The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-01-19

need say that passion was love! MY
whole heart was devoted to an object
worthy of better disciplined one than I
could bring him.
AS if to prove the assertion true that
every person loves his opposite, the OBJ
ject of my attachment was mild, with a
disposition full of mildness and charity,
always choosing to suffer wrong rather
than contend with an Antagonist.
Intending to relieve my parents from
providing some of the necessary articles
for house keeping, engaged to take
charge of the district school, which was
managed by board of trustees, who were
authorized to employ and pay the teacher
being more or less controlled by them
Their occasional interference was to a
temperament like mine exceedingly irri-
tating. One day | returned from school
in a very angry mood, asserting that I
would neither. submit to the dictates of
the trustees, or any one else, when my
eldest said, with an arch smile.
"What will you do when you are mar
ried? You will then have to love, honor
and obey, L,5 t.
My temper was not in the least soften
by the question, and replied very en-
phatically, that when / was married it
would be my husbands duty to make me
happy, and if he did not conform to my
wishes, l should endeavor to make him.
Foolish, wayward girl that | was, to re
solve in my own mind that I would abide
by so absurd determination. How little
did reflect how much influence, pride
and obstinacy would exert in causing me
to adhere to this expression of perverted
will. H
Joseph and I were at length married.
1t seemed to me that I had never been so
happy before; weeks passed as days. Sur
rounded by an atmosphere of love and
kindness, my faults were not called out,
and Joseph in his mistaken fondness tho't
me all that his warm heart and noble ma
ture could desire. Laa.
Soon after the marriage we commenced
housekeeping in neat pretty house, just
suited to our wants. Twas enabled near
ly to furnish it with the avails of my last
years teaching, and the kind assistance
of my mother and sisters. Neatnessand
order were largely developed in my hab-
its, and for some time nothing occurred to
mar the happiness of our daily walk.
One evening I had to wait longer than
usual for Joseph to tea, and suffered a
long suppressed feeling of impatience to
betray itself in the peevish tones in which
I exclaimed as soon as he entered the di-
ming room, ''The tea is all cold; why did
you not come before?"
ri could not, my dear, as there was no
: one to stay in the store," was the mild re-
r ply which should have put the subject to
| rest, as I knew that Joseph's business
/, must necessarily occupy his whole time,
! he being head clerk in the establishment
with which he was connected, expecting
$ in the course of two or three years to be
taken into partnership, therefore it was
, necessary for him to be active and atten.
tive. All this knew, but, like too many
, wives, took little interest in business af
fairs, and would not consider that he had
| any claims paramount to my convenience
y Small matters like these should have
e been borne patiently, but in the absence
!. of any G reater trouble, suffered thou
S sand trifling things to annoy and irritat'
me to that degree that threatenedto to "turl
over new leaf" which was but an othe
way of saying, unless I can have thing
: my own way I'll give my husband lesson
o He bore my reiterated complaints abou
n what appears to me now to have, beer
= trifes light as air without resentment, of
IS fering good reasons (excuses I callee
: them for not complying with nay wishes
: One day, after I. had reproaehed hin
If with thinking more of has business tina,
e of his wife, he rose to 60 cut, but as h,
e did Sc, he turned to me with look tha
;, should have sent repentance TO my heart
!, and fixing on me those liquid grey eyes
Y expressive more of sorrow than of anger
1t "Clara," said he, ''if you find it SO trou
le blesome waiting for me, do not wait an,
N more, but take your meals ane clear ava,
X the things without regard for me. Whe
ct he had gone, the temper that should hay
,e been cast behind me prompted me to tax
it him at his word. Accordingly when tn
E. time came, prepared the evening mes
I and after waiting few moments I Sc
down, ate alone, then cleared away th
er table and took up my sewing. In fe'
d. moments Joseph came in, and withor
~ raising my eyes from my work, / told hil
to in as unconcerned manner as possible
il that he need not come for his tea, [ ha
Id cleared it away. Without saying wor
he turned and left the house.
st know, my friend, that when you rea
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