Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-15
Eu sband and Wife

The following extract from Lady Fan.
shawe's Memoirs pleasantly dis, uses the
question whether wives are entitled to know
oil their husbands secrets. Lady Fan
Shave was the wife Of Sir Richard Fan
shave, trusted adherent OF Charles the
First, and afterwards appointed Spanish
Ambassador by Charles the Second; the
4 passage which we quote refers to I645:--
My husband had provided very good
/ lodgings for US, and as soon as he could
/ come home from the council, where he y as
4 at my arrival, he with all expressions ofiDy
/ received me in his arms, aud gave me a
hundred pieces Of gold. saying, / know thou
/ that keeps my heart 8 we'll, viii keep my
! fortune, which from this time | will ever
/ put into thy hands as God shall bless. me
with incrcase;' and now | thought myselfa
| perfect queen, and M husband so glorious
crown, that | more valued myself to be call
ed by his name than rn a princess; for
knew him very wise and very good, and his
soul doated on me,-upon which confidence
! will tell you what happ ned Ny Lady
Rivers, brave woman, aud one that had
suffered many thousand pounds less for the
king, and whom had great reverence
Tor, and she Kindness for me as kins-
woma , in discours. she tacitly commend
cd the knowledge Of state affairs; and that
some women were very happy in good un-
Outstanding thereof, as my Lady Aubigny,
LAZY Isabel Thyme. and divers others, aud
yer none was at FIRST more capaLI. than /;
that IN the night she knew there came
post from Paris from the queen, and that
she would be extremely glad 10 hear wiia,
the queen commanded the king in order to
his affairs; saying. ii would ask my hus-
band pr vateiy, he would tell me what lie
found in the packet, aud tell her. /, that
vas young and innocent, and to that Day
had never in my mouth What news!' beg q
II think there was more in iuquiring into
public aii'tirs than thought Of; and that it
being fashionable thing would make me
more beloved OF my husband il that had
been possible. than was. When my hus-
band home from council, after WELDON no
him, as his custom ever was, he went with
his handful! OF papers into lis study for an
hour or more; followed him; he turned
hastily, and said, What Wouldst thou have
my .lep ta.d Aim heard The pginee had
received packet from the queen, and |
guessed il was that 10 his hand, and de-
sired - know Whist was in il; he smiingly
rel He'd, NJ loye, vii Immediately come
10 thce, pray thee 60. for an very busy;'
when b. came out Of hts cl1sel | revived
my sun; b. Kissed me, and talked Of other
th.HEs. A sgpPer would eat nothing; he
as asusi sat ~ me, aud draak often - me-,
winch Was his custom and full Of discourse
10 company that was al table. Going 10
bed ] asked again; AMI sad | could not be-
Heye he loved ne Il be refused to tell me
al. he knew; but he answered nothing, bat
stopped ray mouth with kisses. So we
ecnt % Jca; c.ied and lie went To sleep
N+St morning carly as bis custom was, h.
called to rsc. hu; brg.n to discourse wiki
me first to which made no rep y; h. rose,
game on ihn other rile OF the bed an kiss
I'd me, and drew the curtains softly, und
went TO court. When be cane hotaa TO
i,naer, he presently came to me as was
usual, and when had him by the hand,
said, Thou dust not care to see me trUu-
hl d. To which he. taking lne in his arms,
answered, NY dearest soul nothing upon
earth can atiliet me like that Bot when
Yaa asked me Of my business, il was wholly
out OF my power 70 tisfy thee: tor ms life
ana fortune saall be thine, aud every thought
"i Hsy heAt% ~ WHttH tHt Iiast aii! III may
5ot b. revealed But my homer is ny own;
which cannot preserve If | communicate
The princes a.i-,fs; anl, pray thee, with this
answer rcst satisfied. So great was his
reason pul goodness, that, up0a cansidera-
ton, i, made nay folly appear TO me 50 vile,
that from thai dog until the day ofhis death,
rcycr thought fit ak hjri any business,
bu. what ha communicated freely 10 ne, in
order q his estate or family"