The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-10-27

aud as did not expect you hone could
not givo any satisfactory reaSuu for not
staying. ldid not think Of The cream while
was there AS soon as we left the din.
ing-room. she got me q hook that she had
been reading, and said she would lopd it TO
me, for she was sure We would both be
Interested byit, So | took 1t without locking
at It, and started immediately for homo,
thinking would soon make up lost time,
and what u pleasant time wo would have
reading IT, But as was putting my things
away in my room, | could not resist the
temptation of looking at tho titla and tle
eugrAvngs, which Mrs. Wilson described
as being tho best that sho ever saw. was
sure could do all the work in an hour aud
get supper besides. thought not Of the
cream, already too warm and that there
was not u particle of butter in the house,
but quietly seated mysqlh to lock- at the
book, You know the rest, Thought no
mure OF work or resolutions, until | was
aroused 10y Your PLEASANT voice.
lie had finished his hasty meal while she
had been talking, aud when he tUrued a
smiling face to- her. sho threw both arms
around his neck, and bursting into tears,
said, ''' '' '." 900"
"Oh, husbandt how can you always be.
20 kind aud pleasant, while am so Thought
loss aud careless" i.H.t.lr-H Iap
l. lie pressed her TO his bosom for moment,
and whispered, "llpw could be cross or
uhknd, TO the wife that loves me so well
know abe means to do right" Then rails
ing her head ahd kissing away the tears,
he said, playfplly. mo moro crying now,
IL will spoil those eyes more than reading,
have had o supper good enough for u
king, although | will adult that have not
eaten much in aocordance with the laws
of hygieue. Those berries were dead ripe,
and no one can bake better bread than my
loving wife. The milk is so rich-no
chalk and water, but gennine milk, How
thankful am that wo were not obliged TO
90 to the city to live, whore we should
have been deprived of these luSpres. Wo
viii have milk aud berries again in th,'
morning fm they have tiIened finely to.
day, and we will onjny them while they
last. Now look happy again, aud forget
your troubles Ore more kiss before go
That is right Now goodbye for two or
three hours" He was gone
AS the gate closed behind him, the smile
lett her lips, aud tears again came to her
eyes. "0h," thought she, if no were mt
always so kind and forgivine, should not
care SO much" and she recalled his kind
hess in one case after an oher, when she
had been SO careless, and let everything 90
in disorder aud confusion, and herself unit
dy for a whole day, still thinking sho would
soon go TO work, and make amends by hav.
ing everything in perfect order when lo
camc. And how seldom she had oven eom-
menced work, until reused by his pleasant
voice She knew that tsuch times lie was
sad aud unhappy, although he exelted him.
col n la nj m tad md
to tho casual observer he did, Bat thelcyes
of love are not easily blinded to tue uuhap-
puess OF the loved one, aud Jeruy could
not be deceived. She always Knew the
cause too well to ask, and each simo deter
mined to do better in future. These lessons
had not been strong enough, az yet, TO make
! an impression that would not vanish when
the first temptation came. TtSnight, all
| these scenes passed before her mind with
| more forcefthah ever before, and she,VCpt
and prayed loug, Then the storm Of her
grief passed away, and she became calm.
II was fast becoming dark, when she re-.
membered she had work yet to do, and she
rose mechanically, like one who has no
thoughts upon the work before her, and
taking the pail, as was her habit when her
husband was away, went out Ia the she'd TO
milk the COW. or4f .7 ori -i .iis -
Wheh she retmned,'she quietly and sad
~ returned the house to order. Her neg
ligence had not been caused by feeling of
lazineSs, or n love Of case, The truth was,
she did not lovo h0usework, for sho saw
nothing ennoGling in it. There was no chance
she Thought of improving tho mind, or
beDeG ttng mankind. 1t was one continual
round Of work every day, with butlltlle va.
riation the year round. And who did il
benefit, though she toied continually? None
felt any better for it except her husband
and herself aid such work couh ue done
hy the most illitcrate gil as well as by
her. She was not vii ing, however, to
have ono do it for her for She could moi be
idle; that was not what she wished for, but
u more expanded sphere of labor, where she
would be Of use to the world. She often
sighed, that she could not assist her hus.
band III administering to tho sick How
gladly womb she have prepared herself for
the work, if she had but the opportunity.
She loved her husband with gll the
strength of her nature, aud no sacrifice app
peared too great which could in tho least,
add to his comfort When she had finished
her work, she went into the parlor to await
Franks return. She felt weak and exhaust
ed, and throwing herself on the sofa, she
she slept she never knew, but when she
awOke, Frank was sittiug beside her, with
n saddcr look than size had ever before see;,
him wear. She gazed at him some time
before he noticed that she was awake, he
wns rapt in such deep thought. But when
he saw her eyes fixed so earnestly upon his
face. he smiled, and STOPPING over kissed
her lips, and asked If she felt better. You
were looking realty sick, and had no heart
to wake you
She replied, that she felt better now, for
she waB sure that ghe could conquer now, if
he couli hut continue to have patience with
her. He kneeed beside her, and thanked
her, again aud again, for this assurance
lie thentold her of the many, many unhappy
hours, and sleepless nights, which he had
passed, on account OF this one little fault
of putting of, until by,ant.by, what ought
TO be done nov. Not that he cared 30 much
for the incOnvenience that II was b. him,
although this was great at times, but he
looked forward and saw the great lronble il
would be to her, and tho unhappy effect
that il would have npon their children
should they be blessed with any. He then
pictured to her the home where everything
was done in time. The chillreu were good,
nature1, for their wants We're attended to
in season. Ii she could not conquer her
present habit of negligence, and learn TO
perform small duties, he could haveno hopes
that she would attend to larger ones any
better, and then their home wonid be the re-
verse OF a pleasant one, aud their children a
disgrace instead OF an ornament to society.
He talked long, and eloquenily. The
0.ln ct no .f III.