The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-08-04
The Dream Lesson,

and | should think you would try and keep
up with him, when your income is precisely
the same. have been mortified to death
every time Mrs. Denham has called"
''Pity, isn't it % was the laconic reply,
and the lips of the young husband took de-
cided curl as he busted his eyes with the
contents of the morning paper, which had
been lying uunoticed beside him.
Mrs Percival pushed her plate away and
rose from the table with dissatisfied air,
and entering the parlor adjoining the cosy
little breakfast room, commenced pulling
abstractedly at the brown leaves that had
hidden themselves among tue bright green
of the vigorous plant occupying one win&c !"
of the pleasant little parlor; and now and
than she would bestow contemptuous
glance upon the plain white screens that
shaded tie upper part of the window.
''How meanly they do look" she said to
herself: Il viii not give it up So Frederick
Taloud, wish you had the least bit OF
pride in the world. y
you have enough for US both" was the
response. as the husband threw down his pa
per and joined his wife.
But, Afie truly these plain shades suit
my taste much better than those gilt ones
YOU were SO DESTROYS of obtaining. They are
in such perfect keeping with the whole
room Can you not see there is nothing to
compare with these expensive curtains"
Il know everything is as cheap and
mean as it can be- was the unpleasant re-
ply. IF you had little of Denham's spi-
rit, things would have very different look. "
''Affie, you know Mr.. Denham has done
comparatively nothing toward furnishing
bis house for Mrs Denham is the only
child of wealthy parents, who supply her
with everything she wishes. had you been
SUCH you would have been furnished with
luxuries, perhaps"
Don't fling my poverty in my face, Fred
erick Percival," was the quick retort, Il
wish from my heart you had married rich
wife" -
"And you rich husband. F"
Il did not say it."
'But you thought it. Very well, / wish
you had"
| Mr. Percivai turned into the hall, with a
deep cloud upon his brow, almost the hrst
that had been visible since the happy morn
| ing, one year before, when he had brought
his bride to the pleasant home III one OF the
most beautiful Of the suburban towns neal
the thriving metropolis, where he had just
entered into business upon the capital h
had carefully boarded through the long
years of his courtship. This home had look
ed very sweet and beautiful to the newly
welded pair; and the new furniture, care
fully and tastefully selected and arranged
had looked quite elegant to Aifie But Ion
before there was a spot or blelnish upon al
article in the nicely kept rooms, they wer
furnished in her eyes by the contrast pre-
sented in the newly furnished home of he
husbands partner; and Tor weeks she haG
been growing dissatisfied and unhappy
constantly urging some trHing change
which her husband made, or as kindly re
fused, till, wearied by her constant impor
tunities, this morning had brought an opel
disagreement.
The young husband put on his overcoa
in the hall, and without the usual partin,
kiss and kind good morning" went ont
and Affie watched him from the window a
he fastened down the street, hoping 70
some token of love, but there was none, IL
stopped moment to hail passing cal
jumped quickly upon the platform, and wa
beyond her sight.
Sorrow and anger were mingled in he
for a moment, but the latter quickly game
the ascendancy, and returning to the break
fast room, she commenced clearing the ia
bic with such a resolution as to cause th
little maid, who was the only servant in tn
household, to leave her breakfast unfnishe
and gaze eagerly into the face of her mis-
tress.
Oh, what hard bitter thoughts ROLES
over and over in the mind of the youny
house keeper, as she went about her morn
ing duties
TO think how have to drudge anc
f,,elve." were portion of her thoughts. :.
don't get any time to read or practice, an
my hands are getting to be SO black AM
dingy, and I grow old and faded every da,
Of my life Ga, dear! and then, after al
l do for him, l cant have anything want.
But when the y orlz was all nicely com
pleted, and cheerful fire lighted in tn,
parlor, Affie went in and sat down to he
sewing 1t was dress forherself, that sh
was making Of costly pattern, which Fred
erick had placed under her pillow few
nights previous, and had proved such a vel
come surprise. Now it had lost all its beau
ty; her thread knotted. her stitches looked
long and uneven, and at last she threw i
down impatentIy, and taking book which
was lying upon the table tried to Interest