why, Annette said he, getting ready has
cured yeu We may as we'll stay at home now. >
s:That will do, Kate The rest of the story
will sound sentimental toa third party
:" No, no, Annette, that would be leaving out
the very cream oft. Tell me how you settled
it,
well, we rode on enjoying the change until
towards dark. Baby then fell asleep 1t was a
very quiet hour-every thing about it was beau
tiful and peaceful. Tears of real penitence
came into my eyes, and before I knew it, they
We're dropping down upon the baby My hus-
band turned and saw them''
"s Why, Annette" said he, with the utmost
surprise, what is the matter''
ESQ, am so sorry, said L.
''s Sorry for what, love- said he, sare you
not happy Does anything trouble you:
$50 am SO Sorry said l, that I have been
so ugly this week.
sss What do you mean'' said he, looking more
and more puzzled.
s's How can, you help knowing ? said I. Then
l began at the beginning, and told the whole
story. How l rose feeling irritable, and was
provoked to speak the first cross scord !; how
he told me my things were not as nice as his
mothers, and went off vexed then how he got
over it, and forgot all about it, and would not
help me to feel good natured by saying he was
sorry. How had brooded over it all the week
how it had festered away in my heart and
poisoned all my enjoyments. What torrents of
tears had shed when alone, as l thought it was
all over with us, and we never should love again
as we had once loved.
He heard me through without making a
single remark, and then burst into loud
laugh. Il want to know, Annette said he, if
this is what has allied you all this week p
'"sYes,' said I, Upon this he checked our
Dobbin and began to turn around.
@sWhat are you going to do?' said /.
''s Going back said he, 8 if this is all which
is the matter with you
laughed heartily as he did, for now my sin
was confessed, l felt happy but pulled the
other rein, and drew the whip lash over Dob
bins ears, and away he went like bird to-
wards my mothers home.
&c But we made a resolution then, Kate, that
if either had aught against the other, it should
be settled before the sun went down that we