Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-04-02
An Original Sketch in a Eonely Frame.
BIZ ELIZA COOK.

erage of temper and moralS-as one would meet
with among thousand He had served respec-
table apprenticeship as cabinet maker to an old
established firm, and at the age of twenty-five,
found himself foreman of the workshop, and in a
condition to ''marry and settle in life George
had been born Of the humblest of the middle elias
ses, left an orphan at fourteen, and had been put
out in the world by the united means of few
kind-hearted relatives, who wisely thought that
pity and Christian-like sympathy would be much
more valuable if rendered practical, by giving the
lad little moral looking after and a trade-and
George well repaid them. He grew into sober
and industrious man, and managed to save hun
dred pounds during the four years be was courting
Emma Serle, very nice looking, ne-hearted
girl, the sister of one Of his shopmates, and who
seemed to possess all the qualities desirable
in the wife of an artisan. They seemed well suit
ed to each other, but George had falling, ii was
that of being somewhat overbearing and exacting
when he could control and Emma had spot in
her disc it was in being apt to become silent and
sensihvey reserved if any Notifying accident JOS
tied against her spirit but there seemed every
probability of their forming very contented cou
pie; and when George stood at tie altar, one fine
July morning, in his blue sur:out, with Emma be-
side him. in her neat gray silk, the Clergyman had
private opinion that they were remarkably good
looking pair. peasantlttl dinner at the brides
d
sunshiny hours, and that day two months
them snugly ensconced in pretty fourroomed
house, in the neighbolhood OF Camden Town.
Cleanliness and comfort pervaded the little domi-
Gle, with Emma as the sole presiding spirit, ben-
d ng IN her own proper person, cook, housemaid,
and page. Every thing went on smoothly for
some lew months; her whole attention was deyo-
ted to George, for she loved him truly and fondly
Emma was perfectly happy, but as the long win
ter nights came on. and George sometimes staid at
his Mechanics Institute or had chat with friend
until ten O'Clock, why, Emma began to find it q.
little dull and as her husband had entreated that
she would form no gossipping intimacy with her
neighbors, sewing, scrubbing, and washing be-
came somewhat monotonous.
George belonged to an amateur musical society,
and when de did come home soon, generally sat
down to practice a quartette part the violin /;
unfortunately his wife had no great love for mus
ic, but she bore his scraping and squeaking brave
ly, and even managed TO appear delighted with
his efforts, though she would often have preferred
a game at cribbage, walk, or little reading !;
however, she never interferred with his will and
pleasure, and George fddled away to his heart 5
content, 1t SO happened, that Emma's brother
Harry dropped in Two or three times when his sis
ter was alone, and found her rather nopy; and the
next time he came, he brought under his a
very pretty spaniel. Here, Emma" said he,
you are a good deal by yourself and l thought
that this little fellow would serve to amuse you,
and be sort of company when George is out
know how fond you are OF dogs, and I'm sure
you'll soon like this one" Emma was, OF course,
: pleased and gratifed with the Gift, and gave heI
brother an extra kiss as payment Tor Tiney. Sure
enough the evening did pass much more cheerful
ly, though she had only stupid little, long cared
'bow-WoW," to talk To, and She sat with gliSler-
ing eyes, expecting George, being sure that h,
would be as pleased with Tiney as she was.
When the young husband came home, he was
received with the accustomed kind words and com
Portable meal, and due presentation of Tney bu
George frowncd on the little animal with look .
supreme contempt and angrily said-''What dc
you want wi th that beast haven't you got enough
to employ you without dog? You ad-bette
y give 1t back to Harry to-monow-I won't have i
D here" These few words turned Emmas hear
i into icicle and, it we might reveal the secre
; thoughts that flashed across her brain, We shoult
tell of a momentary impression that George wa
unkind and somewhat tyrannical, but she smoth
cred her feelings, and said nothing. Tiney wa
kept for day or two, but when George saw En-
MA caress it. or give it food, he betrayed symp
toms of ridiculous and pettish jealousy which rem
dercd her unhappy, and, at last, Tiney was give
7 back to Harry. We'll" said her brother, as h
e took the animal, 81 didn't think George was s
d selfish you are all day long by yourself, and h
v goes to his club and Mechanics three or fou
% times week, and does every thing he likes, an
l. yet he won't let you have little dog to keep yo
p company. | think he is very unkind, Emma, bu
y you mustn't mind it,
IS Emma did mind it though, and had "goo
cry by herself not that she cared so much abot
the relic of King Charles, as about Georges Sc
fshnessin denying her such an nnocentndulg gene,
and it is hardly to be wondered at, that when i
E, returned home that night, and sat down to h
- music, Emma went up stairs and commenced ne,
dlework in the bedroom. She had no taste Fl
,ir music, and if George would not tolerate her lit
q, spaniel, why should she be plagued with his SER
lc- ping Days went on. and matters did not mem
n George saw he had panied his young wife. but l
was too proud to ''give way" and rather increa
eu ed in dictatorial supremacy, and adopted sort
~ eoid distance toward her. Emma was human
IS well as he, and though expected by all moral
practical teaching to submit TO Georges authori
with amiable patience and dove like doclity,
must confess that she felt his ''rue" rather unn
cessarily exacting; and while she remember
u how often he staid out of evening to crafty /
own wish, and how he kept rabbits in the garde
he and how he spent his money in 'choopping al
En- changing of fddles, why. there was Il sense
OF injustice arose in her BOSOM and she positively
~ gan to agree with her brother, that George "
not somewhat selfish and George rGs selfish
HE possessed the distinguished characteristic viii
The marks many men, love of sway in his home
ven in the small matters, ana he thought his ma
ly prcrogative invaded if his word or viii n
:, with the slightest resistance He was deeply
ulu tached to his wife, but his wife must have no
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