The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-21

IHtl'AAAnkaNhNANAi pa INtNA''n
written by young wife in New York t.
her prim anil spectacled maiden aunt il
Boston, will he read with curious Interest
by the more enlightened reader -
My DEAR AUST.-Although you told
me, when invited you to my wedding
that l was too young to marry, and not
capable of choosing mate for life prop
eriy, and with due consideration, know
that you may now feel that | was wiser
than you thought In selecting dear
Orlando Ihaye gained amost allectionate
and attentive husband, and one who has
neither u fault nor vice, Heavens
What must girl suffer who finds her.
self united to dissipated person, neg
lectful of her, and disposed to seek the
society OF unworthy persons, who drink,
smoke, and do all sorts Of dreadful
things
Thank Heaven, Orlando is perfection
To-day is my eighteenth birthday,
and we have been married a year. We
keep house now, and l can make pretty
good pie, only the under crust will be
damp. However, I think that must be in
the oven. Once Ipgt peppcrmintin in the
pudding sauce instead Of lemon flavor
ing but then Orlando was trying to kiss
me, right before the girl, who didn't
much like either Of us going into the
kitchen at all
The flowers are coming up beautifully
in the back garden. We SOwed n great
many seed, but hardly expected so many
plants Among the most numerous is
one variety with very large leaf, that
scratches ones fingers, and don't smell
nice. l wonder what it is, Orlando
frightens me by talking about weeds ;
but weeds always come up, don't they ?
Dear Orlando | come back to him
Rgain-so excellent, temperate, and
true. Tell all the girls to marry ms soon
as they can, if they can find a husband
like mine.
I have but one trial-business takes
him so much AWAY from me- A lawyer
must attend to business, you know and
sometimes they carry on the case until
two at night. Often and often he has
examined witnesses until hnlf-past
twelve, aad come home perfectly ex.
hausted. And tho nasty things will
smoke, so that bis dear coat quito smells
of it. And rs it makes him MS i'll MS it
does me, | have to mir it, and sprinkle
the lining with cologne water before he
dares to put it on again.
! had a terrible fright the other night
| 1.n.1f..1 n,1,.,1. l,,1 ALL tIuN
business think he said it was n case
of life and dea.h-would detain him late.
So | sat up MS usual, with 4 book, and
did not worry until one o'clock. After
that was little anxious, l confess,
and caught cold in my head peeping
through the upstairs window blinds
for, dear aunt, it was not until three
o'clock that l heard II cab driving up the
street and saw it stop at our door then
l thought l should faint, for was sure
some dreadful accident had happened to
Orlando.
I ran down to open the door; friend
of Orlando's who is not, I confess, very
much to my taste-such red faccd,
noisy man-was Just supporting my dear
boy up the steps.
"Oh, what has happened o. cried I.
"Don't be frightened, Mrs. White ~
said Mr.. Smith. Nothing at all only
White is little exhausted. Application
to business will exhaust n man, and |
thought I'd bring him home"
"All right Belle" sad Orlando,
Smith tells the trutll-1'm exhausted. "
And, dearest aunt, he was so much so
that he spoke quite thick, and couldn't
stand up without tottering. Mr.. Smith
was kind enough to help him upstairs
and he lay upon the bed 80 prostrated
that l thought he WIS going to die.
Then remembered the French brandy
you give me in case of sickness. ran
10 get it ont.
Have little brandy and water, dear %
I said.
"Thc very thing. Smith sexhausted,
too. Give some to Smith, " said he.
And so l reproach myself for my not
having thought of it before Mr.. Smith
was gone. But I gave glass to Or.
land0, and, under Providence, | think it
saved his life /; for, oh, how bud he was
"Belle," said he, quite faltcring in
his speech, "the room is going round
so fast TINT I can't catch your eye. And
besides there's two Of you, and | don't
know which is which"
l knew these were dreadful symptoms.
"Take n drink, DEAR" said I, "and
I'll Try to wake Mary, and send her for
the doctor"
NO." said he, "I'll be all right in
the morning. Tn all right now. Here's
your health. You're brick. l.
And over he fell, fast asleep.
Oh, why do men think so much of
money.making . Is not health better
than anything else.
OF course he had laid down in his hat,