Litchfield enquirer., 1868-11-05
From Harpers Weekly. A MOVING TALE.

i ANNOYING TALE.
 New York is magnificent city in cer- tain way-such as Broadway. It is always a satisfaction to live iii a metropolis; to l feel that you are part of the biggest place belonging to the biggest country in all creation. You know that whatever Of great and good there is in America finds it's way to the largest market, where you may buy, or be Q looker-on while others loosen their purse-strlngs Here Art, the Drama, and Literature have their head quarters. and here you may expand under their benign influence. Here there is too much competition for any Mutual admira- ton Society to brow beat ttef tf rsst sou at the klpadas lpa atffh that the dreadful word 'sprovin- ciaf' can in no way be applied to yourself or any of your family. Therefore I am very glad that Toms business-Tom is my husband-obliges him to live in So great and important city.
 Yes; before We moved across the river I really did like living in New York; that is when felt settled, which was about four months in the year. After moving in May it took me two months to get the house to rights, by which time July had arrived. Then we went out of town until October | Ol course OfucF WdS uOU foStofeu until November. From November to February l felt as though life meant certain amount of rest and pleas ure. Ilived and moved-no, l mean did not moye-and had my being With the approach of February care once more fed upon my damask cheek. for with the dawn of spring came the necessity of informing S our landlord whether we should submit to an increase of rent. We never submit ted; consequently from February to May l passed my time going from house to house with a newspaper in one hand and pencil ir the other, and treated generally with about as much consideration as an appli- cant for cold victuals.
 About this season of the year, too, one of my boys q have three, the eldest being ten, the youngest six )-would fall down and cut his head open, or have the whoopine g cough, or catch the measlee Seing me in trouble, and knowing I was about to move one of the help or perhaps both would kindly leave me- Then I became distract ed, and wished I might be gently removed to lunatic asylum with all the modern conveniencies for rendering it's inmates happy; or longed for the wings of dove, or oh, for lodge in some vast wilderness, where May days and rapacious landlords are unknown!
 | There was time when we were not af- ficted with the epidemic of moving. That was when we had a lease of our house. Then We lived in Fifteenth Street, where we were surrounded by our friends, and were in the centre of all that makes New York attractive and instructive Four years ago oqr lolfof leaasfo N12g556d 2g556ds and feeling nnss nsi though my heart would break did the iconoclastic hand of 'Pahdees' once touch them, let us pay the extra amount and stay where we are. Moving will cost more than inc difference of rent All our associations are clustered about this house, and nc other place can ever be so much hkf home. ,;,-,
 Sue replied my husband, you talk like Ia woman Why are women always lmpos ed upon? Because they never fight for principle. The platform upon when
 stand is pure and unadulterated justice My whole nature rebels against thls extor ton. and as matter of conscience canho consent to be imposed upon. Move :" mnst. and it would be we'll for you to loo about. I'll send home the Herald, ana yo :. can run your eye over the 10 Le.s. . Whereupon Tom lit cigar and sauntel
 ed down to his business.
 | 1 V tbat do not love my husband. On tE n contrary. I am excessively fond of him, an
 were to begin matrimony over agaln
 shonld cleave to Tom, for the simple req n on- suppose, that was born to love hl to better than any other man. Certain thlni h; are inevitable. But Tom, like the rest m humanity, has his objectionable points
 character, prominent among which Is ll
 overpowering sense of right. Notwit - standing his opinion of me, and Of Wom , in the abstract, I am not wanting ln prln \, nle. and will fight for it whenever see u
 more is to be gained than lost by the co
 fI,ct: but there is such e thing as havl
 tno much conscience. Virtue, like Vaulti
 ambition, may
 ,st sso'er leap it's selle,
 And fall on the other side.' " " thereby losing the cause. This IS ' style of virtue with which Tom IS very ec. riously afflicted.
 Whatever you do, dear unmarried you to lady, never allow yourself to become d
 perately in love with man who runs ;. tilt against every imposition with which IStf comes in contact, or your life will be
 r;as of humps and bruises, such as can o
 be acquired in this expensive and ma
 art of self-defense. Take the experience ,r,, one who is an authority on this snbl ;s and marry a man whose love of comfort ark sufficiently strong to teach him that and game of principle is not always worth
 candle, and that economy means tixedn L. When, you have an income of Sl, 900, If it costs you $1, 300 to tide your hot - horse of justice, where are you likely t' . at the end of few years? l pause fe reply.
 There was no appeal to higher co ass. leonsequently We moved. We tray
 from Fifteenth to Thirtieth Street, WI ot smelling distance of very lively tenen the house, and our matter of principle saa,. s.ao, us $25O, being $50 more than we sh ;ot ;ou ns have paid for rent at the old home. IT i,. ;neSs @ tioned this little fact to Tom.
 To sSue,' he answered, what is paltr, , we ty-dollar bill when compared with most ciple?'
 and I said nothing further and of course ction supposed my silence was entirely owir i'll in- conviction. There is nothing 1 so muc given hor as scene, especially where the nd we formers are husband and wife; conseq aklng ly, whenever Tom has a very bad attat MISS ass principle, quietly allow nature to