The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-30

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drawn about her shoulders. She looked
anything but attractive.
II saw her husbands eyes glance to-
ward her across the table with an ex-
preston that chilled me. 1t Was hard,
angry determined expression. HeFwas
scarcely civil to me, and snapped bis
wife sharply tow orIhres times During
the meal. At Its close, he left the table
withou, word, and went up stairs.
"What's tho matter with joint!
asked.
"Dc.r above knows!" replied Helen.
.'Hc's been acting queer for good
while. | can't Imagine what's come
over him..
"Docs he como in this way often = !
asked.
ayes, he's moody and disayrccable as
he can be NEST OF the time. lm get
Ting drea fully worried about IT,"
CAS- we talked, We heard John moving
about with heavy FOOTBALLS in the room"
above. Presently he camo down, and
s;uoI for u little while in the hall at the
foot OF the stairs, AS II IN hesitation.
Then he went to the strcet door, passeu
out and shut it hard alter him.
"Helen caught her breath with start,
and turned u little pale.
| "Nhat's the matter = l asked, seeing
the s,ran.eness of her look.
IL don't know" she replied, In chOk
ing voice, Ia, ing her hand Ut the same
time on her breast, "but l feel AS II
something dreadful were going - hap
pen"
"She got up from the table, and l
drew my arm around her. too felt "a
sudden depression OF spirits. We went
slowly up to her chamber, whcre We
spent the after noon aud then took
upon myself the office OF friend, anu
talked seriously To my cousin aboui her
neglect of personal Hea;ness hln,in. tha,
The cause OF her husband ) Is rangemeht
fro.. his home, and altered manner TO-
ward herself, miShl all spring from this
caasc. Sac was u little angry with me
at frsi but pressed THE subject home
| with u tender seriousness that did the
| xurl OF conviction; and as evening
| irew on, she dressed herself with care
md seatness. With II fresh ribbon tel
an her hair, and color a intIe raised
from mental excitement, she looked
charming and lovabie. l waited with
iniercs, to see the impression she would
| make on her husband. lie could no.
| ,elp being char.ied back into the lover.
| was sure. Bat he did no, GENE 10 tea
We WAITED for him i whole hour after
the usual time, and then sat dawn to the
table ai"nc tu, neither Ut US could do
more tnan Up = little tea.
III went nome soon after, with 4 pres
sure of concern at my heart for
which could not account. AT night |
dreamed uncu m!ur,ablc dreams. In the
morning, soon after breakfast, 1 ran
over to see Helen. found her IN her
| room sitting in her nigbtdress, the
picture of despair.
"Wha, is il! 2 l asked eagerly. 'Wha,
has happenedT
"She looked At me heavily, like one
not yet recovered from the shock OF /,
stunning blow,
"Dcar cousin! what is the matter! !
said.
| al now saw, by motion eff her hand.
that it held, tightly clu,ched, piece Of
paper. She reached 1t to Me. II WAS Il
letter, and read:
ave cannot live happily together,
HeIen. You arc not what ! belived
mysrlt getting when we were married
- not the sweet, lovely, lovabie girl
that charmed my fancy and won me
from all others. Alas for us both ,hn,
it Is so. There has been a shipwreck Of
two lives Farewell: shall never return
"And this was all but it broke the
heart of my poor cousin. TO this day,
though yearly throc years have passed.
she has never heard from her hus" and.
81 saw her last week IN the country
home 10 which she has been taken b,
her tricnds-a wreck both in mind ami
body. She was sitting IN AN upper
room, from the window of which could
be seen beautiful iandwapc. She was
neatly aiiircd. and a !ocket containing
her husbands picture hung at her
throat. Her lead xas "rooped, and her
eyes on the floor, when entered /; but
she raised herself quickly, and with IA
| kind of start. saw u moment AIRY +,
eager flush in her face, dyin. oat quick
| ", and leaving it inrXpressitly sad.
":1 thought 1t was john she said,
mourntuIIy. 'Why don't he Gomez"
had to stop here, tor MassJ broke
out suddenly into a wild fit of sohbing
and crying, which lasted tor nearly "a
minute.
"What ails you dcar?" 1 asked, as
she began to be u little composed.
"Oh! you have frightened me 50. II
John should"
She cut short the sentence; but her
frightened face left me in no doubt As TO
what was in her thoughts.
She arose and walked about the room
in an uncertain way fer some nom 'nis.
and then sat down again, drawing IN her
breath heavily.
off young wives" / remarked-be
lisvlng that in her present state the
truth was the best thing to say
:. would take half the pains in making
themselves personally attractive to their
husbands, that they did to charm their
covers, more of them would find the
lover continued IN the husband. Is u
man, think you, less AN admirer or wo-
manly grace aud beauty after he becomes
| 4 husband than he .vaS before ?"