The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-08-21
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HUSBANDS AT HOME.
RAcY SKETCH ron THE LADIES.

A RAC1 SKETCH FOR The LAUlEbs
Mrs. "Patsy Spangle," Q charming
correspondent of the Louisville Corr-
Ter, addresses the following to Mr.. "Yub
A. DAM" There are many ladies, we
dare say, who think with Mrs. Spangle,
| If they do not speak out. TO them this
letter will be a great treat:
sPASGLE AS LOVER.
first met Spangle at country fair.
We were introduced to each other at a
bout 10 O'Clock in the morning, and, if
you will believe me, 1 did not get q
chance to speak to any other gentlemen
that day. never saw a fellow so struck
at first sight. | don't think he saw n
horse, or in fact anything that was on
exhibition that day but me, although
there were present many of the most
beautiful and accomplished young Ia
dies of that section OF the country. AS
he was extremely good looking, of good
family, and of unexceptioaable crarac-
ter and habits, ], of course, felt flatter-
ed by his marked preference. L had to
take him to dinner, and introduce him
to pa and NIL and The whole family. He
made very good impression. In fact,
Spangle can shine when he tries. | re-
member the fact with pride. Well, it
is the old story. He became infatuated,
and obtained my permission to visit me
at my home and spend day there in
lust two weeks from the time we met.
During these two week received daily
long letters from Simon, closely writ
ten and crOss-written. Il wish l had
kept them.l At length the day OF his
visit arrived, and 10 aad behold, the
servant girl awoke me in the morning
with the pleasant info rmation that
Spangle was waiting for me in the par
lor. Here was lover for you!
MARRIAGE AND HONEYMOON.
Well! we'll! As said before, it was
the old story ever recurring, ever sweet
ly told, and ever listened to by willing
ears. Suffice it to say that from that
day saw no peace until became Mrs.
Spangle. Our honeymoon was, l sup
pose, like all honeymoons short and de-
licious.
THE REALITIES or LIFE.
And then came all the realities Oflife.
1t is my belief that this is the most try
ing period of woman's life. However
kind and attentive her husband may be,
ayoung wife when she enters upon the
actualities of life, has disclosed to her a
state OF facts of which she has little or
no conception before marriage. When
she leaves an atmosphere of romance
and adulation and enters upon the re-
alities of life, it is like stepping out offs
garden of summer flowers into the re-
gions of perpetual winter, and unless
she brings all of her good sense and
philosophy to her aid, her affections will
become chilled, and she will regard her.
selfa disappointed, If not deceived,
woman for the balance of her life. 1t
is the hope that our experience may be
of benefit to young wives that induces
me to reveal some of the domestic incl
dents and intelic.ties oftwelve years of
married life.
After our brief holiday, Spangle-to
use his own expression-took tilt at
the world, determined to wrest from it
not only competence, but fortune
that would place me in the most beati-
tic attitude to be obtained by opulence.
The dear fellow did work hard, and
If he met with obstacles and difficulties,
and trials, the world never knew IT,
He reserved them for his fireside, and
although he did not accuse me as the
cause, yet could but feel that | was
some way or other accountable for his
troubles.
Although l never seriously doubted
his love for me, yet he certainly permit.
ted many excellent opportunities for
manifcsting 10 to pass unimproved.-
Before we were married, ne 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 marriage. But, bless
your soul after marriage when oppor-
tunities for indulging In that delicious
pastime were abundant, 1t seemed to
have lost it's charm. Poor foolish me
was often aggrieved at his appal ent
GOODNESS, and would ask him twenty
times day II he did love me. "Why
certainly l do, my dear little puss; l
knew it !" Perhaps did. lalso knew
that we had plenty of flour and bacon
In the pantry, but that knowledge did
not satisfy my hunger.
THE HONEYMOON IN PARTIAL ECLIPsE.
1t is true that this aflliction manifest
cd itself sporadically with all the
warmth and ardor of the old days; but
these ebulitions were the exceptions
The rule was, IL thought you knew ii"
Yes, girls, when you get husbands, they
will expect you to know it, and my ad-
vice to you is, that you get all the colrt-
ing you want before You are married,
for after that event what little courting
is done in the family will have to be
done by the wife.
SPANGLE AS FATHER.
We have six children, all beautiful
and good. Spangle takes great pride
In them, loves them, and growls at
them, like dear old bear. You must
NOT think that SDanple regards the
'ncw-comers" as burdens. Quite the
reverse. He goes into ecstacies over
each one; dilates UPON its beauties and
perfections TOR tivG fffihutes, aid then
seems to tiimk it ought to Be laid away
to grow up, and be no further trouble
to him until they want to ffiaffy: If