Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-07

ana tile whole family. tie mSde q
very good impression. In fact,
Spsngle can shine. when he tries. /
remember the fact with pride Well,
it is the old story. He became infst-
uated, and requested permission to
visit me and spend a day there in just
two weeks from the day We met.
During these two weeks / received
daily long letters from Simon, close
~ written and cross written. II
wish / hsd kept them.) At length
the day Of his visit arrived, and 10
snd behold, the servant girl awoke
me in the morning with the pleasant
information that Spangle was waiting
for me in the parlor. Here WAS 4
lover for you.
MARRIAGE AND HONEYMOON.
Well, well. AS | said before, il
was the old story, ever recurring,
ever sweetly told, and ever listened
to by willing ears. Suffice it to say,
that from that day L saw no pe.ce
until | became Mrs. Spangle Our
honeymoon WAS, suppose, like all
| boneymoOns, short and delicious.
THE REALITIES OF LIFE.
And then came the realities of life.
1t is my belief that this is the most
trying period of voman's life How
ever kind and attentive her husband
may be. young wife, when she en-
tiers upon the actualities of life, has
disclosed to her state Of affairs of
which she had little or no conception
before marriage. When she leaves
an atmosphere of romance and adula
ton, and enters upon the realities OF
life, it is like stepping out ola gar
den ofsummer flowers into the re
gions of perpetual winter, and I'M
less she brings all her good sense and
philosophy to her sid, her affections
will become chilled: and she will re-
gard herself a disappointed. if not q
deceived, woman for the balance OF
her life 1t ia the hope that our eX-
perience may be of benefit to young
wives that induces me 10 reveals ONE
OF the domestic incidents and infeli
cities OF twelve years Of married life.
After our brief holiday, Spangle
to use his own expression-took
tilt at the world, determined to
urest from it not only competence.
but fortune, that would place me
in a most beatific attitude 10 be OBJ
tanned by opulence.
The dear fellow did work hard.
and if he met with obstacles and
difficulties, and trials, the world new
er knew it. He reserved them for
his Preside, and although he did not
accuse me as the cause, yet he re-
counted them in a tone and manner
so different from the Joyous and
buoyant language of courtsh;p, that
| could not but feel that was &c
countable for his troubles. Although
L never seriously doubted his love
for me, yet he certainly perm tied
many excellent opportunities for
msnifestlng it TO pass unimproyed.
Before we were married he seemed
to have perfect mania for holding
my hand, and / used to wonder If he
would ever give me an opportunity
to do any needle work after mrriage.
But, bless your soul after marriage,
when opportunities for indulging in
that delicious pastime were abundant,
it seemed to have lost its charm.
Poor. foolish me. j was often ag-
grieved at his apparent GOODNESS and
would ask him twenty times q day if
he did not love me. "Why, certain
~ l do, my dear little puss; thought
you knew it," Yes, he thought
knew it, Perhaps l did. i also
knew that we lad plerty of flour and
bacon in the pantry, but that knowl-
edge did not satisfy my hunger.
THE HONEYMOON IN A PARTIAL ECLIrsE.
1t is true that this affection mani
tested itself sporadicslly with all the
warmth and affection of the old DAYS:
but these ebullitions were the ex-
ceptions. The rule was, Il thought
you knew it," Yes, girls, when you
get husbands they will expect you to
know it, and my advice to you is,
that you get all the counting YOU
want before you are married, for az
ter that event what little counting is
done in the family will have to be
done by the wife.
sPANGLE As A FATHER
We have six. children, all beautiful
and good. Spangle takes great pride
in them, and growls at them like a
dear old bear You must not think
that Spangle regards the .snew com
ers" as burdens. He goes into &C.
stacies over each one of them: dilates
upon its beauties and projections foI
live minutes, and then seems to think
it ought to be laid away to grow ur
and be no further trouble to him un-
til they want to marry. If one oil
them has the bellyache and cries at
night, Spangle thinks the pain is @
special hardship to him because il
keeps him awake a few minutes
The fact is undeniable that the best
men arc selfish brutes as far as ba-
bies are concerned.
sPANGLE AT HOME.
will say, though, that OF all the
children | have, Spangle is the bigges
baby. lis true. he was throughput
most of the ailments have enumera
ted before got him, but in thou