The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-09
should :, !, =, very laPpy in your society

And why not confuse so to do, my
husbandl lam cure We could lie as hap. /
py as ever Il you remember. one Of our;
plans was to make home. .-I,'....
And hsvn'I we got one EmmaT i,
I'VE have a place in which to live, an
swertd the wife, somewhat evasivply. |,
'And it Is our home, pursued Gorge.
And he added, with SORT of confident
flourish, home is the wifs's peculiar prov,
ince. She has charge Of it, and all her
work is there, while the duties of hus.
band call him to other scenes ,q
'Aye-I admit that so far as certain du
ties are concerned, replied Emma. 'Bn,
yon remember that We both need relaxa.
lion from, labor; we need time for social
and mental Improvement and enjoyment,
aud wha. seaeor have We for this save
our eveningsH Why should this not be
my home, evenings, as well as in daytime
and in the night? Al
well, '.h? asked George.
How Gan il be, ii sou are not hsre?-
What makes home for children, il it be
not Ihe abode Of the parsntss What homo
can husband have where there is no
wife? Aud what real comfort can wife
enjoy where thsre is no husband? You
do not realize how lonesome am alone
here during these long evenings. Tley
are the very seasons when | am at leisure
Ito enjoy mine, it il is worth enjoying
They are the seasons when the happiest
hours Of home life might be past Come
will you no, spend view Of your even
ings with me?'y1c, fTH
You see enough Of me as it is,' said
!, the husband lightly. LLGETf{
:Allow me to be the judge of that
George. You would be very lonesome
here all alone ..9s, -sE .,.
Motif It were my place Of business, as
tits yours, returned the young man.
You are used to staying here. All wives
belong at home s1 eHl.
4 Just remember. my husband that pre-
vious to our marriage | had pleasant com
pany all tie time. Of course L remained
at home much Of my time, but | had a
ms wera honn;ly on ~, Finally 7 rsva
un III for, vnn I L.f, ,ha old boms and
sought home with my husband. And
Of rour comn,nionsIinq Hnw would
voo likn IN bays mo asav avery evening
wh;ls Won vera nbh,sd 10 remaiu hare
olonay "1'0.'- ''''.T..''" ..a..., .!.
.Whv-I should like i, vel, enough
al bnt yon wonl1 mo, ie WILLING te
q try H." 3,l,l'- 5'aa a-'a' ~
"A .YesI would said George at venture
will Won remain here every eyenin,
= next week and lot me spend them among
nv female friends? ''@Y(th sa.,
Ger ainlv I win: and | assure YOU tha
I shall n OF BE- SO lonesome as you imagine
With this The husband went out, ant
Il was soon amopy his 'fri+ nds He WAS
stendy, industrious man and loved hi
= wife truly; but like husbands Of others b
had contracted habit of spending hi
evenings abroad. sud thought it no harm
His onlv prac,ical idea OF home seemed |
be that !, was piase that his wife too
care of, and where he would eat, drin
and eleep. as he could pay for it. /
short, he treated it as a sort Of privat
boarding house. of which his wife wa
and K he maid all the bills h
leonsidered his duty dome. lis wife ha
frequently asked him to stay at hou
with I,er bnt she had never ventured ut
on ,any argument before, and he had n
copception of how much she missed hin
She always seemed bappy when he can
.i home and he supposed she could aIwa,
he So ..,' .. p, -.,rS . * -
uJ Monday evening came and George Wi
son renained true TO his promise d II
~ wifs nut al bsr bonnet and shawl and
said he would remain and keep house,
e What will You do while II Ann conc
d. Emma asked. - gsHrAyf ..
OIL shpll read, and sing, and emf
ed myself generally o&.El9&A r
nm VERY well. shall be back in GO
- season. .'''l sd "J@ rta
70. The wife went out and the husba
10 was left alone. He had an INTEREST,"
book and beganto read it, He read
eight O'Clock, and then lie began to yaw
W. aud refer fr, quen,ly to the dial. n
;,L book did not interest him as usual. L
- er and anon he would come to a passs
,av which he knew would please his wife, a
~ instiuctively lie turned as though
Md would read aloud but theirs was no "
red to hear it, A. half past eight he ar
"a fromlhis chair and .beganlto pace