, 1861-07-30
An Al1cgory-.-DInturbau Created by
The IN1I1e CruYTa

At this very time there is family quarrel
ut Wcdloclyille. Smith and his wife are ut
eaggers' paints. They were lovingly married,
and lived many years happily; albeit their af-
ily Ct late. The quarrel grew out Of differ
encc Of character, which has itself grown up
gradually ever since marriage, in this wise.
Smiths wife had tame crow when she was .
bride. It is almost an Immortal anl quite an
immoral bird, mad in fact she was at first al
most ashamed of Smith had no particular
antirathy to tune crows, indeed, he had once
Lad ore himself, but having set up house.
keeping, be did not, for hig own part, think it
hes:, il it we're cE1y for the appeasaace OF the
thing, to harb6r a11y pet Of bad or doubtful
morals. Still, his witc might do as she pleased
on her own private account. She p]eaaed to
keep her crow, and as it grew more aud more
cunrjng and thicsish, she grew more and more
attached to it from year to year. The posses
sion wrought d change in her character, for
the bird became little Go;eonda to her, cav
ing her tie trouble Of even shopping for Jew
dlry. while Its p1under made her glow with
brilliante, like the Queen Of Sheba,
Smith 10 highly respectable man, of she
sort tllat Lates domestic broils worse than
anything else. If he has ever been decided
about any thing, it has been that there should
be nothing OF t4c sort in lis family: So his
wife has always had her oTn way about the
tamc crow, and, OF ito account, shout every
thing else ill very lately. At last, to tho great
annoyance Of Smith, she thought Of nothing
but the tame crow aud its interests, which
must be mixed up with everything Smith had
or did. The neiehbolB began 10 wink know
opprohions remarks. He VAS pEcttily crow
pecked aud all that. This ha bore with
great fortitude and dignity, but could not
conceal from himself that Il matters went on
in this way much longer, he would become
not only sad and forlorn laughing stock, but
ana perhaps dependent on Its mean Immoral.
ity for his daily bread. So, asserting his man
hood, he calmly told Mrs. Smith, one frosty
November morning, that she must keep her
dutky pet within her OWL private apartments,
md not allow It to aan wing iu his office Or
the family affairs. He could not be RESPONSE
bic for It. Presto, quicker than thought she
drew dirk knife and gave him stab, aud
there has been open var In the house ever
since.
Seeing this remarkable revolution Of his
Wifo's character, and knowing this character
was due entirely to the possession Of the tame
crow, II is little. marvellous that Smith did
not seize the first opportunity to open the
door Of the crows cage, or wiring the crows
neck, or do something which would at once
and beyond peFadvcnture make his wife a
, r.rn,1sni5r rs m1r7tai authority. o1e knew,
ElE EA1Q% LIZ WtA5kk ~ AQ 4G1 Gl4R -AA
was fighting just to rob her Of her tame crow
he was, and nothing else, the goodfor-noth:
ing, coaardly brute Such Werc the voluble
taIats Of the croW-plumed yirago. and She
brandsshed many diamond-hilted stiletto
which her crow had stolen for her, meanwhile
nire put into Tho family pies. Certainly not
taId The sublimely aroused Smith, / aul
! not fighting for the croW or about
the crow, at all No, madam, your crow Is
quite eafe from me where it belongs, Is have
always told you, and to show you my perfect
shouh fly away or get SO cunning a to exer
clEe its peculiar art only On its own account,
will help You recover 1t and its usefulness
But / haye taken this rod to make you peace
able and loyal wife, and teach you that you
must not sacrifice my rights and interests t.
be, sr be whipped within less than an inch o.
| your precious life.
Smith ia cool and resolute man, and likely
to be as good US his word, but since his witt
| is sure to be the same sort Of woman as long
as che keeps that tame crow, and give him the
| plIne, his good senEa i little doubtful. L
he were as shTewd rs he IL brave and gener
QUE, he would no more think Of bringing biz
wife to terms without putting the tame crow
| ffcm beyond her reach, than he would O,
| sobering bis kind man Jerry, bent on spree,
| W1L10uL CLEARING uls pocheLb Oh UQLtleQ EfOg
The cause that brought on the quarrel, if Il
continues in healthy activity. will destroy any
| peace that may succeed it. To make any tive
| people friends, 1t Is well first to abolish what
| ever necessarily makes them enemies. II Mr
Smith thinks that in his case the end canaot
sanctify the means, let him give up the end
| and at once knock under to Mrs. Smith ont
her tame crow. Everybody, outside Of Smith
| family, thinks the means needn't walt for th'
end tosanctIfy It, hut will be Of itself the bes
and holiest thing Smith eyer did. E.w.-
HARD TO BEL1EvE.-lt Is said that nes.
/ Fort Pickens fha other. iaY, When four O