The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-04-28

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"Oh, Mamma, Judge Harlan has proposed.
Isn't he splendid man9 You can well be
proud ofone son-in-law. Mrs. Judge Har-
Ian! l like the name; it is high sounding.
How do you think it compares with Mrs.
Pratt? / am glad Nelly does not live here,
should be ashamed to invite her to the
large parties I~intend to give. Oh, Nelly
would do, but her Mr.. Pratt cannot grtce
my parlor with his presence --.----
"You accepted the Judge ?"
''Most certainly. You do not think
would be such a fool as to let 50 good an Of
fer pass 2" .rg-li-g--..e. ...-l.a.E
81 supposed you would marry him, but it
Is no unpleasant thing to be stcp-mother
to three such dugovernable girls as they are
said tobe. Besides, the Judge is also said
to,.have been very unkind to his first wife,
1t may be only rumor, certainly to all ap-
pearances it is most clligable matoisyn IA
"Oh, well, mother, she was such homely
little nobody, in no way his equal and as to
the young-ones, gu,ss they will obey me,
Che Judge will compel them to-
In due time, Emma became, Mrs Judge
Harlan, and was mistress of the finest estab-
lisement in Spring street. After few years
she wished to visit her sister, whom she
reilly lNed, spite ossl her unkind treatment;
she had found by this time, that she must
be the veriest slave in the world, or she
could never gain her wishes They were
sitting in their large drawing room alone, the
Judge and his wife, for the three girls had
gene to an evening party.
"My dear, would like very much, to visit
my sister next month, if you are willing ~
81 think, Emma, our trip to Niagara must
do for this season. l did not. suppose that
you would visit Mrs. Pratt" -
"Then you refuse to let fhe goa"
"Most assrrcdIy, madam
"Why, Judge 2" - r,a,gT
"Because say so. You have gadded
about enough for one season. You are get
ting to, fond of admiration far married wo-
man. YouwiR goto no more parties this
winter"
Emma found her marriage with Judge
Harlan, to be anything but a happy one.--
She had all the fine apparel she wished
gave splendid parties but she must consult
her husband upon every matter, even the
most trivial, or there was domestic scene,
that she had not cared to 60 through but a
few times. Her own wishes, she soon founI,
weighed nothing in the scale with his whims
and prejudices. He was often cold and Sc
we're. His children had always treated her
with dlsrespect. Instead of loving them,
she almost hated the sight of them. Judge
Harlan might have restored harmony, 70,
Emma had lost much of her old vindictive
spirit, and longed for peace, but he always
took the part ofh his children they were all
nearly grown now they obeyed him, and
he considered it not ma aterial whether they
gave any attention to Emma's counsels and
requirements or not. She would have part
ed with all her fortune, if she could have en-
joyed the happy confetti of her sisters home
She loved her husband, but she stood 81
much in fear of him, that her life was NJ
pleasure to her. How often, of late years
had she thought of hnr want of sisterly con
duct, but it was past.
Nelly, with the money her father ha.
given her, bought small house and lot, an,
furnished il very neatly. Her husban,