St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-16

1clt horribly fcnorScflll. | might nave
said - too. had not the raw -bomcd
I woman appeared on the scene. obScrV-
ing ihal she ''gIIrSScd the minister had
better set t" and help her liN them
trunks il lac ralkilated to see 'em up
stairs allure tea" Fred went at once
and |. very tired, very SorrN, and very
utcr-dOnc. S;if doNn and cried again.
This Wa> my third blundcr: for 50 he
found me on his return. and interrupted
my Sohh'ng excuse of fatigue hy beg
"ing me to 90 and lie down till tea.
He must =" and talk To Il parishioncr
about the Sunday arrangements and |
went. WIS glad Ia Ice alone. and To
battle with my rchrlli"uS discomtcnted
heat.
That MAS the beginning. and IL bad
beginning, of vrddrd life: ali my own
iInil too. ~ | frankly confess: but
alas . day after day passed without
murh hrttciIug matters: and here
think Fred Was aS mnrh To- blame rs
WAS. |. indeed. WAS II >pnilt child. and
would gladly have kissed and made
flirnd~ after every time offended him:
hui Fred II:rd been too deeply hurt on
"ur wedding day to get over il soon or
grN word. He did not even Scold me
for rciuIanrc ar discomfort. as he USED
/" 1t" IN "u friendly days: but he
treated me with Il grave. constrained
attention and affection. which in its
tuln embarrassed me and made me feel
a> If were Il naughty child let of from
we'll mcIitcd punishment hy The mratuit-
oils hrnrNoIrncc OF my judge.
Then the housekeeping. | had meant
/" h" Il model manager. but alas |
knew nothing about New England
h"u>cWltcry. and my raw boncd Sophro-
mia Gibbs did and what was more.
told me of both facts in 80 very tI,,
and easy. not to >.iN impcItincnt Il StNlc
that | speedily lost my temper and at
tempted I" put her down Il proceeding
which simply resulted in Sophrumia
putting on her bonnet and leaving the
h"n>''. Fred came in laIrI and found
NO dinner. no fire. and his wife >muttN.
flushed. cross. and cIN im". struggling
with i half rlW lc" at mutton. and Il
lII, at wet. smoking wood. Questions
and explanations followed. | WaS vol
uhlc in my anger. Fred :" quiet a> to
appear un>N mpathctic. Iruc he sent
me nut of the Kitchen and did the work
himself. but not I'LL he had aid some
lining about IL being. ~ pity could
not have more Patience with the sci
NInt>. which :" deeply attended my
sensitive rut.>~ cuUld uot eat the dinner
when he bad cooked ii. bat went To my
room. and uri'.r plea "i i h.;ldachc.
stayed there ill h,.dtiur. To make
matters 2"I>t'. servants were not easy
/" get in I."ul~Iur.. The. people We're
~" comfortably OH I" care about "uin"
ont IT" hclr. ~ rhrl termed it: and
~ Fred would not let n, work. he WIS
forced I" c"I\ N"phn"uin Cihh~ back
int" "uI employ. >,nn"thim" down her
di~plrI>IIr hN >nII, means best known
/" himself. did not inquire int" them.
being Ia" much i""Ii..Ncd at her return
/" nrrddI, further With the h"u>rkrrp-
Im". She mi-ht manage - she pleased.
| retired /" he lirllr ~quaIr parlnr. and
spent my tine reading novels. dream
in" nt home. and cIochctiu". except
hen Fred could take me for i walk ::
and - it Nn~ iat, in the fall the roads
Nrir t"" muddy and the Ittcrm""n> I""
ruli tnI m,' /" c.lI,G"rNtcmd my Inomt-
nld,~ N'I} tti.
Ia thr mulniu.~. and sometimes alt
daN. Fred WI always very busy. IhrIr
Ms a great deal nt low t,NrI in the
parish. and hr Na> in great rr'il,>1
;uIoi" ilr. poor. wanted to =" with
him ON hI~ I"uud>. huI he ur"H1iNrd
on, "r two prop"~ll> on thai score -
dr"ld"dlN ! never Repeated them. |
have >Iucr learned that il MAS >implN
from dlrII les | should take the, t,, 81
=" pr"> rlrut. that Frrh denied my Ir-
quest. huI Iiln't thiuL of that r\plI.
| nation at the time: Indrrd. hardly
/ IlluNrd hI:u to attempt one | felt -
/ offended ~ hr> refusal. >ucicIN such
~ there Wa iii th" uc.hl,"Ihond min
/ have ruliNcucd H.. and distracted my
mind from the perpetual l"u%Iu" tnI
/ !t"n," al,d freedom hich pIrNcd ON il
. iui il had hc,n settled that. aS w. we've
moi "nIu" t"r i tom. the nci"hhoi :
~imuld respect oIIr honey mu"n. and de
icl ihcii calls until that month nt ideal.
aud il "ur ease WhnliN illu~inuarN, Hiss
/ had expired 81 there We Wrlr. lett Ia
ourselves. iindin" ont each others pc
cuiIlii i,~ hl the nunhcr of times W,
/ jIIIrd against them chatting at every
friction. hcttlm% cach apaIl over the
others talIInT~. grow lnG more silent and
uIr>"ciLlir day hN day. aud positively
becoming" r>trangcd from each other
before We had been man aud wife :,
mouth.
\ ~ad state of thin"~. and one rcquir
in@ It ~ha.p remedy raui"riu the un-
health, flesh before il should infect tn,
whole body.
Aitd mere. Young ladies. take my ad
vice. and unless Nnu br very. TrJG SUI,
Nou dn love Your husband 80 entirely
and 81 pH~SinmatclN aS to blind Nou 1,
his defects great and snail. don't pas
Your honey moon in the village where
You are 10 live your future life. Don't
go home until Nou have rubbed off cacl
others amg les anon" Il herd of strangers
amid the gaitic> of Salatoga, the cX-
citrmcmt of Il metropolis. or the wonder,
of foreign travel. Listen To my expert
emcc. Take warning hy me, il gray
haired matron and the mother of sly
Stalwart SolIS, and don't bc balked al
your wedding tour.
| WAS sitting one evening at the win
dow of oIr tiny parlor. swinging to amc
fro III Il low cane rocking chair. ant
playing with some embroidery whicl
lay ON my lap while | g.lzed idly from
the window at the pattrling rain on th,
dark ahutus leaves outside. and won.
dercd when Fred would come home
and whether it would he any NOR,
cheerful when he did. and why we. VIII,
had been such very good friends before
should hc 50 very unhappy now thai
we We're bound together by the inds
soluble Chain of wcdl"ck. | wis think
, ing thus. and every now and then dash
: ing away Il big tcar-,lrop from the tn
] I.,t % a. >I L Il.