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

ceive OF the darkness OF the veil which
suddenly came between her spirit and
the sunlight.
And so Edward felt degree of con-
tempt for the quality of her understand
ing A little silnpleton !" Ah {! if
the words were half playfully spoken,
they had meaning. He would not
have said them, if be had not discovered
feebleness Of comprehension below
what be had believed to exist. Could
the young wife's thoughts reach to any
other conclusion No!
These we're little thipgs-triAcs COM
pared with the great troubles Of life that
come to. all, and that we're in store for
Katy Cleveland as surely for the rest
But they need not have been, if Edward
had thought as much out Of himself, aud
had felt towards Katy as tenderly a. in
the beginning. How very guarded was
the lover in all his pords aud actions
lie never forgot the parting kiss ; never
was betrayed into lightly spoken word,
that carried with it sting for the heart
of his betrothed. Oh no Had he de-
ceived Katy as to his real character and
feelings; We cannot give freely spok-
Gu yea or nay to this He had not meant
to deceive her And yet, certain sem
blances were put put on, and lover ap-
peared to have no more perfections than
really existed in the man
Ah, well, is this not ever so p Per
haps it is With certain qualifications
to the sentiment, the lover is always a
dlssembler If not, when be assumes
the husband be thinks it no longer need
iul 70 give voice to the tender sentiments
that pervade his bosom. IL is enough
Ior his WIFE TO know that be loves her =
But she looks for sigus aid tokens as Of
old, and these falling she sits oiteu a
thirst by the dried up fountain, from
Which once gushed out lefreshening wa
tcrs.
Almost timidly did Katy look into her
husbands face when he returned home.
Every hour during his absence, and al
most every minute Of every hour, had
she thought of his depreciating words
and she felt that he, too, must be think
ing OF them all the time, and with some
thing OF disappointment if not alienation
But she was 10 error here. Edward had
forgotten them almost as soon as uttered
aud nothing would have surprised him
more than the fact that Katy was griev-
ing over them He met her with the
must ardent of kisses, the sweetest of
smiles, and the tenderest of words; and
she was happy again.
But the evening did not pass wholly
free from shadows. Edwards was be-
coming more aud more in the true ex-
ternal Of his character, which had many
aspects not yet seen by his wife. He
had selfish qualities, as all men have,
and peculiarities that, to some, would
show themselves as offences. One fault
was impatience. This he had repressed
though often under strong temptation to
let it leap into unseemly words He
was, moreover, a man disposed to muse
in silence. His business fully occupied
his thoughts during business hours, and
intrude itself into the times and seasons
that should have been sacred to domes.
tic peace. A throughly mercantile ed.
ucation had given him habits of order
and punctuality. Ah, Katy Cleveland |!
you have a trial before you with this
husband of yours, who is far from the
perfelt man your gi, lish imagination pic
tured. And yet he loves you as the ap-
pie of his eye and would on no account
give you any pain. f
There it is again = Edward had gone
to the bookcase, which stood in their
sitting room, to get q volume. Vexa-
ton was apparent in bis tones.
What's the matter, now p inquired
Katy.
who is it that disarraDges these books
so shockiugly p"
mo one, dear Nobody touches them
but myself replied Katy.
Then it is time you had learned lit
tie order. Just look here DO you
see this volume of Byron upside down,
and out of its place in the scries' And
here are two books laid on the tops OF