Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-09-15
THE WAY TO KEEP HIM.

"Out again tonight" said Mrs. Hayes .fretfully,
as her husband rose from the tea-tabe and dohned
his great coat.
''Yes, | have an engagement with Moore; 1
shah be irrearly; have a iigtt nthe library. Guvd
ni2httJ O1ind with careless nodlWmS lIayess lsR
tie room.
ALWAYS the way murmured Lizzie Hayes
sinking back upon a sofa. "Out every night. L
don't believe he cares one bit about me now, and
we've been married only two years. No man can
bave more orderly house. am sure, and never
60 anywhere; am not bit eXtravagant and yet
don't believe-he loved ME any morcl Oh, dear !
why is it2 wasn't rich; he didn't marry me for
why docs he treat me with so much neglectT And.
with her mind filed with. such irigbtful queries
Lizzie Hayes fell asleep on the sofs. u
Let me paint her picture as she lay there. She
was q blonde, with small, graceful figure, and
very pretty face. The hair, which showed by its
rich waves its natural tendency TO curl, was
brushed smoothly back and gathered into a rich
.krot AZ the backAt was suelia hother,tos curl H.
she said; her cheek was pale and the whole face
wore Disconnected expression. .IIcrdress was n
neat chinfz wrapper, but she wore neither eoliar
nor sleeves. "Wllat's the use of dressing npa just
for William" t1.F a3"r
Lizzie slept soundly for two hours, and then
awoke suddenly. She sat up glmeedat the clock
and sighed dreary at the prospect Of the long in
t,rval still to be spent befora bedtime.
80. "a -. ,a e. fna, tbroa,h
,or Wv ro;co ra,,e 70 tbe vonng vfcs ears h wss
her husbands. J~aIigv,S esG M nESd
"WelI, Moore what's man to do? I was dis
appointed and must have pleasure somewhere
| Who would have fancied that Lizzie Jarvis, so
pretty, sprightly and loving could change to the
faahi dowdyrie IS iiowi2 sWiid WANTS to stay, it
home to hear his wife whining all the evening about
her roublesoIhs servqnts and her hekdache and all
drawling whine so pat pon my life don't be-
lieve she can speak pleasantly"
Lizzie sat as If stunned Was this true? She
looked in the glass II not exactly dowdy, her
custome was certain not suitable for an evening,
with only William to admire. She rose and soitiy
went to hr g2oI9 IoseF soSrpwlut shongn,s,
hnora hu ntm on his Ioo ror,;noS 80 M Soo !,
hearI anu lueI nls i0ys lss'iineu, 70 Keep ~
ne neAs I'm aO'Ins .,i''n n oao no .ue
Eb-iSlt mia casne u Ais4 4ipg m ne snW
nrrttv chjntz. Win neat collar and sleeves OF
snowy ,miiBA iNiI aINeslth ~ soft Iifull curls
had reoIIy metamornbosnd her, while the blnsh her
lbbsl,anas vi niri1tg vIahcef fenls mn "a fef kiee
Iid moi detract from her beanty. Al 6rst William
thonobt there must be guest but qlapcipp around
the found they were aione9s e9sk-l' iaSP IH " h 81
p 66,Iadi ,,I5i;la ne ~. aS,ia 2d1 y =,
Tleia IN ch.crn full SS % uoce Sco :,
lfTi2 lT 7iIJ ~. llA 90 e5lList " -. -
mus V' ooo' 'u sY1 s~e uly
WIN Hiss ss'4 net nusoanu, elos,lns s''o loon
20 nSl s,us "ul ,l i111es ne's ~ ,
tcugiiNeu 'ne oialoierS eono hnu in"n''ois' 80
Not one fretful speech, not one complaint feil
upon Williams ear through the meaii Inc. news
paper the usual solaee at that hour ley ua'ouened
as Lizzie ehatted galy on, every Pheasant sunJec'
she could think OF, wssrhmts by hs gfateial inter
est and cordial mannenUf Ut iidS INV
@You WIN be ht home to dinner ~ she Sail rs h