Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-06-07

ONLY 4 YEAR.
"Only year since We married, l do not
believe Belle cares . whit for me. l wonder
how she would take the news If she were TO
hear was dead In this internally cool
way Of hers ! suppose, which il enough to
drive man mad"
Fred. Field muttersd ttis, - he walked
sullsnly dovn ths path leading to his stables
one Ans July morning.
Slim, IL ny baegy rssdya Why did you
put hat mare in2
"TAs Jedge 10 70 skittish cir, and them there
crackers s-1ysn about the streets and all the
Fourth doins don't help him no how, 30
thoAght "a
'TAks ths nAre cot, wish 70 drive Judge,
and bring him 70 the library gallery when
you have him ready"
No one In Fred Fields establishment dis
patsd with him, especially when he spoke in
Nat Low decided tone, mot even his old indul-
Iesd servant, jim. A Fred re-entered the
heass, his wife, : fair, graceful woman, met
him and said, in . smiling half playful tone,
Of command, hat any one but an angry hus-
band would have known was meant to hide
isepsr feelings, which she was ss much too
shy - - proud p display. -
"Prsd. I - your buggy coniag up. You
ny drivs - evsr = The HALL. must be
shsrs = 10 e'slosk y inset the ladies' dinner
esanillee."
~1hss srdsr The carriage, II you cannot
wsak. IAavs - time % take you.'
f.srs wAs . straase ezprsssion ON the
young wife's face when her husband went
into the library and slammed the door after
him. She neither wept nor stormed, SER
want passing ON the staircase, and receiving
IN order did not notice anything unusual
in the young mistress Of the house, but CON-
mon shreiking and tears could not have ex-
expressed that anguish, it was anguish not
anger, 20 there was no outward sign, for Belle
felt that the hope Of life had left her.
The trouble vas tride in the beginning,
bat il had gonc on growing, the young wife
bed been provoking and little wilful; the
husband quick 70 take offense, and unforgiv-
ing thus matters were placed in wofully
tangled state. There seemed no path out of
he trouble, too. Belle was willing, even
anxious, to advance the whole way in the
work ofreperation, and had done so, in her
own manner, but that manner was not pleas
ing 70 Fred, and only made matters worse.
Two obsticles stood in The road Of reconcil-
iation. Fred was not disposed to look over
the late difficulties silently, then, worse than
oil, he did not understand the calm reticent
nature Of his wife. He had been prepared to
show . manly magnanimity over little Sc enc
Of tears and rcproschcs; but Belle never made
scene about anything, and Fred. mistook
her cheerful silence and assumed ignorance
Of the late dsagreements, for scornful indf-
ference, careless disregard Of his feelings,
and false independence, which he resolved to
nip in the bud, thus they groped along, going
further and further from each other in the
gloom Of Misunderstanding.
Belle went up to her bedroom, where she
attended to some household matters, mcchan,
ically; gave various orders to the servants
and then prepared for her walk. She looked
very pretty - she stood before the glass
arranging the light brown, wavy rolls Of hair
aud pulling over the low but broad brow q
modest "sun-rise" hat, whose soft white feath-
o. suited we'll The beauty Of its wearer.
s0aly = year married." she kept thinking,
"aad this i the end Of It. How am to
bear Il? IS
"Mrs, MAull and Mrs. Foster are in the
psrlor, ms'am," servant reported.
'Coasin Fred told us you intended walking
over 70 the Hall this noraing, 80 Jane and
thoaght " would call for you," was Bessie
Maall's grsstisg.
'TAssk you, I sn glad 70 have company"
Erred had HE wagon full Of girls" said
DGssis - tAe three we're on their way, and
Jsns Foster told him it seem ed as if the old
days had come back whom he was . gay airt.
Ing bachelor snong u.s.
Erred always was popslar with the girls,n
was Ars. fsstsr's remark.
mo woadsr, replied Belle, "he is 10 agree
able, Or st least, think So"
"You should have made him drive you over
this ~ 1erniag," said Bessie. EA
"And deprived me Of such pleasant society
~ Jaas aad you ? asked Belle witAsA little
cool laugh.
They reached the Hall Just as Fred Field
drove BY with fresh bsvy Of pretty chatter
ers.
Nov sirls," said be stoutly; II shall not
fsteh another one Of you, you ned net ask
Ne. You have kept me anxious al ths tine.
Judge is Ike HE master this afternoon lit
Tie sklttish and out Of humor."
/ H tarnsd anA saw his wifS locking appArs
Aatly very much AMUSED; her facs had just
Tie cool smile that irritated him most. Old
Dr.. Hals stepped out Of the gay crowd that
had gathered in front Of the Hall entrance
and said:
'Bslls, you are paragon Of wives, to let
your husband bs % attentive to these young
butterAies."
.'Ohl" replied Belle, gaily, shaking hands
with him, I've married ladies ought to be gen.
srous, Uncle Hale, in order to show tho girls
bow usstal and agreeable husbands are, 50
thaa - poor single fellows may get wives.'
TAs girls began talking al 1t onoe on the
iasxAasstabis subject Of utter indifference to