The mountain Democrat., 1865-02-18
Reverence in . wife.
By AUGUSTA MOORE.

well Katie, 60 you exnect 70 uaArSU
ffESNSrd after all. Il thought you were
only flirting With him.
That was what intended, Mary but
somehow the artful fellow has cheated me
into agreeing to have him.
Il thought how all your grand talk
about freedom and never bending your
neck to any mans yoke would end. 'Tis
the old story
Not so; I'm not going TO wear the
yoke. Edward is to obey me. lie will
know. He has hardly any will but
mine now, and be don't pretend to oppose
me n anything. fwouidn't be hired to
have him were he to presume to treat me
as Helen Norman's lover treats her, and I
told her so. lie is always telling her Of
her faults
They have agreed to kindly tell each
other Of their faults, and help each other
to overcome them. ! think this is most
excellent way
well, don't. am free enough 10
tell Ed. his faults, but he would not dare
to return the compliment. 1t would
make me angry instantly. In fact, Mary,
| think am a fortunate girl. have
found a man with plenty of rnoney,a gen.
tie and yielding disposition, very gener.
ous, who worships me, and is willing that
| should always have my own way, who
is, in short, unable to hinder me from
having it
And do you think that you can have
the blessing of God on your marriage
when it is entered upon in spirit so ut
terly the reverse of what he requires2 l
suppose you admit that the Bible is au.
thority. Consider what its teachings
are.'
Il dot says Submit one to another
l suppose shall submit to Ed. = part Of
the time; it would be only fair.
Kate, the Bible says Wives submit
yourselves unto your. husbands as unto
the Lord; for the husband is the head Of
the wife, even as Christ is the head Of the
Church. Therefore as the Church is
subject unto Christ so let the wives be
unto their husbands in everything, and
let the wife see that she reverence her
husband. How dare you, prcsumptuous
girl, resolve to trample on Gods arrange
ment and his lawsP You may be sure
that trouble is before you if you 60 for.
ward to the marriage altar with such a
spirit as now animates you. As for Ed
ward he is infatuated indeed If he gives
his honor and his happiness into your
hands,
Katie, angry at such plain talk, abrupt
ly turned from her companion and walk.
ed rapidly away.
The expected marriage took place. For
few months Edward walked in a trance
Of sensuous and imaginative bliss then
down he came, and never more did he
ascend the hills of joy. He was, as Kate
had said, quite unable to control or Ia
cope with her. lie was too gentle, and
he loved her too tenderly. She had over
him the immense advantage of loving
him very little. She could tear his hear t.
strings every hour. He could scarcely
stir hers at any time. You perceive, good
reader, that she had him.
Children were born to this pair. Kate
managed them something as a tigress
might manage her young Edward was
allowed to have no word in the mattcr.--
In few years the poor man, crushed and
overborne, died. Kate was provoked
with him for this piece of Independent
action. She liked him; she made him
very useful. She had not thought he
@ould go without leave. But he did it.
Kate lordcd it for few years more til
her children became too strong for her,
Then they. albeit they knew not what
they were doing, avenged their father
They broke their mothers spirit and heI
heart; and yon bent, gray, mumbling
old crone in the almshouse is all that re.
mains of the once lively and beautiful
Kate. She sowcd the wind; she reaped
the whirlwind.