The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-01-30


to tease but WY husbsndnd ius.esd OF
endearoring to correct ylevil habit BY
change OF practice, LAB constantly
annoying him by my llimed railIery
while he would some,irn say,
"Amy, will you neveuearn to be wo.
manly ."
had become solnbst changed.
whether it WAS becsu,I Saw that nv
tantaliziug words and mnsr gr,sved nv
husband, or tina, my cu claimed more
OF my attention. mosr's al.absorb.
ing love rendering n thoueh,ful-I
could not tell. My Luand was graft
fed and sometimes spoof the pain my
cutting words had caui !, and he would
say 1t was my one gt fault, and be
WAS very glad | was rcomiug il, and
that the nobler quals OF my heart
shone with brigh,erlstre for having
been so long ob,cured. n tbis I thought
Of as I sat there that sht, sunny after
noon, while little Chars tlimplod hand
was playing with tie TX curls that the
coquettish breeze waossing abou. my
face. And while the uocent pra,tle OF
my child fell upon ear, and | an
swered half abstrac,ed Il resolved that
| WOULD entirely overns tina, one evil
habit-that the heaf my noble hus.
band should not az he panied By
thoushtless words. ab known, from
my esrlies, acquainta with him, that
he WAS inorbidly seiyt, Vet knowing
this, how though,lesssd been ; but il
shall lie SO no m"iesSd, as placing
Charlie upon the noo kent about my
household duties. sidg snatches Of
songs, and thinking nb pleasant jour.
nay, wondering ,neana what the grand
parents would think my bright eyed
boy, whose little fee,,dbe pattering ac
Ter me, while he oftssled out,
Mamma, top for arIie ~
My husband cam carly, and We
were Mtring down topper We heard the
sound Of carriage wis approaching the
house, which was so,distance from the
main road, and as bad formed but
few acquainiAncrs, pas SO unusual
all occurrence that ,lh went to tie
door. Mother my losnd or myself re
copnized tho hxndsor ypung man who,
sprlngins from the siags, came for.
ward with extended u. until he raised
his hat, saying,
i found myself in three miles Of
you and could not r1 the temptation
To drive out and spes day and talk
over old times" and iiingiy the speak
or glazed toward me.
win Chadwick, ware so changed
! did not recognize vat first, but you
are welcome 10 our psie home," said
my husband IA, he Snly pressed the
proffsred hand, and ,n stepped aside
that ] might greet orfiend.
Amy, do you .hi me very much
changed +
why, yes, for tl,s,rse, aud y ou we're
only just pa..sbIs bsss | replied.
i can', SAY the e OF you, for, il
possible, YOU are stiliots beautiful than
when you were ,hosll 10 OF our social
gatherings" .
al your old trick fiattsry,' said,
as the gentlemen oFed me into the
parlor.
Will Chadw - our frat visitor
from the old hom,ahd there were 80
many questions to ssked and answered
that We fingered ARD tho tea .able un.
iii ligbts " ere broul n; then NJ has
band proposed ,bSS go dom to the
stream, and saying 4ished TO convince
our friends that epon our r'>r was
rs pleasant ~ our d were formerly on
Lake Champlain.f 20 hours We were
upon that placid sap, my husband bad
never been moro peeriuI nor had my
spirits been 40 budk@ in a long time as
on that evening returned to the
house. and after sS Charlie ssfely in
his little cot, | ~tbut where the gen
tlsmen we're siilini Oar the door, in the
bright light Of thsll orbed moon. And
seated myseli beatty husband, Chad.
wick said,
i think Il muhe very painful for
man to waken toe reality that bis wife
accepted him, noecause Of her prefer
..nce for him, but seauss he sas richer
than the mau whs She truly loved
To the su b pNledgs would bring
DEATH my busbas aid earnestly.
And do you I've a womsn can be
90 hsar,,ess I az.
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