The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-04-19

Judge condemned her Had She indeed, IN
one single instance ever yielded her please are
or her comfort tn that Of her noble, talented
husband. Memory wa, rcprntant now and
IIu>-ic handed the note to her mother saying
hastily,
send H. darling mother before nay heart
Ihardcns again. and then let me tel You why !
lhayc been 81 mach troubled.
Mrs weldon dispatched the note, and upon
returning to the room Jessie seated herself at
her feet and folding her arms Hcru,, her lap,
looked into her face and said
"Nothcr, have buried my -orroNs in my
own breast, fearing to reveal thcm,ic,i should
make YOU and dear father unhappy Henry Is
noble and generous but he has "a quick, pas
sionatr temper and |, too, am moi SLOW to
wrath" We have had number Of Difficult,
ties, unfortunate, indeed. which terminated,
however, in IA renewal of affection and prom
Uses never again 80 indulge IN such outbursts
bat to-day affairs reached acriss. Upon lcay
Ing home this morning, Henry ordered an ear.
| " dinner, and, upon his return, expecting 1t to
be reads. was engaged with company He
treated my visitor with politcness but rs soon
as the door closed after him, he burst into a
towering passion, The more terrible for beng
checked so long, and accused me OF wasting
my time in frivOlity, and of ncglcctirg the du-
ties which, rs wife and hOusckCepcr, dcvOlv.
| ed upon me. | told him had been entertain
! Ing a guest whom could not treat with dis.
respect
And such company" he exclaimed scorn'
| fully, y man whose acquaintance any refined
lady would ignore
"My visitor beng Edgar Mason, whom do
indeed respect and admire | resented the in
situation most dctiantly, telling him that |
was rs much of lady as when he married me {;
that Edgar had been a welcome guest at my
fathers house, and should continue to be such
at mine He replied that while he was master
| he should choose his own visitors and he de
sired me to be guided by his nclinatons. /
very Indignantly asked HIM to explain the
groundS oi his ownership; said that my father
had given me the house aS a bridal present,
and that should consider 1t mine until had
signed writings to the contrary, We grew
more and more bitter in our remarks until ut
last he said that he had been disappointed in
me, that he had thought me an angel but had
discovered too late that was virago.
! II could not endure that, mother so told
| him that il he was disappointed in me, could
lrcciprocatc the compliment ten fold. He went
off without his dinner and ! firmly resolved
in my own mind never never 10 give him
cause for another outbul>t There can certain.
| " he no congcnality between us, and came
"''V 'tS''N'' " claim ''' l''o'''''" VI ny W.
mcr nome against any Intrusion from nun
bu' you nave rcluseu It, Shc''fr "'c' anu "h"t
am 70 do: If ! have lost my husband love
aud lhat OF my parents also, God knows have
cause for anguish You have made me hum
bic myself Ia the very dust and, probably with.
out avail.
80, no, my child, could not have done
| that. Henry i, prrpcNcd and troubled about
that co!npiira'c" lawsuit now pchulh@' anu
! appreciate NE cause "i MS iinlatehte' lo''
nave D0ti occn "'"h = Hu' ol MS iaut'e mus,
ho' SPEAK Whiic ht - MOI present |" ueiehu
himself. Dearly Us rove you Jessie must
acknoWIru@e 'hat you are most 10 oIalHe AS
Il thouGh'iuI VIC your huspahoS WISHES
should have been your chlci pleasure ana
Whch you kht" ann 10 nc pripleNeu WIN
business ulti' my Ch'!u, your nome Siouiu
nave hccn so aVi'tcttVe tni" ms cares "ouiu
always nave pcch caN' ASIDE Whch ne entered
IT. lp!'"iH'
'liUt mother my company pF'V'h''d' Is
thhl no apology;
40. lou shoul" nave eNcuseu yourself
presenting me mature "i your requirements
elsewhere -FOUR husp,ila esteem Shouiu DC
OF more Naiuc 10 you IMAM lllat "i any olhcr
mortal EuSar haSoh Wou'u nave auinIreu
you ior thc assumption ol your househoio uu-
ties, aud your avowed Difference to your nus
pGnd requests
Inc young "lle was weeping silently one
rendered now OFTEN curing thelr engagement
Henry had anticipated, WIN loving delight, the
limc "heh thcy ShouIu ne oolncs'ica'c'' III
| thtir own nome, Nhcn me lulIlIlln% OF hcr
houScnoio duttcS ""uld throw ahothcr charm
around hcr true WonahIy character, as ne
chose L" Term II, ana when aitcr inc cares OF
the day, her bright smile and word oi welcome
would always await MN, llau ne iolhd III
hcr The realization OF his boyhouds dream
liad ms nome oceh such Us MS nancy mao PIC
turcd IL: Alas! she had been iaithicss 10 that
devoted trust, but the brightness OF me future
should atone Tor The gloom oi the past.
! Leaving her to her mcdltatons, her mother
stole softly from the room to issue her orucrS
Tor tea, aud when she returned found Jessie
standing before the mirror, arrangIn" hcr diS-
Ordered halr
Come Jessie. sit down beside me, SAID she,
"and let me give you that incident from my