Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-06-03
LITTLE LOvE-wORDs.
BY MRS. L. VIRGINIA FRENCH.

house when you are i'll !" and the ach-
ing head Of the young wife was drawn
tenderly to her husbands bosom, while
with the gentle touch Of loves true
magnetism he smoothed back from her
throbbing temples the disheveled waves
Of soft, brown hair. She raised her
head for moment, pressed grateful
kiss upon the broad white brow, which,
to her, was always so beautiful, and
nesting down beneath q loving arm,
blest and peaceful as dove in her
downy nest, the bright head dropped a
little, tho rounded limbs relaxed, and
she sank away in sweet and balmy
slumber.
Those little love- words! how they
fell like drops of a honied nepenthc on
her aching senses and though they
were the moan of a heart whose best
light was the glance Of her blue eye,
yet they swept over her heart strings,
thrilling every chord to the sweetest
music. Already had they stilled one
half her suffering, and though the quick
pain throb still beat in her blue-veined
temples, it had no power to drown the
rich strong voice of her soul, which went
singing through the beautiful gate OF
"Fond, faithful and true!-.tond, faithful
and true ~
Does the wording say, with his we'll
bred sneer-"An episode of the honey
moon?' Not so. Years, 'many-
braided years." had rolled away since
they stood before Gods holy altar, and
plighted their VOWS. When love came
to their lives, it was like young Spring
verdure bursting brightly through dark
brown buds; yet was it not passion
flower springing into gorgeous beauty
and fading away with the summer-but
like the hardy and vigorous oak struck
its roots deep, and deeper into the rich
soil, and threw forth its strong, out
spreading branches, alike to sunshine
and to storm. 1t is not to be supposed
that either was perfect, or even that
either deemed the other so, perhaps
yet they knew that they had loved
worthily, and together they felt their
souls rich to enjoy life's blessings, and
strong to take up its burdens.
If there was one of the command
ments' which they sought earnestly to
obey, it was that new commandment of
our Savior-"Love one another.
No discord mingled in their soft home
music, no aching brow was ever denied
the caress of cool and pleas mt fingers,
no disappointed spirit ever passed un-
scothed by the harmonies of happiness,
no grieved heart ever craved in vain the
holy ministrations Of love.
Oh! ye whom "God hath joined to-
gether," ye who Glove one another"
ye who tread life's journey together
be not chary of little love-wo Be-
think thee, gentle lady, Of the noble
heart that loves thee, and that for thy
sake wages war with the world. Is it
ever weary Of the strife? Does it ev-
er droop beneath the long days toll :?
Thine is the heart which should best
know. Ask and see if 1t be so. Then
love him and cheer him with that love.
Assure him that in everything he does,
your heart is with him, and believe me,
he will not often do wrong. Let the
little love- words flock out, like bees,
honey-laden, but stingless, and 90
searching deep in the hearts garden
for blossoms-be sure they will find
some even though there be but few.
You may think him cold, and say he
does not need such ministrations. Not
so; we all need them. TO the world,
to you even, if yours is not a sympa-
thetic nature, he may wear the outward
semblance Of sternness, but approach,
look nearer, look deeper into those
impassive eyes, and you will see the
beggared and desolate expression--thc
great hunger of a furnishing soul, that
your love alone can satisfy. Do not
deny it; give it freely, joyfully! and
bless God for your power Of comforting
SO great happiness. TIL your hus-
band that you love him. Do not send
him out to stare life in its face, to en-
counter its mockery and endure its
frowns, without those sweet whispers
from your heart, which shall ever rise
like the harpings Of angels, over the
din Of the world, singing ever in his
ear the pleasing chorus
''Fcnd, faithful and true-fond, faithful
and true!'
And you, proud man, think not that
love and the expression of it, is less
your duty. The gentle heart which
you have won, and which you have
sworn to Glove, to cherish until death
do part" will aluays need your kind
ly care. Do not allow her to take
your affection as matter of course.
This does not satisfy loving woman's
heart. Praise her, encourage her,
con6de in her, tell her again that she
is dear to you, the very "light' of your
house and heart. All life has its sor-
rows and sufferings, but she will gather
from few low, honied words of yours,
nectar sufficient to sweeten many Bit
ter cup, and so drink the wormword un.
murmuring. You may have lived her
sscompanion" for years, and yet never
discovered the full riches of her heart.
~ love you'' is the open sesame to its
treasures. Seek to understand her.
Strive to look into the depths of her
nature. Listen if the glad tones of her
voice are lowered and broken since she
became your wife; watch if the blush
rose is paler on her cheek than before
she was q bride. IF so all is NOT woII