The Portland daily press., 1862-09-05
MISCELLANY.
HOW TO KEEP HIM.

y es, nave an engdgcllitib With niooic I,
shall be In early; leave a light in the library.
Good night and with a careless nod, Will
lam Hayes left the room.
"Always the way" murmured Lizzie Hayes,
sinking back upon sofa; "out every night.
/ don't believe he cares one bit about me now,
and yet we've been married but two years.
No man could have more orderly house, I'm
sure; and never go anywhere; | am not
bit extravagant Oh, DEAR why is it? l was
not rich; he did not marry me for money
and he must have loved me then-why does
he now treat me with SO much neglect?" And
with her mind filled with such fretful queries,
Lizzie Hayes fell asleep on the sofa.
Let me print her picture as she lay there.
She was blond, with small graceful figure,
and very pretty face. The hair, which show
ed by its rich waves its tendency to curl, was
brushed smoothly back, and gathered into
rich knot at the back, 'it was such bother
to curl it," she said; her cheek was pale, and
her whole face wore discontented expression.
Her dress was a neat chintz wrapper, but she
wore neither collar nor sleeves. "Whats the
use of dressing up just for William"
Lizzie slept soundy for two hours, and then
awoke suddenly. She sat up, glanced at the
clock, and sighed dreary at the long interval
still to be spent alone before bedtime.
The Library was just over the room in which
she sat- and down the furnace fiue, through
the register, a voice came to the young wifes
ears; il was her husbands
swell, Moore, what is a man to do? / was
disappointed, and must have pleasure some
where. Who could have fancied that Lizzie
Jarvis, SO perfectly sprightly and loving could
have changed to the fretful dowdy she now is
Who wants to stay at home and hear his wife
whining all the evening about her troublesome
servants, and headaches, and all sorts of both
ers. She has got the knack of drawing, that
upon nv life do not believe she could speak
a pleasant word"
Lizzie sat as If stunned. Was this true p
She looked in the glass. If not exactly dow
dy, her costume was certainly not fit for an
evening, even if it were an evening at home,
with only William to admire. She rose, and
softly went to her own room, with bitter and
sorrowful thoughts, with a firm resolution to
win back her husband, and then his love re-
gained, keep it.
The next morning William came into the
room with his usual careless manner, but
bright smile came on his lips as he saw Lizzie.
A pretty chntz wrapper, with neat collar,
and sleeves of snowy muslin, and wreath of
soft, full curls, had really metamorphosed her;
while the blush her husbands admiring glance
called up to her cheek did not detract from her
beauty. At first William thought there must
be some guest but glancing, he found they
were alone.
"Come, William, your coffee will be stone
81 ,,,,st 10 nnoi IN ~, 1872 ,' -,
fact with a lies y sa;d nor hrshana ..ross;,,,
the room to her side and Lizzie's heart bound
ed as she recognized the old lovers tone and
manner.
Not one fretful speech, not one complaint,
fell upon Williams ear during the meal. The
nntonched' AZ Lizzie cbatted oaijv on eyery
nleasant subject She tbongb, ~ a,orn,;n,, H.,
his pratif,ed Interest and Cordial mannar
on will he at home 10 dnnor ~ Inc so;a
ne he went ont '''
aCan,t to'dav, I;zz;a. have b,s;noss nm, Of
town: but Tn he At home early 70 taa Have 70
something suhst,nt;al for T aor,, o,.,aat =,
dine God i've M tha aon ' uapeI ~, ~
u,arn, l;ss and nra,,, ,,'l,;s,ia a,a ,n,
contrast ~ bis lonn,,;n, nar,iass s.;. tia ~
vions EVENING s''''s'' s'''' '''' p'0-
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low u,h;snar s.as, H. b. c,a, 80 IN ~ a
for two years, frotf,I aar5,, Iv;Ia;a. o ~,
shall ,o,ar sa,, 10, 80, "i'i''"'' sou
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davotin, an5 har i;,." ,,,ia An '',,.a why
thonght ~ his conf,denee ~ Nj r.;,,,a Nh 81.
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Tho b;ttor coIna ad ,;,,,''s5 20 ~
na,s Tho srrsad ,';ap IT, ~ ~ pe.ieee nel
months was anenad Ppnd H. H., ~, man,
moved from The furniture I;z1ie WINS ,h;ni,-
in, atIo H.. as @ L,A1'c Mas ulll'h-
i've than his own am ds, paHa ai' ''''"e'
Tea time came. and William came with II,
n lttia ii@ure in -, liz In WIN ~,
curls and oh sucb q loyely hlush a,d Nil,
stood ready TO welcome william 81 A' he , came
in: and tea time passed as the morn;ng meal
had done ~ VIZ '''o' '''o 'i'S"i
Alter tea tbere uas no ,no,,o,ron, 80 ,,s,,.i
towards tbe hat ract y;la,,, s,nod ' ~ $50 We"
side the table lingering chat,ar;ng III, IL biz
also rose. She led him 10 the lighf warm mar