The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-09
Light Reading and General News.


/ 10 near ~. AAoM Wen ftlNelNNEl your
wedding day, Mary How handsome
and noble your husband looked How
bright and happy you were! oh, surely
he loved you very dearly then "
-" He thought he did, and 40 did i, "
said Mrs. Strong with "a halfchcckci
sob. % But il did not last long, Lucy
| We have been married two years to-day.
| He will not remember the day. Tie lefi
me this morning without a kiss. as De- aI.
ways does. He will come back t0 dim
ner in the same way. and after DO D. over
he will 20 out % his club, or-or, Go
some other place, and never come homo
till after / have gone 90 bed. Yet n
have been "A good and careful wife ta
| him. have studied his comfort in
every way, and this b. nay reward
She had her face ia her hau.s as sha
spoke. Lucy Moore bent over and whis-
percd
3" In every way save one, dear MARY
Mrs. Strong looked up.
D." What do YOU meanY
" Promise not 60 be angry aud / wiz
tell you.
"Go ON"
Your husband used to be very fond
Of music. DO YOU ever play or sing t8
him Of an evening now
"Oh, no. We gave that up long
enough ago.
But Why?'
I'm sure ! can't tell Il was such
bore 20 practice.
DO you read aloud % him, or have
him read 90 YOU "
"No. / used 20, but somehow chat b.
given up, too.
And your dress shall you change it
before he comes home 30 dinner
Mrs. Strong shook her head. She
wore a himsy bounced dclaiuD. u0 collar
or cuffs, and her hair was rough and uH.
tidy-her whole look one ut cNtremc Clfg.
lessness
He would NOT notice ID if did.
Where is the use, Lucy2 tt be- all tnH
late"
"No, it is not too late but u may bo
soon" said Lucy earnestly Mary
some one ought % tell yoh no uno
dares 10 me. Your husband doe. NOT Ego
to his club Of an evening lls goes toe
Mrs. Wylie's. You know her you have
heard her name In society, che Queen
of Flirts. Mary, She ). "a dangerous
woman. She lives bat iJr admiration,
NiiA AllAA SIT lNftlla lN NAVE ''tN N.A
band gives her admiration uoWi nkDrIIn
that he gives no more bis love.
Mrs. Strong burst into tears.
What can / doy' she walled. 20
know that woman too well. What chance
have J against herr
Give yourself n chance Do said Lucy
with a kiss. " Let your husband iiud
pleasant welcome from o. wife neatly
dressed, Mary. Forgive thc hiul You
have beauty and gmco. DO u0t neglect
them longer. Sing 90 him, Mary play
10 him: charm and iasc.uatc hIm. you
have done 10 once. Try again. and save
him from the Queen 90 flIris.
She stole softly from tie ROOM IN bad
not been "a pleasant lesson to receive. 10
might not have been % pleasant 0no ny
giye-who shall snY but Mrs Strong
was sensible a. well ns % pretty woman.
and five minutes after Lucy Moore bad
gone, she went up 10 hof own r0um Hn.
knowlodging that her friend bad .pukuu
but the truth.
That evening, just after thc stree.
lamps were lighted, Mr. Strong eame
carelessly toward his home. tarrIu#IT
Yes, that was the word That house WHH
fast becoming 30 him only place Zoo Dlt.
sleep, and dress ina place for which hn
had % pay rent and taxes, but Boo which
he took no comfort OF pleasure, ii che
truth must be- told.
Never mind TIL 30 20 Grace "a. soon
as dinner is over, and she will make itup
20 me, thought Mr. Strong ua bee opened
the front door with his latch.Ipy auI
strobe across the hall.
Only half way, however. for there be.
fore him, nc the foot of the stairs. stood
graceful, pretty woman, with nUu.
smOothed brown hair, bright blue eyes.
and cheeks a. red az roses, wearing
"a pretty evening dress of dark-b.ue siIs.
and shiny ornaments upon her snowy
neck and arms.
20 Welcome home, dear Jame.' sha
said, with "a heavenly smile. 10 H Ono
second anniversary Of our weddiugdHy
Won't you spend the evening With mH.
dear2"
His only answer was close embrace
and sudden kiss. liis eyes were d.m
M he sped up stairs ~ his 09u room it
prepare for dinner
q Brute that / have boon ho thought
10 himself
After dinner, on thc plea of smoking
one cigar. be- stole OUT. and returned with
a pretty gold watch aud chain as q pref
ont for his wife. They sang tho o.d
songs together that evening they talked
long time over the dying fire. Ah .t
was not too late He loved her suIl. HHl
she saved him and their hnppy home
Tho lesson was not l0.t upon Ir.
From that day she has never grown caro-.
less-never ceased to strive b. Keep h.I
husbands. ~ she once tried tl WIu h.r
lovers love.
Oh, wives who weep and MOURN HHII.
your truant husbands seek some iasc.na..
ing "Grace, have you fallen into MH.
rys errorg Is this The reason Why