Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-06-12

terwards married Levinia Marks, on the
strength of his goodness to his wife; and l
have no doubt the same thing will operate
on the mind of Miss Parsells and her faith
er. Poor Christiana Dell But she is far
happier where she is now, than she could
be, even if Dawson was not brute. But
come, let us sally out it is visiting time,
and we owe great many visits. So here
we are; this is Ormsby's house Now Leo,
look out for the mans eye"
The newl Unmarried couple were sitting
together very lovingly, and everything a.
round them was bride-like and comfortable
They jumped up quickly to welcome us, for
my uncle, as I said, was general favorite.
He praised everything over and over again,
even the ugly clock on the mantle piece had
his kind notice
Eyes, [ knew you would like it," said
the lively little lady, ''but James does not
think it suitable for this small room. It is
rather large, to be sure but then bronze is
somuch more fashionable than gold Lam
sorry, now, since he dislikes it so much,
that [ did not take the gilt one but Mr..
Andover, how could [ tell, then, that he
preferred the gilt one? Then he thought
as [ thought, and as [ uniformly preferred
the bronze clock, why he was only too
happy to approve-were not you, James
[ never heard, then, Of his dislike to this
poor clock; but month after marriage
makes great difference, you know, Mr..
Andoyer."
While she was laughing out gaily, in the
pride and joy of a young brides heart,
Ormsby was trying to catch her eye. [ saw
that her prattle disconnected him, and he
wanted to stop her; but she ran on, and my
uncle listened with as much glee and inno-
cence as herself. Ormsby walked across
the room, SO as to get in front of her, un-
der pretence of pushing the clock straight
Il believe James is satisfied with all my
purchases" said she, s:but that foolish
clock and if 1 could, I would change it ye,
for the gold one. Why, only a little before
you came in"
Her husband caught her eye this time,
and his looks quellled her-for her laugh
and her joyousness were at an end. She
was puzzled to know why her little non
seYce was taken amiss now, when it was al
: ~ hhssened~to before her mar
riage. This was evidently the first stroke
of the married mans eye. 1t embarrassed
her; she cast timid glance at her husband
and was silent.
'Did you sec the fellows eye" asked
my uncle, when on our way to the next
house. ''Now the poor child said nothing
amiss she was only little bridish Orms-
by did not like the exposure. It showed
that he had struck the false colors of court
ship, and had nailed up the red, stern flag
to the masthead. Men are alike, Leo"
Our next visit was to Mr.. Emerson, the
chemist He lived in the greatest harmo-
ny with his wife they had been married
seven years, and had several fine children
The very moment we entered the house, he
cast fierce look at his better half s'My
dear Jane,' said he, with look and tone
that badly accorded with the tender epithet,
''why do you shut out Mr. Andover's dog
Do open the door and let him come in
Pray excuse me-" continued he, casting a.
side the marriage glance, and looking most
kindly on us ''she has such an aversion to
dogs, nay such foolish fear of them, that
my poor Romeo, has but sorry time Of it.,
for when my back is turned, he is banished
to the Kitchen
''Then Why" said my uncle, mildly,
"why do you keep dog, if Mrs. Emerson
is afraid of them. [ am very fond of cats,
and should have two or three Maltese and
Angolas, if Phillida were not averse to it.
She dislikes cats as much as your wife fears
dogs, and in consequence, have banished
them. Leo, my son, step out and drive
Brutus from the door ;he is scratching at it,
and Mrs. Emerson must not be kept unea-
sy." Emerson here cast another look.
''What," thought I, edo all men change
in this way after marriage?' Myuncle, as
if divining my thoughts, nodded his head
but shook mine. ''Never, Flora, shall
this eye of mine look otherwise than tender
ly on those p
''Did you see Emerson's eye % said my
uncle, when fairly ON the pavement; ''and
yet he is pleasant fellow. How well he
talks, and how kind and considerate he is
to everybody poor and rich, and we could
not get on well without him and I have nc
doubt that he is, in the main, an indulgent
husband. Now he might as well give un
his fancy for dogs, seeing that his wife dis
likes them. [ cannot for my life see why
he persists in it. Leo, it gives woman a
very bad opinion of our sex, when she finds
how different lover and husband are
[ remember the time when this very man,
that lords it SO with his eye, used to leave
his dog at home when he went to Brighton
to visit his sweetheart He was tender G.
nough of her feelings then. He gave. up
bacco smoke, yet the cigar is hardly ever
out of his mouth now. Did you see what a
sarcastic look she put on, when | said that
! gave up cats to please your aunt The
expression amounted to this ; Yes, hachc-
lor Andovcr but there is all the difference