The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-05-30

You may call her foolish. do not. You
might as well ask the wthered leaves not TO
fall when the Autumn gale sweeps through
them as we'll ask the flowers not to suffer
the morning dews to inhale the sunshine, as
to ask tender loving sensitive wife to with
hold her tears when she knows she is wrong.
ed. Sc may forgive. she may look cheerful
--an hour after, bright as the sky when the
cloud has passed--but she must feel and il
is only when her beautiful nature is destroy
ed when, as is too often the case, the very
traits OF character which won husbands
love in the beginning are obliterated; when
love turns to hate. that she can bear from
him slight or exaction with unmoyed indit-
ference.
Lizzies tears did not flow long her heart
gained its natural relief, and pretending she
was getting Walter to sleep (Which she re-
ally did, she bathed her eyes and came out,
washed her dishes and sat down again to the
coat.
Frank sat watching her ilyin- fingers for
an hour or two, as he laughed and talked
with his friends, thinking To himself that
every turn would be the LAST. At nine
o'clock she set the last stitch. New facings
had been put in, and new pockets, the holes
under the arms neatly patched and darned,
new buttons aud lining all round. As she
finished. she looked up with still shade Of
sadness upon brow:
"There, Frank, have mendetl your coat
thoroughly. guess 1t will last another year
now"
"Quite job, wasn't il Took longer
than thought" said he, deprecatingly.
:" How much clear cash have you made to.
day, Frank = asked Lizzie. in an earnest
tone.
"What DO you want TO know for:" was
his answer.
"For my own satisfaction. Certainly, !
should feel an interest in al y"ur affairs"
"Well | think the shop has cleared TWEEN
ty dollars"
I" How much do you count your services
worth :" .r
Not less than five dollars day"
/" How many hours do yua labor -
{" Ten is legal time nov -a.days. ! dnn't
generally work that many. But what's all
these questions forp
because, Frank, we are husband and
wife. We are to live the rest of our lives
together, a d ii there is harmony in our
marriage relations there must be justice and
right. You call upon me daily TO appreci-
ate your labors, and remind me Of the com.
fort and support you are giving me, and |
fee! that appreciate any thing you do. You
have earned live dollars to-day and the shop
has cleared twenty. Yet, 10 save you one
dollar, have worked ten hours on your
coat and six in getting your breakfast. din
ner and supper, and making your home pleas
ant and comfortable. To save you that dol
lar. have had to hurry all day, to put all
my work out Of line, and to really neglect
our darling boy, who should be the first rare
and the last thing that should, under and cir
cumstanres, be set aside"
81 had no idea, Lizzie, il would be such
a job" .
II know you had not, Frank, SO shall
freely forgive you, but | must insist that
hereafter must be my own judge Of what
work must best do, aud shall not expect TO
be threatened nur hear myself accused OF
not being willing 10 do my duty"
Frank felt tile force Of her words, and ssi
silently.
"0ne thing more, Frank, want to say
while I'm about il. don't want yuu To talk
about supporting a wife. will not be slpI
ported, while rm able to support myself i
find on looking over my book that the profit,
Of my labor amoGnt TO five dollars a week,
and the board Uf yourself aud baby besides.
Then do all your extra work and my own.
All this saving has gone into suir capital to
be invested, and help make your twenty DOL
lars day. Out Of tbs come. the five dol.
lars you call the worth 0f Your day's work,
while must labor with really weary limbs
and aching head and ewes to s.,e a dollar
in the mending OF an old coat, ~hIrh, when
done. would not sell for the amount u .nut
ten hours work"
You are making ou; pretty strong case
against me, Lizzie" /
No, Frank, not case against YOU;
could not do that; bot ! am stating facts.
One thing more. have been al work three
hours since supper while you have been en
tirely idle. not evening rocking the cradle.
which have been obliged TO 10 half dozen
tines"
Lizzie, don't say another word, aud III
never do so again. cried Frank. springng
from his chair to Jog the cradle, where the
sweet boy was nesting.
i" You shall never mend another coat"
"les. but will, answered Lizzie. ad,an.
cling to The cradle. only don't tell me ten
hours work can be done in five minutes, nor
ak me to let the baby squall again"
She lifted Walter from the cradle. They
stopped TO kiss the fair. rosy cheek. but
made mistake and kissed each other, while +
Frank whispered: 4
God bless you, Lizzie, | never thought
Of this befure. ! won't do il again"
Six ssars have gone By. anJ Frank has
kept his word.
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MIND YarR BUSINESS.
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