Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-03-03

SUNNI VI NOIh. AN eNceienJ eStabliSh-
ment had been secured by short campaign.
and very moderate outlay Of thought and
trouble. Her fathers slender purse was
taxed TO its utmost capacity to provide funds
for the approaching occasion, and Miss
Chambers reveled amid silks, and feathers,
and laces, and ribbons Soon oil was ready
aud Mr. Hollister being duly notified, came
on, aud was made the happiest Of men,
After the bridal trip they came back tC
Baldwin, and n few weeks were pleasantly
occupied in getting settled in their hand
some house, receiving and returning calls
attending parties, etc, ETC. But after
three months had elapsed, the fair bride be
gan to weary Of perpetual complaisance
and to thrk she should enjoy having hei
own way again.
Come, Anna, It is time for you TO get
ready, said Mr.. Hollster one evening"
The bell is ringing
Mrs. Hollister raised her eyes from the
book she was reading.
don't intend going out tonight she
replied.
Not go ont, Anna! Why it is our reg.
ular prayer meeting
Very we'll; but us ] am not a member
Of the church. / see no occasion that
should attend so constantly; l have been
every time, before, since we came home -
Aud besides, am in the midst of john
Halifax
Mr. Mollister locke grave. lie had, as
we have before stated, a love of advising.
and could hardly be expected to forego his
favorite pastime on this oPportuue occasior
9 should think, Auna,' be remarked,
that you might fiud some volume more suit
able as n prearation for the olySabbath now
so closely approachiug' A pause. Il am
astonshed You told me you did not care
for novels
And l did ut then, you dear, cross era
ture, she replied, my mind was entirely la
ken up with you Don I frown so sayagey,
or | shall think you are really angry with
me- and she put her beautiful arms round
his neck, looking laughingy in his honest
blue eyes and kissed him. Jacob was too
much lover yet, to resist this tender argu-
ment He went off alone to the meeting,
and his wife finish John Halifax at forty
five minutes past eleven.
But things could not go on TINS always.
Causes Of discomfort became too serious 10
be laughed or kissed away, even if Mrs
HOLSTER had always been disposed to EN-
ploy that mode of treatment. But her
temper, not good by nature, could not bear
opposition and fat-lnding. Sometimes she
laughed, it is true, but often she an-
swered sharply.
Anna, said Jacob, one morning at break
fast, how does Bridget make this coffee ;
L don't know, indeed she returned,
with provoking GOODNESS.
You ought to know; it is your duty as
mistress of the house. The coffee tastes as
if it had been made from burnt potatoe
skins, aux | send home regularly cid gov
ernment Java, which is now at a very high
price, and ought not to be wasted in concoct-
ing such vile draught as this. 1t is my
wish, Anna, that you look to this aud other
matters; You have no right to
neglect them
If you intend to make drudge of me,
Mr.. Holister,' replied the wife with spirit,
you will find yourself mistaken. If you
wished for a servant you should have mar
ried one.'
Not the slightest need Of getting in a
passion, Anna. don u exact or expect
servants part from you - only wife's.-
Yon have two girls in the kitchen to per-
form all the drudgery. Pray see to them
little; the spoons are nearly black, and the
knives look as if they had put on mourn
ing The biscuit are sour, the meat is over
done, and the tablecoth would be dis
grace to ilth.ratc boarding-hOuse. 1t
was understood, when we married, that
there was a mutual compact; was not to
furnish you with ever ything you wished,
and have my own comfort: totally neglected
iu return. hope shall not have to speak
again on this subject; l trust your own
good sense will be enough
Very good, reasonable words, but uttered,
alas! to stony ground hearer. Anna
enjoyed luxuries, but she did not care Tor
neatness, The charms of glttering steel
and silver, of clean table-clothS, laid square
aud even all the folds straight as a die,
were unfelt by her Fresh napkins she was
to; she did not know good bread
from poor, 1t would have needed great
deal of resolution - a great deal of real
love for her husband to overcome her ma
tive Incidence, and change her into tolcr-
able houskeeper; and these she had not
Poor Jacob had to learn the lesson of en-
iurance.
Her personal habits, too, caused him
great annoyance Beautifully dressed, away
from home, or expecting company; she was
extremely careless when they were alone -
During the earlier years Of their marriage,
Jacob ometimes ventured to demonstrate
Anna,' he would say your hair is not tidy
your stockings are full of holes. 1t
would be very easy to take little time ev-
cry week, and look over your stockings and
put them in order And if you&ould comb
your hair every morning when you get up,
you would feel much more comfortable, be-
sides being really much more to be respected
than you are at present. Sometimes Anna
laughed, sometimes she sulked, sometimes
she aared mp fercely; but she never. re-
formed 1t was not pleasant TO the hus-
band to find how mach more other mems
opinions we're valued more than his own; to
see the hurried fight up stairs when Mr..
VanSchoonhoven called; the quick exchange
of the wrapper, for the new silk, the Mech
lin set, and handsome jewels; be fell that,
as be had paid for these things, he had
right TO see them pat on occasionally for
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