The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-18

| tons in their places, and this one, too ia quite
! perfect; and here Is another. My dear husband,
how many shirts do you ueually ear al s.,ne?''
"Oh, j. is very well for you to emile, my
| love. but do assure yon / found several with
| no means at all of fastening tho wristbands.
We had hreakfasted late, and now | shall be
| detained half ali hour, when l onght 10 be
away. | know You mean WE'LL but if you had
served years apprenticeship to my mother
before you were married. ii might have been
| all the better fot your housekeeping
"!t might have prevented il all together"
thought Chrissy; hut the thought was repress.
ed in Il moment She picked mp and replaced
the scattered apparel, folded the snowy cravats,
| warmed her husbands cvershoes, and aaw
tha. the beautiful little communion service,
presented by lady of the parish, and con.e-
Grated to such sufferers as Mag2ie Carpenter,
WIS in readiness. Before he left the house, Mr..
Ashton mad forgotten both his fretfnlness and
its cause. He kissed his wife. ard thanked her
for her trouble, and proposed that she should
send for Lilly 10 spend the day with her, and
s.rote away with his usual elasticity of step.
Chrissy watched him from the door till he
turned into the next ssfset, aad then went
bach TO toe iireside and 10 her own reflection.
The fretfulness and tendency 90 be disturbed
at E,i!. matters, wss almost her husiandr only
iaug. He was telfmoriiieiug 10 tho last de
gree: faithful aud pdefat igahle an apostle,
! almost in his professional lab0rs. liberia, to q
fault; and Ill hs administration OF parish mat
| tcrs, wise and couciiiatiDg 10 all. He could
bear injuries, lea! injuries, with the greatest
| patience, and was never known 20 harbor re-
| sentiment.
i5ut with all these good qualities, Air. 4 ah-
ton had one fiult-sa fault which threatened to
| disturb and finally destroy the comfort of mar
ried life. II his wife had by extravaganza OF
bad management, wasted his income ana in
| volved him in difficulties il is probable that he
h..x-..
! her; but the fact OF button being missed, OF
u book removed from its place, would produce
| lamentation half INDIGNANT and halt pa
| thelic, which rung iii Chrlssys ears and made
her heart ache long after Clement had forgot
| ten the circumstance altogether. Strange as It
may seem, Mr.. Ashton never thought Of this
| habit, of which, indeed, he was but imperfect
| ly conscious as 10 its being a fault.
He thought, indeed, that ii was q pity he
| should be SO sensitive, and sometimes said that
he wished he had not such love Of order and
| symmetry for then he should not be SO often
annoyed by the disorderly habits OF other peo-
pie. lie eaid to himself that it was one Of his
peculiar trials that even Chrissy, perfect as she
Was, did not come upto his ideas III this respect
| but that the temper with which he met what he
was pleased 10 call his pecu lar trials ever be-
| came Il trial 10 other people, he dId not ina
Siue. He had indeed remarked, in spite of
/ himself, that Chrissy's face was not as cheer
t'ii, tor her spirits light, as " hen they were
! tlr1' married, and he regretted that the cares
OF oousekeeping shodld wear so heavily upon
i les bat nothing was further from his thoughts
f:uE k'hat anything III himself could have pro-
= dtaiad she change.
/ ~, Ashton exhausted with his days work
tni,,s toward home with his mind and a4eart
f1i Il all he had seen and felt He said Very
lttls 'Gring dinner; but when the tahie-cloth
was uaovsd, and he sat down in his dressing
gowa and alippers refose the ire, he related
10 his &c ali the e> aiits of the day, describing
with Eli he enthusis sn of his earnest nature
/ the patiease and hoi resignaticn he had wit
messed, ana ended b, sayin Z:
"Certai'ii i59reigios has power 20 snstaiu and
fortansG soasa.s -'as s '''A's a'a "''Sf every ms
EAcepsif;s liga asa of q huttan, replied
| Chriasy, seriously. is 8 misfortune
| Which neither ptillo opt p; 9eligiuIi can eii-
| able one to sustain.
'fie reverend Mr. hshten s!artesi as though
| & ..stol had been dji .harg j at his ear.
W hy, what dc IL ne, =. Gz3Iissy 2"
".'iist what | s<e - ret' -n,s Inrissy, with
The sane soberness ..raefl for instance
yon can bear W 81 {. eTeases resignation the
loss oi friends, nc -,ar: rtr.le: never saw
you flftied bs ID. .-':ossa from others
or s.ioFt any !a ath sses lf..sr severe pain; but
! tho loss o. : .rton ee9a ."Itr shirt, or a nail
1iom the ear,et, g, hs rtiaa perfect right to be
| cilrlc,s:.il.
Nj. Ashton rose ana walked mp apl down
the ROOM IN some s.. lr.ion.
q !! did not think ny love- ne said at las,
III Ii trembling ton. 8 that you would attach
90 much inrnriane. to 6: single hasty word
Perhaps spoke to- quickly but, even if it
We're SO, did We moi promise to be patient with
| each other + intirnil.eo! | am very aiad 10
bear with
Mr. Ashton pauseI; he was an enlinently
| lrl:hfui man. and, upon consideration, he could
not remember that he had ever had anything Z
To bear from his wife aside from the s:lir: bat
tons, etc, which he MAS now becoming con.
| scioUs he had not borne vc-v patiently.
"if it were only once my dear husband, /
should say nothing about it but You 10 not
seem i'll the least aware how the habit llas
grown upon you. There has not been u ,iay
this week in which you have n0i made my heart
ache by sonie such ogthurst Of fretfulness."
Mr. Ashton was isfton,shed but as he began
to Te1ect, he was sill more surprised to find
that hir Wife accusations were quite true.
One dsy it had been ahont the front door
mat, the next about a misaid Review, and then
/. loet pair of gloves, which. after ali were
found III his own pocket. He felt that it ,vas
all true. aua as hie conscience brought forward
one instance OF unkindness after another
real Unkndness-he sal down again and
covered his face with bis hands.
"Du, this is not the worst continued
Chrisey, becoming agitated in turn. Il fear
i cannot help fearing-Ihat | shall be lsd to
feel as ought not toward you. | fear lest ]
shall in time lose the power of respecting my
husband; and when respect goes, Clement,
love does not last long. This very morning
fonnd myself wishing had never known You
Chrissy burst into tears, an unusual demon
stration for her, and Clement, springing up
once more, traversed the room opce or twice,
and then sat down by his wife's side.
''Christiana,' he said, mournfully, II have
deserved it, l feel that have but to lose your
respect to lose your love; my punishment is
greater than can bear, Chrissy.''
at was but the thought of a moment re-
piled Chrissy, checking her sobs; "but am
frightened that the idea should have entered
my head. Ii ! should, l would rather die this
moment
God Forbid" calculated her husband, as he
clasped her in his arms But why, my dear
est, have yOu never told me of this before r.
"it is neither graceful nor grateful office
for d wife to reprove her husband, or Il woman
her pastor replied Carissy, LAYING her hand
on bis shoader "and if | had not been lef;
here all day, think should hardly have got
my courage up now. But if Won are not an.
gry am glad that have told you ali that " as
in my heart for, indeed, my dear, it has been
a sad, aching heart this long time. And now
must tell you how those two unlucky shirts
came 10 be buttoniess.
! "No, don't say 0ne word about them, my
| love" said Clemest, impatienty. II will
never complain again, if the sleeves are miss
| ing az well as the buttons
s.Bu, must tell yon, because | really mean
| to have my housekeeping affairs III as good Or
| der as any one. | Was looking over your
| OBJ ofro T. IoA mt ttcy,