The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-30

donbted. scarcelythought of him. The
stimulus, the animus of doubt4Or fear
or hope concerning him, were gone
the excitements Of admiration. gayety,
publicity removed, her life had
fallen into q very duh and 3slngsish
J course. of whose dead level even her
love partook. She fancied she did her !
duty In sparing her Husbands pnrss,l
when she failed to demand extravs
CANT toilettess for herself or yearly
visits to fashionable Watering places. /
like many wives she knew, but wore
old dresses. how much easier tosdOhll
and stayed at home,2 or went fot
quiet country 8housesQ where's she
could lie on the sofa all ~sday
and stitch at her darling emf
broidery. u~nmolestedby any presence
even that of her husband, which
would make it necessary tooriset and
dress. She knew she was d good
mother, for was she not always with
herschildren, and wefethey not robed,
mostly by her labors. i'm rich and
costly things that other women bought
In France? : at6svaa ai9s !
In this peaceful eomplacency she
| rocked and sewed, startled only by an
occasional ring, which might, but
happily did not, introduce q visitor,
to break uponJthe asylum sheGso. FafgajI
ly sought in her Iparlerg and only in
the present case, to finish a few last
most delicate and intricate stitches in
her work. Visitors, indeed, came
seldom; there was nothing to them
attractive in the uncomfortable
house, the ill-conditioned child
rem, the uneompaPionable woman
who sat sewing. FAmong her gayer
friends she was classified as domes.
tic" ard carefully avoided thence
forth; how far deserving such censure
OF such praise, some more truly do
nestle could have told.
She was aroused from her absorb
ing and delightful task, BY her has
bands entrance. IL did mot disturbI
her, she was far too unconscious and
languid for that; she did not even
draw back the little ill-slippered foot,
or shake out her tumbled skirt; she
scarcely looked up, except to see that
IT was not the servantgeoms to re-
plenish the failing FIRE.
Her husband walked to the hearth
and stood by it a moment without
speaking. lie was in llevening dress,
aud looking very handsome He had a
s~trongregard fer personal appearance
and his wife s craftsmanship this Fe-
spect, eeaselessly annoyed almost re-
yolted him.. He Looked at her noWI5t
with something like odisgust,g as his
fancy depictedthe contrast fro IN some
delicate, refined ladies of her eoWnJ
rank, with tressy hair and shining
robes; women to whom Nature had
been far less bountiful, but who had
more carefully eulhvated ,hor-adod
gifts. and become wlnpIng aud charm.
ing in spite of her, and WHO wouldf
greet him with smiles and pleasant
words, while his wife hardly deignedI
TO lift up her eyes. 1t was like herd
thoughtlessness and cold indifference
to his comfort; Eke9h her n~eglecsyof The
piano, when she knew he loved music
aud the sound of her sweet voice
like her disregard aud Hl-usage offhis
gifts, the Injuries with whichhe had1
surrounded her; like her perfect nom
chalance as to hisi,appF0batiou, her
defiance of his wel1-known love of
tasteful dress. q He looked at her
gloomily in silence. hioi13-sb zssao.A
She raised her eyes at fast-lBy the
dim light heeonld netsee how blue and
beautiful they weFe-and alittle won
der mingled with their calm Inquiry:
"You are going oat2po she asked.
Yes" he replied briefly He was
toe gentlemanly to Quarrel with his
wife, however great might be his canse
of dissatisfaction, and Amy had
hardly ever heard him answer so
CURLY and coldly before. She could
not know that this brevity was /
spired By the contrast she offered to
lovely girl j n the company he was going
10 meet, who, gayasp0iled and charm.
ing, chose to elect him, "a safe old mar
rled man, her primo minister and
~favorite in the circle hofswhich she
was queen4and looked at him with
two bright eyes, smiled on him with
too tempting lips, when the fading
vision of home crossed his memory.
Both we're secure in principle and
honor neither had a thought Of wrong
in their innocent pleasure in each
others society; but the differeneerwas
so great, the relief SO delightful that
Charles Gwynee examined his wife
witheyes of new and Keen criticism
almost dislike hatsmight we'll have
startled her, had she been but ,inter-
ested enough to notice it, as it did
startle himself when he became con-
scious of the feeling expressediR his
tone" [ am going to the GrifSthls
wedding reception he added more
gently. .h4a ysTsaN hanGia issis Sess
"Oh. I forgotp she cried. con
science-strieken for a moment, and
glad that her husband was disposed
to take her detection SO easily When
the cards were received, there had
seemed a real necessity for her at
tendauce-an old schoolmate of her
own having married. a friend Of her
husband-and some thoughts ofaia
new dress and its ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
had disturbed her mind, speedily TO
disappear before the old habit of in
dolent forgetfulness. His tone had
at first aroused, but his indifference
Instantly reasoned. her; when he
withdrew, she relapsed intoaher EN-
broidery, little. knowing that her hus-
bands love was slipping away from
her while she trified with silk and
thread. .l.s s. I.asi ssi alsf F
tCoNCLUDED TOMORROW