Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-11-08

HeHtiy SOOu JuuSihCHe. AnoA0 AiSA . " -
come visitor to all of her acquaintance,
in spite of her homely way of express
ing herself.
Mr.. White and his wife were both
well pleased when Frederick Fiske ask
ed permission to woo their Mary. Aunt
Hannah was not but she did not think
best to express her thoughts about him,
as she really could bring. no distinct
charge against him. Still she had very
positive opinions in regard to him.
Frederic Fiske respected himself, ex-
cecdingiy. He ito be respected by
every one else. WHY shouldn't he bes
He was always industrious and enter
prising; and no one could accuse him OF
any moral delinquency. And was he
not always calm and self-possesseds so
discreet and 20 retieent that ) it did not
seem that an earthquake could shake an
unguarded word from his lips2 He was
principle of the High School in the viii
lage in which he resided; and he was
spoken of as a good teacher and very
promising young man. Aunt Hannah
never spoke against hum Except to her
self when people were complimenting
him and congratulating her brother and
his wife OH the good fortune of their
daughter; but she would say tOshersef
"fve seen young men like him before.
They make hard husbands to git along
with. They alters want their wives to
feel the crushin' weight of their dignity:
Fiske, probably, will neyerll say hard
word to any woman, bat he'll so manage
his wife'l feel as much in bondage in
short time as any slave ever did. Mary
will soon learn that all he requires Of
her i'm regard to thinkin' Is to uhnk inst
as he thinks, if she thinks at all. such
kind of men call women blue-stockin's 8
and strong minded If they read and try
to know somethin'; and, If they don't,
they call them weak-minded and frivo-
lous. They find fault with them if they
do, and they dispise ii they don't. Thank
the Lord! all men don't feel so; but
there's enough of 'em to raise the mis-
chief with a great many women, and
they, in their turn, raise the MISCHIEF
with great many more; for such wives
| Gf they don't sink down and die young)
are apt to grow hard and bitter after
awhile, and then they are down Oh all
the men, and they think that all women
| are abused; and they git great many
women to feelin' discontented who nave
no lust cause for feelin' So" a. z-ss
Aunt Hannah felt sure, that morning.
that her fears had proved true. She met
| her sister-in-law at the gate and told her
that Mary was there, and was then lying
down, 'and hope she has gone to'sleep,
she added. Il want to have talk with
you fore she wakes up. Trouble OF
some kind is wcarin' the dear child out,
| you may depend ont. We must help
her out of this slough of despond' OF
she'll sink out of our sight fore we
know it. Fred. Fiske couldn't quite
kill me with his lordliness, but I'm
afraid he will her.
1 Ia. fai o6
| White, Frederick never seems tnkim
| to Mary, and she never complains about
him.
| Il presume she never does. She ISM
one of the complainin' sort. But yor
must have noticed how she lowers lie,
voice and speake hardly above whisper
when he is in, and how worried and anx'
ious she looks if everything is not in it
place; or if the little girls make any
noise when he is readin'. You know
Tilda, she's great deal more as sh'
used to be when he Is ont of the house
| Why should wife stand in such awe o
her husband? What a wretched house
hold it will be, by.and-by, If they keel
on in this way
You really alarm me- said Mrs
White.
you have reason to be alarmed sait
Aunt Hannah. Mary is lookin' quit
too pale, thin and discouraged. But,
is not entirely Fred's fault, that THU g
are, as they are. Mary didn't begii
right. It wouldn't have been wise TO
her to do as she has done if she marrie'
man whose turn of mind was entirel
different from Fred IS. but with d fhal
iof his stamp she could hardly have don
worse for herself.'
| why, what has she done?'
You know, Tfltla, that before she wa
married she was very fond of her stud
les, and was considered quite as good
scholar as Fred, and he seemed quit
proud of it. She should alters iiav
kent him feelin' so. But as soon as sh
was married she dropped all her studies
and gave all her time to doing domesti
duties, and depended on Fred to tell he
all that she wanted to know. When
woman is AS meek and quiet as Mary il
and a man is maturity as self-confider
and domineerin' as Fred is, it is cas-
enough to see beforehand what such
course would result in. He tells hi
what he thinks is best for her 10 know
and it is evident that he don't think it
necessary for her to know anything OH
side of household matters. He know
r enough for both, so she needn't treub
herself with anything outside of IN
v iSncTC. DOCou AC SANC uoiiVt UNIV Ii
4 wife as unto the weaker vcssei? p wol
/. der what good old Saint Peter wOu
q have said to such all Interpretation
: Don't you see, Tilda, that she begs
n wrong?'
q Perhaps she did; but she has new
q had much spare time for studying
n she never will have as long as 81
q puts three ruffies on the skirts of h
little girls everyday dresses, and speI'
a every spare minute for whole month
l. embroiderin' baby's blanket. TT
d children amt speck better off for.
n but they would be, by-and-by, if 81
,e would study now.' -
h You are right, no doubt; but Ffede
3. ick always wants the children dress
m tastefully; and he wants the house
,e perfect order always; and it does see
-hark! / believe | hear the baby.
}. presume she will be right out with hin
re- .1'll go and bring the baby OUT sd
Aunt Hannah. She don't look as
ne she had strength enough to lift a k
to ten.'
" Mrs. White threw aside her bcnr
as and shawl and followed Aunt Hanna
" She went directly to the bed and kiss
,e her daughter. Mary threw her ar
I around her mothers neck, and said:s
Id I'm so glad to come home on
ed more
n. 'We are quite as glad to have y
err come, l assure you, Mrs. White rcplie
e. 'and we must get us something special
tn honor of the occasion. just. think OF
ar Sister Hannah, this is my first visit frt
m my first grandson 9e
re. Mrs. White was one of those won
IN who have the faculty-and a most BILE
,al ed faculty it is-of conversing fre
EN- whenever the occasion demands. /
in she did not feel cheerful just then,
". she saw there was red circle arou
ew her daughters eyes, and that she v
nd still struggling to keep down the risl
gs sobs.
Or Five minutes afterwards Mrs. FL
e's sat before the fire in her mothers slit
ere ROOM Her sister Jane sat. by her S
EN- holding her little nephew and talk
are baby talk to him, while Mrs. White
nat Aunt Hannah busted themselves gett
MT dinner. In the intervals of the lula
nd and there-thereing to the baby, A
/ Hannah caught snatches of conversat
,ut between the sisters, rs she passed to
fro, that confirmed her in her surm
,ile and filled her-righteous soul with inc
ro- nation. Mrs. White, also, heard enol
r n to deepen the anxiety which she alre
nd felt, and to bring a shade of sadr
in over her, countenance. Jane had ne
seen her nephew before. She looked