Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-07-29
Pride.
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and En- lily had greatly cha anged in
that time, The gay, light hearted
girl hadbecome thecalm dighifed vo-
man. The world looked upon US as
examples of matrimonial happiness,
for we were both too proud to betray
the truth OF late Emily's manner
had altered; she ceased to reply to
my fits Of passion; neither did she
now come and seek to effect recon-
citation with me. An icy calm
reirned between US. ibis existed
for some time; but, while | wished it
broken, my pride prevented me from
the first advances. Fain would |
have had it dispelled by any means
which would not humiliate me; for,
with all my unkindness, | really
loved my wife, regretted the violen nce
of my temper, and lamehted my
want of self-coutrol BuE now =
what should | do? My pride for
bade, any advances from my side,
and / feared that none would come
from her. saw at length that her
pride was aroused, and | dreaded that
She would obey its dictates, even
though il broke her heart, for | knew
She still loved me- Day BY day her
cheek grew paler-her form thinner;
and saw she suffered; but my liend-
| ish pride wDald not give way. Some
times, when ] had almost eonquered
myself, when / had deter mined to
effect reconciliation, wheh next we
met cold bow. from her, with her
stately m4 inner, again awoke the de-
mon within me, and my gdod resol'ti-
tions were broken. Thq$ matters
stood when, one day, | en- tered tile
room where she was sitting, and eH-
cited by wine, which, lately was ire
quently the case, ! commF Fnced up
braiding h er about some tfitle. She
ANSWERED hot, but continued her work
"a piece of delicate embroidery
Enraged dt her silence, | ! matched it
from her hands, threw it OBJ the car
pet, and placed my foot Oh it. The
blood rushed to her pale cheek-hel
eve $ aashqd with their former fire, as
she sprqng & to her feet, and bade me
restore it to her
90, lei tle," ] replied, care you
melted at last? Give it tS youl No
! indeed: i will teach you mSre respect
| for your husband than you have
lately sho Kn. See,' | continued, s'
I picked it up and tore il to frag
ments, "Bee! there is the frippery
which you think more worthy O
Your attention than your Husband
DAny thing is more worthy of i
than my husband at this moment,
she replied.
aSay YOU So; Say you 50, madam,
| l exclaimed, grasping her BY the arm
and Kissing the words through my
teeth; fthen what say you to a sep
| aration?" You need not refuse, | vii
have one; viii live no l5nger witt
s. uch a wife. Do You consent? an
swer me" continued, shaking be-
by the arm.
Gas you please" she replied
enothing can be worse than this"
"You consent at last then, do you
Well, this very day commence ar
rangements."
/ "Wben you please" she replied
and she left the room.
] Istood aghast at what ] had done
/ had proposed a separation, and sh'
! had consented. ] had said that OF
that very day would commence ar
rangements for the purpose, ant
could / break my word? Could ] g
to her and beg her not to. leave me
land that, when /, myself had pro
posed such a step? My pride agail
forbade me, and I obeyed its dictates
| but there still remained a secret hnp'
! within me, that on cool reflection
she, herself, would refuse | deter
mined to consult a lawyer IN Who's
secrecy / could cbnfde, and make
such arrangements as we're absolute
IIv necessary. / did 50, and patiently
! awaited the result. My wife did no
.lappear again during the day-th
next morning ! found a, note o.
my plate at the breakfast table: En-
lily was not there. ! opened it, ant
found that it contained q proposal t
the effect that she should be permit
ted to Join some friends who were
ahontto wish .Eurppe, ostensibly er