The weekly Minnesotian., 1853-01-08
Capital said he; 1.-The best roast we have

rePfoois as not TO notice that was ont of spir-
us was half pleased and half provoked: : lmt
kept rather still. making little conversation
except in reply to him.
After dessert. handed him his cup of coffee.
lie was quite astonished. why, Annette"
SAID he. 81 do believe you went to work to-day
to see what you could do"
lie had hit the truth, though without the
least suspicion of the cause. My first impulse
/ was to be honest and out with it by replying
Is 1t as good as your mother makes! This
, would have given the key to the whole story
he would have erreted it all out, and we should
have settled it there but | felt ashamed to.
slipped my coffee in silence. The golden mo-
ment passed. and my good angel took his flight
Pride had the day. | even began to be veXcd
at his enjoying good dinner so much and so
easily forgetting what had caused me so much
suffering He was very busy on that day, and
: did not stay with me as long as usual to chat
but went off whistling even more chcerfully
than when he came
went mp into the nursery and sat down to
think it over. Baby was asleep; the rain was
pattering against the windows the wind was
rising. and to me the world looked dreary
enough. had tired myself all out getting up
such dinner, and now the excitement was
over, and felt the reaction. began to ask
myself what | had got for it, Just nothing at
all. My husband either did not or would not
about. ! blamed him for his nsensblity-
"Oncc,' thought |, she would have noticed anv
change in my voice, or any shadow which came
over my spirits; now can really be cross to
him and he does not mind it at all.''
had doleful afternoon of it. was restless
enough trying first one employment and then
another, but finding nothing which would suit.
went down to tea, farther, if anything, from
the right point than | had been at noon sat
detected and silent My husband tried once or
twice to engage me in conversation, but with
out success.
"Annctte." said he at length in Kind tone.
''do not You feel well to-day?"
Not very" said /, with sigh.
"What is the mattcr?n
"My head aches; the baby kept me awake al
most all night This was the truth. but only
in part, and felt guilty as said it. Then he
begged me to go and lie down on the sofa in the
parlOr, and said he would read to NE ANYTHING
which would like to hear.
felt that this was kind in him. 1t was like
old times the new times, you see had been but
day, but to me it seemed very long; yet it
was not what wanted. l wished to have the
trouble cleared away not bridged over; and
determined to hold out until it could come to
this, and he should see and feel that could not
be made happy after a cross word without a
sense of mutual contrition and forgiveness: so
| would not stay and he read to, but told him
must go to bed. l left him in his easy chair,
and his study-lamp and book and bright fire, in
regular old bachelor style. and went off into my
nursery. and then to bed and cried myself to
sleep. You laugh, Kate, as if you thought
was fool. l think SO myself now
GLOW did it all end, Annette!''
IL held out week. becoming every day more
and more sad, and sulky, may as we'll call it.
When was left alone, | used to take nv baby
; up and cry over him as if my husband was dead
and the child was all had left in the world
} Dear me how unhappy L was, and every day
added to it. Iwould find something in his con-
duct to pain me every time we met. Either he
was too attentive not attentive enough ;
talked too much or too little.
: He bore my moody i'll humOr most patiently,
thinking was i'll. One day he came home,
and told me he had received weeks leave of
absence, and had engaged a carriole, and must
pack up myself and baby and be ready to start
in an hour. lie was going to take me home to
my mothers. "We may as we'll have a Jour-
ney as pay doctors bills, Annette" said he,
"and as to having you dropping about in this
style any longer, am not going to. We will
send off old Bridget, lock up our house. run
away from all care and have some fun
He looked up so kindly could have fallen
upon his neck and wept my heart out, to think
how ugly had been but there was no time
then to talk it over. hurried away to pack,
l resolved that would tell the whole story
from beginning to end. The moment came to
this determination, the load was gone; my
heart seemed light as 4 feather; the expression
of my cOuntenance, the tones of my voice chan
ged. Twas conscious of it, and he noticed it as
soon as joined him, at the appointed hour.
"Why, Annette, " said he, " getting ready has
cured you. We may as well stay at home
nOw.'
THAT will do, Kate. The rest of the story
will sound sentimental to third party
mo. no, Annette that would be leaving out
the very cream of it. Tell me how you settled
it,
"Wcll, We rode on, enjoying the change un-
til towards dark. Baby then fell asleep. 1t
was very quiet hour-every thing about us
was beautiful and peaceful. felt deeply, and
longed to have all my heart pure and peace
full Tears of real pcnitence came into my into
my eyes, and before knew it they were drop
ping down upon my baby. My husband turned
and saw them"
80, am so sorry" said /.
"Sorry for what love-" said he, care you not
happy? Does anything trouble yOu!"
81 am so sorry" said l. "that have been SO
ugly this week.
"What do you mean,' said he, looking more
and more puzzled.
Glow can you help knowing?" said l. Then
story. How rose feeling irritable, and was
provoked to say the first cross ,cOrd; how he
told me my things were not as nice as his moth
s, and went off vexed then how he got over
it and forgot all about it, and would not help
me to feel good natured by saying he was sorry.
How had broOded over it all the weck-hOw
it had festered away in my heart and poisoned
all my enjoyment. What torrents of tears had
shed when alone. as l thought it was all over
with us, and We should never love again as We
had once loved.
He heard me through without making q sin
gleremark, and then he burst into loud laugh.
81 want to know, Annettee,'' said be, '.if this is
what has allied you this week."
Eyes said l. Upon this, he checked our
Dobbn, and began to turn round.
"What are you going to do ?' said !.
"GOing back" said he, "if this is all which is
the matter with you"
laughed heartily as he did, for now my sin
was confessed. felt very happy; but pulled
the other rein and drew the whip-lash over