The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-02-18

no anAiei) tnat WHICH nau won woulu
certainly retain him and she would be
careful not TO fall into that species of
negligence, which but too olieu follows
the marriage ceremony, and which is so
well calculated To produce coldness, II
moi disgust. Her domestic arrangements
but little more than eighteen, aud al
though her education in this particular
branch had net been neglected, she yei
had little skill in that department where
experience is SO important. She made
many mistakes, aud would have made
many more, but for the near neighbor
hood OF her mother, whom she frequent.
ly consulted, aud whom she found bette,
than twenty books on domestic economy
But Helen did her best, and hoped iu
time that that would become easy which
was now so difficult. As jeinre said
she resolved TO please her husband in all
things, aud doub., not for an instan,
that he would be equally s9licitous to
please her. On one point she anticlps'
ted difference. Her parents had SC
plainly told her of her faults, aud had
labored So sedulously to correct them
that she was conscious OF being far from
what she ought 10 be ;-consequeutly
her husband would have much to over.
look and forgive he. on the contrary,
was so correct, soperlect, that she would
have lille or nothing to excuse. But
he had loved her and sought her for a
wife, knowing her to he a very imper-
feet creature, and would not that love
lead him TO the pardon of all errors the
more readily, as they would not be wills
iul! Unqueslionably it would.
With views aud feelings aud designs
like these, Helen Howard began her
married life and she CONFIRMED to her
plan as nearly, perhaps, as ones actions
ever conform To ones resolutlons-one's 5
practice to ones theory. True, she did
not find herself always
Sailing on summers sea,
When not breath of wind flies o er its surface "
Some of her cares were irksome some
of her self denials not a little painful.
She found Mr.. Howard exceedingly par.
ticular. This, however, did not surprise
her; it was what she had anticipated.
How could one so perfect in all things
principles, manners, taste - fail OF
being particular J But then il made il
difficult TO please him aud oftentimes,
she was in doubt whether the thing she
decided to do, or the manner of doing
it, would be agreeable TO him or not.
When possible, she always consulted him
on points where she supposed he would
have any choice. but frequently she was
obliged to act, when to consult him was
out of the question; and somehow il
seemed TO Helen, that almost everything
she did according TO her own judgment
or taste, was directly adverse to him.
Size had not lived with her husband
many months. before she learned that by
a particular closing Of his lips, she could
tell when he was displeased. For her>
self, she was a child in feeling. mild in
temper, gentle aud fascinating in man.
ners and afel she had become ac>
quainied with the pecuiarities Of Mr.,
Howard's disposition, she would, in his
moments Of displeasure, twine her arms
round his neck, ask for an explanation,
confess her fault. and beg forgiveness.
An aifectionate kiss from him would dis.
slpale all her uneasiness, and lead 10
fresh efforts to please.
Mr.. Howard dad not always wait 10
have his dispIeasure or disapproba,ion
detected.
As time rolled on, and the bride was
lost IN the wife, he was not slow very
plainly to tell her when he saw aughi
amlss, but, the same process Of recon-
citation followed, aud all was well again.
Though Mr.. Howard could blame, he
never praised. He was Of the opinion
that praise is always injurious. He was
not alone IN that belief. Many persons
seem to think. that even the most merit
ed commendalion must induce vanity
and pride. Pity il is that some who have
embraced this view, were not equally
afraid OF continual censure, or even SLAM
der aud delraciion
Let no one think. from The preceding
picture, iha, Helen was an unhappy wife.
She was far FROM il. No one could be
unhappy who loved aud respected hus-
band as she loved aud respected MIR
Howard, and who doubted not tha, her
affection was reciprocated. There were
only occasional clouds that crossed the
landscape. making the returning sun
beams seem still brighter.
Years, as well as months, glide away ;
and when Helen was four aud twenty,
she was the mother of son, daughter.
aud another son. In The mean time, she