The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-05
MISCELLANY.
Since I Have Been Married"


to her friend, Mrs. b IL wish you would
sing my iavorite song7 Come you
said if | would spend day with you,
you would do anything
"Oh excuse me, Mary; l never sing
now. l gave it up after was married"
"Then play for me Won Wcbcrs last
waltz ? You cannot have forgotten it,
when Edward was addressing you, he
nsed 10 beg the favor nearly every eve
ming
Indeed, Mary, l have forgotten it,
and nearly every other piece. / haze
given up my piano. am sure since |
have been married, l have not opened il
a dozen tines
"Why how so? You both loved
music; and you used to be II splendid per
! former"
90. / like it vet, and Edward has
still all his passion for the harmony Of
sweet sounds bat since I've married, I've
lost all inclination to practice, it is 50
troublesome"
"Iou did not think 50 once, Ellen"
"True. but think now that have
performed my part at it. | began learn
ing at five years of age, and from the
| first, determined to excel; Pa spared no
expense to get mc the best teachers ard
! the finest Instruments. AMI | am sure
from that me il ry ma ra e.I use'l to
pass three honis daily al tie harp aud
pIano-oni without vanity, Mary.
could play. WHY. gcnticm n us.d to
come from far and near To- hear mr
AMI YOU know how completely | wen
Edwards heart by it,
"And after all this trouble and expense,
you have given it up"
ooh, Mary, what does woman care
Tor these things, after she is married
often tell Edward SO, wh.n hc asks mo 10
play"
"Do you draw ndw, Ellen -
'Drau =! what time have / to draw
No, inAecd ! have given away my
portfolio an color box since | haya been
married And you know the pon,il
-ko'chcs made ny me "hcn we were low.
rr> Wen, gIIe them to the baby TO
play with the other day, and she tore
them every one up did feel right sor.
! ~ at first, but then thought that they
were OF no use to me- now am married.
An, Mary you were laughing at the
hole IN my wrapper WELL indeed the
old thing is hot worth mcnding. did
think Of changing my dr., s., but there
was no on here but Edward and it was
not worth while. And, when you drop
ped in, why thought you were such an
old friend you would not wish to put me
to the trouble. Oh, am so glad Yen
are here, for | was dying with ennui
Do you know you are The only person |
have seen this morning.! Several other
ladies called, but | sent word was en-
gagged. 1t was too much trouble to dress.
and | did not care about inviting them
into this disurdered room. hope, Mary
/ you Will excuse the appearance Of things,
| but my servants are good for nothing
my house, and particularly my chamber,
never gets attended to as it ought to be.
| used TO be my own chambcrmaid before
| was married, and | often wonder now
! could have taken SO much trouble, and
been 50 anxious about little dirt or
dust.
'Indced. but Ellen, won't you dress
for dinner! Come, let me curl vonr
hair, and make you look like old times -
"Nonsensc, Mary. It woulI he mar
iyrdom. ! have not curlcd my hair since
| have been married. Pooh don't
care how look now. Why, when there
is no one here but Edward, | wear this
wrapper from one weeks end to az other
no indeed | don't change to-day. Ycster-
day he brought home ii couple of gcnilo-
men TO dinner, and | had to dress then.
They were old beaux Of m.ne, and after
dinner they prosecuted me to play and
sing; and would you believe it? Ed
ward actually joined with them but
let them know that a married woman had
something else to do besides drumming on
a piano | told Edward | had caught
my bird and hidden II long farwell to the
silly spirit | had set FIR him"
''Why, Ellen, what employment do
you find do you ever nurse your baby
"Nursc the baby! why. never lived
in the house before with a child in my
life, and now do you suppose ! conld en-
dure the NqnaIing of one No indeed
| have my room down here in front, and
the nursery is in the third story of the
back building have IL very 700 nurse,
and when she leaves the child, the seam
stress or chambcrmad is sure 10 take care
Of il; | don't see it often, for il is sue TO
cry when try TO hold il Edward is a
first rate nursa. for | have seen him walk
ipg IN the garden, AMI il lav in his arms
as q,det as a Lamb; | would have brought
II down tor you 10 see il. but the cham
bermald said 1t was very sck all nigbi,
and suppose it looks 50 pala and i'll this
morning that il would give YOU no pca,-
u7e II Is q very weakly child | nm
afraid; quite different from your little
Rosa
"l'erhaps different course OF treat
ment is used towards my Rosa. But
Ellen, what have you done with your
flowers!
"Oh! after | was married, lost all
interest in ny conservatory, and most Of
them died. Edward has few there vet,