Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-12-23

resignation the loss of friends. aud misfor-
time. | never saw you ruffied By rude
ness or abuse from others, or show any i'm
patience under severe pain but the loss Of
a button from your shirt, or nail from
the carpet, gives yen perfect right to be
unreasonable, unkind, and, | must say it,
unehristian.'
Mr.. Ashton rose and walked up and
down the room in some agitation.
Il did not think my love- be said at last,
10 trembling tone, that you would attach
So much Importance to a single hasty word
perhaps | smoke too quickly; but even If ii
were really SO, did We not soiemnly prom
ise to be patient with each others infirmi-
ties? am very glad to bear with
Mr.. Ashton paused, be was an eminently
truthful man, and upon consideration, he
could not remember that he had anything
to bear from his wife. aside from the
shirt buttons. &C., which he was now be-
coming conscious he bad not borne very
patiently.
III IL were only once, my dear husband,
you would hear nothing abort il, but y0a
do cot seem in the least aware how the.
habit bas grown upon you. There has Dot
been cay tiiis weak IA wfifsn ga hive
not made my heart ache by some suehsout-
bursts of freatfulness as that | now com
plain Of
Mr.. Ashton was astcnished, but as he
began 10 reflect be was still more surprised
to find that his wife's accusation was
true.
One day it has been about front door
mat, the next about mislaid review, and
tuen lost pair Of gloves which after all
were ioGnd in his own pocket. lie felt
that 1t was all true, and as his conscience
brought forward one instance of unkinds
ness alter anOther-real charlottesville
sat down again and covered his face with
bis hands.
But this is not the worst continued
| Chrissy, becoming agitated in turn. feel,
cannot help feeling. that | shall not feel 50
you as | ought fear least shall loose the
power of respecting my husband and when
respect goee, Clement, love does not last
long. This very morning, | found myself
wishing had never known you, Glenn
ent'
Chrissy burst into tears, an unusual de-
morstration for her, and Clement spring
ing up once more, traversed the room once
or twice, and then sat down by his wife's
side.
'ChTistiana.' be said mournfully, Il
have deserved it feel that have but to
loose your lnVe-my punishment is greater
than | can bear, ChTissy.'
1T was but the thought of moment,
replied Chrissy, checking her sObs, but l
am frightened that the idea should have
entered my head. III should, l would
rather die this moment
COD forbid" calculated her husband, as
| he ciasped her IN his arms. But why, my
dearest, have you never told ne of this be-
| fore p
1t is neither graceful nor grateful
| Office, for wife to repr0ye her husband, or
| woman her pastor replied Chrissy, lay
| my her hand on his shoulder; and if had
not been left here all day, think should
hardly have got my courage Up now. But
| II you are not angry | am glad ] have told
| you all that was in my heart, for indeed,
my dear, 1t has been a sad aching heart
/ this long time. And now | must tell you
how those two uDlucky shirts came 10 be
! buttoness.'
No, don't say one word about them my
love- said Clement, impatiently. L will
never complain again. if the sleeves are
missing as well as the buttons
But must tell You because I really
mean to have my housekeeping afflirs in
/ as good order as any enc. ! was locking
! over your shirts yesterday afternoon aud
/ had put them ali to rights but these two,
when Mrs. Lennox came 10, in great dis
| sress to say that her sisters child was
much worse, and they feared dying, so
dropped all and went over there. You
know that it was. No one had any calm-
ness or presence Of mind, the child's con-
WILSON'S were frightful to witness, the
mother was in Mysteries. and Mrs. Lennox
worse than nobody at all. 1t was nearly
midnight before / could get away, and in
the meantime Amy bad put the room in
| order and restored the shirts to their pla-
ces.'
Here amy put her head into the room.
If you please. Missus, a young woman in
the Kitchen would like TO see Missus min
ute
hlis7uS arose ard went into the kitchen,
and MIR. Ashton, taking candle from the
table, entered the study, and locked him
self in. Chrissy waited for q long time,
and at last went and tapped at the door -
1t was opened to her with fervent kiss
aud though there were not many words said
on either side, there was a light in the ewes
of the husband aud wife, which chow ed
the understanding was perfect between
them.