Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-01-18
AYoung wIfe,s sorrow.

l don't Just like the tone Of Martha's |
letter said Mrs Barton to her husband one
dav. Martha was q daughter who had |
been married for three of four months and |
was then living several hunred miles away
from the town in which her parents resd !
ed.
Nor do I was the answer If Edward is
in anything unkind to her l have been
greatly deceived in him.
There are pecuIiarites Of character and
temperament in every one, that only close
intimacy can make apparent. And Martha
has these as well as Edward. 1t is not
improbable that something unseen before,
has revealed itself since marriage, and
stands as q source of irritation between
them
Mr.. Barton sighed He was very fond
of Martha. She had been pet with him
since childhood, and this separation, in
consequence Of her marriage was great
trial The thought of her being unhappy
panied him.
Suppose, said he, that we send for her
| to come home and make US a visit. 1t is
nearley four months since she went away.
was going TO suggest something differ
ent.
What?
A visit to Martha.
That will be out Of the question, at least
for me, said Mr.. Barton.
l did not, replied Mrs. Barton, smiling,
expect to include you in the visit
Oh, then you propose to take all the
pleasure to yourself Now, it strikes me
as better al arrangement to have Martha pay
us visit 1t will do her great deal
more good, than merely to receive visit
from you She will get back, for little
while, into her old home, and see farther
and mother both And then win come
in for portion of enjoyment, which is to
be considered.
I've thought of that, replied Mrs. Bar.
ton. and yet favor the visit TO Martha
The reason is this. If l go there and
stay week or two, shall have an oppor.
tunity to see how she aud Edward are
getting along together. We must live
with people, to find out all about them -
There may be some little impediments to
happiness lying in their right path, which
may help them to pick up and cast aside;
some little want of adaptation in the ma
chinery of their lives. which prevents a
movement in harmony that / may show
them how to adjust
| guess you are right, taking that view
the case, said Mr. Barton.
The visit of Mrs Barton was made &C.
cordingly After the irst brief season Of
gladness that followed meeting with her
mother had passed, Martha's counteuance
, showed some lines not written there by
sweet content. The mother asked no ques
tions, however, in the beginning, calculated
to draw Martha out. She wanted a little
time for observation. The young husband
was bright, cheerful, attentive aud fond, al
he had appeared to her before the wedding
day. But on the second morning after hel
arrival, she noticed that be did not tall
quite SO freely as usual at the breakfast
= table, aud had something very much like {
cloud over the sunshine Of his countenance
MaTtha's manner was little constrained
o also. aad her face little sober Once o.
i twice during The meal Edward exhibited {
feeling Of annoyance at things not right!
ordered.
Mrs. Barton was already beginning I,
!, see the little impediments aud obstruction
10 to which she had referred iu talking to he
husband. But she did not encourag
Martha TO speak on the subject Sh
wanted to see more aud understand tn
. cause better. On the third day, the caus
: of trouble between Edward and Martha
s for dseordant string was really jarrin
ps in the hormony of their liVes-becam
s. more clearly apparent to the mother. Th
little external restraint which had been a
Is sumsd at the beginning of her visit by bot
Of the young people. was gradually lai
aside, aud she saw them in the real life the
were living.
s. The basis Of the difficulty lay in II
Of total unfitness Of Martha for the positio
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