The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-04-21

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yrudeed the time to sleep. All
thought Of, or regret for the past, was
banishcd from his mind, which was
now, for several years, just one whirI,
whirl, whirl Of business. lie was
cheerful and happy, for hope was II
large organ in his head, and he verify
believed he vas growing rich. What
his wife thought about it no one knew;
but one thing was certain; ShG did all
in her power to help him out Of the
pressures, ordinary and extraordinary
into which his numerous affairs drove
him. 1t may reasonably be supposed
she had considerable respect for her
husbands business talent, and that
she began to feel that he after all, was
the chief man ofthc family. lie took
pains to explain to her how proGtably
he had invested her property, and
what a mighty care it wa to him,
which care he took upon himself
checr(ully and freely, not even allow
ing the family expenses to come out
of her fortune, which he desired TO
have prcaArvcd undiminishcd, save
what she herself chose to dispose Of
for their children, Of which they now
had three. Thus it probably appear
ed to Mrs. De Wolf that her husband
would have been better off had he not
married a fortune. He was able to
build his own fortune, that she now
saw, and hers was only (. Lin.
ancc and a care 10 hiM. Sac icpan
to wish that he had less to do aud to
think of, 50 that he lnisut devote n
little time to her.
"Whcn arc you going to get time 10
sit down aloEo and quietly, 20 Stat we
can have n chance 10 sit and talk to-
gethcr! lncvcr sec you at all nova
days"
Why, my dear I'm suro you see me
all the t!mc--,hrcc or four times every
day; and then I'm home every night"
Yes, see you daylimcs as we see
sheet lightning in the cvcninr--as
long at a time, | mean; and you come
to your home 50 tired, sleepy and stu
pid, that can hardly get II word out
oryou, and if try to tell you anything
you 20 to sleep before | &c. half
Through my story. do wish that !
could have o Of your company.
Tho lady's wish was a vain ONE
her husband had entered a current
that he could not at all stem; he was
swept with it, and when after ten or
twelve years he came to a stop he was
against the ro,a of bankruptcy--botL
his W ind his w;Sa's property was
wrecked. and the sEivcrcl Fragments
1Ioatcd wide on the stream, all bryoud
his reach.
His wife did not taunt him with
his misfortune, she was not y" n G'"po..
sition which led her to DO t~hut--Eut
she broodcd silently over the change
in their circumstance. grew nervous
and low,spiritCd; les, all her conf.
dcncc in her husbands Judgment;
and for three taore years t.Icy lived
together YEARLY al rainiulIy--most
ly at the expense Of Ms. De Wo!rs
rich friends; and ti,cn sha died leaving
Leo a disappointed and broken down
man. Her child,?n wee adopted !
her brother, n very we&.thy merchant
of Boston. Leo was ta.cn 10 1--WE
with his brother Cassius, nov, Il rich
man, chief owner oil an cxtcnaiyc nan
ufactory in New York. Tie remain.
der OF Leo's days were passed AS
clerk for his brother; nnd .or Lis
amusement he frequently spc.. an
hour or two every su!nmcr lycui.
telling stories to the younger children
of his brother and of Mrs. Mercy An.
dross, who resided in m elegant man
sion opposite that of Cassius De Vol.
Mercy was On friendly terms with
Mrs. De Wolf and was frequently at
that Lady's house; but she never saw
anything of Leo. He looked at her
through his closed blinds, and sighed
as he thought OF what Knight have
been,' but he never could feel equal
to the task of meeting her; so she who
had once so loved him, when once She
had parted from him at the mad.house
door never looked, On his living face
again. But one day there was u flu
neral in the mansion Of Cassius De
Wolf; and Mrs. Andross was there
on the arm Of her husband;
and then she saw once more that re-
membered face, looking upward TO.
wards her from the colin-Ohl life!
Strange life! who can iortcll thy
changesl
10 wrong a wOman's love and con
tidence is considered n Ii,Lt and ev,p