The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-07-07
Married Women and Old Maids.
BY ONE OF THE LATTER,

VA luc nnecllOnS may De carried, ask al
old maid 10 tclI you her love story"
| agree vita thc wlitpr perfectly, with
Il difference ] say, ak Il married wo-
man 10 tell you hers; for Of all disap-
poIniments hers is generally tie great,
est.
+ The old maid m2y adore the mem
ory Of one who lies beneath the turf
may watch pcrpctualy for the return
ofsome sailor who went down with his
vessel yeas AGO in mid ocean: or she
may have been jiI,ed out alIi out, or
loved one who cared liitlc for her; bu,
nothing does she haow Of The Gisap-
poinlments OF Il disappointed wife.
Perhaps know a hund Ell married wO-
mcn--out OF them all not len quite
happy. They may live iolrllaccs and
wear purple and Hne linen, and fare
sumpiuonslv every day; but dsap-
poiniment is written on almost every
brow, whi.e that Of many an old maid
is smooth and happy, or would be but
for her envy Of those who wear the
ring. il one is never queen,
one never pines fora crown: bat 20 DC
queen for 4 while and thcn lie handled
in lhe dust. rHusheS The very heart.
Every lover makes III, love queen III
rouI ling days. She is bcauiii'u,--,he
is good; her wnims are law, her silIicst
speech wisdom. IL she desires any
thing. greatly. il must be hers; and he
is always nj 'her service, ready 10 do
lcr bidding. But IN year or lwo it
S he himself who ears of the crown
md dashcs down the sccptrc his own
land best lowed. lie is tired Of cour-
tSN, urea o. tti'iti HtSS, ia III VI IDNC
md OF respect The husband who
Uses, phoenix like, from the lover >
'shcs, is the being from whom woman
Utmost always hears more coarecness,
more bitterness, more cruelty, more
sins Of omission and commission than
rom any other earthly being,
You see girl marry-slc is rosy,
bright Of eye, fair Of brow, golden
haired, and dimpIcl; ten years after,
you meet her; she j, lea0-colorcd and
dull, her hair is grayish, her figure is
sharp; she has not good health; and
her home is palace, her servants lc-
sion, and her dress perfect. Want has
not dmmed her beauty, nor great care.
1t is the death OF love beside the hearth
stone that has so changed her. What
does he care for her now, tnls man who
was her life? Nothing. The love
ook is gone; the smile, the tender
grasp OF the band, the wish to make
lcr happy, the pride in her, the enQear.
ng confidence. He SAYS little bitter
lungs about her looks, about her man.
lcrs, about hel opinions, not knowing
for men are obstinate in such things
hat il is this that has altered them
hat he'd lie been her lover always, the
sweet smile of her .irlhood would have
'cmained TO bless him; the brightness
IF her eve, the rose upon he. check ;
hat, sharing his home, his name, and
lis fortune. this poor woman is more
bitterly disappointed than any old maid
Of them all, how great soevcr her bit
,crness. .
These women often try to hide their
woes, but they peep out too plainly.
They will say, "You know, I'm alone Il
great deal. Mr.. Smith is 50 busy and
,ou know what it means. They will
say, Il don't so anywhere, Dir. Smith
can't find time;' and you iecl sure that
not time, but inclination Is needed and
;ou catch them in dingy dressing
gowns, and slippers down at heel, and
Know by these tokens that nobody
,ares at home how they look now.
Or course there are good husbands
Who are lovers all their lives; and you
Know their wives by their young, happy
ooks, in 2 minn,c..
] remember one dear old lady who
lsed, at seventy. 10 put Oh her cap with
,Iue ribbons bcIor, her husband came
rome to dinner, and never failed 10 re.
,cive kiss on both checks when he
tU come, VINO maze me- Win Hcr LOT
y-live years experience Of matrimony,
luite envy il. But rather than be as
Sreichcdly disappointed rs most mar
led women, | would he willing 90 re-
main spinstcr all my lie, and end my
lays working impossible shepherds in
Berlin wool, aud writing sentimental
verses to the young prince who never
clme over the mountains 10 marry me /;
a great deal rather; or even would it
be happier 10 keep remembrance ofone
whose brief. life WAS ali lovc--who
passed away like dream, with all his
love about hin--ilan 10 look up into a
face once sweet with smiles. now either
or indifferent; aud to know
that there remained Of those young