Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1857-11-06

3. Z 'Ugh-ughl damp cold day my iov'
h,--ughP sea-hru4a raos rtv az q, erl.
ga whatr' stopping on her way towarc
him, with outstretched arms, and a looS
of sorrowful astonishment. --. ,.l
"Well-what's the matter now2"
ooh, Charles laying her little, soft
plump hand, upon his arm, with sweet
smile, and shaking her loose hair and
prettily turned head at him, SO piteously
.---"you needn't laugh, you brute you; 1t
would have brought the tears into your
eyes-oh Charles, what did you promise
me2".a s,asf. est -. -, o,I
,ss"Promise youl-When2--- WhereT ae'
aWbep VIC were married, Charles" l.1
"Upon my word, I've forgotten-what
was it?"
"Oh Charlesf p and her large dreaming
eyes filled with tears, and she turned away
from the offered kiss. ...r.
is "What was it, JennyT-kicking OF his
boots and fumbling about for his slippers
and talking all the time as fast as he could
-aThe old gallowsl-thats the way with
every thing now; upside down, or wrong
end first; never get pair of slippers, but
they're inside out, or belong to somebody
else-there nowl But you haven't an
swered me, loye-rwhat was it promised
YOU at the time of our marriageH Really
Tao.
now-what was it Jenny2--to lore, honor
and obeys' .-'' ''''o
That was too much-r'much too much
and the young wife hid her face IN her
perfumed handkerchief and wept aloud
Whereupona her dutiful and loving hus-
band fetched long breath, flung of his
coat, slipped into dressing gown, and
went softly up to her, and sat down upon
the sofa, and tried to pull her into his lap
But she only wept the louder-turning
away her sweet lips, and refusing to be
comforted; and when he would have put
his arm round her waist, or toyed with her
little dainty hand, as of yore, instead of
Jumping up with cry of transport, as in
duty bound, or dropping low courtesy,
or whispering thank ye, sir, she only
poutcd, and flung away from him and went
and buried herself in the farthest corner
of the farthest couch in the room--pul-
ling shawl over her face and drawing
herself up and turning her back to him,
as much as to say--no,o for Ht-IH seeI
Whereupon, yoor Charles, who had been
rather inclined to a fit of the sulks him
self, when he first entered the room, began
to think that-perhdps-and here one lit
tlefoot, after struggling through the sconty
drapery of shawland founce, began swing
ing to and fro, with such atantalizing un-
certainty of purpose, that the poor fellow
couldn't sitstill- -perhqr something might
have happened; and having been solemnly
cautioned over and over again, by nobody
knows how many wellwishers of the
family, to say nothing of his mother-in-
law, never to thwart his young wife, lest
he might have cause to be sorry for it the
longest day he had to live--no matter why
he determined to gulp down the rising
bitterness of his heart, and have another
pull at the soothing system But no--the
more he tried-the more she wouldn't be
comforted. The dear child was in its
bridal tantrums-and lying fiat on her
face, with her head buried in the pillows
of low deep couch, and a magnificent
shawl wrapped round her--and growing
worse and worse every moment.
Well thought her husband-there must
be something to payi and I'd give triae
to know what, "Jenn!-Jenn dearl"
At this moment, the bell rang, and be-
fore Jenny could right herself, or get up
decent excuse for flushed cheeks, and
red eyes, and rumpled dress-the door
opened slowly, and in walked very slowly
no less parsonage than uncle Joe-u
bachelor uncle, stout and free spoken
stately and testy--upon whom all the
hops of all the family were fixed,
"1alloo--hoity- y-tOity-what's in the
wind now2' sung out uncle Joe, as he saw
the lady of the house hurrying off at one
door, while he entered at the other, "Ain
ye ashamed O. yourselves here Charles
herol-ycu great lubber, you'll Haven
ye been married long enough to behav'
like a man-hey 2-tut, tut tut Come
here Jenny What are you afraid off,
Oh--ho ! see-crYine, hey? We'll, vel