The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-03-26


was mistress of all she surveyed
Now fora time this was pleasant enough.
The doting young husband had no thought
OF anything or any one but his Felicia
and did not want to be bothered with
! household details, while his beautiful
| spouse regarded her mammals efforts with
every token of thankfuness. But by and
by came a change. The fervid sunny days
Of summer yielded to the chills of winter
the opera season was at an end there
were no pleasant walks of an even
ing in hy-paths of Kensingron Gardens
| the Hover shows We're over. and it was
cheerful after tea to sit by the warm fire
side and enjoy the comforts of home. At
this period was it that Felicia began to
realize that she was little more than yisi-
tor in her own pleasant palace, while Y al
director Of the household was his mother
first acknowledge the mistake they had
after Mrs. Hope had had a particularly
fatignlng day OF it, and had scurried the
servants from room to room until symp-
toms OF rebellion became apparent il the
| lower regions of the house Val ventur-
W. - iiit'' ~ ~ WY '''''t ~ ''iNH55ilt ~
would he heltrf II Nhc TOOK more active
plft IN &c u"ihr7'lt arrangements, at
when Il tlltla nufsi ihto tears ana adhllt-
'ru lhat ne le!' disappointed at ho' pPih9
alioWri herself TO hold the ftlhS OF GOV
efhnrhl. nat was 10 be dohe Mam-
ma was 50 kliiu ''hu 'oilHiuefale III rei''N r
| ihg 4ef OF All worry ana haraSS' ana 'heh,
AGAIN mamma managed me servants SO
WeIl. b"lh husband ana VIE readily adj
ml'ted mat all Mrs Hopes services were
| ilh" lilohf ptFloil'ieu ~ lle feiebltt'rd
MIS- ''tr&'fN, solely ouf OF "thal @ood-
ness OF hrr helft sun me STATE "l III,
EtIrS was hol satisfactory W eekS passed
on and the situation renamed unaltered.
'hcc' lnd'eu- "a. mao, al preaklaSl llihe,
tlmldlN hn1ed that he thought II shame
50 lllucil responsibility shol'lu nc thfoWh
upon Mrs. Hope; but She would not let
nm linSh ms sentence, \ tear rose to
her Solt brown eyes. and placing her
hand upon his, she murmtIred, No, dear
valentine do not thinN 1eel any weight
OF care or responsibility. 1t was Ivy YOUR
wish ] came INTO TINS mouse. and the
! thought OF living with my child after she
became Aho'hrf mas h''''e me neNPfrSS-
iolN happII' rof wears past Iook'd lof-
WafH WIN dread To me "ay When herf
iflno "o'id Pc sou ShI III ilitfflage, ahd
| Wheh my eyes would cease 10 he 9lalden-
ed hN her presence out at orcasionA' and
perhaps long intervals. ou, alenlIne
| dlSSlpated my tears She IS sun my chiid.
| anu ho"@il nave resigned hef TO your
care sne Is 40 more stranger To me
than Wheh sne rested upon my bosom
All do IN TINS mouse IS pleasure to me.
! feel | am working 1or those love, and
strive to rFAeTe them OF NeNatlouS
care.
At TINS klnd-healted al ami hlN wife
protested that any ldea "i separation from
then dear mother WaN 1arthere"t from
ther thoughts MIS-. Hopes Ilttle speech
was however mol yet al an end when
her chltlreh "oulu ;uloW She resumed,
hef voice now somewhat trelhulouS II
Thought either OF YOU wished me gone /
would not NeN You with my presence AN
ho''r longer Deny me lhe privilege on
"ofA'nS tor you ana am miserable; let
me 90 on e'7lnS your care'; and 1 f'aTe
attaneI The extent OF my desires. Ah,
now; SHY ones tel me you Were only
lau@hlh& NJ your poor old mother
She rose from the table and clasped her
daughter (n"W, OF course, IN teafS) IN her
arms gazed Wistiully IN Valentines face.
HE Young husband felt guilty flush rise
to his cheek. hut he had not the courage
10 'eII iier tiit' run Apparently S''lNileu'
, me 'io'i'iliS "ro' s;d,l iVsul'ie' r ''i 9e"'
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81 Soou So''i' ''!' 'ii 'M i''i ooIr' Won
i'' iiiA Mlie 20 = 9iisie 'nlls' 'li'' liea'9
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Just the most awkward KIND OF mother
ln-laW to deal with
Exactly. II She was violent. canta4-
kerous old woman might give her bit
OF my mind whereas now, whenever /
attempt to hint that 1t would be quite i'S
ti.l Irlllt
the house into her own hands, ! teel as
though We're an accomplished prisoner,
Just about t" give my YIftm the finishing
dose.
81 see your position, remarked Price,
land IT reminds me OF tine "ld fable "I the
mice and the cat
"W hat fable i that
'ilSfen' once upon a llme there was 4
colony of mice, whose eager desire il was
to make safe rad upon y certain heap Of
corn. In the same Darn, however. dWelt