The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-09-25
TWO YEARS Welded.

young couple. Kate often looked as If she
had been crying. Her happy expression
and fresh color had disappeared. On his
part Mr. Vernon was strangely silent and
moody. After the first few evenings, too,
he be gan to absent himself.
Ii was on one Of these occasions that the
wife preached the subject that bad often
been on her lips since her aunt's arrival.
~ suppose | ought TO apologize, sunty,"
she began, with some confusion.
apologize. my child! What fOr?'
For Edwards going out and leaving US
alone so much. | know you think il strange.
1t isn't bit like what he used to be-"
Perhaps he has business which calls him
out from home oftener than usual, returned
her aunt not wishing to acknowledge that
she certainly saw that Kate's husband was
not so attentive 10 his wife as she could
wish
"I think not, aunt. know of no business
that should make him absent himself from
home so much as he hes done of late, besides
he is not so loving and kindly now. wish,
indeed, business was the cause
Here the young wife burst into tears
1t was relief TO her to have made her
confession. She had been miserably unhap-
Ply for a long while; and now she flung her
self on her aunts bosom and wept as If her
heart would break.
Mrs. Beverly drew the poor child to her
again and again.
since l came here" she said, after pause.
"But have seen also that the cause is one
easily corrected"
oh. no, no." interrupted the young
wife. EDWARD doesn't care for me any
more. He goes out almost every evening, as
BIZ has done to-nIght-he who could not
stsy one evening away before we were
Iisrried.''
Kate, my child" said her aunt, seriously,
''you cay your husband does not love you.
You qaote bis going out OF evenings as
Or of of it | admit the neglect" Kate
WINGED "But is there no cause for it? You
used to be, my dear scTupulously neat in
your attire. / do not say that you are now
unhdy. But there is a very great difference,
as | plainly see, between the way in which
you come down to breakfast now and that
in which you used to az my house. There
your face was always fresh, yoLr hair nicely
arranged your collar unwnnkled, your
gown spOtless. Now, L gricve to say, my
darling. things are very different; and, what
is worse than carelessness in dress even, your
countenance is, sometimes, the least bit
sOur.
Kate, dunng this plain speech, had graGu-
ally ceased sobbng, and now, with her
hands holding back her hair was staring up
in o her excellent aunts face, half in anger
half IN astOnishment and dismay.
Souri, 1 didn't know i'll" she exclaimed.
Are you sure? Oh it's when Edward has
been scOlding me-"
"Scolding you, my dear? Edward don't
look ike a man who would scoli."
Well, he's jealous of baby; he looks it
81, en- and he as good as says 1t sometimes
He has even limited it once or twice that
ii &c baby was born, don't care as much
.alout my-my good looks-as 1 used to do
Tbat's the way of them all l suppoSe-they
marry us for our beauty, and when our
health fails then they biame-blame us for
il
NY child" answered Mrs. Beverly. kind
ly, too much in earnest to smile, as she
would have done if it had been anybody
else Il think YOU are unfair to Edward
health TO spoil your good looks. You are, or
might be, far pTettier than when you mar
ried. A very little more attention TO your
dress would render you more attractive than
ever"
But I'm sure 1 love Edward Just as much
a. ever" said Kate, looking up, her large
EYES diieted with surprise and a little indig
nation And it's very unjust OF him to
d ink don't. because OF baby" And then
size burst INTO tears again
Perhaps he is a little to blame, my dear"
ga her aunt, kissing her. What l say is.
that il is not very strange he should feel
huri. Considerl love is to be judged, like
everything else, by its works. If Edward
finds you no longer paying any attention to
your personal appearance; if he sees that
you take off nse when he hints. that he would
like you TO dress as you used to, is it abso-
lutely cruel, or even unnatural, on bis part
that he should think you hardly can love
him as you used to love him? He reasons,
remember, that il you did, you would have
some regard for his comfort. And further,
IL baby is made the excuse for this, he be-
comes not exactly jealous OF baby, but occa-
sionally the least bit cross
Much OF this had an effect on Kate. who
after all wssa sensible, kind hearted woman.
But what must / dO?' she whispered,
her face hidden in her aunts lap
Come down to breakfast to morrow in
your neatest dress, and with your hair nice
~ arrangt d. Do not be late, as you have
been. Get up in time to have the baby OIL
your hands Be as cheerful and pleasant to
Edward as If nothing had ever happened.
Let the last few weeks be ignored entirely.
Meet him in the evening IN your freshest
attire, and have everything about the room
cheerful il you can; let there be something
for dinner to show you remember his hklngs,
and are thoughtful for his comfort and hap
piness. Why, my dear, it is the easiest
Thing for a wife to retain q husbands love.
If she will only show the same interest in
him that she exhibited for the lover, all
will be we'll"
But what of baby the meantimer' asked
the young mother.
"You have the whole day, darling. 10 de-
vote to baby; and surely that is enough
The little fellow is a dear, sweet child; but
you must not let him monopolize all your
time. Only be your old self for only one
week, and your truant will be won bach
again"
Kate took her aunts advice. The mex
morning she was down before her husband
had seen that the breakfast liable was perfect
In all its arrangements, and had even or
dered the cook to prepare Edwards favorits
dish. as a little surprise for him. Edward
saw, vita half concealed astonishment, the
bright look OF things; gave one quick glance
at bis wife; flushed with qualification, anC
fell at once into something of his old lover
like manner. Certainly, Kate had neye
seemed loveIer.
ssYou are fresh looking as June rose, my
dear" said her aunt. kissing her, when Ed
ward had left for his Office. THE battle
half won already, see.
That evening was quite like ole times
KATE weIcoms her husband in the hall witt
kiss. The hearth was swept up; there wa
q little vase OF flowers on the side board ant