The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-02-22

perhaps half the time in IL pleasant
temper; but the fond, self sacrificing
love sl.r mad felt for him, began to dc
cline under repetition of acts and word,
like the following:
One mlurning, after tasting his coffee
he lookrdat her ang'iIy, Sa. ing, 'Who
made this culltc!"
She answered that she had made it.
P, Ec then walked to the head of the Ia
pie, took the coffee pot IN II poured its
smoking contents out ol the window
Fanny burst into tears and left tn.
room.
"Now ynn ar" going away to pout,'
was his unieeling remark.
oh. brother, how can yom do so?'
said Marion. .'iou will kill Fanny
"lIl teach her to make better coffee,
said he. But let me assure you,
shall allow no one to interfere in the
management of my wife"
Long and bitterly did the young
wife weep, but at length rccolIecting
that her child might Iced her attention,
she dried her tears and returned to the
breakfast room. Marion bad cleared
away the things: but fragrant cuilcc
WAS smoking IN the pot. and warm
cakes, wrapped in a clean, white cloth,
were near the fire. Marion spoke
saying
Little Eddy still sleeps; come, ca,
something hcfrrc he awakcs."
20. if Henry were like you, how
happy should be- said Fanny, and
the tears again raincd down her face.
Marion put her arms around her, and
also wcld. Al length, she said
Il believe Henry is often gricvcd
with himself for his unkinlness to you.
"lt' he would only tell me so, it
would be like balm tn my bleeding
heart, for then should believe that he
loved me; but he never expresses amy
regret"
That day was far from being hap
py one for Henry Wentworth. He
tct that he had done wrong, but his
false views of things prevented him
from seeing his own conduct in its true
light. Fanny's tears were rcprDof.
tlc had never seen his mother thus
moved, though often treated harshlv
by his father. Had he known how she
was brought to suffer SO quietly his
feelings mi .ht have been different. In
youth. her heart was warm and tender;
but the cold blasts of unkindncss had
rendered it in II degree cold towards
her husband. a stern sense of duty
caused her to receive his rcproaches
in Il meek and quiet spirit.
When Henry thought how unmovc.l
his mother always appeared, he blamed
his wife for such exhibitions of feeling,
not knowing how often she (his moth
er) had thus wept, before her warm
and youthful affections had been chill
cd. Had she continued to love hci
husband, as Il first, she would soon
have SINK into the grave, for, like pois.
"ned arrows, are cruel words from
those we tondly love. We will not,
however, say that she did not love her
husband. She was Christian, aud
knew that she would violate the law
of God by withholding affection from
him. He also had some excellent
qualities which she could love and nd
:nirc.
When Henry came home to dinner
that day, he praised the pudding and
the roast, and made himself rs agrcea-
b!c as possible. Fanny also appeared
cheerful and br"a, to believe he really
did regret hi, harShnesS. Had he on
ly said to her, 81 y,icve hat panied
YOU" she would have been certain of
this, and all would have been WE'LL
Why should not husbands and wives
act thus towards one another? IIe,
who knows what best can heal the Bit
ter waters Of strife, has said hat the
wrunIed one must receive an express.
ion ofrepcniance, and. in that event,
forgiveness must not be withhold
(Rcad Luke xvii. 8, ~
After a calm Of some davs, his
stormy temper broke forth. Fanny
became at length SO much nlienated
from him, that, instead OF weeping, she
receivei his rcproachcs with sulIen
looks. Il will not love one who cares
nothing for me" she said to herself.
Not long after she formed this resnlu.
ton, she began to give the angry retort,
and sometimes asSailcd him with bit.
ter words without just cause. She al
SO otherwise annoyed him.
He WAS in tile habit Of throwing out
of doors whatever he found on his bed
ON 'etiring to rest. One night, he
threw out n garment on which she had
been sewing, and had thoughtlessly
left there. She Immediately went to
to the wardrobe, took some article of
his e!ollIing, and tossed it out. A
quarrel cnsucd, and his garment got
the benefit of the dew that night.
The fourth year of their marriage
found the young couple very unhappy.
Fanny now loved her husband less
than she did his gentle sister, and sci.
dom exeried herself to please him;
therefore, he had real cause Of com.
plaint. The firm principles of piety
which had kept his mother in the path
of duty, were wanting in his wife,
Had she, however, been conscious of
being beloved by her husband. she
would have been good, anectionate