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

&C You seem happy, Annette, always. I
have never been in a family where the hus-
band and wife seemed more 500
Well done, Kate" said Mrs. Huntington,
laughing, ''you have used the word seem on y
twice in that short sentence. And now YOU
have begging way about you, as if you were
really in earnest to hear something about
married life before taking the fatal step 1t
is we'll Henry is not here to see the look OF
sadness in the eye of his bride elect. He
might fancy her heart was full Of misgiyiugs
instead of wedding fnery."
Don't laugh at me, Annette; talk with
me as you used to dc. love Henry. YOU
know, aud yet have many misgiviugs about
married life. [ see 50 few who are really
happy in this relatlon-I mean happy as
should wish to be. You seem to come nearer
to it than any one else. Don't you ever-'' -
Quarrel? no, not often, now We had our
breaking in. | believe it must come to all.
sooner or later"
/" Do tell me about it, will you, Annette? ?''
Yes, If you are very desirous Of it, You
may learn something from it. [ was ro-
mantle girl, as you we'll know, Kate. Some
few friends L had, whom | loved dearly; hat
these Friendships did not quite satisfy mY
heart Something more it erAyea. ! iartsiy
knew what, until l. loved my husband When
We were first married, used to ask II nvselt-
now, do | tNd in this life all which l expect
ed to find? Am l as happy as tEougut |
should be? My heart always responded. YES.
and more so. With us, the romance Of mar
ried lite, if may call it So held on Il long
time. For ny part, | was conscious OF a
V.ih nf
were together enjoyed riding aud walking
alone with him. The brightest hours Of the
day were those in which we sat down alone
together, to talk or read. For :. long time |
felt gentle restraint In his presence | liked
to be becomingly dressed, and 70 feel in time
When Gull, made an effort to be social and
cheerful if he was present. | Lad great fear
OF getting into the way Of sitting down stupid
ly with my husband, or of having nothing
to talk about but the children and the butch
er's bill. l made business of remembering
every pleasant thing which read or heard or
thought, to tell him, and when all these SUD-
Jects were exhausted, We had each of us a
hobby we could ride, SO that we were never
silent for want OF something to say Thus we
lived for year or two. l was very happy.
think peols'e were often surprised to see us
coAtinue to enjoy each other society with so
much zest.
But there was this about it, AS vet had
nothing to try me. We were boarding: had
no care, and his tenderness and interest was
sovereign panacea for the little lis and
which must fall to us in our best
estate. This could not last forever He be-
came more and more occupied in his business,
and at length had a houseand baby to look
after. Then, for the first time, our mutual
1orbearance was put to the test. Hitherto,
we had been devoted to each other; now the
real cares OF life pressed upon us SO as often
really to absorb our energies. I was the first
to feel the change. 1t seemed to me a. #
something was overshadoWirg US. Sometimes
would get sentimental, and think he did net
love me as he once did. AS look back now.
am convinced that here was my first scrong
step. Indulgence in these moods weakened
my resolution. 1t was al injustice to him OF
which l ought not to have been guilty. 1t
left me, too, with wounded feeling, as if
had been wronged, which began to affect my
spirits.
81 had for some time carried about this
little sore spot in nay heart. kept the matter
all to myself, for | was in part ashamed and
Au pda1 too pFOuu 10 SPEAK Cl II. mere was
another wrong step. There is no security of
happiness in married life, but in the most per-
feet confidence.
There came season of damp, chilly
weather. One morning l got up very irrita-
ble | had taken cold; my head ached, and
my baby had been worrisome during the night.
In my kitchen had cross, ignorant servant
girl; and on this particular morning she had
done her very worst for breakfast. The beef
steak was burned to cinder, the eggs were
like bullets, the bread was half baked, and
the coffee, which was our main stay, was ex-