Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-09-07

sensibility therefore, without actually check
ing he discovered their manifestations, and
believed that he was doing her great service
by teaching her to restrain the flow of natural
feeling. He regarded her as too independent
in mind, and too enthusiastic in expression, for
woman: and therefore avoided all conversa-
tional topics of interest to her, believing that
thereby more exclusive devotion to domestic
duties would ensue.
As a natural consequence of this state of
things in the passage of years, great wall
had grown up between the husband and wife
There was no true sympathy, no appreciation,
no companionship between them aud Edith
often bitterly felt that the casual acquaintance
of day. with feeling kindred to her own,
knew more of her inmost soul, of its hopes
and fears, its aspirations and regrets, than he
| to whom she was joined by the closest of ties.
/ Ralph Miner possessed another peculiarly
of mind /; if trait quite common to humani-
ty, can be termed peculiar. This was a prone
ness to nndervalue anything that be possessed.
With this was combined, as might be expect
ed, an inveterate dislike to praising anything
or person in bis own family. Did Edith by
accident wear an ill-itting dress did she hap
pen TO allow a dish of bread or pastry to
burn did she neglect button, or pair of
stockings, he thought it duty TO remind her
of her short coming but the efforts she made
to crafty him, whether in matters of taste, or
economy, were passed over without u word of
comment.
Oh, if it were not so much easier for him to
han fn Ylra To fnry fc 41ax x-,r
tues Edith often exclaimed in anguish of
heart. A woman more entirely intellectual
might have risen above this, and ceased to
care for it, though at the expense of the love
liest attributes in womanhood. One of less
| sensibility and frmness of organization, might
not have felt it !; but for her, the knowledge
that despite all her efforts she still failed to
satisfy her husband, that he was continually
comparing her in his own mind with others to
her disparagement, was most cruel trial to
her loving nature a trial that continued
| through long years, was stealing her bloom
| and even sapping the fountain of life
And yet Ralph Miner seldom spoke harsh
ly to his wife. OF thwartcd her wishes in any
thing relating to the externals of life
He provided her pleasant home, flied with
comforts, if not with luxuries. A woman
who had been rightly brought up he thought.
could ask no more and il anything in Edith's
words or manner, ever indicated. the unsatis-
fed want of her heart, it was his custom to at
tribute it 10 false .yisws of life, gained from
novels romantic notions,' .incomprehensible
womanishes.' sc. He was not he,rtIess, but
even limb, or bodily organ, by long neg
lect of exercise, becomes wiiht rcd and inca
paciated so his heart, las he had never dis
covered the practical use af a hearty by long
neglect, had become inactive and paralyzed.
For the rest, he was thorough, thriving
business man, temperate and moral, in all
things upright and honorable, respected by all
who knew him beloved alas, by one!
A bright FIRE burns in the sitting room Of
the Miners. Edith has brushed the hearth,
drawn the easy chair before it. and prepared
plate Of fenFting pippins, foFS@her husband,
| whose practice it is TO return at eight O'Clock
P NJ. precisely True, he generally speeds
the remainder of the evening in silent reading
| or in thought, revolving the business of the
day but Edith likes to think that he is enjoy
ing his home, even though she is in no wise
contributor to his enjoyment.
| A bachelor friend has beel N for call, but
! finding her husband absent, remained only a
few moments and Edith is glad of it, though
he is one of the few who know well what rare
| gifts of thought and feeling are hidden
| beneath her calm exterior, one of whose con-
| geniality of mind, she is well aware. 1t is for
! this very reason that she avoids him for does
she not pray every day, Lead me not into
| temptation" !"
"Have you read the report of Thackeray's S.
last lecture in this weeks Tribune ?" Edith
| inquiries as her husband helps himself to the
last apple, after having held the plate toward
her without speaking
| "No-yes the last, or some other"
| Silence, for few moments then Edith says
looking up from her work. at seems that
Sir John Franklin's fate is decided at last,
without room for doubt l noticed an ac-
count"
| "Yes-I read IT," interrupts the husband,
who seems to be computing interest in the
GOALS Silence, for half an hour, when he
takes little account book from the desk and
pencil from his pocket.
"What did you get at the store to-day ?"
s'Four yards of flannel for Allie a dress
1t is more expensive than delaine, but so du-
rable that think it the cheapest at last
And l bought wooden bowl of pedler."
"Did you need a new wooden bowl?"
"Yes, Nancy split the old one quite in two
to-day, chopping meat. See, here it is. Allie
were as ingenious as Goody Haslow, should
have pierced two bolege with hot iron, and
then fastened the pieces together with wire. "
"Yes, and every woman ought to know
how to do just such things. One who can
without troubling anybody, is prize to her
husband. No danger of poverty for him. 1
like to see woman think she can do some
thing, if it dos require little labor"
I'LL put this together, if you will show me
how"
You humph r'
These were the words, but the tone cannot
be transferred to paper.
Edith makes no reply, and soon goes into the
bedroom to put little Allie in her crib and,
laying her head on the pillow beside the child
waits for it to fall asleep. Presently neigh
Dor comes into the sitting room. and she hears
hsr husband talking with animation upon va
; rious subjects Thackarayis lectures, Dick
ems new story, Longfelow's poem, news from
f. the Crmea, &c, &C. She lies lere long al
: ter the child is dreaming. She longs to have
, a long free talk with somebody. She thinks
; of her bachelor friend of his frank manly
smile, as he shook her hand that evening
she thinks, what if-God pities her she is
I asleep
a Edith do take double dose tonight you
J coughed so last night that was awake ball
the time"
r Il was thinking of doing without the medi
d cine two or three nights; for somehow fancy
e it doesn't entirely agree with me. 1t relieves
y the cough, but seems to reduce my strength
| l am very weak"