Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-04-06
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feelings and 4 warm heart, and know he
loved me truly and faithfully !; yet His
feelings were impnlsive, his SENSE of
right and wrong was keen and unmistak-
able; and IN all his emotions be was sen
sitive ID the extreme. He held his hon
Or sacred, and to small things hest0oped
not. Let me tell you that William With
Fingtcn is almost his counterpart
when / married my husband l knew
his disposition and feeling / loved him.
and yet / had resolved upon no pains to
meet his wishes and make his home hap
py. I forgot that love has Its imperative
dutiss--that the mere marriage relations
may be made the most miserable oDeaFth
instead of being the most happy 4 for
got that mysewn happiness degradation
| the haPpinrss Of my husband. and that
he could not be very happy unless / too
WIS happy. Avery small amount Of dol
lrefeetion would have shown me all this,
but q ssgaye itIittle heed. / did nptsfe-
member that the wife's dominion wasIthei
home ,dfl Der husband, and shat HsssEi
should be her earthly heaven. Il on n
Hooked upon the surface of the marriage
relation, and when Ilentered upou its du+
ties, 1 only felt I was freed from res ttsint
and that I had nothing TODD but te grasp
las the transient pleasures as they dew
Ilpast, .s.ssF -.
z of course the FIRST few months ofpur
married life were happy, but clouds few
across our way that should never lla1e
gathered lhere At length Icame ID al.
low myself to forget some Of my dulles
/ in the presence OF my husband, anil /
was sometimes morose aud sullen. HE.
gently ehided me butt was governed
/ by 4 false, JMilfnl pride and i weulanot
Town lLhat1 had been wrong, and 4 often
accused him Of being utlfseling towards
E;ne. He was never unkind, and thplgh
l have seen the big veinslin his temple
swell with internal emotion, yet he nreer
forgot himself sotfar as to usesa word
that he would wish to recall. o. Gpdl
4 how my heart sinks within me as / think
Il howl blipdIy ! trifed with the man s feel.
ingsl He did iall in his power is make
. my home Fcona PORTABLE INV every wish
4 was answered 80 far as Id could bejlls.ly
1 homeland lie was as careful Of my health
land peace as hecouid h;g.e been of bis
Z own.
u Sat tlerkth you were born. Icalfed
4 GBd Ito twitness that I loved you sIaaa
dearly but vet your. innocent cries Nha
i yougItax upon my time and care all6'sea
, fsometiines 10 worry ma, and Nhei
,'fmy husband would beg st me. loI fe
! memberthe precious charge Of my inlhnt
! and smile uponeare. / met him with sui
Z len hooks and bitter words. 30 long at
! ter you were born-my husbdnd te9k
i stand jill the political field. and his talent
! soon plaeed him firmly in thd respect ant
good will Of the people, He was chosel
I las q member Of the State kssembly M
!, he began to devote much Of his time I
! The duties which his FELLOW citizens has
IplaceH upon him. Instead Of taking
pride ID he talent Of nj husband. An
!, Lending him aid only fodhd fault that b
J was away from home so much. He tol,
me ofthe duty he owed 10 his country, m
spoke of the trust his fellows had confdel
: Ito him, and that while we owed our free
dom and social happiness ID the just Inv
i Of The land, il behoored al citizens q d
\ what they consistently could TO mainsai
4 those laws and provide Tor their execution
1 But 4 understood nothing of the matter
( and did not sympathizes with NJ llns
\ band lin bis patriotic sentiments. Yhi
4 was Ii him the unkindest cut ofalI. 4
lll.. Once when we were Ia company,
gentl4mair spoke to me oftbe high posisiip
I. my husband had gained, but even them
I treated theidea of nay husband neglect
III ing. dis business for such things, With.
sneerg lie heard me He knew that yanns
i had never neglected his business, aud i,
Y said Id When he returned home }
Z reproSed me for what / had done.
J. was only angry. HE begged me ID Il
il. member his feelings. He told me. I II:
d making him miserable, I didn't care.
,a Then De assured me that BE would u
g liVexwith5me If Icohtinued to behaas
all had done. allowed this to make ii
g, more angry than ever, and IaeleFminG
I. mot u give up that ! bad been nrof
- and babe him leave me as soon a.
j pleasek 1
& .Laara, ] cannot tell you a1lthat "a
I,ti lowedI:--how I taunted that noble bear
i led man, how I trided with bis feeling
g and how biindly. recklessly, unriFitedfl
u strong links that bound his heart 20 n
L saw that a change had come overh
be eou6tenance-tElat II was deadly pale y
III that his lips quiyered lie went to a