True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-05-13

.f iiiPai' ~ iGs i5oLeil was a laWyet faDoul
thirty years Of age He was successful
in his profession, and had already rea-
llzed considerable income.
Amelia was an orphan /; her little for
tune had all been expended in her educa-
tion and before her marriage she had>
been dependant on relatives.
Loreil met her in "general society,""
he was not person to read character
upon II slight acquaintance; he trusted
The discriminating voice of the world,
and the world declared her 10 be model
young lady; said that she was of good
family, good looking, well educated, ac-
complished; and that she would make
an admirable domestic wife, The last of
this praise, was intelligable at least; and
it was precisely what he wanted. He
did not ask for genius, beauty, or wealth !;
but he wanted a wife who would make
home a pleasant resling-pIace for him.
For lew months after bis marriage. he
believed he had been very fortunate. In
the excitement and novelty Of finding
herself mistress of a household, Mrs.
Lorelps monomania slumbered for awhile,
only to arouse with ten-fOld power. Her
natural love for order had been cultivated,
until it had become source of suffering
to herself and all around her. Her eye
was panied wherever she looked. The
clouds wonld never have been piled in
wild fantastic masses if arranged by her
the rocks thrown together in rugged,
and picturesque harmony the flowers
strewn in beautiful disorder in their ma
tive bowers /; but all would have been
arranged by square and rule, line and
plum,net.
Lorell was constantly assailed, al
home by anxious, cautious, cold reproofs,
appalling remonstrances. His children
were denied the freedom and exercise
be deemed necessary for their health.
Her children, Mrs. Lorell was in the hab-
it of saying with sort of mournlul at
tempt at resignation, were Just exactly
like their father; meaning that they in
herited. to the full his disorderly propen-
sity, and none of her cardinal virtue;-
Lorrell made every effort to cure her of
her foibe he tried reason, ridicule, au-
thority but all in vain; she persisted in
believing herself the agrieved party and
relentless as doom continued her orderly
regulations, complaints and reproaches.
Every day he repeated to himself, P" She
is really an excellent woman, and this is
but lriae." But he learned. in time,
the great power of trfes. The most
terrible torture invented by the inquisi-
lion consisted in the slow dropping of
water.
He rose in his profession he acquired
wealth but as far as enjoyment was con-
cerned, lie felt that bis life was failure.
He had little social OF professional ambi-
tion ; he had little native love for litera-
tule or the arts (; but he had strong do.
mestic affections, and lie had no home, for
him there we're no cool, green, refreshing
resting places. After the days toilsome
duties of his profession had been atten-
ded to, he spent his leisure time in his
office; there he could al least, find such
peace as solitude could give.
His daughters were early sent to a
boarding school: even there they led a
freer and happier life than with their
mother.
Mrs. Lorell was not happy; true she
was not troubled much with her husband
and children but servants would be dis
orderly; visitors must be entertained
and they would turn the house topsy
turvey. .
She had some secondary troubles too
she believed that her husband had wean.
ed the affections of her children from
her; she considered herself neglected
wife. She talked much Of mysleriou:
Providence Mrs. Lorell, like many wi
ser ones, was inclined to make scape
goat Of Providence -of bleeding victim;
OH Hymen's alter, meaning her sacrificed
self. g "7e ,.,j.,.'F ''t.5'!S re- =
ALI, reader! great is the power 0
trifes. = ' 'ah
SNAms.--A French paper says tha
snails have become quite a lashionabl
article Of diet in Paris, as they were il
the days of old Romans. There are nov
fifty restaurants and more than twely
hundred private tables where. snails ar
acccptedas a delicacy by from eight t.
, ten thousand customers. The MONTH
consumption of this molluscan is estima
ted al half a million The market pric
ofthe great vineyard snails is from q
r 50c. 10 3f. 50ce per hundred, while thos
from the hedges, woods and forests, brin
. only from 2E. to Of. 25c. The proprietc
. of the snailery in the vicinity Of Dior
t is said lonet over 7000f. annually. gslt
: 7-7-- e,z,
: 0ST.It is the design of the Mormon les
\ ders to gain over 10 their side the chiel
n of the various tribes Of indians-ha
them bapiised into the Church, aud {
! possessed Of the malignity ofMormonisl
i tawards the United States, as to NAL,
i them hostile to all Americans, andin tim
$ 10 be able to use them to accomplish the
i owns ends. 3se4 A g
y Ah, reader great isihe power oftriae