Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-09-02

asked Mrs. Westbury.
"Yes, certainly-whcn it interferei
with my going out. A man and bis wife
may surely enjoy each others society, aud
yet see something of the world. At any
rate, l shall teach Ned that 1 am not tc
be made recluse for any mani"
"Have you no fears, my dear Mrs
Cunningham, said Mrs Westbury, that by
want of conformity you lose influence ovel
him ?"
"And of what use is this influence,
asked Mrs. Cunningham, unless it be ex.
erted to obtain the e1joyments that
love 2"
20 pray beware" said Mrs. Westbury
with much feeling--"beware least you
sacrifice your happiness for chimcra
Beware how you tride with so invaluable
treasure as the heart Of husband !"
"Pho-pho how serious you arc
growing" said Mrs. Cunningham. "Act.
ually warning and exhorting at twenty
years of age! What preacher you will
be by the time you are forty! But now
be honest, and confess that you, yourself
would prefer ball or party, to sit.
ting alone here through stupid evening
with no other companion than ones own
husband"
"No, do not
"Then why do you attend parties if you
do not like them"
because Mr.. Wes;bury thinks it prop.
er that | should"
"And 81 you go to him like Miss to her
papa and mamma to ask them what you
must do 2" said Mrs Cunningham, laugh
ing. This is delightful, truly, but for my
part, caupot see why l have not as good
right to expect Edward to conform to my
taste and wishes, as me TO conform to his.
And so Wesibnry makes you 60, whether
you ike TO or not ?"
mo, indeed" said Mrs Wcstbury, Il
never expressed to him any aversion to
going, rot wishing him to feel as IF l were
making great sacrifice in complying with
his wishes"
"Well, this is pretty, and dutiful, and
delicate said Mrs Cunningham, laugh
ing again. "But | don't set up for a
model wife, and if Edward and I get
along as we'll as people in general, shall
be satisfied. But to turn TO something
else. How do you like Miss EIdon?
II am not at all acquainted with her,
said Julia.
You have met her several times, said
Mrs. Cunningham.
Eyes, but have never conversed with
her. Her appearance is greatly in her
favor; | think her very beautiful"
..She is called so," said Mrs. Cunning
ham; .'but somehow don't like her look.
To tell tho plain truth, l can't endure
her; she is vain, and artful, and self
compacent.'
Il have not the least acquaintance with
her." Replied Julia "but it were pity
that so lovely face should not be accom-
panied with an amiable heart. Are you
much acquainted with her ?"
"Not personally. Indeed have new
er conversed with her for ten minutes in
my life."
Then you may be mistaken In think
ing her vain and artful," said Mrs. West.
bury.
20, I've seen enough to satisfy me full
ly as to that point" said Mrs. Cunning.
ham. when young lady excrts her.
self to eugross the attention of newly
married men, and when she looks so we'll
satisfied at her success, | want nothing
more. She can have no delcacy Of feel
ipg--she must be coquette Of the worst
kind"
'lt was now Mrs. Westbury's turn to
change the subject Of conversation, and
simply remarking-"that we should be
extremely careful how We judge of char
acter hastily she asked some question
that drove MISS Eldon from Mrs. Gun
mind. Soon after the visitor
departed, and Julia returned to her cham
ber
In the evening when Mr.. Westbury
came in he found Julia reading, but she
Immediately laid down her book, and re-
somed her work. She thought it quite
impolite to pursue the solitary pleasure Of
reading while her husband was sitting by.
as TO have done so with any other compan-
ion; and she knew no reason why he was
not as much entitled to civility as stran-
GER. or common acquaintance. 1t was
not long before Mr.. Westbury inquired
what book had engaged her attention y
1t was DR.. Russel's Palestine.
ut is a delightful work." said Julia.
I have just read an extract from Cha
feanhriand. that think one of the most