Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1857-05-15
Misf&llaneons.
THE TWO WIVES.
by HETTY uoLYoKE.

The tea things were removed, the chill
dren bad gone to bed, and Charles Lighte,
throwing down his newspaper, seated him
self on the sofa beside his wife.
A hand slid into his own, thinner and
less delicate than when, long ago, it had
first met his; but the same confding, loving
hand.
And out of the fullness of her heart the
good wife spoke: 81 have been thinking,
Charles, as watched this bright freight
Pickering over our comfortable room, how
happy we live; how much We ought TO do
for others, in return for the blessing that
are daily heaped upon our heads"
ayes, Carrie, but these blessing are earn
cd by daily work; you women sit home by
your comfortable fires, and little think how
vour husbands and fathers are toiling mean
time to procure the shelter, and fuel. and
food for which you are so grateful to Provi-
dence."
An arch smile lighted tho still pretty
face, as the wife answered, "Ah you hus-
bands and fathers enter their orderly house,
and eat the we'll cooked punctual meals, and
play with the neat well-dressed and we'll
disciplined children, and enjoy tho evening
comforts and reposc, without realizing how
your wife, with head and heart, must have
toled to bring about all these quiet results.
might easily give you practical proofs Of
what have asserted; but delight in hay-
ing you think of home as place for enjoy
ment and repose, q warm sunny harbor
after the storms and chills of the world out
side; therefore l take my own rest at the
times you take yours. Is not this better
than to be always keeping before you, by
help of little management, the conviction
that am weary victima Our interests
arc mutual, and feel that the knowledge
am resting, adds to your repose."
Mr.. Lighte's face glowed with pleasure
at his wife's candid, simple confding words
she sympathised with and understood him
she only in the great wide world! How
he loved her! How good, and true, ant
gentle she had always been! Thus ht
thought, as they both sat dreamngly by thu
| fircside.
Mrs. Lighte awoke first from her reverie
she was not accustomed to waste time il
dreams: "Charles, while think of it, for
forgot this morning, the white sugar is al
out, (they had been married n great while
and the transition from sentiment to house
hold wants was natural for her,) we must
have another barrel" o H4'7' .o'
This brought Charles Lighte back to the
purpose for which he had thrown his news
paper; "Don't you think, Carrie, that nov
we have SO many children, and they al
young. we might use brown sugar instead o
whiteP 5a c
"What shall do for companyl and, be
sides, children have as sensitive palates a
we. Irecollect we'll how, in my childhood
l disliked coarse, cheap food"
sand now your family are all epicures."
"What! gluttonsa"
"Oh, no; but if meat is an hour too old
or bread trihe done, or eggs in the leas
altered, or pudding heavy, nothirg will d
but you must procure substitute; tn
things are not really bad; many would ca
ON for the sake of economy"
"But is there no good result from my ep
icurianism -
"Yes; l am willing to own that no ma
in the city has more NUTRITIOUS and palata
bic food on his table than |; but the time
are hard, and we must begin TO cconomise.
"Now understand; you have been talh
ing with Mr. Murke | thought you meant :
dissolve your copartnership in the spring
that man will spoil you with his meanness,
II cannot afford to disolye yet, my fam
lily expenses arc too heavy. And besides,
am not sure but what you call meanness