American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-12-06

the paper and be quiet, and let me have
little peace? / shall never finish this
book if you keep interrupting me. Oh
dear what unsettled mortals men are
they never seem contented. The idea of
going out this cold day to see your moth
er! No, ! can't 60"
"But, my dear Lii, it is really duty
we owe her: / should not like her to
think she is neglected"
@Oh! well, then, Harry, ifyou consid-
er it such an imperative duty, pray don't
let me prevent your discharging it; but l
do not consider it mine to spend a long
tedious evening with an old lady who al
ways torments me by asking if / know
the last new stitch in knitting, and Civ.
ing me receiptes for some extraordinary
puddings.
Harry was astounded. Was it posi-
BILE that was Lilian--his wife-speaking
in that disrespectful, light manner Of his
saint-llAe mother 1t was more than he
could put up with.
"Madam," he exclaimed, passionately,
i'you strangely forget Of ,ohon, you are
speaking; for the future, if you can not
speak in different strain, i leg you will
be SILENT" and he looked defantly toward
the sofa What change he beheld in
his wife's fair young face! The closed
eyes, and spasmodic workings of the
mouth and throat, he knew too well FORE
told coming storm, and it was not long
before it burst forth in all its violence. -
Lillian was in Mysteries stronger than he
had ever witnessed before. What was to
be done +? Suddenly flashed across his
mind Toms remedy; it had succeeded,
Tom had assured him positively it had,
why not now 7 any how he would hazard
it. No time was to be lost in hesitation !;
he must act at once. So he commenced
by walking hurriedly up and down the
room, with his arms folded in determed
manner. He told herit was useless car
rying on those ridiculous scenes any lon
ger, that they had ceased to alarm him !;
and if they continued he had made up
his mind what course to pursue, and
hinted in IN undertone, as Tom suggested
the probability of a separation. So, after
dashing glass of cold water over her
and placing her under the maids care,
made his timely exit, with tremendous
bang of the street-door.
"Ohl Jane" she cried, in despair
ing voice to the maid, who was soon bus
lily employed in bathing her temples with
cold water, ~ feel $3.50 ill--so wretch
ed ~
"Yes, ma'am, dessay yer does. My last
young mistress used to feel just in the
same kind o way, so low, and sinking
like after one of her--let me see-'at-
tacks,' / think she called EN-"
"Did-did she suffer like me ~ asked
Lillian, plaintiyely.
"Lor bless yer soul she was afflicted
awful bad with 'stericks. never see
the like Of 'em. Poor master had hard
time of it with her"
"But / suppose he was very kind and
gentle, Jane 7"
"Well, ma am, he was for time but
gentlemen amt got much patience they
don't seem to understand them kind O.
things 0 lori i shall never forget one
day if live to bea huDdred yeais old
Mistress was in awful 'steries, / bathed
her head, and gave her sal volatile. and
sich like, but nothing seemed to do her
no good, she went on screeching louder
than eyer When all of sudden up
jumped master, like madman, and gave
her, o lor sich shaking: it was mer-
cy he didn't shake the very life out Of
ner." ~
"Oh, how dreadful did she die 7" ask
ed Lillian, in a frightened voice.
''Die bless yer soul, no. 'Sterics don't
kill"
t'Ne, no. But the shaking, didn't that
kill her, Jane Z"
"Lor, no, ma'am; it seemed to do her
world O. good; she never had 'em after
the shaking"
But, Jane, he must have beer a very
passionate man"
"Well, no, ma'am, he was generally
looked upon as a very kind, peace gen.
tleman but yer see he had great deal
to worry him, and it was more than he
could ebear."
at was very sad case indeed sigh
ed Lillian: aPoor thing, how ! pity her;
it would have killed me, I'm sure. Oh
yes, ] never, never could have survived
that. But, Jane, you don't think that
that your master would eyer-shakc me,
do you?'
"Well, really, ma'am, I shouldn't like
to say; but when gentlemen gets into pas.