Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-05-18
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From u Lady's Scrap Book.

AT the age Of thirty Allen Moore
married, taking for his wife pretty
Mary Graham. He had been waiting
until he might commence the new life
fairly and independently; and when he
said " Independently" he meant that
he would not be dependent upon
Ioaging.house keepers for "a home
He did not hope To lac independent of
toll and fatigue; but he had planned
that he md Mary would work toge'h-
or, and, perhaps. in the coming years,
find a competency upon which t. en-
Joy healthful repusc. Allan was a
lawyer, with fair practice /. aud Ee
had promised himself that when Mary
had become his wife she would help
him III his abprs hot that she wouid
dclvc for huu into the mysteries Of
Law, or do the drudgery Of copying (;
but he looked tor sympathy aud love
for a love that shonId make his la
bor> light, and Tor sympathy upon
which he could rast his confidence. -
1t is said "that love is blind :" but
true love is not 80 bind as it is often
represented. The good qualities
which have awakened the heart TO
love are not wanting; aud even the
ininef'fpcjlons were seen and noted In
the outset. The good seed was in the
Snjl, and So were the tares. The
trouble is that love is apt to be over
hopeful. 1t is not blind. but it looks
through sunny glass; and the tu.
ture, TINS viewed, presents only n
pleasant prospect love is not so
blind that il cannot see faults hut il
is 50 Kind and forbeaing that 1t over
looks them: and thus it often hap
pens that the tares are suffered to
thrive, and finally to outgrow the bet
ter seed.
Allan Moorc had known that Mnry
had IIer faults bnt lie had also known
that her heart was good and true, and
in his great loye he found the assur,
ance at peace and joy. But "a season
of disappointment was 10 come.
They had been married three years
and a clnal was upon the household.
And whose was the fault? :? Allan cx~
amined himself very closely, but he
could not discover that he had done
wrong, Aud yet Mary was neither
happy herself, Eor did she try to make
him happy. His business had ncreae
ed until he had as much upon his
hands as he could possibly attend to; !;
he labored early, and late he toicd
without ceasing but the sympathy
which he had expected al home was
not his. The result was that he often
wore cloud upon hi, brow. Expect.
ing colIneSs when he entered his
home, be came with compressed lips /;
and fearing he should find no sympa.
Thy, he did not seek it.
Allan Moore wondered whether he
had been mistaken in his estimate
Of Mary had he given her credit iol
good that she did not possess Ger
ta'nly there was little Of the good now
to bless him; but evil continually.
In short, his home was very tar from
being happy ore, and often rapture
vas frequent. Mary had become
irettul aud fault finding aud instead
Of syrpaihizing with her husband in
his cngrosslng and Oft times pcrplcx.
ing business, she would not permit
him to mention his business IN tie
house.
Mary was growing to have .harr
features, and the old look of beauty
was disappearing. But upon Allan
he change was working with deeper
effect. He was growing thin and
pale, aud there were shoots Of pain
and mysterious throbbings at the
hcart and tLn Min mAs nroMl lnl,