Minnesota weekly times., 1855-05-29
1f(lnntsota Uimes.
SATURDAY, MAY 2G, 1858.
THE NEi.'i:s.HS.

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but work nevertheless Mh.ch Will lac read aud
enjnyed by those who appreciate dagucrreotype
views Of human nature, and who utterly nbhOr, us
We do, the yellow covered trash which is foroyc cr
intruding its obnoxious features in the way of
pure literature. There is no stomach ache or snas
Iaodc efforts at display in this work-no beatip.
tho air and exciting the hran to degree Of fren-
~ akin to the mad-man hut the story glidcs along
smoothly, rejecting the sun shiue and tn, shade
OF life. awakening smile here anl tear there,
and bringing back to memory some pleasant little
episode long since forgotten. Fredrca nrcmcr
the authorcss. is well known 10 the literary world
and for purcnes, of d:ction and originality Of
conception, has few equals. She has chosen
mantle spot in Sweden as the nucleus of her story
around which diversified characters are grouped
IN a life.lko and pleasing manner. One of these
characters is a youag wife, whose husband (>omc-
what her seniOr.) is gooJ naturcd man. proud
Of his spouse and ever ready to contribute to her
happiness. They but recently married. AMI
doubtless like all newly married pairs I'VE don't
speak from experence,) are anxious to please
each other, so Franzi>ka, the little wife, makes
rules and regulations for the government of her
household. among which is one fo:b:dd ng the
Doctor Cher husband( from smoking his pipe in
the parlor. Lars Anders has broken the rule,
sna the yeuhs wife entering. the following scene
sran>rircs. which we feel sure will be found fl-
miliar and interesting to our lady friends:
When came home | had something in the
kitchen to see after; and when returned TO the
parlOr. there had Lars An !crs seated himself in
to the sofa. and WAS blowing the tobacco smoke
in long wreath> before him, while he read the
newspaper. lie had not indeed chosen a suitable
time f0r tho breach of our compact. | made ii
remonstranco and that truly in lively tome but in
reality was angry. took, as it were, Il had
pleasure III making him pay for the annoying
day had passed.
- rardon!" exclaimed he in Il cheerful voice.
and still continued to sit With the pine in his
mouth. would not allow tha., for thought the
old bachelor might have indulget himself freely
enough the whole afternoon.
He prayed for PERMISSION cnlv this once to
smoke in the parlor: but would admit of no me-
gotation, and Threatened that, if the pipe was
not Immediately taken away, would 70 and sit
for the whole evening in the hall. In the bcrin-
ming, he bcsoush, me, okingly, to grant him quiz
ct: then he became srayer. and prayed earnestly.
hesecchingiv: prayed me. "a. last, ''ont Of regard
10 him." l saw that Ire wanted to try mo: saw
that, truly from his heart, he wished would Weld
and |. dcte>tablc creature, would not. | re-
maincI stcadfastly, although ALWAYS chcerfuliv
by my determination, and at last took up n,v work
in order to 80 out. Then Lars Andcrs laid down
his pipe: oh, if hchad been only angry and spite
fal: If he only would not have hid down his pipe,
hut would have march ri out as proud Il 81 nabub
banged the door violently after hi.n. and never
come back again the whole evening, then there
would have been some . come oif;' for me. some
comfort, something pail for and done with: and
then could have touched over this fatal history
80 finely and SO snPcriicaIy, But hc did none
Of all these: he lai the pipe aside, and remained
>ittin. silently: and with that began immediate.
~ to endure the @naw.n@s of conscience; neither
dill he make any of his .rimaces, but remained
Iooking on his newspaper, with n certain grave
aud qrict mlen that went to my very heart.
asked him to read aloud he did So but there was
u something in his voice that was in no conli-
ton to hear: still, i'll sort OF stiieL bitterness
against myself, must yet tyrannizc over him. |
snatched the newspaper away from him--undcr-
stand, this was in II jokc--and said | would read
il myself: he looked 1T me, and let me have nv
way. | read. III II to!crably cheerful voice, OF IL
debate in the English House Of Commons but
could not hold -ut long. | burst into tears, few
to him, threw my arms round his neck, and prayed
him to forgive my bad humor and my folv.-
Without answering. he held me close to his breast
=. tef:derl.. so forSivinglv, while tear slowly
ran down hi, check. Never did love him 50
Ssach as in this moment: in this moment felt
for him real love!
l would have b,gup an explanation, but he
would not permit it and now is was nv turn to
bcg Of him, il he loved me, to rc-light his pipe,
and to smoke directly at my very side lie re-
fused but I bc-ought him so long and earnestly.
besought it rs Il token of cOnt.nrc forgiveness,
that he at last yicldel. htli my face rs much
possible over the s:noAc--it WAS to IN. the in
Of reconciliation: once | was nearly cough
ing, hot changed !iIis iiitO siyh, and SAID, ih.
my OWN Ecir, your wife wculd not hive been so
angry. if YOU had Forgotten: her Tor The whole
afternoon; she lost all patcac. while she was
Ion ,ing after yol."
taking the pipe from his mouth, and lookin. half
trIrOachfully on me, but | was beside Il peas
ants painful dcath-bcd in tn. next hamlet this
prevented me from being with yo1.'
Ashamed to the tcry soul, [ severed MY face
with INV liai,j5l. I, sshv bad been fostering such
wicked ana false m;.tru.s against kiIr, and now
in my vanity had been rgvengl"g nysclf--!. un-
worthy One-l, who wished to make bM so happy,
what sweet rcfrcshmcnt had | prepared for the
weary. troubled man!
The thought of my folly dstrcsses me even at
this moment; and the only thing that can give
me any comfort is. the feeling that he and love
one another better since this occurrence than be-
fore.
Bcloy cd, good Lars Andcr. before will occs.
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sinokc every day in the parlor, sleeping room, YES,
even in bed itself, if YOU will: only pray God
that the desire to DO So may not possess YOU.
Franxiska visits her mother in.aw, who, by the
way. is an cscc!Icnt homscksepcr, and i,npnrts
much valurbio information TO Der ,laughtcr-n-
law, for whom she s,tortaitts tic highest regard
They have both been Engaged during the day,
setting the old house to order. when the mother
srntin. herself OF the sofa beside Franziska. in
dul:es In the following COOL advice.
alt is only now and then. MY dear FranziSka.
that make such Il house review but it keeps
everything in order; and fills the domcs:ics with
fcspcct Set The clock only to the right ting. ana
1t will 90 right of itself and thus one need not
70 about tcktaeking like Il pendulum. Keep
this in mind, my Franz>ka. Many ladies affect
great deal, and make themselves very impor-
tant with their bunch Of KEYS. running forever
into the kitchen and storc-room all unnecessary
labor, Franziska muc, better is it for a lady to
govern her house with her hC:d than with her
heels: the husband likes that best: cr if hc DO
not. h. is 4 stupid fellow, and the wife ought
then, III Heavens name. to box him on the ears
with her bunch of keys! Many ladies' will have
their servants forever their feet that does no
good; servants must have their liberty and rest
sometimes; one must not mtizzlc the OK that reats
out the corn Let your people be answerable
for all they do it is good for them rs we'll as