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

mouth was held up tempungiy Tor a
kiss, and in those blue eyes he read the
answer his heart was seeking.
"What then2 Is your pet canary
sick can't yousdress your hair to suit
you2 or are you in despair because you
can't decide in which of your dresses
you look the prettiest p
"Don't be ridiculous, Harry. said
Emma, laughing and crying togethers
81 feel nervous, that's all, I'm SO glad
you come home.''
Harry felt sure that wasn't all, but
he forebore to question her further, for
he felt very sure she would tell him IN
| good time.
The truth was, Harry's mother had
been lecturimg her daughter-in- n-law all
the norning. upon the degeneracy OF
the times hoped she wouldn't think of
putting on all tho fne things her friends
had been SO foolish as to rig her ont in!
times were not now as they used to be!
that if Harry give her pocket money,
she had better give It to her to keep,
and not Be spending il for nonsense,
that young wife's Place was in her
husbands house. and she hoped she
would leave off that babyish trick Of
ru1ning home every day to see her
4 nofherand sister.
Emma tened IN silent annazornent !; s
q she Was d warm-h hearted, affeetio
girl, bus she was very high-spirited-
The color came and went rapidly in
her check, but she forced ba6 cars
that were starting to her eye or she
had too much pride,to allow her to sac
them fall. a.S5sS s
After old Mrs. Hall retiredsa mt
, for a moment or two, recail
words-'babyish, to love my l.
home, where l was q cricket frd< s.
ing to night; where we all saflg
read in mothers dear old room, and
father and mother the happiest of ls
: all-'babyish' [ wont be diotated tos'
said the young wife; i am married II
I am only nineteen and my own mis-
tress; and the rebellious tones would
+ come in spite of her determinations;
but then she thought of Harry, dear
Harry, whom she had learned to love sc
we'll. Her first impulse was to tel
him, but she-kad great deal of good
7 sense if she was young, and she sale
to herself, ~no, that would not do; ther
he will have to take sides with one OF
Il, o4I, at - nj 4
e trouble. 1t may wean his love from me
no, no, I'll try to get along without
j. but 1 wish had known more about her
before came here to live.
And so she smiled and chatted gaily
with Harry and hoped he had set i
down to the account of nervousness.
Still the hours passed slowly, when h
was absent at his business, and she fel
"a uneasy every time she heard q ste
on the stairs, lest the old lady shoul
subject her to some new trial.
i wonder what has come over Emma,
k said one of her sisters; she has grow
so grave and matronly; 1 half-hate
1t Harry when he carried her off, and
ID quite hate him now, for she is so sedat
er and moping. desire to keep my nee
p. out of the matrimonial moose.
It Shortly after this, Emma's mothe
es sent her some delicacy, manufacture
ne by herself, of which She knew he
st daughter to be particularly fond. Mrs
all Hall brought it into her room and Sc
he it down on the table tas if she wer
sh testing the strength of the dish,) an
" said, II wonder if your mother is afrai
ed you'll not have enough to eat here; OF
II would think yos were athild at board
ed ing school,
on Emma controlled herself by a stron
effort and made her no reply, simpl
pe taking the gift from her hands, with
aSS,i ,,oxSmAfs acknowledgements q Fvery In