The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-01-02

Mrs. Patscy Spauglc communicates
the following to the Louisville Cour-
icr:
sPANGLE As A LOVER.
/ first mot Spang'e at q county fair.
We were introduced to each other
about ten o'clock in the morning, and,
if you will believe me, | did not get
a chance to speak to any other gem
tleman that day. l novar saw fcl.
low SO struck at first sight. l
don't think he saw a horse, or in fact
any thing that was on exhibition that
day but me, although there were
present many of the most beautiful
aud accomplished young ladies' of that
section of the country. As he was
extremely good looking, of good fam
ily, aud of unexceptionable habits
and character, l, of course, felt fat
tered by his marked preference. i
had to take him to dinner, and intro.
duce him TO pa and ma and the whole
family, He made a very good im-
preston. In fact Spangle can shine
when he tries. remember the fact
with pride. Well, it is the old story.
He became infatuated, and obtained
my permission. TO visit mo at my
homt and spend a day there in just
two weeks from the day VIC met
During these two weeks | received
daily long letters from Simon, closely
written and cross written. (I wish l
had kept them.) At length the day
Of his visit arrived and 10 ! and behold,
the servent girl awoke me in the
morning with the pleasant informa
ton that Spangle was waiting for me
in the parlOr. Here was a lover for
yon.
Well, we'll as said before, il was
the same old'story ever recurring, ever
swectly told, and ever listened to by
willing ears. Suffice it to say that
from that day saw no peace until 1
became Mrs. Spangle.-Our honey
moon was, | suppose, like all honey
moons, short and delicious. And
then canc
THE REALITIES OF LIFE.
1t is my belief that this is tho most
trying period of womans life. How
ever kind and attentive her husband
may be, young wife, when she en-
ters upon the actualities of life, has
disclosed to Der a state Of facts oi
which she has little or no conception
before marriage. When she leaves
au atmosphere Of romance and adul-
alton, aud enters upon the realities OF
life, it is like stepping out Of a gar
den Of summer flowers into tho regions
of perpetual winter, aud unless she
brings all other good sense aud phi
losophy to her aid, her affections will
become chilled, and she will regard
herself as a disappointed, if not dc.
ceiyed woman for the balance Of her
life. 1t is the hope that our expert
euce may be Of benefit to young
wives that induces me to reveal somo
Of the domestic incidents and infelic-
ities Of twelve years of married life.
After our brief holiday, Spanglc--
to use his own cxpression-took tilt
at the world, determined to wrest from
it not only acompeteney but a fortune,
that would place me in the most
beati6c attitude to be obtained by
opulencc.
The dear fellow did work hard, and
IL he met with obstacles aud diff
eulties and trials, the world never
knew it. He reserved them for his
freside, and although he did not
accuse me as the cause, yet he re-
counted them in tone and manner
so different from the joyous and
buoyant language Of courtship, that
could but feel that | was some
way or other accountable for his
troubles. Although never doubted
his love for me, yet he certainly
permitted many excellent opportuni-
ties for manifesting it to pass unim.
proved. Before VIC were married, he
seemed to have a perfect mania for
holding my hand, aud | used TO won
der if he would ever give me chance
to do any needle-work alier marriage.
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 y l was often ag-
grived at his apparent coolness, and
would AK him twenty timos day il
he did not love me. "Why, certainly
1 do, my dear little puss; l thought