The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-04-09
A" The Making Up.'

81 wish hadn't said il Dear mo I!
what would | give if only could recall
it," murmured Mrs. Leeds, as she lean
ed her face down on the arm she had
rested on the breakfast table, while the
thick tears sObbed up into Ler blue eyes.
She was pretty little woman, the
wife of year, though the tears dimmed
her face, and the trouble at her heart
shut off the roses from her cheeks, that
cheerless November morning, with the
dull brownish clouds piled low about
the sky, and the hoarse wind creekiug
and crumping through the trees outside
" To think, too" continued the lady,
raising her head once more, and abstract
edly lifting the cover Of china teapot !;
she should have spoken so GROSSLY
aud sharply to me just because | said |
should like that new velvet at Myers
Well, | don't believe, tor my part, there
ever was such thing as woman satisfied
with what she Las 90. | think it real
unkind Of him, any way, and nothing in
the world could have made me believe
before ! married Henry Leeds, that he
would Lave used .A1 tone, OF iavse
words ;n speaking to me. But I guess
/ was more to blame than be after all,
for said good many satirical things.
/ almost wish my tongue had been cut
otf before they had passed my lips, but
somehow my temper got tie better OF
me, and be went Oft without kind word. "
h., l., ,p
/" lie won't be home till night, and
how can I get through this dismal day,
knowing all the time that Halls angry
with me hc who has been such true
generous, loving husband How I wi,l
I could see him just n minute, and for
getting all my pride, with my arms abou
bis neck, and say Hal, | am real eorr,
wont you forgive me this once : and
will too"
The pretty lady sprang up from th'
table, new determination hcightcniu!
the faint color in her cheeks, and bring
ing the sparkle in her blue eyes.
"I'll take the omnibus and 90 ri gh
down to the ofi;c, and make up with
him; see if don't"
The young merchant was leaning with
weary, half detected sort Of exp es,iol
over his desk about which wore scatter
ed bills, drafts aud letters ia endless
confusion. Something had gone wrong
His clerks knew this when be came intC
his store that morning, 50 gloomy anc
rcticcn', so thoroughly unlike his u,ut
hri- 4 al
ways carried sunshine into the darl
warerooms. Even the porter felt some
thing OF this, for he stood at respectful
distance from his employer, aud did no
indulge in any stale jokes.
Suddenly the merchant looked up
and saw his wife making her way Ibroug
the store straight to hi. desk. HU
pretty she looked that morning, ia tn
lIttlo tasteful velvet hat, with its crimso
Trimmings about her soft cheeks, tia
were so charmingly becoming, and ,ba
half smile dimplipg the small rosy mout
be hardly believed it had said such yer,
unknd things to him two hours before.
Now Harry Leeds was very proud o
bis wife, and of the evident admiration
which her occasional advent at the s,or,
always excited. lie rose up to NEE
ber, the surprise half chasing the clouc
therefrom. She came close up to him.
" Harry" whispered the soft timic
eager voice, " am so very sorry sal,
those cross things to you this morning
Iwas greatly to blame, they've mad
me unhappy ever since, SO I've com
way down here to make up, and hea
you say once more you love me-
The cloud was all gone. There wa
world of fond tenderness that locke
down from those dark eyes IN the lad,
"Wby bless your little heart, Adellu,
you haven't come clear of here for that
was more to blame than you, o grci
deal, but some business matters wer
troubling me, and then Pm touch
fellow, | guess, any how"
:" No you're not but / sboud'n
have lived through the day, If had fel