Litchfield enquirer., 1872-10-24

nanny reached our silver weddlng? E # Perhaps ought not to have spoken lhere and now, said Mrs. Corporal, 'sin the presence even of this our nearest friend.
 hate never spoken before, because was eduated to besnbservient to my husband, aud have labored faithfully to conquer the l sense of humiliation and the disposition to rebel, which thought peculiar to my sell, and coming from some fault in my own character. But very lately my eyes have been opened tD the fact that large | proportion of the women ill Chrisendom l feel the same disccntent, which q sense of duty or fear or dread of ridieule has in dueed them to suppress; and now begin to think that if we had all freed our minds long ago. the world would be far happier to-day. 4.s.
 4But don't believe it, said MT. Cor pofal, relapsing into indignation. A wo- man who can get whatever she wants for the asking to be unhappy because sine has to askl It is unreasonable than that, it's petty-to be so anxious about one's position and personal dignity: one who has all these years been cared for and sheltered and guided, scarcely allowed to know. much less to be hurt by, the rough ways of the world. Have Inot spared you all care and responsibility? Do not bear alone every business anxiety? By the New Jerusalem, if I could only live such an eisy, guarded life, I'd gladly give you my bt, and my independence with it.''
 's You'd you?'said Mrs. Corporal.
 '9wonld."
 'yery we'll, we will try it; you shall be tendsrly guided and guarded for week, and f at the end you plead for another, well.' ..
 Agreed. "said Mir. Corporal. ssI say. Betty, in regard to the outside business, how could you. you know?" Twill allow you to manage the busi- ness and to handle money in strictly business operations; but out of the office you spend not cent save what give you, and kke uo step in any way affecting the household interest. Only make all your wishss known to me-"
 The evening closed, but the young folks were'by the merest accident)delayed in their preparations.
 Don't let it detain you 8 moment" said Frederick Ponderit, magnanimously; Charlie and will see the young ladies home"
 'I don't know, began MT, Corporal; but his wife put her arm through his, and drew him quietly away.
 "Well, but, mother, again began Mir. CoFparal.
 ''Wen talk as we go long, "said his wife, stopping not for moment until they were fairly in the street. ...
 Why, how queer of you, Betty! You intimate with Annie-a fellow without a cent but what he earns. But you didn't give me time to think"
 SS(lh 10 kbo fhinEino. 1,o,, l,,ox,, s,,o;x1 Mrs. Corporal; s'and as for being poor, 1 never intend to marry my daughters for money"
 :'Eo,.r daughters, Mrs. Corporal? Oh! nh! forgot
 Well, father, Said Materfamilias next morning. "what have you in your porte monnaie?'
 ''I'm sure don't know; some fifty dol seventy five, perhaps. Why?"
 Dear, dear, that's bad! You ought al- ways to know how much you are carrying. Vel Vel lGt me ens have it, and the key of the want any change?
 "Change! why, how can I tell yet? and what arc you doing. with my money? Oh, I forgot again. All right; just leave me ten dollars, please: I might want it for something"
 ':Bless his little heartr' said Mrs. Cor poral, pulling his ear, "I'll lay any wager he spends 1t before he gets home. Or stay - believe I'll go with you as far as the office, l have some business that way" '1'll get what want at the office, chuck led Mir. Corporal. ssHumph I promised not, though. Whew! what predicaments this may lead me into!-My dear, excuse me moment; l want to cross over and speak to Jack Hepburn
 He came back in a couple of minutes.
 "Have you any money with you? Just give me twenty dollars. Let me have the pocket-book.
 Twenty dollarsl What do you want to do with it?''
 '.Do with itl Oh yes; am going to lend it to Jack"
 'I guess wouldn't do that, father. I know that Hepburn we'll enough to doubt if you ever get it back again.
 ''Bless her prudent little heart! Come, I'm rather in hurry"
 But Materfamilias was not. '1 don't know whether to let him have 1t or not. We'll if you've set your heart on it, I'll give him fifteen" And she counted it out deliberately i'll ones and twos and smaller notes, which proceeding the gen. tleman on the opposite curbstones watch ed with 8 lively interest.
 Mir. c. flushed, choked little; then in silence hastened across with the fifteen dollars.
 Really, my love-" said the matron, on his return, 'I gave you the money this time because l didn't want to hurt your feelings; but must say that I don't ap- prove of this promiseuous generosity; in fact, it isn't generosity-it's weakness. Men are so undiscriminating. Don't think I'm scolding, dear; only remember another time."
 MT. Corporal opened his mouth to speak, and as suddenly closed it. He would have expostulated, but the words sounded strangely familiar. Could it be that he had uttered them yesterday? And could they have been as offensive to her as they now appeared to him ]?
 Soon after they parted, to meet no more until dinner. After such meal as would be triumph to any housekeeper, the lady remarked, as she led the way to the library: My dear, I've bought you new car riage. I've just ordered it round to the window for you to set" "A new carriage! Why, Betty what are you thinking of, when I have-we haye-a first class carriage already ?''
 ooh, I've made trade The fact is, there was too much money in that carriage Now this is equally we'll made and com fortable; the difference is merely matter of style and left of the coat of arms. 2 "And that was just the beauty of it, said MT. O., disconsolately. '.Tm sure I don't care for show in & general way. but If have a vanity if is Tov cooA <,f orrn a something so substantial about it. "Ah, I've been thinking it over, and have come to the conclusion that in this country, where families disappear in two or three generations, coat of arms is snobbish and I never will bring up my family to be snobbish. Sooner than that I will keep no carriage at all. Besides have made something handsome by the operation. .s...e .~e.s4 r.s. ssHa, ha, hal This is really dramatic, , said MT. Gnrnoral laughing londIv if