The Hillsborough recorder., 1859-11-02
From Arlhur's Home Magazine,
A RIFT IN THE CLOUD.
BY T. 8. ARTHUR.

Andrew Lee cane home az evening from
the -h.p, @hsra la had ~arked all day, tired.
anil out Of spirits; came hume t. his vile,
vino was also tired aud ont Of spirits.
"a smiling wife. and Il cheerful hnme--
what paradise it would be-" said Andrew
To himself. as he turaed his eyes frnn the
clouded face Of Mrs. lee, and sat dawn,
with knitted bfnws aud mondy aspect
Not word was spoken by either. Mrs.
Lee was getting supper, and she mosed about
with a weary step.
"Cume," she said at last, with side glance
a, her husband.
There was invitation in the word only,
none in the voice Of Mrs. Ire.
Andrew arose and went to the table. He
was tempted to speak an angry word. but
controlled HIMSELF and kept silence lie
could iini NJ fault with tie chop, nor the
sweet humcnade bre1d, nor the fragrant tea
They wnuld have chcerei his inward lnan, il
there had only been CLEAN Of sunshine o.,
the face # his vile. lie noticed that she did
mt eat.
Are ynu not vel. aIary:" The words
were ON his lips. but he did not utter them,
Tor the lace OF his wife looked SD repellant.
that he feared an irritating reply. And So,
in moody silence. the twain sat Together un.
iii Andrew had flushed his supper. As he
pushed his chair back, his vile arose, and
| commenced cleaning Of the table.
Tins j. purgatory p said Lee to himself,
as he commenced walking the floor of iheir
lutle breakfast room, with his hands thrust
desperately away dawn into h,s iroHser,
f 4 -. Il. L.,
breast.
After removing all The dishes. ard taking
them into the kitchen. Mrs. Lee spread a
green cnyer on the table, and placing . fresh
I trimmed lamp thereon. went out, aud shut
the dnor after her, leaving h,r husband alone
with his unpleasant feelings. lie tnuk long,
,lrep breath a. she did -, paused IN his wals
.tonil still f,r some moments, antl then draw.
ing paper frum his packet sat dawn hy the
table, opened the sheet. aud commenced
reading. SiBgnlary enough the words upor
which bis eyes rested were, " Praise youI
WIFE, They rather tended to increase III,
disturbance of mInd from which lie was :ul
Iering.
81 should like to ini some ocrasien foI
praising anr.' llnw quiekly his ,haugni'
expressed tina, ill.naturrd sentiment. Ba
his eyes were on the page beIurr him, and h,
read on.
Praise your wife, man; for PHYS sake
give her little encouragement It won'thur
ypu."
Andrew Lee raised lis eyes from the pa
per, aud muitered. "0h. yes. That's al
very well. Praise Is cheap eBoueh. Bn
praise her for what; For being suiien. an,
making home the must ,lsagrrsable place u
the world r. Ills eye leliagain to the paper
"She has made your home comfortable
ynur hearth bright snd shining, your fo,t
agreeable lor piiy's sake tell her yon tianl
her. i nothing mare. She don't expect Il
Il will make her eyes open wider than the!
have Tor ten years; but il will do her guO
Tor al that. aud yni, ino."
|, seemed Il hndrcW az Il this sentence
!. we're written just flr him, AMI just lor III,
occasion. Il was the romplrte answer Il
his question, "prai.e her Gni What :" and hi
irlt Il al,p As rybukc. lie read no further
f,r ihuught came too busy, an'l in new di
rc-tiun. ucmnry was eun,ictiug hun Of ~
! Justice towards lis wife. She had alway
madc his hunr as comfortable for him a
hands could make il, aud had he altered III,
lishtreturn ulprase " commendations IT,,
IL ever toll her of the satisfaction he ha
known. OF The comfort experienced lie va
not able to recall the time or the occasion
! AZ nc thought ihus. Mrs. Lee came II lrou
the kitchen. anil taking her work basket frpu
closet. placed il Oh The table, and siitni
down. without speaking. began 10 sew. NJ
Lee glanced alnnst steallliiy Al the work !
. her hands, and saw that il was the bosom uf
J .hiii, which she vas stitching neatly. u
] knrw that il vas lOr him that she was .
wrrk.
+ "Ptaise your wife" The words we're be
, rore the e,es Il his mind. aud he could 10
look away IRON them. but he va, not read