Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-01-20
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1860.

tidipgs. Besides. you ara depri'ng your
self Of the comforts Of her sympathy; and
no, merely that, but also endap.srins the
only bond that can keep hearts together
an unrsssrvsd community OF ,hough. and
feeling. She will soon perceive tha, some
thing Is secretly preying upon your mind
and true love will not brook reserve IL
feels undcrralued and outraged. when even
the sorrows Of those IL loves are concealed
from it,"
30, but. my friend 10 think what q
blow AN 10 give TO all her iuiuro pros
pcc,s-how | sm to strike her very soul to
the earth. by telling her tba, her husband
i.a besgAr iha, she is to forsso all the
eleganeics OF lifc-all the pleasures Of sooi-
eiy--to shrink with me into Indulgence and
ob,curiiy! To tell her that I have dragged
her down from the sphere in which she
might have continued to move in constant
brghtno.s-,he light Of every .ye-,h- adj
mira,Ion OF every heart How can she
bear po,er,y' she has been brought up in
all the rchn.m,nt. Of opulsnca. How can she
bear nsglec,2 shc has been the ido! Of 90.
ciety. o, /. will break her heart!"
IsAw his grief was eloquent, and lot it
have its lpw; for sorrow relieves itself by
words. when hi, paroSy.m had 'uh.idsd,
aud he bad r,laI.d into moody silence, |
resumed III, subject gently, ani urged him
20 break his situation at one, 10 HI, wife
lie shook hi. head mournfully, bu, posi-.
lively.
But how ar- you to keep i. from her :
II !. necessary shs should know i,, that you
may take the step. proper to the alteration
VI your circumstances. You must change
your slJlo oi living-nay," Observing a
pang to pas, across his codn,enanec, "do
no, lot that alliet you. | am sure you
have never placed your happiness IN out.
ward .how-you have W. friends, who will
no. think the worse ofyou for being le.'
.plsndidly lodged; and 'Ir'ly it does not
require palace to bs happy with Mary -"
~ could bs happy with her, cried he,
conrul,i,sly, " in a hovel could 20 dowN
with her inio poverty and the dust! could
II couli--Gol bless her God bless her, ="
cried he, bursting into transport Of grief
and tenderness.
And believe me, my friend" .aid /.
stepping up, and gr"pins him warmly by
the hand, believe me. she can be the same
with you. Ay, more; it will be n source
Of pride and triumph TO her-i. will call
forth oil the latent snersies and ierysnt
,ympathie. Of her nature for she will TO-
juice to prove that she love, you tor your
self. There !, in every true woman. heart
a spark Of heavenly Gre, which lig' dormant
in the broad daylight Of prosperity; but
which kindlc, up and beams and bates m
tho dark hour oladIsr.ity. No man knows
what the wife OF HI, bosom i.-no man
know. what mini,tering angel she is--un-
I'll he ha, gone with her through the fiery
trials Of this world"
There was something 10 the earnc,tns.. Of
nv manner, and the hguritiye style Of my
Language, tha, caugh, the excited ina gina.
ton Of Leslie. knew the auditor | had
to deal with; and, following up the imprO,
zion had made, | finished by per'uadns
him to 90 home. and un' urten hi. sad heart
to his wIfc.
must confess. notwithstanding all had
said. felt some solicitudo for the result.
Who can calculate on the iortitude Of On'
whose llfo has been round Of pleasure ?
Ilsr gay spirits might revolt a, the dark,
downward path OF low humility suddenly
pointed ou, before her. aud might cling
to the sunny regions in which they bad
hitherto revellsi. Besides. ruin IN fash.
lonable life is accompanied by 50 many gall
ing.mortiicatiOns, to which in other ranks
it /, stranger. In short. could not meet
Leslie the next morning without trepida-
ton. lie had made the disclosure.
And how did she bear it?"
"Llke an angel II seemed rather to
be a relief to her mind, Tor she threw her
arms around my neck, and asked II this was
all that bad lately made mo unhappy.
But, poor GIRL" added he, "'hs cannot re-
alize the change We must undergo. Shc
has no idea OF poverty but in the abstract;
she has only read Of it in poetry, where 1t
is allied to love. She feels a. ys. no priya.
ton she suffer. no loss Of accustomed con-
veniences. When uo como practically to
experiences i,s .ordid cares, Its paltry wants,
its petty humiliatious-'hen will be tho real
trial"
But" said I, " now that you have got
over the severest task, that OF breaking IL
to her. the sooner you let the world into the
secret The better. The disclosure may be
moriiiying but then ]. is single misery
and soon over whereas you otherwise sui
fer il in anticipation every hour in the day.
I, is not poverty so much as preiencs, that
L,nses ruined nan-the struggle be-
tween proud mind and an empty purse
tho keeping upa hollow show that must
soon come to an end. Have the courage to
appear poor, and you disarm poverty OF
it, .harpe.t sting" On this point | found
Leslie perfectly prepared. lilo had no ia'se
prid. himself. and as to his wife, she was
only anxious to conform to their altered for
tunes.
Some day. afterwards he called upon me
ip the evening. lie bad disposed Of his
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