The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-09
g Z sMISCELLANY.9
A Wedding.


The wedding was over, the guests had de-
parted, aud the happy pair had retired 70 their
cnamb.r, and were snugly ensconeed IN ped,
when Ack, in the course OF n quiet conVersa-
tioh with mis- vile, unwiltingly alluded 10 MS
favorite subjects BY casually speaking OF him
self as being democrat. ..
e sWnatP exclaimed she, turning SHARPLY
and suddenly toward him, "are you 3 As' ~
cr1f" ,a,.,
D -Yea, madam. y replied Jack, delighted with
th3idea Of having patient iistsner 70 us lolg
rs,lrai. 1 orator, - Yes, madam. am adem-
ocrat, real ffsr,Ou den ,crat, attached 10
the gcvst pro xrsssiVe party regular Vul Anu
out r, douOly dyed aud twisted Ia The wool.
4, just double aud twist yourself Ont Of THIS
bed, lheu' Interrupted his wiiai Il am
whis. am, and win never sleep with any man
protesting The doctrine you dr.
Jack was spsechless IRON absolute amaze
meBt. That me very vile Of his bosom shonia
prove II itur, was horrible she must be JssL
log. He rein0nstrated-but 10 vai0; tIIeu
ID .rsu asion-'twas useless ;-enlreaIy a.
nogo. Sls was in sobsr earnest, ana lne al
tsrnatve left him was a prompt IsnuuS'A' y W
OF bis Iesy or 10 a Sc q ae Ded ~ sno
rua,lu. JacS diuu't hesi.a {. 40 apJute the
go add at ,hIished doctrines OF his party,
10 nfoounca his allegiance To the faith that
hal nc IN /, idenIided wIh his very being, To
surrender those glorious principles which had
eroEs with ills growth aud strengthened with
bis sirengtn, 10 The mere whim and caprice
OF a WON D, was utterly ridiculous and alb
snrd, aud ne threw himself from The bed AM
prrp ,red 10 Leave the room.
Al he was l-aving the door his wife scream
cd out to him.
III "A cay, uy 1ear when you repent your her
esy aud yo1r p tst errors, just knock az my door
and perhaps I'll lei you IN.
Tue door was violently slammed aud JACK
Or &c .eded wralhfuliy 10 quest of another
apart,uenf. A sense OF iusuted dignity, and
the firm conviction that he was martyr in
the fright cause" streDg' hened bis pride, and
h resolved TO holl out until he forced his
wife to recapitui Iiion. aD
la the falrniag she met him as If nothing
had happened; but when Jack ventured 10
return the rapture OF the nightpravious, there
was tianghing devil" 10 her eve, which be-
splhe b. power and extingnished hope. A
second ZINE he repaired 10 his lonely
couch, and second sime he called upon his
pride 90 support PIN iu the stuggle, which hA
"a fOnnd was. getting desperate. He ventured
curses "loud but not long, on the waywaId-
meas and caprice oil the Sex In general and at
his own wife 10 particular wondering how
much longer she would hold out--whether
she suffered az acutely as he did, and tried
hard TO rleIuie hifns-lfinto the belief that she
Lived bin too much TO prolOng the estrange-.
inent, aad would come to him In the morning
perhaps that very night, and sue Tor rec
onciiia m. But then came the recollection
or that inf.xible cpuutenaDce. of that I'M
bending will, and of that Laughing, uDpity ing
eye-and he felt convinced that he was hop
ing againsr hope. aud dtspairing he turned to
the wal for oblivion from the wretchedness
o his own thoughts. The secoud day was a
repetition Of the frst; no allusion was made
the forbidden SUI j-cton either side. There
was lock ofquiet happiness and cheer
fitness about The wife that puzzled Jack
sorelv, and he felt that all idea of fore
. ing her into surrender must be abandoned
A thi'd night he was alone with his thoughts
His reflections we're more serious and com
FASHIONED thanthe night previous. What they
were was known to himself, but hpv seemed
tn result Ia something decided, for, about
midnight, three distinct raps were made al
his wie's door. No answer, and the signal
was repeated In a louder tone, III all was ST.
Ieat, and third time The door shook with vi
ol"nt attacks from theIputside. "Who's ther- p
cried the voice of his wife, az If Just aroused.
from deep sleep. It's me, my d. ar, and
perhaps little the best whig you ever did
see. The revelation in his opinion was radi
cal and permanent. He removed to another
county. became popular. and offered himself
as a candidate on the whig ticket for the leg
isature. was elected. and for several SESSIONS
represented his adopted county as a firm and
decided whig. ot9l u.