Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-04-20
The Way She Won Him.

to the torbearance OF woman, and e.
pecially the patience with which sh
d endures sorrows ftilhes incident
life. The following narrative nc
. only discloses the patience of on
? who was down 7troddel and maltreat
Jed, but also exhibits the blessed conse
quences of obeying Sol pmon's s :njunc
ton, which is: ''ln you + patience pos
sess your souls"
In an Eastern town, there lived
man 1--WE shall not say gentleman
whoms for the present, we shall cal
Sir. b Perhaps in early manhood
he was sober and virtuous; but, like
too many thousands, BY evil associa
tions, his morals werd corrupted
he became can inebriate and gam.
bier His wife, gentle and conf
Iding, with her affections e fxed upon
Ihim in early youth, continued her
kindness to him. kno wing no change.
1T is true, her life was one of con.
slant toll and sorrow, but never did
she complain in the presence of her
once moral but now fallen husband,
Year after year passed away. All
the while was the gentle, confding
wife, not uttering complaint, labor
ing Wi Oh her own hands to secure a
support for herself and family, while
The huf fband spent his time in the
tgrog-shop, andat the sgaming-table. ;
Scarcely one night ia the week was
The husband at home, to enjoy the
society Of his affectid nate wife,
But often at midnight, and hours Ia
ter, would he make his appearance,
with half dozen of his wicked COM
rades, who we're to be received and
provided for by bis wife, which she
always did with the utmost kindness
and seeming pleasure
At length, on a certain morning,
about an hour before darkness was
chased away by the rising sun, after
the husband and his degraded com
panions bad spent the previous part
Of the night at Il lie card-table, mo-
ton for adjournment was made and
carried. The husband (who, by ma
ture, was polite and accommodating
invited the party to go home e with
him TO breakfast.
No said one or two of the com
pany, your wife is areligious woman,
and she don't like such company
about her. She will be displeased if
We go with you
You are mistaken said Mr.. b.,
my wife is the best disposed woman
in the world. She never complains
at anything do, good or bad"
But how can she receive you
kindly if you knock at her door
just before day, after having spent
the livelong night gambling?'
4 don't care. 1t matters not how
l treat her, she il always kind and
obliging, and ever meets me with
smile; and if you don't believe it,
justlaccompany me home, and | will
convince you,' said Mr. B.
Agreed said the company of
gamblers, and off the y all started;
and after passing a few corners, they
halted at the door of Mr. BIS dwell
ling.
All was silent there. The good
woman was in the quiet embraces Of
slumber, With her little children nes-
tied about her like young fledg :.
lings' about the mother bird. No
voice was heard save the Watchdog s.
bark.
wife! wife, vociferated the hus-
band, at the same time stamping the
floor with his foot
Is that you, my husbal ld?' said
the good woman. !
'Yes--get up and open be door.
Obedient to the call, she was soon
at the door. Tie company we're in
vited in. 1
we wish warm breakfast, vile,
said the husband, 'as soon as convea-
nient.' \
VERY WE'LL said the good wife, 'be
seated and YOU shall have some
thing warm aud good.
SIRE enough. in the shortest time
the table was spread, bountifully sup
piled with smoking vlands, suited 70
the taste Of the veriest eplcure.
Come, said the wife to be r hus'
band. breakfast is ready
The company walked in, and we're
soon seated at the table. The wife