The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-03-18

Fred felt himself thrust out of place, and
grew more and more restless, and soon i,
came about that nearly all his evenings, un-
der one pretext and another, were spent away
from home.
When winter and its sayeties returned, as
Kitty was never ready to go with him to par
ty or concert, he went without her; at first
he was rather cross about it, and at last be-
gan to find it tolerable, and by degrees agree
able. This is true story, but must be a
short one and we have no time to write a
homly to young wives about dividing duties,
though we admit the opportunity.
The society was not very large, and the
advent of a dashing California widow (that
is, lady whose husband was seeking his
fortune in the mines of that golden region)
was hailed as an advent likely to produce a
little sensation in the monotony of village
life Mrs. Castle was not handsome wo-
man that is, she had no regularity of fea.
lures, nor an alabaster complexion but she
had a light, graceful, airy figure; was gifted,
cultivated, sprightly and animated in conver-
sation danced perfectly, and her Little
twnkling feet nearly crazed half dozen
> bachelors. and several married men into the
bargain but then her singing Every thing
shrank into lnsgnifcanCe before the rich
tones Of that contralto and when the songs
were her own--for she was poetess besides
-ah, who could resist the influence No,
Frederick Manning, with his cultivated ear
and rare appreciation of high art. She sang
and he listened, evening after evening. Nit
ty was at home with her baby-boy, and could
not see him as he hung o. er the piano, breath,
less.
People began TO Whisper, and wonder why
Kitty never came to parties with her hus-
band. Babies had been born and reared
before without banishing the mother from
society altogether;" and some sagely sug'
ges,ed :" it wos!d' be better if little Mrs. Man,
) ming wouldn't be quite 80 blind, but keep an
eye on her husbands goings on.
Winter wore away, and nifty still Sep'
house and took care Of her baby and loved
Fred with every bit Of love she could spare
from little Willie She did 20 to church hail
day on Sunday, but She rarely found op,
portu ity to visit.
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Kitty was tlmld, and as he did rot care tc
take little Nil!le-he thought HIM too young
she preferred 10 remain with her boy
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