The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-06-18
BITTER w ErS
A LIFE SKETCH.
WRITTEN FOR THE OHIO FARMER.


1T seems to me, Elinor, that you are almost
always reading or writing when come in at
hight. Is your winter sewing all done?'
"Not ALL, / sewed until nearly eight O'Clock,
and then came near dropping asleep; so | took
pen and ink, to keep me wakclul until you
came."
Couldn't you get sufficiently interested in
your work to keep awake" .
"Why, making woolen wrappers isn't par
ticularly interesting employment, yet 1 have
managed to do quite respectable evenings
work. Sec, this is all completed except the
button-holcs." 4.r ~
s "Well, when Job is so nearly finished, ii
would be as we'll to make al end of it before
sleeping, wouldn't it? [ came out of Frederic's
just now. His wife was pressing off pair O
pants she has been making for him--had hei
iron at the fire, when Icame away. She makes
all his pants, vests, and summer coats, besides
doing the heaviest of her house work. She
certainly is one Of the most ambitious woman
ever knew" l4.
Il
nor, and her brow flushed, as she answered
t'Ambtious; yes the kind of ambition that
makes her wish to be distinguished for doing
more work than any other woman in town.
while she never opens a book, and is childishly
ignorant of what's going on in the world around
her. teE.-l#
Elinor spoke sharply, and regretted it the
next moment as her husband replied:
"And very safe sort Of ambition it is for the
wife of man just setting out in life; rather
more profitable | fancy, than the ambition tt
write poetry for half dozen newspapers"
And SO ranking thcrns were in the pillows o
husband and wife when sleep descended upor
them that night; though Elinor sat by the lamE
long after her husband slunbered-sat unit
every button-hole had its place in the compile
ted garment, and the page she had been writing
shough blotted with tears, was filled to the end
Poor Elinor and poor Harry! They hat
been married buttwo short years. and this wal
Che way of it. sFor how can two walk togeth
er unless they be agreed a.
Elinor had been married too young, was to-
andisciplined, and undeveloped, too much
spoiled child at the time Of her marriage, to re-
alize properly its responsibilities, or the sacrif
ees and duties it involved. She had been
"From her childhood's years.
A being of sudden smiles and tears,
Passionate visions, quick light and shade;"
endowed with truthful and affectonate nature
but impulsve and often wilful, and sensitive Il
fault Henry Wayne had been attracted b.
her Joyous elastic temperament, and warn
heart; he rather admired her quick, retcntivt
intellect; he knew her "fstal facility Of rhy
ming, and smiled while he even disapproved it
though, had he suspected that the little germ 0
pcesy, oil undeveloped and unpublished as it was
had even now become a IS trong necessity ofhe
mental life, he would eitht have acquainted her
with his belief honestly held, that its indulgence
was incompatible with wiGe,s duties or hav,
altogether rclinquished the idea Of marrying
sqiterary woman" For Henry Wayne, thougE
slow to appreciate the talents which yieid thel
possessor no tangible and material reward, wa.
the soul Of honor, and would have scorned |,
hide his true opinions upon the slightest point
from The young girl about to link her lot witt
his. He did not understand her spiritual con
stitution, its strength and weakness, its spring
Of good and i'll, its capabilities Of culture, it
anquonchablc thirst for sympathy. She did no
know them hersefr-wrapt asshe had been from
childhood lRthe fondestlahd most partial affec
. ! .
sioR how could She know the latent good, th'