True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-06-16
nan had brought to the house new sort

OF picture varnish /; of course my dear
must try it; and instead of placing il upon
the crayons, which were her own especial
property, she must suffer the fellow to
daub over my beautiful ''Aurora," my
Cenci, Magdalene-all! said little I
had grown accustomed to trial the var
nish seemed thin, aud hoped it might
not prove injurious. By spring the eyes
Of Cenci were shrinking in her head the
brow of Aurora, the locks of Magdaene
were curling from the canvass. sent
them "restorer, "and he completed their
ruin. '.... E.... ..l.
Three times my house was torn apart
from attic to basement--once to admi:
speaking tubes could have hired dozen
pages for The sum it cost; once for gas
once for a telegraph 10 announce the en-
trance of thieves.
AS Tor food. our meat was smoked,
mangIed or burnt to crisp, in revolving
ovens and patent grdirons; our yegeta-
bles were water soaked between patent
kettles and stoYes. AS for sleep, | lay
awake at night on the paten. spring mai
lress which replaced my good old.fash.
ioned fealher-bed, and contracted the
toothache that haunts to me this day, BY
sleeping, or trying 10 sleep for month
under-guess what 1.-TWO newspapers.
She had her fancies too concerning
ventilaiion--would pirate about the proper
combination of gases; and then in the
coolest day open came a door to admit
oxygen and the rheumatism
And how long did l endure this Un-
I'll Providence relieved me. One summer
evening we were walking on our piazza,
my spouse unfolding to me some new
scheme; |, feebly resisting still-altho'
| had made up my mind to consent
when familiar form approached us--a
greeting in the cherry voice of old--a
faint scream, and Mrs. Lester was in the
arms Of ..... f....... ..
Yes, her husband! His letters had
miscarried, so had ours. He had been
very i'll and poor; had been piqued by our
silence and ceased 10 write. Then his
health had improved, he had found friends,
struck rich vein al the mines, and re.
turned with sufficient wealth to crafty
our every wish,
So he said; but his money could not
crafty my wish since | had grown so
accustomed to Mrs. Lester, that with all
her faults l was unwilling to resign her 10
another; and as for gratifying her wishes,
the Bank of England did not hold money
enough for thal ....G,.g =,
So we had law suit No, few
words explained and settled all. Lester
was grieved, indignant, glad and grateful
all at once. ..e .,. ...,
And she =! Oh, she looked up in his
face, and laid her hand on his arm with
out word, and fascinated him as q
woman so well knows how. And he
iorgave before he had thought of blaming
her; aud the next | knew, they both had
fallen to thanking and blessing me (!
And what then p? We cried together
and kissed each other like three, children.
/ was divorced: they were married; but
not until they had accompanied me to the
steamer in which set sail for Europe.
Once on the other side of the water, |
could realize my new gained privilege
Here was 1, gay bachelor! My will
was law again; ahd mine was mine!
travelled or paused as chose. hunted
among the Pyrsnees. and apgled in,Arno;
! revelled in my liberty and wealth.
purchased copies of the Cenci and Man
donna, better than those which were
spoiled; anG entrusting them to private
vessel, turned my face toward the East.
There l climbed the pyramids and
sighed amid the ruins Of Palmyra, LOST
under woman's rule and floated down
Nile and Jordan, and mused on Olivet
and bathed my brow "in cool Siloa's
shady rill." e1al'. 'qs
Did my head ache with excess of hap.
piness' No, nor my heart, Miss Mehit
able! a5.
He is sad, plim, old bachelor
but as he turned away there were tears
in his eyes; and look Of sorrow as gen.
tie and hopeless as that in the eyes o.
Guido's "Cenei." d. '....
Definitions from a popular Dictionary
-Life-A time to make money. Mon
ey-The end Of Life. Mana machine
to make money. Woman a machine tc
spend it. Children-Machines to spent
il on. Economy-Buying things because
they are cheap, whether you want then
or not. '
ONE Irish girl left her situation as soor
as she discovered tha. the house was mo-
supplied with waterIpipes. She said, "shs
could not.remsin in a family that were SC
old-fashioned as to pump the water they
used" In another instance, foreign
| maid laft a ,rood rIocn hacouua eha so;,