Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-07-04

domestic happiness; and reason, observa-
ton and the word Of God teach me, that
would the wife be happy and beloved, she
must be in subjection to her own husband.
He may not always be reasonable, but the
cannot 'usurp authority without a, once
warning against Heaven, and her peace
and respcctability, Think Of it, my dear
Mrs. Cunningham, ruminate upon it, and
in your decision he careful not to let will
influence you to sacrifice greater good for
a less. 1t is not degrading for wife to
submit to her husband. On tie contrary,
she never appears more lovely than when
cheerfully and gracefully yielding to her
own wishes that she may comply with his.
Women we're not made to rule and in my
view, the wife who attempts to govern, and
the husband who submits to be governed,
are equally contemplate"
"W hat an admirable wife you would be
for tyrantl" exclaimed Mrs. Cunning.
ham. II never heard the doctrine of pas
sve obedience more strenously inculcated.
Indeed, you would make tyrant of any
man Z"
"If any thing would disarm the tyrant,"
said Mrs. Westbury, 81 think this passive
obedience would do it, if, ut the snme time
it were cheerful obedience, But, hap
PLY you have no tyrant 10 dis .rm. Your
husband, l am satisfied, would be easily
pleased. Try, my friend, for little while
to yield to him, and see if you do not meet
rich reward"
"Well, 1 will think Of IT," said Mrs.
Cunningham, and perhaps shall do as you
advise; for really am very wretched now.
o, dear, do wish the men wero not so OBJ
stnate ! SO overbearing SO selfish II
For some time things went on very calm
ly with Julia. Though there was nothing
tender, or even affectionate in the manner
of her husband, there was gradual altera
ton, sufficient to keep hope alive, and slim
ulate her to ezertion. He spent more and
more of his leisure time at home, and was
ct least becoming reconciled to her socie.
ty, Julias system of visiting had been
partially adopted, and Mr., Westbury en-
joyed it highly. Mr.. and Mrs Evcletb
and few other friends of congenial minds
had been invited to drop in occasionally
without ceremony the invitation had beer
complied with, and Mr. Wes.bury and
Julia had returned few visits of this kind
, "But after a while, this faint gleam o.
sunshine began to fade away. A cloud o
care seemed settling on Mr, WesIbury'
. brow, he passed less of his time at home
: till at length julia scarcely saw him, ex
: cept at meal times. "What is the matter 2
l thought Julia. Gam the cause? is Mis-
Eldon? or is it some perplexity 10 his nf
fairs 7" She longed to inquire. If sh,
: had displeased him, she wished to correc
i whatever had given dtspleasure. II hi
; sadness wes in any way connected wit
0 Miss Eldon, of course she could not in an.
. way interfere; but if it originated in an
r cause foreign to either, she ardently dc
sired to offer her sympathy, and share hi
!, sorrows. Day after day passed, withou
G producing any favorable change, and Julia
: feelings were wrought up to agony. Sh
C resolved, at all hazards, to inquire into tn
0 cause of his depression.
He came in late one evening, and tai
8. ing a seat near the table besides whic
r. Julia was sitting, leaned his head on h
N hand. Half an hour passed without wor
m being uttered. "Now is my timo," thougl
ID Julia. "Yet how car I do itl-What CO
If ssyl A favored wife would seat he
o self on his knee, entwine his neck with h
c. . arms, and penetrate his very heart-but
- alas, should only disgust by such freedol
Is She drew sigh, and summOning all h
re courage, said, in timid voice
to "I fear have unwittingly ofendC
bo you, Mr.. Westbury" 1"
= WesthuIy looked up in some surPri
!" and assured her "she had not"
lat "You have abseuted yourself from hol
SO much of late,' said Julia, 'that fe'
lg- ed your own fresidc was becoming less
ch greeable to you than ever"
49, Business of importance, said n
'e0 Westbury, "has of late demanded all I
time, and tomorrow l must start for Phi
St delphia." .
ire @For philadelphia" said julia. :"
10 be absent how long"
"That." said Mr. Westbury, must
pend on circumstances. l may be abb
IN, Some time"
an. Tho following morning witnessed
md departure of Mr.. Westbury, and Julia '
, left to painful conjecture us to the ca
of his detection. Three weeks passed
~ way in each of which she received a lei
OF from him, comporting exactly with
- manner towards her. friendly and resp'
II fully, but neither tender rot eonfding.
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