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cd ptecipitately, However, he
thought his wife would no doubt

follow him, anxious, to adjust the
little difference. He, therefore,
threw himself on a couch, expect
ling every moment to see her enter
the apartment. What, then, was
his surprise to hear the sound of
music from the room he had left,
and the voice of his wife accompa.
nging apparently in the most un-
cohcened manner the instrument
she was playing. Considering him
self treated with indifference, if
not contempt, he put on his hat and
L walked out into the street in no
very enviable humor. As his evil
f0ftune would have it. he had not
proceeded very tar when he en-
countered the arch tempter him
self, in the shape Of a friend on his
way to the club, of which both had
been members, but from which
Spencer, in The determination to
lead a domesticated life, had with
drawnGsince his marriage. In his
then state of mind, it required very
little persuasion to go thither, and
thither he went, remaining until
early the ensuing morning, when he
returned home His wife had re-.
tiredito bed, and, not willing to dis
turb her, he crept noiseleSsly ln.--
His rage had evaporated, and, had
he found her awake, the difference
betweenthem might have been sat
isfactorily adjusted. She had, how
ever, after crying bitterly at what
had occurred, fallen asleep. Pride
kept her, the next morning, from
confeSsing that she had been at all
annoyed or grieved at her husbands
absence; and when he ''hoped that
she had not been very unhappy
she replied, mot at ALL This at
once put an end to any explana-
ton, and in the evening he thought
that, as Mrs. Spencer felt so happy
in his absence, there could be no
objection to his spending the even
ing once more from home.' The
club was asiagain resorted to, and be-
ing induced to engage in play, he
arose aogreat loser. He returned
home chafed and annoyed, and in
no mood to make concessions of
any description, far less to endure
t'tsants in quiet, o.-eliry-l .roi,sil-i,ri n
| 4 hope you have enjoyed your
self at the clubs' said his wife to
him as he entered the room. r..
woman, leave me aloneP he re-
piled, angrily. q.
you already seem to think mar
riage by no means as pleasant as
courtship.' ..a ..
Leave me alone, l say, or l shall
make YOU
Whatl you will strike me too9
Do so, and crown your amiable and
considerate conduct
The young man raised his hand,
as if to comply with the taunt, but
suddenly checking himself, he
again took his hat and rushed has
tily from the house. He hurried
on through the dark and nearly de-
serted streets, without an object,
and not knowing or thinking what
he intended to do with himself
Suddenly he stopped before a large
well lit building. He surveyed it
anxiously, and then seemed about
to pass on; but, apparently drawn
by an irresistible impulse, he at
length went in. 1t was, the club
once more-the place which he had
recently left under circumstances
so unfortunate. He had still a few
pounds in cash with him, and had
determined to make one effort more
to redeem previous losses. In the
excited state of his mind, it is un.
necessary to say that the effort was
unsuccessful. He would have
quilted at once, but friends were
there to urge him on, and to ad-
vance him money on the cecurity
of his watch, notes of hand, &C.
Maddened by repeated losses, he
at length played deeply--reckless.
ly. When he left the house for the
second time that night, he was a
beggared man! H,9 2''. T.
And what was Caroline's impress
sion Of the whole matter? Up to
the moment of her husbands quit
ting her for the third time, she re.
garded herself as deeply injured
woman. She had obstinatly per.
sisted in a course which was dis
pleasing to her husband, but never
thought for moment that she had
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