M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-11-11

went OUT. lie locked the door AFTER
him, and then bent his steps toward
Uncle Johns. 1t was a beautiful
moonlight night, and the air was keen
and bracing. He was walking along,
with his eyes bent upon the pave
ment, when he heard light step ap.
preaching him. lie looked up, and
could not be mistaken--saw his
wife. His first impulse was to avoid
her, but she had recognized him.
George" she said in surprise, "is
this you9''
ut iS," was the response.
"And you do not pass your even
ings at home!"
This is the first time l have been
out, Emma, upon my word; and even
now | have not been absent from the
house ten minutes. merely came
ont to take the fresh air. But where
are you goingW
81 am going home, George. viii
JOu ~ W III lICl
"Certaiuly," returned the husband.
She took his arm, and they walked
home in silence. When Emma had
taken off her things, she sat down on
her chair, and looked at the clock.
"You are home early tonight" re-
marked George.
The young wife looked up into her
husbands face, and, with an express
ion half smiling and half fearful, she
answered, 81 will confess the truth,
George; have given up the expert
ment. managed to stand it last
evening, but | could not bear it thro'
tonight. When | thought of you
here all alone, / wanted TO be with you.
ltdidn't seem right. haven't enjoyed
myself at all. | have no home but
this"
"Say you 500" cried George, moving
his chair to his wite's side, and taking
one of her hands. "Then let me make
my confession. | have stood it not a
whit better. When | lett the house
this evening, | could bear it no long
er. found that this was no home
for me, while my sweet wife was ab-
sent. | thought | would walk down
by Uncle Johns and see your face, if
possible. | had gazed upon your
empty chair till my heart ached. y
lie kissed her as he spoke, and then
added, while she reclined her head up
on his arm, II nave learned Il very
good lesson. Your presence here is
like the bursting forth Of the sun alter
a storm; and if you love me as | love
you-which, of course, | cannot doubt
my presence may afford some sun
light Tor you. At all events, our next
experiment shall be to that effect. |
will try and see how much home
comfort we car find while we are both
here to enjoy it."
Emma was too happy to express her
joy in words; but she expressed it
nevertheless, and in a manner, too,
not to be mistaken.
The next evening was spent at home
by both husband and wife, and it was
a season Of much enjoyment. In a
short time George began to realize
how much comfort was to be found
in a quiet and peaceful home; and the
longer he enjoyed this comfort the
more plainly did he see and under
stand the simple truth, that it takes
two to make happy home, and that
if the wife is one party, the husband
must be the other.
The VINTAGE. Mr.. Walsh says in
his last letter from Paris to the Jour-
nal 0f COmmerCe:--
at would be hazardous for my
credit to report to you the accounts of
the size and weight fparticular bunch
es Of grapes. In the Southwest the
new white wine has been sold at a sou
the quart: in the vicinity Of Nar5onne
an empty cask of 325 quarts is sold ut
fifteen francs; when filled at thirty
francs: at Cette, the well known port
or entreport of Southern wines, the
cask of1O0 quarts good quality, fetcheS
only 35 francs; the proprietors of the
vineyards find great difficulty in pro.
curing casks for their harvest. The
average Of the vintage is estimated at
a third beyond any since 1913; quail
ty corresponds. The golden hills
Burgundy-overhow. We have SIM
liar advices from the Rhine; the com.
ct year delights the population of all
the borders, which, by the calculation
Of one Of the most trust worthy Of
their statisticians. can yield on the
average two millions hectOlitreS of
wine (the hectolitre exceeds hun
dred quarts) TO be valuel at seventy
or eighty millions of francs; in trade
the sum becomes much larger. An
eminent wine merchant of Cologne
expects a yield this year of eight hun.
dred thousand litres, comprising, be-
sides the common sorts, very con.
siderable quantity and variety OF the
best growth. The profits for Rhenisb
Prussia alone IN which he refers may