Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-14

into his face imploringly, saying, ooh,
let me go back to my aunt's to live
again. wish I had never cine away,
but you seemed SO pleased when you
used to come there, and said that you
loved nc, that I believed everything
you said, but now know l shall never
be happy again. want to go back. =
Yes, you shall bo happy, dear, :"
answered the young husband, "for ]
will scold you no more;" and he brushed
from her fair forehead the soft curls
tn Swallowed it, and the words Of his
friend came wildly before him. For
a moment he felt the hot blood rush to
his check, but he quickly regained his
lf-posscssion and said mentally, ''In
one thing he erred, and that was that |
would regret that I married Amy. No.
I will not regret it, but I begin to see
my mistake now. Yes, woman to be
companion for man, must be educated;''
md although Mr.. Bowers still sat with
his arm twincd around the waist Of his
wife, he was silent and thoughtful for
a f moments, and then he answered
pleasantly
"Amy dear. would yon likc to study
from books, and real the history of
OR own country and other lands, tcoS'
/ II don't know, Edward, bu. I think
/; I should-since I have heard you talk
60 different from what they did where I
used to live" -.ss
"why didn't your mother sead you
to school, Amy?'
Oh, tho little red school house vas q
great way off," answered tho young
wife timidly, as if fearful Of commit
ting another breach on right /; bat the
plcaeant emile Of her husband re-as-
rured ller, and she continued, Smother
was most always sick, too, after I get
big enough to 60 to school, so had to
esay to home to wait on ier.''
When the husband learned that q
Part Of his rife's ignorance vas owing
to her staying ;.t home to take care Of
her sick parent, he felt still more re-
buked for tbs unkind remarks he had
made, and hc firmly resolved that in
future he would pursue a different
conrse towards her, SO after few
moment, silence ne continued the con-
versation BY saying, You are very
young, now, aear-scarcely more than
a school girl in years; wouldn't You
like to 90 to school now!'
Amy blgsiled and cast her eyes on
the carpet Of the state room and then
answered,
IT atould be larghcd at now if I
should go 70 school"
"No, you Nouid not, ,ny little wife !;
! could put you to o school where there
would be ne pupil but yourself"
The child wife looked into his face
wondvringly fora moment, and then
he continued, "We can give our friends
to understand that you are going to
spend she re1usinder Of the summer it,
| the country, as country Cir is so much
|mcre conducive 20 health, and then l
will place you in some genteel family
to board, and provide you with teach
ST who viii devote .her T1hole time
to instructing you, and I am well
convinced that you will make rapid
progress in knowledge. For I believe
your mind is like diamond in the
rough, and that, If you will but follow
thy directions, you will yet rival many
Of our city ladies, in correctness Of
speech and grace Of bearing.
"And shan't I see you all the time
I au away :" inquired the beauty a lit
! Sic auziously.
"Ch, ycu won'tregres it if you DON'T"
answered the husband archly; for il
you loved me you would not wish to
lesre me rs you said you did little
while ago"
Amy returned look between re-
buke and smile, after which the hus-
band replied:
Yes, my little wife, you shall see
me very often while you are away, for
I don't intend you shall be far from
tho. There are great many little
hooks in the suburbs Of our city where
you can devote your time to study, and
I can have the pleasure of seeing every
week how you progress
a fe1 moments later the noise and
hustle outside convinced the young
couple that the steamboat was being
made fast 20 the wharf, and after ex-
changing kiss Of reconciliation they
began to make preparations to 60 on
shore; each agreeing that Amy SHOULD
| commence her studies as soon as posi-
bic after their return from their wed-s
ding tour. The young lawyer mentally
| added to this arrangement that he
would not expose his wife's ignorance
to his relatives in New York, but pro-
ceedcd at once to Niagara without,
joining them, and when there write to
them some excuse for not calling. But
he did not let Amy know that such were,
his thoughts-he only remarked to her
that he had concluded if he stopped TOD
make visit in New York it would de-
| tain him too long from his business
More persons than Calvin Eaton NelS
| surprised that the young ~ highly 6di!
| ucated lawyer should wed tie illiterate
rustic who had no visible recomnle17 S.'
ton save her pretty face and her sl0|
fashioned but highly respected aunt
! few thousand dollars, for we'll they
knew if Edward Bowers chose, he could