Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-01-26
Written For The URBAEA UNION
TEE FIRST And LAST QUARREL.
BY LADY GAY.
CHAPTER

AE1AI-LEftf II.
Jennie Trevor was a beauty, and not
withstandings she was an orphan, depend
ent on an uncle for support, she was a
belle. Many a proud knee had bent in
humble submission to her charms, and
as many had been spurned by the pro-
vOking beauty. Jennie was however,
with all her powers of fascination, a
mortal, and her heart was finally touch
ed. Doctor Claiborne a youngpbysician
Of some pretensiOns appeared in the cir
Gle of fair Jennie Trevor's acquaintance
and won the prize, for which a number
Of more wealthy competitors had so sed-
ulously fought.
It was pleasant for the bewitching
beauty to talk, and promenade, and Hcut
the other girls ont" of handsome Doctor
Claiborne, and her heart sweIled with
pride, and rapture when he solicited her
of all others, to become his precious
wife Certainly Iovlier bride and more
attractive looking groom never stood be-
fore the altar.
Everybody predicted years Of peace,
and happiness to the newly welded
pair
Jennie was very happy in achieving
what she considered a triumph. Her
kind uncle gave her quite a genteeI out
fit, as elegant as his limited means
would allow. Arrayed in white silk,
with the everlasting orange wreath and
veil, leaning upon her tall, well formed,
husbands arm, followed by six brides
maids, almost as pretty as herself, as
the needless girl, spoke hesoIemn words,
that couldnot he Unsaid, ,shenever cast one
thought to the future, there was vague
idea running through her silly little
head, that hereafter, her handsome nus
band would have nothing to do but an
ticipate her wishes, and continue all the
tEifing endearments that had character
lied their eourtship. It never occurred
to her, that she had a part to perform, Or
that she would be expected to do any
thing but dress well, look pretty, chat
nonsense at home, and abroad &C., in
short she had no settled idea of practical
life. She was naturally kind hearted,
and if her husband had understood her
nature, by kindness, he could have led
her to reflect, and doright; but there are
very few men who stop to study the |
Of their wives; as a general
hing husbands are too busy thinking oil
heir own selfish gratficatiOns to take the
Touble to coax, when harshness will ac-
,omplish subsection to their imperious
Vhims.
Jennie was poorly calculated to fill the
position of wife to young physician
truggling into practice She had not
tudied, and seemed determined never
o learn to adapt herself to circumstan-
es; and at theend Of two years after her
marriage was discontented, fretful
mother.
Doctor Claiborne was a man Of mild
ut very firm disposition. Ifhe had per-
litted himselfto be over ruled by the
words Of his pretty new wife,
-hO in the beginning urged hiln to make
display I'm their manner Of living he
-ould soon have been a beggar; instead
Z tins he resisted her appeals, and even
er tearsl The more Jennie rallied about
hat she termed his astinginess," the
loser he held the purse-strings, He
wed her as well, perhaps as most men s
we their wives, and was careful that !
ne never wanted the comforts of life,
ut with all the wiIes Of a woman's ev- t
r ready fancy, she could never tempt t
i'm into extravaganza. There was one
hing Doctor Claiborne never did, and c
nat was to offer his wife money volun- c
,rily. Ifhe had once in a while made t
era birth day present, or given her a c
jRen of his confidence and esteem in a t
hristmas gift even in small sums of t
loney, in ali probability she would not s
ave become, as she did, soured and per- S
erse. q