Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-12-22

my home,' she said, ssince have become so
troublesome to you and your relations /; but |
have now no home to go to, and there is not a
being on earth who cares for me = and the
tears began to stream down her face.
Madam, are you not doing your husband
injustice = enquired the unwilling spectator
of the scene, in as gentle tone as she could
command N-'A yai 2ai79" ei $4,000 illiusfi
The lady raised her eyes, and a blush, part
ly of shame, at such an exhibition of feeling
in presence of a stranger, and partly of anger
at what might be mistaken for rudeness, stole
over her face.
But the color passed away, and she replied
frankly as her eyes again sought the floor. III
'Yes, am doing him injustice, but ! am
SO very-very wretched' and the tears be-
gan to flow again-'that no one should expect
can do as I ought And instead of pitying
me, he is only vexed that am not cheerful
and happy and those peOple-to think they
are his nearest relatives-regard him as the
most unfortunate being in the world, in hav-
ing me for his wife Neither he nor they
ever seem to think of the sacrifices | have
made for him! Why, he was nothing but a
poor mechanic, and my uncle is one of the
weaIthest men in Philadelphia. We moved
in the first circle in society, and no one lived
in better style than did we. Until left my
uncle's house, / had never had wish ungrat-
i6ed and did not realize when promised to
marry Henry, that though he was poor, the
means of enjoyment would not be as much
within my reach as they had formerly been.
l really thought my French dressing-maid
would go with us to the West; she had prom
ised to remain with me for less wages than
my uncle had paid her, and Henry told me
the business he should engage in there would
be very profitable You are smiling, but !
have not yet recovered from the disappoint-
ment and vexation felt when Henry ridiculed
the idea of having person like Marguerite in
a log cabin. did not know then what kind
of dwelling that would be but imagined
the home he would take me TO would be some
thing very unique and beautiful. A dear lit
tie cottage in the cleanest and prettiest grove
in the world, with honeysuckles, wild roses,
and sweet eglantine clambering over the win
dows and among the clustering vines, the
brightest-winged and sweetest-voiced songs
ters, knew, would build their nests, and
blend their music with the strains of our ele-
giant piano /; and the green lawn about our
dwelling would be studded with choice flow
ers and beautiful shrubs, where the dear little
fawns which would teach to love their mis-
tress so well, would gambol from morn till
night knew l should be SO happy there
with Henry, and l anticipated as much pleas
ure in the journey. Pleasure oh, l could
not have believed should live to be jostled
about as have been in that old cart; and to
sec Henry wading through the mud, driving
those oxen. We have stopped in dwelling
house only one night during our journey, and
that was log cabin and when i wept that
he should be so careless as to take me to such
place, Henry said it might be many years
before we had dwelling possessing half its
comforts. could not sleep that night, and
| have been SO wretched ever since and when
his mother enquired, so kindly thought, why
I wept, and told her Of my disappointment
and misery, she only smiled contemptuous-
ly, and told me that Henry and had showed
ourselves fools, but that he had manifested
more folly than myself
'And pardon strangers frankness, the
old ladys words are true Your husband
could not have committed greater error than
to marry a woman whose love for him, he
must by this time, have learned, will be meas
ured by his ability to surround her with lux
uries. With his fine, handsome features,
manly form and coutentance, which plainly tells
of good intellect and refined feelings, he
could have found a woman who would love
him whether he had been prince or a beg
gar!' ae res cm
what, madam! whatp exclaimed the
young lady, and the tears dried up very sud
denly in those dark eyes, Do you think do
not love my husband, and that he is not aware
I could not be happy anywhere in the wide
world, if he were separated from mee 1t is
possible he has not chosen SO unwisely, mad
am, is it notv -H WV.
Yes, for there is the germ of a strong, no
BILE character in the heart of many thought
less, romantic girl But the love Of man,
though it may be long-lived, is fragile plant {;
it needs constant fostering, and it may be
withered before that careless girl has become
the sensible woman. Your husband is grieved
and vexed with you tonight. 1t will be a
long time before he forgets the words you
have just now addressed to him in the pres
ence of a stranger But do not go and con-
fess your error to him now; come into anoth-
er division of our log cabin; and since you
think that people must be utterly destitute Of
comforts in place like this, while we are
preparing cup of tea, please look around the
apartment I 1a f ~
| When the table was spread, the females be-
longing to the team of which the husband OF
the young lady was proprietor, the other two
wagons having proceeded on their way, came,
though rather unwillingly, into the house
They were the mother and three sisters OF
the young man. On nearer view they were
far better looking than had imagined them
| to be, but not very amiable just now. They
were vexed at this delay on their journey, and