Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1852-12-16

'sMy head aches; the baby kept me awak,
almost all night" 80 tfAf lsaf 81
a''sThis was the truth, but only in part and
felt guilty as I said it. Then, be begged mt
to go and lie down on the sofa in the parlor
and said he would read to me anything which
l would like to hear
81 felt that this was kind in him. It was
like old times: the new times, you see, haG
been but day, but to me it seemed very long
yet it was not what wanted [ wished t.
have the trouble cleared away, not bridged
over; and I determined to hold out until il
feel that | could not be made happy after g
cross word, without scene of mutual CON
triton and forgiveness; so I would not sta,
and be read to, but told him 1 must 60 t.
bed. left him in his easy chair, with his
study lamps and book, and bright fire, inreg
| ular 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 TOOL. L think SO myself, now."
"How did it all end, Annette ?"
81 held out q week, becoming every day
more sad and sulky, may as well call it
When was left alone, used to take my ba-
by up and cry over him, as if my husband
was dead, and the child was all I 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 OF
too little
"He bore with my i'll humor most patient.
ly, thinking [ was i'll. One day be came
home, and told me he had obtained a weeks
leave OF absence, and had engaged a convey
ance, and must fix up myself and baby, and
be ready to start off in an hour. He was ge-
lag to take me to my mothers sWe may as
we'll have journey as pay doctors bills, An.
nette, said he, and as to having you droop-
ing about in this style any longer, am moi
going to. We will send off old Bridget, lock
up our house, run away from all care. and
have some fun
'' He looked up SO kindly, I could have
fallen upon his neck and wept my heart out
to think how ugly had been; but there was
no time then to talk it over [ hurried away
to pack, but before was half through with
the packing, [ resolved that [ would tell him
the whole story, from beginning to end. The
moment came to this determination. the
load was gone: my heart seemed as light az
feather the expression of my countenance
changed, and the tones Of my voice were
| Ignt and cheerful. I was conscious of il
and be noticed it as soon as Joined him al
the appointed hour
/ "Why, Annette said he, getting read,
has cured you. We may as well stay at hom.
now "
g. That VIII do, Kate. The rest of the sto.
~ will sound sentimental to third party.''
No, no, Annette, that would be leaving
out the very cream Of it. Tell me how you
settled it,
""ell, we rode ON enjoying the change
until towards dark. Baby then fell. asleep
1t was very quiet hcur-everything about
1t was beautiful and peaceful. Tears of rea
penltence came into my eyes, and before
knew 1t, they were dropping down upon the
paoy. My husband turned and saw them.''
Why. Annette, said he, with the ut.
most surprise, what is the matter 90
., am so sorry said I.''
Sorry for what, love- said he, are you
not happy Does anything trouble you?'''
8 | am SO sorry, said [, that have been
SO ugly this week %
"' What do you mean?' said he, looking
more and more puzzled"
How can you help knowing!' said 1.
Then began at the beginning, and told the
whole story. How rose feeling irritable,
and was provoked to speak the first cross
word; 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 ma
tured by saying he was sorry. How 1 had
brooded over it all the week-how it had fes-
tered away in my heart and poisoned all my
haf af II l., Il
shed when alone, as 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 a loud
laugh want to know Annette said he,
8 If this is what allied you all this week?''
s''l Yes said l. Upon this he checked our
Dobbin and began to turn around
What are you going to do y said IL
:" Going back, said he, if this is all
which is the matter with you
II laughed heartily as he did, for now my
SIN was confessed, felt happy; but pulled