The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-07

Lizzie. fear YOU do not rightly
understand me. ] have sought YOU for
my wife, because | thought YOU pure
minded. loving. virtuous girl love
you with my whole soul. and can give
you n generous heart, an honest name
and an uniarnishcd honor II YOU be.
come my wiie It shall be my highest
aim To make you happy, But IT light
whms are 10 Ice set down AZ matters uf
grave moment. and if pledges Of future
conduct are TO be given. then fear We
should neither Of Us be happy, for in no
way can YOU injure husband sooner
than TO distrust him All reasonable
things ! will do TO make you happy,
but cannot promise you one thing YOU
have just required. Do not think me
obstinate. but should lose sight Of my
own pride were to take the pledges
you have named
Sumner expected to have seen
dark frown upon Lizzie's face. bat he
was surprised 10 see instead thereof, u
bright, joyous, -beamlng. and half-rogu-
ish smile.
Il have tried my experiment, she
cried, rs she laid hand upon her lovers
shoulder. and am happy in my success.
knew you loved your social club meet
ings, for have often heard you speak
Of the intellectual treats you there re-
ceived and whatever NAV be the real
character OF smoking. | knew that it
was favoriie habit with You. II YOU
had promised to give up these TO please
me, should have thought you had not
the manly Independence that brlons, TO
Il noble hearted man should have
feared that for the sake of concilatimg.
you would deceive me. No. no. seek
just such enjoyments as your own good
Judgment shall tell you are right, and
fear not that shall find fault.
Sumner Dean was proud aud hap
py man, and at that moment he took u
silent pledge, deep in his heart, that he
would never do anything to make Lizzie
unhappy.
Lizzie and Bertha had been married
nearly year. One pleasant winter
evening, Sumner Dean aud his wife
called nj the dwelling Of Henry Wilbur
They entered and found Bertha alone
Where is Henry asked Lizzie, as
she laid off her things
He has gone to his club, returned
Bertha. in low tone.
Then you remain here. and will go
and bring him home. said Mr.. Dean to
his wife. Now that we have come, we
must have his company
As Sumner Dean spoke he left the
apartment.
'Ah, Bertha, SAID Lizzie, in a half
playful tone, i thought you were going
10 put stop TO thls.'
Bertha's eyes filled with tears. rs .hr
said, lie did promise me, bur he ha.
deceived me. And just smell the filthy
tobacco smoke in this room, too. wish
| ] had never trusted him.
Did you ever trust him 2 asked Liz
zie, in a low. meaning tone, fully trust
in his manly honor and love-
why. what do you mean, Lizzie ?
i mean 10 ask if you ever trusted
Henry as n loving wife should trust a
fond husband Did you ever give him
to know that you had the fullest coiin.
/ dence in his honor 2
Certainly ! have returned Bertha
Then, said Lizzie, Henry has also
deceived me, for ! always thought him
a really kind-hearcd man
But you see how he is, uttered the
afflicted wife. lie promised before We
were married, to cut his club aud uuit
smoking
Did Henry make those promises free.
lyT asked Lizzie.
lie made them
That may be-, but they were forced,
we're they not 2
Bertha was silent.
Then. when he fell back after mar
riagr. you were pelulrut and perhaps
accused him of deeeising YOU. let me
tell you the experiment ! tried before
J was married, you know promised
10 try one and Lizzie related what the
reader already knows And ever
since my marriage ! have pursued the
same course. My husband knows |
/ place entire confidence IN him. seeking
only to make him happy the cnnsc.
| qucncc l., hr anticipates me in works
[ of love and good will. H. sometime.
I drops into his cluh room. bat bee never
remain. late. Thi. evening he a.krd
me II had any other engagement Tor
him ] lold him thought of visiting
/ you but would put Il Of II he wished 10
I 60 10 hi- club. Bat he would not ihink
Of the club for "a moment. when ! had
an engagement for him like lhis Al.
Bertha. you know not what Jewel YOU
may be- crushing in the heart Of your
husband Trust him, Beitla. Make
him feel that you honor and respect him.
llark here they come. For IIcnrys
'ahe ior your own ,ake, lry ny eK-
pertinent
A. that moment The two husbands en-.
tered The apartment. Henry Wilbur
looked AT his wife ard found her 10 irar..
A bitter curl half gathered about be
lips, bot the presence Of his frienbs n.
reused him to sense of pfoprieiy. and
hr a,krd &c.