True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-07-15
q RAGAN, Editor and Proprietor.

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dor. Not only one kiss was bestowed,
but many. In the warm sunshine Of his
presence, the clouds which had yelled h Ell
spirit for hours, were scattered into moth
ingness.
And yet, the memory Of that forgotten
kiss remained as an unwelcome guest
On the next day, and the next, and every
day for week, the expected kiss wat
given ; yet, ever and ever, in her hours
Of loneliness. would thought 60 wander
ing back to the hour when her husband
left her without this toF en- Of his love
and trouble the crystal waters of her soul
At the end of week, the kiss was for
gotten again nor was this all--Edwart
had shown, on one occasion, a spirit o
impaliepce, and spoken words that smott
upon her feelings with sharp pain. H,
had not meant to speak unkindly-hat
not even felt So--but Katy had seemed
unusually obtuse in some matters abou
which Edward sought to interest her
and her dullness provoked him.
."You are a little simpleton! +" HI
spoke half in sport, and half in earnest
his brows slightly contracting. "Why
a girl fourteen years of age could Sc,
through il all !"
He observed that The color on hecheek
deepened, that the expression of her eye
changed, and that she turned her fac
partly away from him but he never i'm
agined The degree Of pain his lightly spo
ken censure had occasioned. 1t neve
entered into his heart to conceive Of thu
darkness of the yell which suddenly cam
between her spirit and the sunlight.
And so Edward lel. degree of con
tempt for the quality of her understand
ing! "a little simpleton p All ! fifth
words were half-playfulIy spoken, the
had meening. He would not have sal
them, if he had not discovered a feeble
ness of comprehension below what h
had believed TO exist. Could the youn
wfe's thoughts reach 10 any other con
elusion j? Mo-
These were little things -trifes com
pared with the grea. troubles of life lha
come to all, and that were in store 70
Katy Cleveland as surely as for the reel
But they need not have been. if Edwar
had thought as much out Of himself, an
had felt towards Katy as tenderly as il
the beginning. How very guarded was tn
lover in all his words and actions. H
never was betrayed into lightly spoke
word, that carried viii it sting for th
heart of his betrolhed. Oh no! Ha
he deceived Katy as TO his real characte
and feelings !? We cannot give freel
spoken yea or nay to this. He had nc
meant to deceive her. And yet, certa
semblances were put on. and the love
appeared to have more perfecions tha
really existed in the man.
i "Ah. well, is not this ever SO 7" PEI
haps it is With certain qualifications t
the sentiment, the lover is always a dis
sembler. If not, when he assumes tn
husband he thinks it no longer need(ul t
give voice 10 the tender sentiments ths
prevaded his bosom. II is enbugh fc
; Ills wife to know that he loves her. b.
she looks for signs and tokens as of ole
and these failing, she sits, often, athir'
by the dried up fountains, from whic
once gushed out reire shing waters.
Almost timidly did Katy look into ht
husbands face when he returned hom'
Every hour during the absence, an. a
, most every minute Of every hour, had st
thought Of his depreciating words an
! she felt that he, too, must be thinking {
Disappointment if not alienation. B,
shs was in error, here. Edward had tol
, gotten Them almost as SO on as uttered
ard nothing would have surprised biz
more than the fact that Katy was grievin
, over them. He met her with most a
. dent of kisses, the sweetest of smile
r and the tenderesl Of words and she VIZ
, happy again.
. Bul the evening did not pass who'll
: free from shadows. Edward was con
l ing more and more in the true extern
of his character, which had many aspec
not yet ssen by his wife. He had self:
: qualities, as we'll as all men have, ar
+. peculiaritie., that, to some, would sho
Q themselves as offences. One fault W
impatienoe. This he bad represse
3 though often poler strong temptation
let ME feelings leap into unseemly word
n He was, moreover. a man disposed
. musing in silence His business ful
!. occupied his thoughts during busine
hours, and intruded itself even into Il
0 times and seasons that should have be-
+ sacred to domestic peace. A thoroul
r mercantile education had given him hab
). Of order and punctuality. He was one
your minute men. Orderly, punctual,
d little sarcastic. and impatient All, Ka
!. Cleveland I! you have a trial before y,
!, with this husband Of yours, who is
a from being the perfect man your grill
4 imagination pictured. And yet. he low
n you as the apple Of his eye, and woul
e on no account, give you pain.
: "There ii is again |" Edward had go
j. 10 the bookcase which stood in their 8
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