Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-09
From the Louisville Democrat.
A CLIO U D.
BY NoRY MoRNING-GLoRY

= "What, Julia, christening our me-
o home with tears,'' said Benjamin Taylo
s to his young wife, the first evening c
Y their housekeeping and. the fifth G
I their welded life. Il hope yoQ are no
. displeased with your new home"
"Oh no, Benjamin, only little to-
happy; for as l was moditating upon m,
happiness, and gazing upon tho beauti-
ful, serene face Of nature, and wishing
our future lives might be sses.ss4 un
, cloudedzas9his beautiful pIetdrc, whe1
) all at once, yon ugly cloud sprung up al
an i'll omen to my happy dream"
''Oh was that all my little dreamer
, Though 1 believe it is laid down as ;
general rule, that dreaming gives way
to the sterner realities of life in tht
marriage state, still have no objection.
to my little wife ipdulging in as many
as suits her, so they are pleasant ones. "
Taylor, as he dIew his wife's head
against his BOSOM and smothed back
the glossy locks from her temples
But hereafter, continued he, ''rest as
surcd that this heart, which now beats
against your ear, is filled with such love
and devotion for my Julia as ever to
waive off every cloud of trouble, and to
shield her from every storm of life
This is to be the great aim of life; and
in achieving this, L erect my own tenn
pie of happiness. But see, the drops of
rain begins to fall; and if this is sign,
it is not very ominous for observe how
beautifully it is tinged with gold, and
does not wholly exclude the sun. Oh !!
these must be only tears Of joy; for see,
nature is smiling through her tears
Look, Benjamin, at yon beautiful
rain bow; yes, the lovely emblem ofpeacc
and hope, that mastering angel who
holds forth his lamp as a beacon to
guide our faltering and benighted stops
through mists and clouds Of adversity."
Thus on they chatted until the sun
hid its face behind the golden curtain
that adorned the western horizon; and
after tea, and few songs on the piano,
accompanied by jules melodious voice,
the evening was whiled away in readi ng
a late magazine till an advanced hour.
Thus dear reader, we will leave this hap
py pair for one year to their enjoyment.
And again VIC find them seated in the
same balcony; but this time they are not
dreaming over nature. soncthing v lIick
interests them morc-thcir first born |
a little girl of two months, whose fine
head and intelligent eyes its proud faith
er is cxaming with such satisfaction, and
turning to his wife, he said
''And so, Julia, we have spent at least
one happy year together And now,
dear Julia, want you to tell me if Il
single cloud has darkencd for one hour
our glorious path of happiness.
NO, Benjamin none has mine"
Say ours, dear, for arc we not truly
one ?"
''Well, ours, if that Will please you
BETTER
"Well, to tell the truth dear, I don't
think l am susceptible Of receiving
much more pleasure than the sight oft
my wife and child affords me, 1 think I
I'M the happiest man in the whole world.
IS if no one else had a wife and child ,,
All Julia, there are many wives in the
world, but few jules. But had like
o forgot to tell you that l had letter
rom Col. Houston this morning, and
le and his family are to be here the }
irst of next month to spend week
With us, and l have been thinking we q
lad better get a set Of new china and
lew carpet for the parlor; for you know
he Houstons live in quite lordly man a
Ter, and should like to have things to L
ook well as possible when they come. Q
$50 should [, but do you think we +
re able to afford these additional ex- l
enses? 1t is an old saying of m mother's Il
To be happy, VIC must live within the b
mits Of our income" S
"And very true one, think Julia; n
ut as my business has been very a
ourishing this year, [ think we can well s
ford these few articles"
Accordingly, the next day, not only "
hesc, but great many other articles, o
'hich were found necessary to form y
nison, were purchased; and the evening s.
eforc the Houstons were expected Julia II
aylor and her consort viewed their al a
lost newly Furnished house with great b
as they were now prepared y
} give their guests very fiatterine re- y
option. And, gentle reader, so they w
id, and it was real source of happiness
lus to be able to entertain their friends; -,
ut whether they really got the benefit Il
this pleasure i'll the long run, We will p'
ave our readers to determine, and will
Id here that not desire sprung up in
ulia Taylor's heart for the next seven
ears but what was granted by her doting
usband, if it was at all attainable.-
nd now, let US again peep into that cl
tile balcony; for it is still a favorable
'ot to Julia, and has made it truely a
vely nook, hedged in with stand of L
and tropical flowers Of var en-
US varieties these with the bursting
Ids ofpinks and roses which cluster the to
lrd, fill the air, or almost overburden
with the rich fragrance. And here DC
is Julia, gazing with fond pride upon M
r. three children, who are anus
g themselves with their nurse, under
C shade of a large maple, at the farther III
rner of the yard; and well she might pa
proud of them, for they were fine W
rightly children. sn
Surrounded by all these blessings and he
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