Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-01-26

where I put it as the best peace to al
/ and cleanse it, and as to the spoon, Deb
by and I looked two hours for it an.
couldn't find it, but of course it turnet
up for you, that is always the case, 70
you are always hunting for something
to find fault with, I noticed you TAX
care ReUer to praise anything" You sal
that-Jennie, but / could if I chose, men
ton numerous other careless acts where
by I see plainly that I shall come t
poverty. The right sort Of a wife vii
look after her husbands interests"
''Yes Mr.. Wisdom, and remember a
you go along the right sort Of a hus
band viii have some charity for his VIII
failings, no one is fault-less."
"But a man gets tired Of these repetf
tions."
"And woman gets tired Of such un
merecifUl harshness. I wish to mercy
Mary Blake had succeeded in oatehing
you for a husband, she was so Graz,
about you. She would have found out
thatn 'all's not gold that glitters.'
~ have no doubt Mary would have
made capital wife. pn warrant she
would never have been a drawback tc
the fortunes Of any man."
"Jennie dried her eyes, and drawing
her slight figure up to its utmost dignity,
said coIdIy; 'If I had dreamed of be
ing a stumbling block in your way Doc
tor Claiborne, would never have been
your wife"
''Pity you did not know it, Madam,
for assure you am sick enough Of my
side of the bargain"
tsNOt a whit more than / am Sir.JI
Jennie! I'll be hanged, If you don't
cease this eonfounded clatter If I don't
put of with the company Of boys who
are going to California, from here, To-
morrow
Who do you suppose viii cry, If you
carry out this terrible threat. Do not
think to intimidate me. The world is
big enough for us both.n
livery well Madam! I will 90. But
remember have nothing to leave you
but this house, and the provision on
hand.u
PRAY" returned Jennie, drawing
down the corners other mouth. sDon't
make yourself uneasy about me. I can
get along better without YOU than with
you"
THE sooner you get my clothes ready
the better replied Doctor Claiborne, as he
rose and left the room, without so much,
as casting look upon his wife's faee.
As the door closed upon him, Jennie
burst into tears. She would have sew
on worlds to recall the bitter words she
had uttered. She was unpulsive, and
she was also stubborn, and determined
not to betray the real state of her feel
ings.
How many Jennie Claiborne's are there.
in the world
It was with a sad heart DIR. C9aiborne
Joined the Company to California; but
equally stubborn be would not aeknowI-
edge he was in the wrong. He would
not humble himself by Offering an apollo
gy. How many Doctor Claib0rne's are
here in the worldl
Thus the husband and wife partedt
CHAPTER II.
1t is not necessary for me to describe
he hardships of a trip to California, !
5wenty years ago, by land. Every hour
lid Claiborne recall the morning, when
With a swelling heart he said farewell to |
he only woman he ever truly loved. |
How often did the last kiss he pressed
lpon the rosy face of his sleeping boy
ross his memory. He thought of little /
Use but his household idols. He talked /
# them to his comrades by day, and
Ireamed Of them by night, and inwardIy /
.ursed the hour when he allowed thede-
non temper, to separate him from all /
lis heart held dear. Often. the remem-
rance of his bridal morning came back
Ipon him, and in fancy he pictured the
right joyous girl as she then appeared,
OOking up to him, as only confiding
owing wife can look. How had he re-
aid that love and confidence? Bv
Oddly abandoning the frail dependent
reature, and all for temper What if
be had her trivial faults? How he
espised himself! But as he was the
reatoF of his own remorse all that was
eft to do now was by toll, and persever-
nee to acquire fortune for the 'Toved |.
nes," and by lavishing it upon them,
lake reparatiOn, and if possible bring
aek the peace, and happiness he en-
,yed when he commenced the career
a married life.
How did Jennie bear the separation F? /
he did not know until her husband ,,
as gone how much his presence added
, the sunshine of her life. She soon
,Und it was much harder to battle with ,
le world alone, than under the care and
lidance of a kind protector! When
le came to her senses, her husbands
city failings "died in the distanee,"
I'd all his best qualities rose up before L
sri in their true majesty. The days,
eeks and ponths seemed like ages,
Id she looked only to the time when !
: would be restored to her. Plainly !
,rown defects were reflected in the mir :
T Of thought Distinctly she saw her !
ror and she longed for the time to Z
me, when by patience, and cheerful !
.ss she would expiate her selfish con- !
lct 4,
Thus were two people made miserable =
giving unbridled sway to TEMPER i
A year had passed since Doctor Clai- d
me left his home to seek the land Of i
Id, and his wife had during that time .,
ard from him but twice. He arrived
Sacramento safely, and wrote fall Of "
pc. In his letter he acknowledged 7
8 regret and shame for the motive a.
at had instigated his movements, and "
Included by saying: HNever mind my II
Ring little wife, will reap a golden h
rvest, and we will yet be happy" "
Jennie wrote often to her husband, h
t either he was dead, or had ceased to al
re for her, OF Something dreadfuP' 10
occurred, as there was no response p'
her affectionate missives. Every one ID
10 had friends in California could hear
no tidinOs b,,t mona oan,e for Tennia / Il,