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

ana run the RISK oil being thought stuck NJ,
like poor Cousin Lilly
What do you mean p
Why, you know they always dine at six
to suit the Doctor's arrangements. O3e
day Lilly called about some society matter
on lady who lives not huudred nlilesfrom
her street, about five O'Clock in the after
noon. The lady herself cana to the door,
and Lilly was about entering. when she
perceived the smell Of roast meat in the
| hall; and said very politely, but perhaps
it is your dinner hour p
No, indeed = replied madame, with in
| dignation. We don't dine at this time of
| day ; we are not stuck up =
| Poor Lillyp exclaimed Mr.. Ashton,
| laughing. What did she say Z?
! %! she did her errand and then retir.
! ed. of course. There was nothing to be
/ said.'
/ Mr.. Ashton turned TO go into the study,
and as ne did SO, bis foot caught in the
! carpet and as he was nearly thrown
4 down. Chrissy started in alarm, but he
recovered himself and then said pettish-
| ly-
/ 4 do wish you wonld have that carpet,
nailed dow. | have stumbled ever it
twenty times in the course Of weak, l
really boIieve.'
i thought Amy had fastened it down.
returned his wife with perfect mIdness, 4
an sure | saw her at work there. The
door must surely pull it cut of place,
thipg.'
30! ef course there is some excellent rea-
son for its being out of order. 1t seems
to me that with all your ingunity you
might fiad some way Of making it more
secure
He turned into his study, shutting the
door after him with unnecessary force and
Mrs. Ashton returned to the fire aud ar
ranged her work basket for tho day, with
something of cloud OF her face. She was
not left long Undisturbed, for Mr.. Ashton's
voice was soon heard calling her in impa
tent tones. She Sighed, but arose and
entered the nest room, where she found
her husband standing before his bureau
partly dressed, and with shirts, oravats and
haLdkeTohiefs scattered about him. like a
new kind Of snow while his face bore an
expression Uf melancholy reprOGch at once
disdainiul and ludierous.
What is the matter she asked.
80, the old story. No button where it
ought to be! Not shirt ready to wear
| do not mean to be unreasonable he con-
rinued, in an agito!ed voice, but, really,
Chrissy. think you might see that NV
clothes are in order l aEn sure I would
do much more THAI that for you, but
here am delayed and put to the greatest
Inconvenience because you cannot sew on
these buttons. should really think that u
little of the time you spend in writing to
George and henry, might as we'll be be-
stUwed on me-
This address was delivered in tone Of
distress which might have been justified.
perhaps, il tirs. Ashton had picked his
pocket OF his sermon rs he was going to
church.
What is the matter with this shirt p
said ChrissY, quietly examining one of the
discarded garments. 1t seems to have all
the buttons IN their places; and this one
too, is quite perfect and here is another
Ny dear husband how many skirts do you
usually wear at q timer
Oh it is very well for you to smile my
love, but l can assure ven | found several
with no means at all O! fastening the wrist
bands We have breakfast late, and now
| shall be Detained half an hour, when l
ought to have been away. | know you
mean well; bat if you had served years
apprenticeship to my mother before you
were married, it might have been all the
better Cor ycur housekeepinc.'
Il might have prevented it altogether,
; thought UhTiss7, but the thought was re-
pressed in a moment. She tucked up and
replaced the scattered apparel, folded tie
snGwy crav4ts, warmed her usband s over.
shoes. and saw the beautiful LITTLE ccmmun.
= ion service, presented by lady Of the par
, Ish, and cgnsscFatGd 60 such sufferers as
d Maggie Carpenter, was in readiness. b.
fore be le.t the house, Mr. Ashton had for
. gotten both his freilalEess ana its cause
l lie kissed his wife, THANKED her for her
trouble, and proposed that she should send
FIR Lilly 10 spend the dag with her, and
strobe away with his usually elasticity Of
step.
Chrissy watched him from the door til
be turned into the next street. aud then
!; went back TO the frs-side and to her OWL
reflection.
This fretfulaess and tendency to be dis
turbet at little matters was almost heI
> husbands only fault He was self sacr
fcing o tho last degree; faithful and indie.
fati.abl, as aD apostle, almost in his pro-
f5ssionai iabors liberal to a fault aud in
, his administration Of parish maitc-s, wise
j and constituting to all. lie could bear in
I juries real injuries. with the greatest pa
! tlence, and was never known TO harbol
d resentment.
But with all these good qualities Mr.
Ashton bad One fault-a fault which
y threatened to disturb and fLally destroy
: tbs comfort OF il married life. IF his wife
\ haa by extravaganza or bad management
: wasted bis income aud involved him If
IS dIihcultiee, 1t Is probable that he would
never have spoken an unkind word to her
but the fact OF a Button being missed, or {
}, book removed from its place, would pro
y duee lamentation half indignant and hal
= pathetic, which runS in ChrIssy's ears anC
% made her heart ache luEg after Cemen
10 had forgotten the circumstances altogether
Strange as it may seem, Mr.. Ashton never
thought of his habit, of which, indeed, h
r was but imperfectly conscious, as to its be
81 ing fault
ir II thought, indeed that it was e pit
Is he should be So sensitive, and sometime
~ q said that he wished be had not such Low
IL of order and symmetry, for then he shout
!e not be so often annoyed by the disorder
Is habits OF other people. Il said to himsel
: that it was ore of his peculiar trials, tina
70 even Chrissy perfect as she YVES, did no
% come up to his ideas in this respect bu
that the temper with which he met wha
u, be was pleased to call his peculiar trials
10 ever became trial to other people he di'
- not imagine. lie had indeed remarked
3 10 spite of himself that Chrissv's face wa
i; not as cheerful, nor her spirit as light a
- when they were first married, and be re
&c GREETED that the cares of housekeeping
should wear so heavily upon her bu
y nothing was further from his thoughts thai
~ that anything in himself could have PFC
~ dueed the change.
Al Mr. Ashton, exhausted with bis day
~, q work. turned towards hnms with his min
- and heart full OF all he had seen ard fell
Us He said very little during dinner, bu
- - when the table cloth was removed, ne sa
!" down IN his dressing gown and slippers b.
:, fore the fire, he related TO his wife all tn