Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-01-01
MIS- CELLAN Y
THE FIRST QUARREL.
Nv VIRGINIA. \. T1WNsEN

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l. asiroog thing, and godlke W the gasp
Ofpain that wings mofiaiii, hu, tear
Doe chord adsriiun cliug' 60, part one Gee
That biui. him s, " mans delicate love,
Aud his great spint yiclisih like ,rrrd.
N.r. Wills.
ITO think that Lc would have said that !.
in such tone, TOO, and have not hcru
hn wirc but Elk little months" And a
Deeper shadow d7inei over the beautiful
face the small, rosy fingers tossed back
with pr.u'cnt motion the brown curls
thar flowed over tho chcaks. and a fresh Good
oft,ar. poured from the .ntt eyes.
Tho,o trishi, biiisr tcau, they looked
strangely oui OF kc,pIng with all the eur.
r,lnlins' OF thc young wife. Tho pale
lish, Of ihe winter DAY came through the
dnma.k curtains, and dlIci the ta,,cflly.
furnished room with aro.y .prins.likc glow.
Tho frc curlcl with 10. thousand bright ser.
ren,irc tongue, up the black mouth or the
chimney, aud %, Ellen Howard ,at there In
u. shine, i,srcmelnsifonly happy thoughts
could Gud a nesting place in a hear, around
which .omany ol elrl'i'sh'cssins' clustered.
Bot tha, day or che frt time shadow
hil ddilrl acrl., h,r married liro, it had
originated in some trivial matter, but tho
inclination ol the vii. and ihc opinion OF tho
husband bad been brought in collision, and
after considerable p3utIn-, and az angry
remark from Ellen, which she would the
mex, moment have recalled, licnry Howard
bal spoken rrrmpiuriy, alm1,, ausrily,
90 NJ, youn. wrr'. and l,r, tho house.
Shr was the only =" hclrth.hlw,r " or the
home whence be hal ,rauspIlntci her, and
shr nlhen nurinrsl ia an atmosphere
OF love AMI Kindness, slch rs little strength.
en-. ihc spirit hr,h, trials and the STRIFE
which, sooner or later, alI must encounter.
Henry Howard loycl hi. young win with
IN intensity ar raG,ttion which strong, proud
natures such as his can alun, lrgl bat she
never DO lm - vheu h.r brown head rested
asltn., ,hs hrrt wh1vcyrry pulse ,hfobbed
with love f1r her which it {, seldom tho
. h., - ,suaD g. recsi,s. that strong will
anil rr.1lu,ruc.s % purpose, which 40 cir,
cumsanc.s bad evolved 20 her perception,
might fora ;,m' hold 90 ,lbectiou even love
or herself
"II' .hlll not s.c how his remark PAIN.
cl me; viii wip, away ,hr,l tears, aud
d. shall never dream have sa,lany, said
Mr.. Howard, rising up, anl pacing her
pgl.r wish ll.lul chcsk 100 unsteady step.
u wr.. m,,. him with cold pol,;eus,, on
hlf reform, anil O., shall learn thlt E,iHu
Howard :, 80. ch.lG, whom Doe can order
az hs will. q, Ilury. Henry 90 iAiuk,
-,., tear, wrrr dashed away, anil tlo r.s.
inc so hastily swallowed down, huta ygry
hr.sa. vision iu tla pa, bad evoked them.
Wen, | suppose 5'd peak r'ilarm'.
tIly On Ssl.ir, ta.. uloa, and itaI halt ike
ul..r: myself a ,,luulr,l Coz o., solilo.
qu.fl thr yplus merchant as hc p,cs. q.
-m..l r.,n situated a, ono cnl ol h. large
buillns, tHltait.m,gu, wi,hanab,irpeaL
air aal rA,.,r troubled brow. - dare -ay
the poor child 80, ,lrr' all alone, fa,.ius a..
i,U.r hear. Wa, a,m5-. broken, but--haa-
It, hgr rsmrs touched ms .,.iing. 40 d
poin, vher, tl.y ar mo.,s.usiti,e, and thJ
words bad passed my lip, before Iwasawarg
OF 10. | ought % ransnhr, too, how
tlnk Der tI..., her sweet ii,llc s'ii) from q
hum, vi.r. us,ara storm or angry wuni
bad net her car, aud how tod on thai
night when ~, lilt,i her blue eyes 50 trust.
iusly o. mc, ani nyias Aer li,tIc hand NJ
my own, promised 20 De- mine, that would
guard ler lrln thc,rry shadow OF evil, that
her h,r,n,.s should lr rr d,arar to M
than a.. li.o which would b; nothing with
out her.
&c Aud now. when fe las been iio sun
shine of my home Tor only six months,
hayc-Ilaury Howard, You are q rascal
and there no us, of denying it, and you
don't deserve that l,tlc jewel OF . wiic you
have. any more than some other parsons
You thought diHh
Tho heart of Ellen Howard brat quickly
that night q. the sun went over the house,
tops, tor her ear caught the sound Of q wei
known foo,flll in the hall.
Then quiycr Of pride rigplcd over III,
rel lip, and when her husband entered th,
room, instead Of sprinsns forward, as sh,
had always previously dorc, to receive hi'
carcs,. she remarked. quietly, lining hcr
eye, from the pages which shc had been fol
tue last two hours perusius, " You are lat,
this evening, Henry"
i The voice, the manner, chilled the tide oI
warm feelings which had been gaining dcPtl
and strength all the afternoon, for Ilcnr!
Howard bad rctuyncd with the iull in,en
ton Of making fall confessions to his wiz
for all that was ha.ty and unkind in hi
conduct at noon.
Bat thc words he was about to speak dice
on hl, l1s, as he me. the cool, almost iron
ically courteous reception, and he simply
remarked, " Yes, was unayoidably detain
ed, !" and seated himself by the fire and tool
up "a book.
In little time they went out to supper
How unlike it was to former ones. Th,
lamp s,ill poured its soft, silyery shine OF
the white china and the gIittorins urn
but the smiles which bad sweetened the tea
and the loving words which had given 4