The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-25

i Il did not dream that such thing,
annoyed you, Edward she made an
swer Father never seemed to notice
them; though mother has scolded grea
deal about my want of ORDER
Men are different in this respect. -
Anything in disorder is sure to disturb
me. have many times wished it wer,
otherwise. But habits are strong
Bear with me little wbile,' said
said, and | will endeavor to reform my
bad habits. Want of order is believe
one of my most serious faiings but il
shall not stand between me aud my goot
husband, as an originator of strife. On
Ily, Edward"
The young wife paused A slight un
steadiness of voice betrayed itself Oh tb'
last word.
Say on, love Only wbat''
Have patience With me. New les.
sons are not learned in day shall
often forget, often act imper fectly.'
And will you have patience with me
also, KatyP
with you! In WHAT
Patience with my impatience. One
Of my besetting sins lies here. I feel
quickly and speak quickly. When thing,
are not just to my mind, anger stirs in
my heart
1t will be very hard for me to bear
with your displeasure,' said Katy, grow
ing more serious. IF you speak to me
harshly or uukindly, l shall not be able
TO keep back the tears Will you have
patience with them, dear p
Yes, yes and kiss them away, OF
smile them INTO rainbows,' replied the
husband, with love-like ardor.
Here was good beginning. Katy.
reaction upon Edward reaction that
surprised herself almost as much as it sur.
prised bim-had brought him back to
reason. She had held up mirror be-
fore his eyes, and rather startled him
with his own distorted image.
But the world was not made in day,
as the old adage has it, and habits of
mind are too real things to be overcome
and set aside on the first earnest effort.
Katy's want of order aud punctuality,
and Edwards impatience, came into
rather strong conflict ere a week had
passed and there were frowus and an
ger on one side aud tears on the other.
After brief estrangement, good sense
and right feeling brought back the dis
cordant strings of their life into harmo-
ny again.
One of the little things that annoyed
Edward Cleveland, was his wife's habit
of lingering in conversation with friends
when she knew he was waiting for her
AS, for instance They were at socia
party, and the hour for returning home
had come. They left the parlors to-
gether, he going to the gentlsuan' !
dressing room for his bat and overcoat
and she to one of the chambers for her
bonnet an furs Of cours, he was ready
first 1t did not take him two minutes
to draw on his coat and take up his hat
At the end Of the fourth minute he be-
gan to think it time for Katy, to make
her appearance. But Katy and an old
friend were in earnest conversation about
some matter 10 which both had an in
terest, and she had not at the end Of
FIVE minutes even taken the bonnet from
the bed. At the end of ten minutes she
said, must be going, Edward is wait
ing for me-
And she drew on her bonnet and tied
the strings.
How becoming = said the friend re-
ferring to the bonnet. L never saw
you look so well 10 anything
This turned their talk into new chan
mel, and FIVE minutes more were consum-
cd at the end Of which period Katy
said, as she took up hastily ber furs-
Il am forgetting myself! Edward is
waiting
But the friend started new subject,
and FIVE minutes more we're consumed.
when Katy came at last, with slow steps
talking still to her friend, and her hus-
baud met her on the stairs, s,-sbe sa~
that his face was clouded. To him, the
time he had been walking impatie,nty
| the drcssing-room ap0r, seemed full an