The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-07-31

bIe al being. Minute was SO uocllc, So
cringing, So obeiient. She yielded tn
every command, to every wI,im, even
study ing To conceive the strange path
of dnty his impcrativeness marked out
for her.
The little. child wife was not happy.
She had met with disappointment. A
great sorrow was already creeping up
into her soul. Aud yet she did not
murmur nor rebel. There seemed t"
be no energy, no will, no positiveness
about her.
She cane to me one evening, and
sat down at my feet. | was sitting on
u low ottoman, working smnkipy-cap,
which | intended as a present tn John.
/ laid aside my work, and drew her
heal into my lap. A little while be
fore, in passing the parInr, had oh.
served her sitting beside Amos. He
was reading and seemed Indifferent to
her presence, scarcely conscious that a
pair of soft, white arms were entwine,l
around his neck. He had, no doubt,
thouglitles-ly repnlsed her. Az
looked down into her sad.!ened face.
WAS sure of this. Her lips were com
pressed, and there were tears in her
eyes. af3
"You seem unhappy, Minnie" said 7.
IL am unhappy, Jane. You must
know il sooner or later. Oh !! why did
Amos marry me if he did not love me ?"
He does love you, child" | often
called her child, as she was so much
like one. He loves You as much as
he can love anybody. He may not ex
press it in the manner v'u desire
g. Or for which my heart years, Jane.
This is killing me. He is so cold, so
stern, so crushing! He is always the
same thing. He never softeils toward
me-"
"Is he not kind to You, Minnie ??''
Yes, | must say he is-gentle, after
his way. But tina, is not what mean.
He does not enter into my little dream
iugs |; he does not appreciate the wealth
of love in my soul. There is little i'm
pressibility about him, aud less compre
hcnSi"n. lie does not seem To wish To-
understand me. He is an iceberg. gilt
tering, brilliantly yet coldly, in the
sun !"
Minnie wcpt bitterly. tried my
best To soothe her. / felt deeply for
her, and my words, 10 certain degree,
made her calm. / spoke la Amos
alnnt the matter. He smiled vaguclv.
anal i,nt me quietly aside, just as he had
Minnie.
Amos was one evening putting mp IA
shelf far me IN the pantry. 1t WAS not
qnite dark. He mad sawed the shelf
ont of board, and WAS resting him.
self ON the doorstep. Just then Minnie.
came up. She hal been down in the
garden, and WAS holding bouquet in
her hand. The flowers were very
tastcfully arranged.
See Amos - she said, with some
thing of the old love in her eyes. "Are
they not beautiful? have gathered
them expressly for You" 5u
She placed the flowers to his nose as
she spoke, while her other arm half en-
circle.l his neck. -
+" Just Look, Jane - she added,
laughing, his nose is all yellow with
the pollen. Don't it make him lock
conical? /? Let me wipeil off, Amos" p"
&c" away, Minnie" he sail. pettish-
ly. wish you wouldn't act so child,
ish." sfau ae
She Strengthened herself mp and
moved back n, few steps. Her eyes
were filling with tears aud her voice
tremble.l, as she said 9dI 81
sDnn't you want the flowers, Amos?''
"N", don't. | want you to gn
away"
The cup Of her bitterness was full.
| was almost startled as noticed the
strange fire in her eyes. would not
have Thought that they could look so.
Her face VAS very white, and her lips
ashy and compressed. There was
much of firmness in her step as she
passed into the sitting room.
Amos, you. are brute!'' 1 said,
angrily. [Haa 500
You have certainly reason to be
proud of your relatives, then! Jane
yau can g", too,
His passion was mp, ] walked away,
halt-sorrowful and halt frightened. Z |
knew that some great sorrow was com.
ing. sa ~
Minnie was not down to breakfast
next morning. Amos sent me up Ia
her room. She was not there. On the
table Law the following lac"nic note:
AMOS You said should go away. Well,
have gone, MINNIE"
handed Amos the note. He turned
very pale when he read it. His lips
twitclled nery"nsly, and he locked intu
my face in anxious inquiry. There was
little sympathy there, aud had no in
formation to give him.
Amos left no means nntried TO dis
cnvsr her place of~rrtreat. He spent
weeks in search and inquiry, but all in
vain. The strong man " rs b"we'l. He
often came !o me to talk of Minnie, his
lost wife, and to weep. His books
were neglected. lie grew qnite yield
ing. He would stand at the, window
aud gaze vacantly upon the lawn for
houis; and sometimes throughout a
whole night could hear him walking
up and down his room overhead. lie
saw his error, aud was but learning how
Uery dear the child wife had been Ia
him. He regretted his coldness he
was ansparing in his self-crinninations
he made strong promises III reference
To the future.
Months passed on, and vet nothing
was heard of Minnie. Perhaps she