The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-10-18

per indeed, | doubt if she has any To lose.
She never betrays any futter of vanity or
wounded feelings. 70 the ca1mness of a stat
ue, she adds an instructive perceptions of deco.
rum, rigid adherence to rectitude, which leaves
nothing to hope or fear, and very little to cnJoy'
nothing can disturb her, When our infant
was dangerously i'll, she moved about his era.
de with the same unperturhcd composure, and
dropped his last cordial, as we thought, into
the cup with an untrembling hand"
"l hardly see how YOU came to marry her,
remarked Edward par parenthese. ,
"She was pretty, and m<took her natural
roses for bushes, and her silence for delicate
reserve. was much moved when she once
left me in tears, have since learned she had the
too,h.ache. can never find in her department
anything to forgive, and | am tired Of pralslns
where correctness seems inevitable. Besides
she don't care for praise She WAS wound up
at birth, and her heart pul>ates with the rrgn-
lary of pendulum. III should hang m!seit
some morning of pure ennui, know she would
arrange everything for a respectable burial
My condition is desperate. lii passing through
New York last winter, [ reliSlously avoided
seeing Lola Montez for knew should be sinit-
ten at aglance The slightest touch Of human
trailty seems absolutely refreshing. Speak,
brotrrr," lie added after Il brief pause, and in
mercy roint out some defect in Mrs. Charley
Spike."' -.....
"Mrs. Charley Spike, responded the person
addressed, "is not absolutely stupid, norentlreiy
Indifferent in matters offeeing She gives some
variety-to lie in point of temper, and permits
me to hope to please, as well as fear TO offend.
Bat like your Rectina, she has, alas! one para
mount idea 'Orderis Heavens first law, audit
is not the less that of my immaculate Vesta.
Especially does she insist upon the most spot.
less neatncss, at the expense of all other con-
sideratiuns discovered soon after my mar
riage that the world was little too good to
live in. Tie parlors were shut up TO exclude
the flies; the chambers to avoid the dnst. The
dining room furniture was robcd in Holland
covers, aid ugly mats deformcd every square
ward of carpeting. Canaries were banlshcd be.
caase they Uttered their cage, and my pet
srayicl dismi, SD for ntslecing to wipe his
leet Then pickles sroi the cutlery, and eggs
corrodc the silver; coffee is liable to stain the
linen, an even butter, if incautiousl y used,
may be the parent of Il grea<c-spot. Cigars
have long since qbjured, because spiltoons
are an abominalion. fl lit, it is, Mr.. Spike,
your chair mars the wall, or Charles You are
rocking upon the rug fl walk, it is, pray
leave yonr boots at tie door Mr.. Spikes, and
let me bring your SLIPPERS sometimes think
| will rcmove.to an hotel, and send home my
compliments daily in 4 pelfunied note. | shall
expect soon after to see the whole establish.
mrnt modelled in wax, and repoSing under glass
Ike collection of f.,icilul wonders. Come,
Elward, your wife is no paragon, luckily.
Confess vuur misery, and don't de,ain lis long :"
g Mine is not atterm wife, certainly" was
the rcspons, OF the younger brother. 'She is
not distinguished for order, nor flultess in
atness. nor unerrrg in discretion. She is
very far from being a piece of clock and
there is a great uncertainty, sometimes delight
f.h, someti nes painful, as to what she will at.
tempt, and neither the result will be success
or failure There is room to doubt as to par
ticulars none at all as to the general tendency
of her conduct She is as true hearted wo
man as lives, land that which she delig ghts III
must be happy You may smile if you choose,
bat | do most trunkIy assure you that an
happy. know not What Beatrice is doing at
this moment, but | feel sure that, in aims and
efforts. she is true to herself, to nc and to her
Maker. am sure that she loves me more than
all the world beside, but not 50 much as she
loves ,ru h aud duty and self respect. Her
errors are all mistakes. They are the reGun.
dancy Of loving, generous, richly gifted Ia.
ture. She is 10 model housewife, but she has
made great improvement, and she has the
strongest incentive 10 Improvement, a sincere
and unscfish affection. II is true that was
delayed to-day by waiting for Il few last stitch
es from her practiced necdIe,'not however upon
my clothing, as | see You imagine, but upon
pair of SLIPPERS she has just wrought for uncle
JeGuthnn Let me see them tried my dear sir.
have an ilea they will fit you.'
"Why, yes, to!erably," said the good man,
who seemed more 2ratGcd than lie cared to
acknowledges The truth is he added, speak
ing with hesitation, as if he felt the need -f an
apology, "Thc truth is, am going to live with
Edward, and give lessons to Beatrice in house
Keeping