The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-18
THE OTHER SIDE.

THE OTHER SIDE.
Breakfast WAS just over at the Parsonage,
lie table was cleared away, the chairs SGT
,l-s and Mrs. Ashton in Il neat morning Gress,
ssh a pretty little cap on her pretty little
hrst was standing with her arm over her tall
bllst.and's shoulder, looking at the morning
pay-er And RI fine Il looking pair they were
ssy0u Ar likely 10 see on summers day
TIE reyefeaa Clement Ashton WAS indeed re-
s.rte! the tsudsomest maa Ill The parish, and
;Iaf anh soot reason Whether he ever had
81 idea of has OWE npoa the subject, was ca
irsly nl- DvI .4,is!r.
Nrs ..s:.on, t. she was styled by lie par
ish-thrist.ana, r. her godtarher ani gl5-
mother named her Chrissy, her 1r>tlers
and husband called hrt-was not us1i-ll ra,
ysrded as remarkably handsome. ites isstIres
wee rot very regular, aud Sue MAS isC,1 ,5tt'
t.!. bu. her eyes were so ri 1T 81 c e
p!id her LgQre so elastic ANA =, ~ .,JE.ls'
6ant air aud above All, ber iE~f-ft { g nl,s;.-
negs. zHd lie expression of sunny gGoa tsr.-
lei ansi perfect openness lighting Up hes IKE,
made reoss reoyia consider her 2 very .Ssrse-
i've sso1nai a.teev ono i'll the parish liked
her .tasn .il& ,uG old people, wno "a; near
sis stove IN church and always came round 10
81. their dime. h. the parsonage on Sunday
10 Mrr. DIR. Eush, who ws.E by lar the grand
eat LAZY in tae parish.
MIR and Mira Ashton had been married about
slz monrns after an engagement of almost
sh,ee years, during which time they had cor
rasponded vigorously, but had seen very little
of eueh othef, for MIR. Ashton WIS an assist-
ant IN an overgrowB parish In one of our lar
.yer cities, aud eUaId seldom 10 spared and
Cbriasy was q teacher IN another great city,
where she supported herself ,,ud helped By
her lahore TO educate one uT her brothers for
the ministry. 1t WAS not until tins brother
had finished his studies, and was on the independ-
ent footing tha she had consented III te married.
George canuoJ rHpnort himself eutiEely> :"
she said, in answer 70 the Ysaolatr1Eeas u.
her lover; '.he ia now strong enough 10 iaaor
as Eaany ot he y0anE men 10, ana e needs
nv help / kae5s lhat he has ta.e.ss- ,la,
a-..a r.eke him eu:nentfy nscI4tin me ea.iE :
- Aas iiDacn s.lD y. toa, tt..t 4 .,eAke Lpte
sly more tlan }e = tioin., His aea.ts viii fail,
4.1 ha viii he. me discouraged Ioi ,:losJ
.>J@:e,li v91rselt - h;al.! d ~h'lo .afser VITA
-.r s,6d friend. Mrs Aicaeta. Cement,
Andto IL s:&saiGtion she sr@idlas;iy adhered,
iespile Clamen:s pafs7as;91s sln,i those %.
f,sfrgA -iiaa&ii, who Was n1Ich distress ed al
TIE t,nilLht that Lis si-te.. MARRIAGE should
Or pu, 9f III Rig a2conHt iuder these cir
ar -taliGe- TIT lovers al nut rec much us
,:eh cher, AM they were finally married
wjh-. Chrissy ever having suspected her
agsta.rt ut ~ iAErM.l.E ot temper. She had
r.lfei.3 iareh cu discovering. that such was
sL- ll-a never leen 1ise aci@:it &c; but she was
vsr, ,9ioo =. ulaan; she Knew her husband 9
i:i'dnsic exseliences, and his strength AS wei,
..a weakness and altering al old maxim to
ia. iter purpose, she resolved both 10 endure
aHl 10 cirr.
Via u you set about 10 day = said she,
az Mr. Ashton arose from the corner of the
sofa. having exhausted the paper.
Waiting replied his reverence. Il Inust
~ Qp 10 old Mrs Balcomb'e aud zee the Jones
rs, zilt Try 70 prevail on Phil Taggart to let
hls children come t0 Sunday school once more.
Theu have - see poor Maggie Carpenter,
who !. much worse again and If have time
saali get INTO the oulnbua and ride oui to the
mills to rec that girl Miss Flower mentioned
~ pt yesterday
What ii rollldi exclaimed Chrissy. ''You
w,t never get home 10 dinner at two O'Clock.
] laink | will put it OFF till ak, and run the
issa Il being thought 'stuek up like poor
eape.;a Lilly !"
WIZ, DO YOU mean
"N 1y, y5n know they always dine at six
70 eult the Doctors arrangements One day
lily called about some society matter on a
adv who lives not Il hundred miles from her
street, about five O'clock i'll the afternoon
The lady heiselt came to the door, and Lilly
r4s about entering, when she thought she
ysrcei, eli the suiell of roast meat in the hall
sad eaid very politely, but perhaps it is now
sogr 1iIner hour =
No indeed replied madam, with indigna-
ion We don't due at this time of day; we
Ia not 80 stuck up +"
Poor Lilly!" exclaimed Mr.. Ashton, laugh
TX. hat did che say
20, sile did her errand and retired, Of course
There was nothing TO be said. !"
air. Ashton turned to go into the study, and
IL. 1e lid 80, his foot caught in the carpet, and
10 Vas nearly thrown down Chrissy start.
IN. t..,s oraH
sald pestishly--
4" do wish you would have that carpet nail
Cd down | have stumbled over it twenty
Times n the course of week, really believe"
II thought Amy had fastened it down." re
'uIned his wife with perfect mildness. II am
s1re saw her at work there The door mus;
pull il oat Of place, think"
oh Of course there is some excellent rea-
r'n for ;.a being ont of order 1t seems to he
.1h'.. with al your ingenuity you might find
nouls way OF making it more secure. :"
lie turned into his study, shutting the door
Af!er .iu. with unnecessary force, and Mrs
Ash,on returned 10 the FIRE and arranged her
work basket for the day, with something OF a
cloud on her tace. She was not left long M
diriurbed, fer Mr. Ashton's voice was soon
heard calling her in impatient tones She sigh
cd, brt rose and entered the next room, where
sae fouEd her husband standing before bis
tureeu partly dressed, aud with shirts cravets
and handkerchiefs scattered about him, like Il
new kind Of snow, while his face bore an ex-
pretFion e melancholy rspfoach at once pain
ful and iudcrous
What il the matterfp she asked.
20, The cid story. 80 button who're it
Qua. 10 be: Not q shirt ready 20 wear!
do not mean 70 10 unreasonable Le eontinu-
ID. 10 All ssgita.ed voice, a. he sGnbled over
t.e !l.ngs 10 the manifest diseoinpesure Of the
s.e*n linen, "sut. really. Chrissy, think You
Assht see that M clothes are in order. Ian.
sars would do mors than tIa, fo. yon. 5i:
aess an de!ayed and pnt 70 the 4ssatcs, In
oonvsnience becsase you cannot sew on those
latsons. should really, think th&t LITTLE os
,ns hms YOU spenc u writing ~ Gsorgs aud
Henry might y well be tssto ysd on me. s S.
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