Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-10-09

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laid it down with q sigh, as I though
how carefully he treasured everythin,
l mad ever given him, and how little
care took Of all his gifts to me.
everything attempted, everything
looked at reminded me of his goodness
to me and of my GOODNESS and ingrati
tude to him. At last l went to bed
where, after working myselfirto a fcye,
OF anxiety lest he should not have
reached the end of his journey in
safety, l at length cried myselfto sleep
The next morning / went down tC
breakfast with heavy heart, for ]
knew could not hear from him till
the next day; it seemed SO strange to
breakfast alone. and Nero appeared to
think SO too, for he was most unhappy
smiling around his masters chair in the
most melancholy manner.
My plate for the FIRST time since nv
marriage was empty, rs l sat down to
breakfast for my husband, who was an
early rises, always had little bouuue,
to greet me with every morning: fire..
quently forgot all about it, and left il
to be put into water by the servant
this morning l would have treasured ii
most carefully if he had gathered it.
Alter breakfast ! determined to
rouse myself and 60 and visit some OF
the poor people in the village. so |
filled my basket with some little deli
cacies for the sick and set out.
Wherever l went it was the same
story, all held forth on my husbands
goodness and kindness, for all had been
helped by him in some way or other,
and all loved and respected him. AS
listened with burning cheeks l felt as il
L was the only person on earth who
treated him with cruel ingratitude, and
Twas the very person whom he "a ost
loved and cherished.
at last went home, tired and sick at
heart; but there was no one to notice /
was pale and worn out, no one to get
me VINE or soup to revive me, no one
to make me lie down and rest, as he
would have done had he been there.
Oh, how missed him! What fool l
had been! Was there ever a woman
loved and cared for as had been? Was
there ever friend so ungrateful? Oh!
why had ever let him leave me? I
was sure he would never come back.
Why had he gone away?
And conscience answered, "You
drove him; he gave you all he had to
give, and in return you gave him moth
ing but cold looks and unkind words;
and so he left you to seek love and SYM
pathy from his mother.
This thought almost maddened me.
In fancy l saw her sitting in my place
by his side, loving and caressing him,
| pictured her receiving tenderly the
little loving acts had received so cold
ly, and now l was seized with Jealous
anger against her. / mentally accused
her of estranging my husband from me,
as though his heart was not large
enough for both of us.
When Maud arrived in the afternoon
1 treated her to long TRADE of abuse
against mothers-in-law in general, AMI
my own in particular, and l vented all
the anger l really felt against myself
on the innocent Mrs. Cartwright.
"Why, Nelly" cried Maud, II
thought you liked Mrs. Cartwright so
much, and thought her SO nice, that
you even wanted her to live with you,
only your husband, very properly, as
mamma says, objected"
$50 l did," l answered: 81 did not
know then she would ever entice my
husband away from me in this way, or,
of course, should never have liked
her."
" Really, Nell, you are very hard on
tho fNr / nd nd
MIR. Cartwright went to her of his own
free will, because she was not we'll, and
he thought his company would do her
good" said Maud.
Nonsense; / am sure he would
never have left me alone, unless she had
put him up to it," l replied, rather
Grossly.
"The truth is Nelly, you are so much
in love with your husband that you are
jealous even of his mother; and you are
yourself miserable about moth
ing. Why, Mr.. Cartwright will be back
in a fortnight, and l dare say you will
get letter from him every day: so
cheer up and let us go for q drive" said
Maud.
l agreed to this plan, and giving
Maud the reins | lay back and thought
o. her words. Was she right afterall {?
Was l jealous? Was l really, as Maud
said, in love with my husband Had
only found it out now was deprived of
his company? Was this the reason that
l could do nothing but inwardly re-
proach myself for my conduct to him?
And the longer thought the more con-
WINGED became that Maud was right,
that l was jealous. and that Twas in love
as she called it.
This knowle lge did not make me
happier, for no sooner knew l loved
him than longed to tell him SO, and