The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-26

the mantle or HutfoHly ulSnlty 80
becoming to his young wife that he
felt no disposition to find fault with it.
In the meantime old Mrs. Hall, being
confined to her room with q violent
Influenza, the reins of government
were very unwillingly resigned into
Emma's hands; the endless charges
she received about the dusting, and
sweeping, and cooking, ending always
with tls;s soil dp (ps the door closed
'ssma ret PttAg form,) Pm
i; her &hything about it;
sho i6rant as . Hottentot-it
will alI SO IL one eur and out at the
other; and Che old lady groaned, as
tia vision of the nose of the teakettle
pointing the wrong way, or the sauce
pan hung on tho wrong nail, fitted
through her mind. Emma exerted her
self to the utmost to please her, but the
cruel was always mot quite right the
pillows not arranged easily behind her
back, or she expected to find 'Bedlam
let loose, when she lot dovn stairs, and
various prpgnoati tiddti1ns Of the same
charactef
Emma, said how should you
like living fvs miles out Of the city? 1
have seen 4 place Tint just suits my
fame and I think Of hiring it on trial.
Ensina hesitated. She wished to ask,
does oux mother go with us7' but she
only eonld not tell you, dear
Harry, F 4 should like the place till
| I SAW III hit I should fear it would take
i.yosi Ia much from me. It would seem
So ID to have FIVE miles distance be-
lls for the whole day. OH
! an vS4y sure shouldn't like it Harry,
< tue Charges of the mother-in-law
u6lcd her sunny face, and in spite
Herself, tear dropped on her hus
Band's hand.
! Well dear Emma now I'm very sure
\ you will like it; (and his large dark ey'
/ had look she could not understand
with all her skill and practice in reading
them,) and so I'm going to drive yo,
out this very afternoon, and we'll see,
said he, gaily kissing her forehead.
sOh, what little Paradise, Harry
Look at that cluster of Prairie Roses
What splendid old trees! See how th
wind sweeps the dropping branche
across the tall grass! and that little loI
window, Iatticed over with sweet brian
and that pretty terraced flower -garder
oh, Harry!'
well, let us go inside, Emma an
applying key he held in his hant
the door yielded to his touch, and the
stood side by side in u little rusti
parlor, furnished simply, yet so taste
fully! Table stands and mantels, COY
cred with vases, sending forth fragranc
from the sweetest Of wildwood flower
the long white muslin curtains loope
away from q window, whence could /
seen wooded hill, and fertile vale,
, and ,silvery stream. Then they ascende
into the old chamber that was quite t
I unexceptionable in It's appointment
7 Emma looked about in bewildere
, wonder.
< But who lives here mo10 Harry?'
Nobody
r Nobody! What a toaze you arc
i To whom does this furniture belon
+ and who arranged everything with sue
exquisite taste? have been expoctir
t every minute to see the mistress
e the mansion step out.
d well, there she is,' said Harry lea
d ing her gaily up to the looking glas
G 1 only hope you admire her half
! much as l do DO you think l ha
been blind and deaf, because ha
q been dumbl DO you think I've n
Y seen my high spirited little wife. stru
a Cling with trials, day by dgSssuferin
V enduring, painina@ She victory over u