The Van Buren press., 1876-04-04
THE WIDOWED WIFE,
Oh
A House Of Woe.
Br EDWARD.
Br EDWARD.
lConttnued.l

Josie nunS uer neau. AS sue RaW, AT
ghinee to what point my circumlocution
tended An angry flush momentarily
oyerspread her face Directly, however,
it passed away, and looking up, smiling
ly, she said: $50
why, Mr.. Peters, of course do.
Do you doubt it?" Bz# 4#E
"Josic, put your hand in mine. feel
am about to tell you something for your
own good. and do not want to injare
your feelings l must say. however, that
do doubt it
MIR Peters said she. laying her
hand ceafltin5l in mine, her fair iace
a2Iow with flush of amazpinen - !
hope yon have not that poor an opinlon
of me p
- hare Josie, anf | vii give Oh my
while a4e, tie question, il a child taYeb
IFS ratenis. what will that love prfimpf L
10 To = YIN" answer was HoH8f
them. Now. with YOU own words, am
gpsng 20 make ou cnntrsdict yourself
You told me that yon love: your meta
er, aad thal caused SOW % honor her.
| IT---,.~nor7yu,H parents. yo~4iAva a.a.--:.
4 ted, is to be obedient and respectful to
ihem, as ,ubjcction to their authority is
the prime manner in which such respect
is manifested. Now, Josie, you must
acknowledge that you do not obey y0ur
mother, but, Oh the contrary, do all you
can u oppose her wishes and com mands.
Again, you are disrespectful in your man
mer toward her in a degree that amounts
TO positive insolence Is this treatment
honoring your mother. Yet you say
that you love your mother, but do not
honor her. How do YOU reconcile your
words with vonr autions:" @@f
Il am willing to admit that your reas
onng is very good, but am not able to
see exactly how it can apply to me. 1t
is true that sometimes oppose my mo
TIERS wishes, and say things that are not
perfectly proper to her, but it is not be
cause do not love her she replied with
trembling lips and tears gIistening in her
beautiful eyes .u.p..
" What, then is the reason for it? ?" |
asked. a4 JDt
+" Because, Mr. Peters she said, with
| 81 tIIlL w Sa'lIISSS III lNl .NolGCs ~ las
been educated into me- .s} n. gaI.
"What do YOU mean by that, Josie 7"
| asked eagerly.
Il mean she replied, her little form
trembling with the smothered emotion,
+" that my mother, from the time could
understand what was going on around
me, taught me dsobedience and disre
spccl to her, by the unbridled licenee
which gave me to do as pleased, This
course OF treatment, prompted by my
mother excessive love, begat in me the
evil disposti Of willfulness She
never refused my merest WISH or said no
to any favor asked of her. This kind
ness has worked my ruin. have be.
come wiilful, obstinate and perverse, and
fear this childhood indulgence WILL one
day, be the sea in which my lifes happi.
ness may be wrecked" and the tears dan
ced like brilliant pearls in her lustrous
eyes. rs.....- E.--sE
"But why. Josie, do you not attempt
to curb and restrain these vices, when
you know, or, at least teel, that they
must eventually be stumblins block IN
the roadway ofyour earthly happiness p
asked Of her in as tender manner as
possible. .H.T ..u5 rV
Strengthening herself up with a majes-
ty of mien, of which | never dreamed
before, she was the possessor, with eyes
fairly blazing with the intensity of he.
mind emotion, and with voice that
touched every chord in my own sympa-
thetie nature, so thrilIingiy impassioned
were her burning words, said:
"As soon expect the habit conquered
drunkard to abandon his cups, the card
enamuurcd youth the charming inside
business of the gaming table. or the heart
smitlen lover the smiles and whisperinss
of her whose presence is to him the only
boon Of earthly existence, as to hope
that would cut assunder the mooringa
which have so closely bound me to the
shore OF my vices. Mr.. Peters, it is
really source of modification to me, in
my medtative hours, as look into my
own heart, and see my dreadful failings
and resolve TO change my mode OF
treating my mother Rut the momen,
she crosses me in any matter, no differ
ence howmuchsoever small the demon
which had been educated into my nature
"A positive determination to have my
o.pn wny-asserts itself, and /, forget.
ting all my resolutions of reform, am as
insolent as ever. Ah, Mr.. Petersw she
exclaimed, in a tone of thrilling sadness
~ have been spoiled, drssdfully spoiled