Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-05-21
From the Olive Branch.
The Conquest.
icy FANNY FEARN.

known as much as you and do of her husbands
mother, she never would have come to live with
her. She's a regular old Hyena, and if she don't
bring tears into those blue eyes before the honey
moon is over, my name isn't Bridget.
Why she's he most aubacious old thing she
overhauled all her wardrobe yesterday, before she
could get here, and as passed through the entry
heard her muttering to herself: Silk stockings
Ihumph-rufled Under clothes wonder if she
thinks I'll have 'em ironed here embroidered
nght-caps! silk dresses destruction and ruin p
''Ill tell you what Bridget, no house has been
built yet, that big enough for two families to
live in, and you'll find out that this won't be,
recon"
"What tears Emma p said the young hus-
band, as he returned from his counting room one
day, about one month after their marriage, and
with a look of anxiety he drew her closer to his
breast.
"Tellm me, you donot soon regret your choice"
The little rosy mouth was held up temptingly
for kiss, and in those blue eyes he read the an
swer his heart was seeking.
''What then is your pet canary sick can't
you dress your hair to suit you you in de-
spair because you cant decide in which of all your
dresses you look the prettiest
Don't be ridiculous, Harry" said Emma.
laughing crying together, Il feel nervous
that's all I'm SO glad you've come home"
Harry felt sure that wasn't ALL but he foreb re
to question her farther for he felt very sure she
would tell him all that happened in time to come.
! The truth was, Harry mother had been lectu-
ring her daughter-in-aw ali the morning, upon
the degeneracy of the times hoped she would
not think of putting the fine things her friends
had been SO foolish as to rig her out in-times
were not now as they used TO be; that if Harry
gave her any pocket money she had better give it
to her to keep, and not be spending it for non
bands house, and not be spending money. and she
hoped she would leave off that baby>h trick OF
running home every day two to SET her ma and
sister
Emma listened with silent Amusement. She
was warm hearted aifectlonate girl. but she was
nigh spirited. The color came and went rapidly
in her cheeks, but she forced back her which
were starting in her eyes for she ha! too much
pride to allow her to see them fall.
After old Mrs Hall retired, she sat for a mo-
ment or two. recalling her words - Babyish Il
love my own dear home where l was as merry as
a cricket from morning till night where we sal q
and played, and read in mothers dear old room
and father and mother the happieSt OF Us ali
'babish Il won't be dictated to-" said The
young wife. ''l'm married it | am only nineteen
and my own MISTRESS" and the rebeiious tears
would come in spite of her determination; but
then she thought of Harry, dear Harry, whom
she had already learned to love so well. Hel
first impulse was to tell him. but she had a great
deal OF good sense, if she young, and she
said to herself mo that won't do: then he II have
to take sides with one the other and either way
will make trouble. 1t may wean his love from
me- too, no. no, I'll try to get along without but
| wish had known about her before
came to live here"
And she chatted gaily with Harry, and hoped
he had set 1t down to the account OF her emery
ousness," still the hours passed heavily when he
was absent at his business and she felt uneasy ev-
cry time she heard footsteps on the stairs, lest the
old lady should subject her to some new trial
Il wonder what has come over our Emma 90
said one of her sisters ''She has grown so grave
and matronlv; | half hated Harry when he car
red her off, and | quite hate him now, for she is
quite sedate and moping. | desire to keep my
head out of the matrimonial noose.''
Shortly after this, Emmas mother sent her
some little dellcacy, manufactured by herself, oil
which she knew her daughter to be particularly
fond. Mrs. Hall brought it in and set it down on
the table, as if she testing the strength of the
dish, and said, Il wonder if your mother is "a
trald you'll not have enough to eat here one
would think you were child at boarding schoo?'
Emma controlled herself by strong effort, and
made her reply, simply taking the gift from her
hands, with nod of acknowledgement. Every
day brought her some petty annoyance and her
father-n-law who was old and childish being quite
as much trouble as his wife in these respects, il
required all Emma's love for Harry to carry her
through
, She adhered to her determinations however, to
conceal her trouble from her husband and though
he noticed she was less vivacious perhaps through
the mantle of matrimonial dignity, becoming 10
his young wife. he felt no disposition to find fault
' with it. In the meantime. old Mrs Hall being
cd fol o~ro 4, ;,l.. a..
reins of government were unwillingly resigned in
to Emma's hands; the endless charges she receiv-
ed about the busting, and sweeping. and cooking,
ended always with this sooquy, as the door clos
ed upon Emma's retreatng form. I'm goose
to tell her any thing about it, she is ignorant as
Hotentot, it will all go in ear and out of the
other" and the old lady groaned in spirits as the
vision OF the of the tea-kettle pointed the
wrong way, or the sauspan hung on the wrong
nail, fitted through her mind. Emma exerted
herself to the utmost TO please her, but the cruel
was not quite right" the pillow arranged cas-
lily behind her back, she expected TO find Bed
lam let loose" when she got down stars, and vari-
) Gus other encouraging representations of the
same character.
: Emma said Harry, show should you like
living FIVE miles out of the city l have seen a
place that just suits my fancy, and think of hire
ing it on trial.
) Emma hestated she wished to ask docs your
mother 90 with us ? but she only said, Il could
not tell, dear Harry, how | should like the place
till see,it ; but / should fear it would take you
too much from me: it would seem SO odd to have
FIVE miles distance between US for the whole dav.
Oh, I'm very sure / should not like it. Harry' -