Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-15

later, and the young lawyer and hi
bride started on a wedding tour. They
were TO proceed 10 New York to visi
some friends of the husbands, and from
thence in company with another newly
married pair, relatives of Mr.. Bowers,
they were all TO visit Niagara. The sur
was just rising as it were, from the
ocean, on the morning that the young
couple FIST sailed up the harbor of New
York. Mr.. Bowers passed his wife's
arm within his own, and both ascended
to the upper deck. Groups of passen
gers were seated around, and the steam
er went putting on as if straining every
wooden fiber TO gain the desired point
"How green and beautiful it looks on
the Shore" exclaimed the husband with
enthusiasm; "and those large villas,
and the dark waving trees that droop
over the water as if anxious to behold
their graceful forms lnirrored beneath
its surface; yes, how grand they look.
$50 they do look real nice" answer
ed Amy, loud enough to be heard by
those passengers at the same end of the
deck; and then she added in low tone,
"but what dreadful looking bonnet
that woman away yonder has got on. l
should think she must be awful poor to
dress that way. Aunt wouldn't let me
90 looking so, if she IS old fashioned in
her notions -
The young husband fell little irrita-
ted but still he did not like TO chide Lis
wife so soon. nor in the presence of 9TH
ers, SO he remained silent, thinking he
would avoid making any poetic remark
in future, but in few moments he ex-
claimed, "How delightful il would be
to travel in Italy, that land of poetr!
and song. Yes, should like to roam
among her ruins, and stand on her bar
rem plains wheie whole cities lie buried
beneath"
The Young wife had seen by her hus-
bands countenance that he was not
pleased with her previous remarks, so
she resolved not 10 indulge in anything
personal now, but TO confine herself 10
the subject that so interested him; and
she answered. "Why, do tell me some
time, dear, what ruined the country, and
how they came TO bury the cities. l
don't see how they could have digged a
hole deep enough TO have buried city
Did anybody live in 'em?"
Edward Bowers, in the excitement Of
a moment, forgot that The dimpled cheeS
ed beauty by his side was his wife, and
that he married her for her beauty and
her childish simplicity Of manner, and
he forgot too, that she had often told
him ere they were married. that at home,
among the mountains Of her native State,
in her widowed mothers home, they had
no library, from which TO gather knowl
edge of other lands, but that her time
was spent III rambling among the fields,
cleaning wild flowers, or listening TO the
ow OF the cattle, while she loilered be-
heath shade trees, and Tor employ ment
here was enough household duties for
ler 10 perform. Yes, the young lawyer
urgot for the moment that it was his
luty 10 protect his wife from ridicule,
md plant in her youthful mind love of
and then TO use portion OF
lis wealth to instruct her, and turning
N the defenceless orphan by his si,Ie, an
llmost wiihering glance, Amy" he
aid, L was in your company so little
'efore we were married thai / saw moth
ng but your iretty face: | did not real
ze how ignorant you were,"
Amy's mind flew back TO her noun
ain home. No one had ever called her
gnorant there, and for the moment she
Ieartily wished that her aunt had let
ler remain with her kind country friend
n whose care her mother left her.
Amy's lip quivered a moment, and she
ried to suppress her tears, but she had
ot the frmness 10 dash them back, and /
Tith one burst of grief her head sank on
er husbands shoulder. Only sore
wo or three of the passengers who sat
ear seemed TO observe the scene, but
till Mr.. Bowers felt mortified, and his
onseience was i'll at ease. for the reproof
e had given so openly. but repressing
II outward signs Of emotion, be arose
nd taking his wife by the hand, both re-
lmed TO the state room. Once in retire
lent, Amy shrank from her husbands
ide, and sinking into scat, sob after
Do welled up from her bosom till Mr..
Owers grew alarmed, and passing his
rm around her waist and tiled 10 sooih,
er; but for some time his efforts were
ain, and then when she did speak she
'oked into his face imploringly, saying,
Oh, let me go back TO my aunt's to live
gain. [ wish [ had never come away.
ut you seemed so pleased when you
sed to come there, and said that you
we'd me, that l believed everything ,
ou said; but now know l shall never
happy again-I want TO go back"
Eyes, you shall be happy, DEAR" an {