East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-03-07
EAST SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, MARCH 7, 1861.

tour. Rosa has the use of the kitchen
and insists on doing Der own cooking AM
housework for the present. demurred
and do demur; but she says that work j
worship if performed conscientionsly anc
dutifully as she is performing it. And
with all this, we are very happy, Mr.
Blair, as you shall witness. Tomorrow
you must go home with me, take tea an,
spend the evening"
r. Blair accepted the invitation. III,
had met Rosa, occasionally, before hel
marriage and knew her to be bright
accomplished young woman, fitted t.
move in refined and intelligent circles
and he felt some curiosity to see her il
the new position of mistress and maid Il
her own household. The Third Avenu,
C ars bore the two men long, long way
from the city's throbbing heart to tn,
more quiet exteriors where they alighted
and after short walk, entered modest
looking house with well tended shrubbery
in the little front garden. To the third
story they ascendcd, and there the young
wife met them. Not blushing and Will
stammering apologies for their home; but
with such ease and sweet self-posscssior
-witg such happy light in her eyes
and such loving smiles about her lips
that Mr.. Blair felt himself at once trans.
fcrrcd to an earthly paradise. AS soon
as time came for observation, he took note
of what was around him.
The furniture Of the room into which
he had been ushered, could have scarcely
been palmer. In the centre, stood a
small breakfast table, covered with a
snowy cloth, and set for three persons.
Four cane-seat chairs, work stand, a
hanging shelf for books, u mantle orna-
ment or two of no special value, an in
grain carpet on the floor, and plain white
curtains loopcd back with Blue ribbons,
made up the complete inventory. No not
the complete inventory; for there was a
piano against the wall, the dark case and
plain style of which showed it to be no
recent purchase The instrument had
been Rosa's, as the observant visitor cor
rectly inferred.
After pleasant talk of some minutes.
Rosa left the room, and not long after
returned, bearing a tray on which were
tea, toast, butter, biscuit, cold tongue and
sweetmeats. There was beautiful glow
on her face as she entered, but nothing
of shame or hurt pride. With her own
fair hands she arranged the table, and
then took her husband and his friend
The heart of Mr.. Blair glowed and
stirred with new impulse as he looked
into the pure, sweet, happy face of the
young wife, as she poured the tea, and
served the meal which she had prepared.
After supper, Rosa removed the tea
things, and was absent nearly half All
honr. She returned through her cham
Der, which adjoincd their little parlor,
breakfast and sitting room, all in one,
with just the slightest change in her at
tire, and looking as fresh, happy and
beautiful, as if entering drawing room
filled with company. The evening pass
ell in reading, music, and pleasant con-
versation. AS Mr.. Blair was about re-
firing, Adrian said:
ado you think, now, that we were fools
to marry?'
Rosa stood with her hands drawn with
in one arm of her husband, and clasped;
and with face radiantly happy.
y shade crept over Mr.. Blair's coun-
tenance.
"No, not fools but wise as others might
be, if they were courageous enough 20 do
as you have done, Mrs. Adrian" and he
took the young wife's hand. 81 honor
your bravery, your independence, your
true love, that cannot be overshadowed
by worldiiness, that mildew of the heart,
that blight on your social life. You are
a thousand times happier in your beauti-
:ul scclusion, than any fashion-loving
wife, or slave to external appearance, can
ever be-"
~ love my husband, and live for him.
Rosa leaned closer to the manly form by
her side. II understood. when we mar
ried, that he was life toiler; that our
home would be established and sustained
by the work of his hands; and l under
stood as well that l was not his superior,
but only his equal, and that lift was right
and honorable for him to work, it could
be no less right aud honorable for me-
Was it to sit idle, and have servant to
wait on me, when his was lot of toil?-
No-no--nol had my part to perform
az well as he, and ! am performing it to
the best of my ability"
"You are true woman, wise woman,
good woman" said MIR. Blair, with ar
dor; "and you will be as you deserve to
be. ! thought Henry a fool to marry cn
a thousand dollars, and L told him so.-
But / take back my words. If sucl
women as you were plentiir.,, we could
all marry, and find our salaries ample
Good night, and may G. od bloss you!
And the bachelor clerk, who could mol
afford to marry on 6ftoon hundred dollars
a year, went to his lonely home--lonely
though peopIed thickly = and sitting
down in his desolate chamber, dreamed
of the sweet picture Of domestic felicity
he had seen, and sighed for sweet hid
ing plsoo from the world, AMI all its false
protection and heartless show.
gIThe New York Tines says the
feud between the Weed and Greely fact.