Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-08-19
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/" w hat did youpeak II that ). :.
for, young mn Asked old uncle Poa your VIE .
nephew. myers OF ms
pecasSe ~ ~ iaAc see her spark up,n replied
Sno ~ - -. like to make her black
syS0 So, ' AZ pno cheeks grow red as mt
u"l 4l on. ,.t.io 60 quite tragic the wav she
PuVo nI' - and says SIR By the
i ns ~, 20 enough uncle, I'd have
s,io"n ~ Au,Ve no idea how prandly
SLe 'osTes jazz uS ne.s little head-or with what
Dloo uAe or onswti1s those delicate hands of
ns1s . qu.so ~ nonotony of life to get up
So'I . so"poS; " =, GU see, uncle, one tires
she owns this spunkS tenSer 7 ;nst t "' hno"
with the spur matrirnnialand lot - III ~ ~ y
see fit to reign in" oP VIZ l
I" I've as good mid to toot or+ 4ho4 ,,.
Hdl' anu "'0 1. wv Jp shqlders, as | had this
noin .:.s ~ ca" Az iaStbetore you spoiled my
You are taking the srest xav 70 r,; e.,-
strung organization. Sling YOUR presence T DO:
pse the man who thus tapers with ,e,.; u.s.
but loving spirit. Looka your w;fa-ho1" dant
her beauty! Look at yr Observation-Disclosures vo.v
temple of taste and neatns The little fv;nrs se ~
the mantle, the fringingnd tassclnr bare u "a
there give touch beyond common 70 vow hr ar
bic furniture, That loungha5 lends So orand an
air to your parlor, had set own for no less than
ffty-when 10 it turns Oh that fvo dill. nrS
wOman's ingenuity, deceiW an old avno;auond
upholsterer like myself. '0'''0O
Then look at the vines she as trained tho ao,u
ers she has planted, that lean ward her when Che
approaches them, as if she WASHER guardian a.
GEL Why, Hal, is it possible Il possession of sncb
being as this, tempts you to anbsurditv that will
surely end in destruction of otdomestic banni-
ness 2" Pr
i" You mighty serious abouthis little thino
uncle" 81
:" Serious unfortunately am s6ethinp moro
victim to my own indulgence in amilar infatna.
ton. You have heard "-here uncl ROGERS ~avo
a great sigh" that am not happyt home, Nv
own fault! Every bit of it p! and thsId man AVE-
mother earth a savage blow with his me
d" If II man marries an angel and toAents her in.
to fend, who's to blame but himself NV wife
was very handsome, and as you say spuzv. There
never needed to have been a warm wi betweon
us. but liked to see her angry. liked.o see the
delicate nostrils expand-the large brigheyes scin
tl'Ate sparks of ire-but did it just ontioo often
| know the very time that anger raised he fna
barrier Of opposition, and that nice senseof r;rh
became an exacting and imperious torment
"And now your uncle is driven from the one n
his nephew, where he hoped for peace and Eturec
with the fresh opening of old wounds.
9: tell you, Hal, you will spoil your wit 70,
will ruin her it's not manly it's burning SINE,
and the old mans thin lips quiyered with ecite
ment.
Hal said nothing then, but VIII en- he returne, h
ground his pride between his teeth, and beggehi
wifes pardon.
''L'll never taunt you for fun again, Garry"
said in low tone. And she replied as she hid /
fearful face in his bosom
" am so quick, SO passionate indeed new
begin it; and you have been SO noble that will
and conquer this hasty temper But Hail." she ad
ed roguishly, shaking her curls in his face, j." VIII
will you do for your queen ? what will become
Dido tragedy, etc.-ha o.
Her husband blushed IT contend that man loo
handsome when he blushesl and kiss sealed
reconciliation. To-day, after forty years of wedd
life, Hal boasts that he remembers but once maxi
up after storm-and that was away back in t
honeymoon Ever since he has had still watt
and a steady voyage; and uncle Rogers, who di
years ago-peace be with his ashes-used to G.
Halls home paradise on earth.