Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-06-20
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"You don't enjoy yourself this evening,
Westbury.
"What makes you think SOL" West
bury inquired.
"You look worn out, just as I feel" an
swered Mr.. Cunningham. GLOW strange
it is," he added, "that married men will
ever suffer themselves to be drawn into
such crowds !"
"Why not married men as well as bach
elors 7" asked Miss Eldon.
"Because they rolinquish real ha ppiness
and comfort, for fatiguing plcasnre--if
pleasure it can be called" answered Gun
ningham. Zones own health and ones
own wife, is the place, ard the society for
unalloycd enjoyment. Am 1 not right,
Wcstbury2"
Miss Eldon turned hc- eyes on Mr..
Westbury, as she wOited to hear his an
swer, and an expression, compounded of
curiosity, contempt, and satisfaction, met
his eye, 1t was the first time he had ever
remarked an unlovely, an unamiablo cx-
preston on her counlenance, He calmly
replied to Mr.. Cunningham
"Unqucstionably the pleasures CT domcs-
tic life are the mcst pure, the most rotional
, that can be enjoyed"
90, it is strange" said Mr.. Cunning
ham, "that any one could willingly ex.
, change them for crowded rooms and pes.
tilontial vapors, such as we are now in
, haling There is nothing to be gained
; in such company as this. Take any
dozen, or hals-dozcn OF them by themselves
, and you might stand some chance to be en-
tcrtaincd and instructed; but bring then
2; together, and each one seems 70 think il
y q duty to give himself up to irivolity anC
t nonsense. doubt whoiLcr there have
), been q hundred sensible words uttered
= here tonight, except by yondcr circle o
which Mrs. West5ury seems to be the cen
: ire. There seems to DO something lik'
t rational conversation there"
t, Mr.. Westbury turned his eyes, and say
3. that Julia was surrounded by the elite 0
the party, who all seemed to be listening
= with pleased attention to conversation
that wos evidently carried on between her
i self and Mr.. Evelcth, = gentleman who wa
universally acknowledged as one of tn
= FIRST in rank and talent in the city. For
t. minute, Mr. Westbury, suffered his eyes t
,e rest on Julia. Her check was suffused wit
beautiful car.nine tint Of modcsty, and he
70 eyes were beaming with intellectual ligh
IN while over her features was spread sligt
,t shade Of care, as il the heart were not pei
" fectly ut ease. "She certainly looks yer
II we'll" was Mr. Westbury's thought m
N his feeling was one OF graLifod pride, th'
,e she was inevitably his wife, did not in
v. her proper love amongst the light, the val
st and the frivolous.
" The morning after tie party, Mrs, Gu
;, ningham called on Mrs. Westbury, who
:, the moment of her arrival happened
~ be in her ciiamber-but she instant
descended to receive her visitor WI,
= =, Mrs. Westbury left the parlor short tin
- previous her husband was there but he hi
-. disappeared, and she supposed he had gel
-. ~ out He was, however, in the librar
~ ~ which adjoined the parlor, and the do
~, between the two rooms was not quite clc
1Io ed, After the compliments OF the NOR
-, ing, Mrs. Westbury remarked
~ II was somewhat surprised to zee y
~ q. Mrs, Parker's last evening"
~ ~ Surprised why so!"
W "You recollect the conversation th
10 took place on the subject, the morning
-. was at your house I"
- 40 yes-I remember that Mr.. Cunni
" ham was giving kind of dissertation
'"' the superior pleasures Of ones own chi
ncy corner. Really, I wish ho did L
80 is' loye home quite SO well-though dol
'iO - despair of teaching him, by and by,
H. love society,"
piO ". "Can it be possible that you really
M l.l' grot your husbands attachment at home
''1 asked Mrs. Wcstbury.
~ - "Ycs, ccrtainly-when it interlcres W
.ito M my ing out"
,t'o ,I 10, pray beware" slid Mrs. Westbu
INC with much fecling-"beware lest you St
vas riGco your happiness for a chimera !
on. ware how you triGo with SO invaluable
at treasure as the heart OF husband !"
no !Pho-pho-how serious you are gro
lie ing" said Mrs, Cunningham. "Actua
.Io I warning and exhortiDg at twenty years
the age! What preacher you will be by
her time you are forty! But now be hon
zen, and confess, that you yourself would |
,ps, fer ball or a party, to sitting alone L
% .Lrou,h n stunid evening with Wcstbul