The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-07-12
One evening, he said :

81 hope we shall be alone this evening,
Myra | am heartily tired Of seeing Miss
Manver's everlasting smile as | look up"
81 think Miss Manvers has the sweetest
smile I know Of; I'm sure ] didn think
when | married you that I'd got to sit
down in this humble manner every even
ing"
Every evening, Myra? I thought we
had spent very few quiet evenings"
~ cry few, indeed | should think you
would remember that | always lived in So
ciety."
3. Yes, Myra, I know-but when wo-
man marries-"
"Oh, yes-the old story-you needn't
repeat it. 1t is familiar enough to NE;
have heard it ever since | can remember
When a woman marres, she is expected
to spend her time indoors, wasting her
time on the so-caIled feminine employ
ments, darning and patching | prefer
spending my time with agreeable persons
like Miss Manvers. l shall send for her
to come in, and if you are not kind to her
Frank, [ shall think you are very rude,
to say nothing Of my feelings" She did
not care so much for Miss Manver's COM
pany that evening, as she cared to have
Frank think she would give up so readily
the idea Of staying at home with 10 one
to talk to but her husband. Soon Miss
I Manvers came IN, and Frank, to please
his wife, paid more attention to the young
lady than he had done for some time
After she had gone, he said ''Myra, l
admire your taste; / think when / know
Miss Manvers better, she will prove quite
an addition to our circle The next
time Miss Manvers came in, Frank asked
her if she played chess. She did not,
| but had wanted to learn for a long time.
So Frank produced his table and chess
men and soon, as all chess players will
/ know, Mrs. Everett received little atten-
| ton from either teacher or pupil-it was
game Frank could never persuade her
to learn; she declared it stupid, and stu
I pid enough she found the evenings they
! spent at home now; for invariably Frank
/ and Miss bianvers played chess, and she
/ dared not say much after her wIllfulness
/ about having Miss Manvers there. Soon
! it was even worse than this; she began to
/ feel herself neglected, and from feeling
neglected, she became jealous Of Miss
! Manvers She knew Frank did not love
her one bit-presumed he was sorry he
| ever married her-if he had not, he could
marry that booby-faced Miss--she ha
ted the very sight Of her At length
she could conceal her feelings no longer
! Miss Manvers became aware Of coolnes>
on the part Of Mrs Everett, and discon
tinued her visits.
Frank had taken no notice of Myra's
little fits Of petulance, and after they had
spent two or three evenings alone, he said
yawning:
"Myra, dear, wish you would send il
for Miss Manvers."
s.Send for her, indeed. The artfu
thing, | hope she viii have the good sens'
to stay away for the present, and | think
she will, ii she don't come till [ send fo
her.
But don't you think it stupid sitting
here in this hum-drum manner! though
you particularly fancied Miss Manvers
Myra."
"And so I did, till she made you wisl
YOU had never married ne"
"Myra | am surprised; Ineyer though
of such q thing"
"But you take no notice of me wher
Miss Manyers is here"
but Myra, you particularly requested
me to be attentive to Miss MaEveTs-sai,
YOU should think me rude if l was not
I'm sure l think you are very hard t
please"
You don't love me one bit; you woul
never talk in this cool manner if you did.
"Why yes, Myra, L love you SO we
that try to obey your expressed wishes
''Well, my wish now is, that you iov
: me as we'll as you did bef0rewc knew Mis-
t Manvers."
Il do, Myra, better, for l think you al
f now convinced that the marriage rite
: woman best right.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett are now as happ
, a couple as you would wish to see; and
e Frank will be contented to stay at hon
: with her, Myra says very little abo'
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