The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-03-17
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4 VOID 70 MARRIED rE,PEE.


Lac IN unopeneasietter,t there 10 my stery
sbou: u. and one waits with . plsssursbls
excitement TO see Who or what is coming.
! waited. expecisnt. tiIi Bridget appeared
with : note, contsining . request from my
old friend, DR.. S'essns. to ride out 10 his
residence ia the country the mex. day. 20
transact some business that had been long
pending. and m Invitation to bring my sifs
and spend the day.
J was pleased; first. because wanted
the business completed; and, seeoadly, be-
csuse ! thought needed dsy's recreation.
But The next morning everything seemed
10 60 wrong. Alice could no; accompany
me. and could net get off % soon as Il
wished; and consequently ] vas peevish
an fretfui; and Alice reflected my humor, II
suppose-ss Il appeared TO me she had new
sr been 90 unsmisble.
At length. however. I drove awsy, though
not in very pleasant mood. Il vas d
pleasant October day; and - I rode along.
noting the tin's'Of the landscape. memory
vent back 70 the golden Auiumn when II
~oced snd vcn my bride.
How lovely Alice was iheai I thought.
And how happy We were. Bu, that was
long $50. Yet nature il the same. though
We are charged Let me see; - have
been married three years; lis il possible il,
10 no Ioneeri
And felt psng ss | contracted the
psst with the present. 10 think that We could
settle down into the comnonplses lie We
now led.
We had no serious'trouble;we didn's qusr.
rel, though whom fell eros. or other soinss
didn', suit me. seOk no pains 70 conceal IL.
aud often spoke hsrshly to Alice. Who some.
iines replied in the same spirit, ssmssimes
with tears. Yet ws were good friends.
But the charm. the Tenderness Of our early
love. hsd impereep,ibly vsnished.
had become careless Of ny appearance
q home. end Alice VS. equally negligent.
Her beautiful brown hair. which she used 10
wear in meet becoming eurIs. wss now usu-
ally brushed plainly behind her ears unIess
she wss going out or expecting company.
! dismissed the subject vi,h . sigh. q the
Doctors gate, with the reflection that 4,
vas the same with sII married peopIe-mus.
Be 50. In fzcs-for how could romance and
sestimsnt 6nd place among 90 many prosy
resiitiess ! supposed ve were a. happy a.
sny body. and yet il was not tho kind Of life
! had looked forvtrd to With % many bright
an,icipations.
The Doctor came ont and greeted me
cordially. 10 the hall we met Mrs. Ssesrns.
looking fresh and lovely 10 her pink nuslin
wrapper, with ber jetiy hair in tasisfsl
srsids She scolded mo plsyfuIly Tor MOI,
srineing my wife. cbstted few minutes,
and flirsd sway. while the Doctor, remark.
ing that bic nosIo wss business first end
pleasure Afterwards. led The way 70 .hs
library.
AZ We entered the room noticed : vsse
'of bright Autumn flowers On the table, i'm.
parting On cir Of taste and eheerfulsess sol
the apartment. made remark about h,l
10 which the Doctor responded:
"Yes. ] en- very fond Of flowers, and love-
70 ses then in the house; and q spend
much 81 ny time here. ~ wife sIwaysI
keeps vase Of the mon The table q. long g
they last
Our business was flashed before dinner.
and " vsiksd out 10 the grousds, which
were:aoite extensive and sss,efuIly arranged
There wss : variety Of no~ers in bloom
and I posiced that the Doctor selected here
s0t there the finest, and be had handsome
bouquet.
When - reached the house Mrs. Ssessnsl
wss % The sseps. The Doctor ssilI contis-
Jung The conversation. gave her The lovsss|
With slisst Soc and smile, and holding
up : spray Of erinson berries, which bs had
broken %. she bent her head while hs fss |,
tened Il among the dark bsaids sf her hsir.
4 wss : sridfng incident -, shsis man.
ner arrested ~ attention. Had I been u,
stranger, should have pronounced them
lovers instead d sober married people AMI
through The tsv ! noticed he same delicate
attention end Difference Ia their department,
70 each other.