East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-05-09

Upon this, Susy with woman's intnition
cautioned and demonstrated very tender
ly. But the effect was i'll. Thereafter
Hugh added moodness aud fretfuness to
these missteps indeed, he quite lost his
old gayety and openness, sitting thought
ful and glum the livelong evening, tell
ing nothing Of his plans to Susy; only
breaking from his withdrawal now aud
then by sezing bit Of paper and max
ing diagrams with nervous quiekness.-
For the time, Susy's home bliss was quite
destroyed. The life of the freside was
gone. "When ,cW he come out of his
study, with his machine complete?' she
would often ask with the emphasis Of
weary waiting. ellis machine complete"
THAT was the form IN which her thoughts
found expression; for the fond and all
mring wife never doubted that sooner or
later High would triumph over any and
every difficulty Had not he made mar
vellous inventions, and was he not get
ting to be almost great mani known
and noticed SO far? In this way Susy
co,nfoited herself in her loneliness; and,
when Hugh was morose and fretful,
would be very quiet aud gentle, saying
to herself, "Desr Hugh! how hard he
must be thinking, aud how tiresome it
must bel ought to be very patient am
sure. ], ouly simple little wife, with
nothing to think OF but the kitchen and
garden and IlGglI's clothe,l | oaght to
be proud Of such husband and | an
Then Susy would steal her arm around
his neck and kiss hiln; upon which Hugh
would seem to break from dream, and
ask:
"What do you want, Susy?
"Nothing-l was only stealing kiss;
and Susy would return to her accustom-
ed seat almost as blushingly as though
these were the days Of her maden-ifc.
As months came and went, Susy felt
that the village people seemed to change
in their demeanor toward her. Some
times she caught them looking pityingly
at her, as though she were under sor-
row IN which they sympathized. At first
it surprised her, but when she remem.
bered that Hugh had neglected his work
very much OF late, she saw that this in
! terest sprung from teaT that they might
"come to poverty" as the New England
phrase hath it Now it was all clear =
1t was pleasant to he cared for by ones
neighbors; but then she knew of several
hundred dollars hidden in safe place by
her own hands, with Dughs consent
Long before that was spent the machine
would be done, and perhaps piles of
money would come from it.
Hugh neglected his work entirely.-
And now he would rise from bed at
twelve o'clock and 90 out, returning just
at dawn, and saying never word. Susy
veutured to ask where he went, or what
he went for; but Hugh darted such a
strange wild glance as quite frightened
her. She wouldn't trouble him any more
with her wonanish curiosity. Poor
Hugh He must be working very hard.
How absent-mnded he wasl Why, he
would almost always hold the newspaper
upside down, reading or seeming to read,
for hours; and whel she ventured to re-
monstrate, would answer her, oh, SO
sharply!
Sometimes he would go to the little
coffee mill, and turn the crank round and
round and round, hundreds of times,
through the mill was quite empty, gazing
steadily at it all the time, Once Susy
got handful of coffee, freshly Drowned
over the kitchen fire, and, looking laugh
ingly in his face, dropped 1t in while he
was turning. Hugh smiled---the first
time for many a wcek-and then mo.
tioning her mysteriously to sit down,
went softly to the pantry, took the cream
ever and sugar-bowl, and coming on tip
toe to the mil aud gcstured hcr to grind
while he poured cream and sugar alter
nately in with the coffee.
Chow queer Hugh seems?" thought
Susy; IL hope lie won't be so very long"
One piercing thought at this instant dart
ed across her mind; but it was driven
back as soon as formed, for was not Hugh
in all his affairs, excepting this one, even
more methodical than other men? And
were not oil great men eccentric when
under the pressure OF great plans?
His adventure of the cotfee-mill quite
changed Hugh's bearing toward his wife.
He seemed disposed to take her into his
confidence. La the afternoon of that
very same day, he roused himself from
his revery, aud beckoning Susy to come
to hun, lifted one finger solemnly and
said, in most impressive and mysterious
/ manner.
"lve finished it. Tonight"
Susy was on the tiptoe OF expectation;
for whole year had gone since the be-
ginning OF these nocturnal departures,
and she longed for the clearing of the
mystery, as well as for the return of the
old home life. AT length the hour OF
midnight came, aud they went out. a
long walk brought them to a cliff of mod
crate height aud ordinary appearance, a
crevisc oiwhich proved to be the entrance
to cave. Entering this, and carefully
closing the crovice behind them, making
total darkness, Hugh left the side of his
wife, and, from a little distance, solmlnly
pronouncing, "Bchold! behold beholdl'
removed the side of large wooden box
from which the light OF six wax candles
strcamcd full upon beautiful combina-
tion ofwhoels in regular and graceful
motion.
? The wife clapped her hands for Joy =