Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-11-10

sweet to obey one whom she lOveO
80 fondly. At last they settled in
q home of their own, replete with
every comfort and luxury-snd life
began in earnest.
Now came the crisis. From ear
Is childhood, Harry Aylmer had
shown himself possessed with an
iron will, stern and unyielding.
Carrie, too, had will OF her own.
For the first few months OF
their marriage it WAS very pleasant
for her to have him will for her
and gracefully she yielded; but at
length the reins were drawn too |
tight, the intense selfishness OF the
husband became apparent even to
Carrie-and there began to grow
up a spirit of rebellion on her part,
n desire To Judge tor herself some
times. aud act accordingly.
Matters grew from bad to worse.
This opposition of wills, occurring
only at long intervals at first, be-
came frequent at last; both regret
ting it in cooler moments, yet Helth-
er confessing it to the other; he
thinking she ought TO trust his
Judgment entirely; she CARRYING
ever in her heart sense OF mus
tice done her.
Those pleasant little courtesles,
which serve to keep love burning
brightly on the domestic altar, were
by degrees utterly neglected, and
the lamp of love grew dim.
After the lapse of some three
wears, n beautiful babe lay on the
mothers bosom. bright. wee flow
or, with its amber rings OF hair, It's
pure white skin, and heavenly blue
eyes--a very miniature of the moth
er Who bore il. Reconciliation en-.
sued. not spoken. but tacitly agreed
mon. Husband and wife seemed
drawn together hl the little golden
link, aud while the little angel
gladdpned their home, happiness
remained.
But bitter time came, which
should have served tn mite those
severed hearts more closely. The
child sickened and died. When The
stricken parents bowed over theil
dead. each mentally resolved to b,
all in all to each other, that M
shadow should come between them
bnt the lips spoke no: of the resolv'
made in their own strength-prid
kept them silent.
AS the months passed on, the oil
spirit revived is each: and now
after few years Of welded Inf.
behold the pair whom God ha'
joined together living in almos
q. constant enmitN-each heart hard
enrd and cold. never Il loving wor,
OF carrss. only silence or npbraidinl
So matters stood M the time on
STORY opened. The handsome room
II vi Il its rich tn nirure, looked yer
Y inviting. Nothing was lacking tina
= taste ,.,nld desire or wealth suppl.
Y Bur the light from the glowing III
. fell upon the fair face of the wifi
II where discomfort lay like dar
i shadow, while the red lips curled
= apparent contempt or indifference
J A heavy trown darkened the hu
u bands brow; the firm set of the lip
and the curve of the dilated nostl
T. showed his excessive anger.
y. Mr.. and Mrs. Aylmer had I've,
n asked to an evening party, and bot
a had expected tn go. But the hu
n band had come home out OF hume
NJ which he proceeded to vent on Ii
10 wife, concluding by SAYING that
4. should not go 10 the party.
Ii. Mrs. ANlmrr. v-xed at his mann
re- even more than al his words. Ia
r, replied tartly that she should
to without him.
"The invitation has been accepte
il W. have no good reason for slayil
" away. and |, for one, intend TO e
10 But | say you shall moi" IN
rd the husband, pushing his cha
49, angri> back from the tea-tab
AT staudiug up, taking turn aero
10 the floor. aud then going TO t
as mantle piece. where he stood, as
III. nave utsCilu"i, I'N'hS kOo"
en- down on his wife.
ed "And | say | will~ was the
Sr tort. as the speaker turned aw
from the table but retained her se
lie and began to fondle her lap dog.
NJ. This WAS too much for the h
80, band. The cool Indifference cut b
nd to the heart. With smother
he oath he flung himself ont of
his room, put on his hat in the hall, a
ng went of tn his club.
pss When the outer door was bes
ng hanging after him, Mrs. Ayln
zen rose from her chair, an angry III
in; ia her eye.
md III only half meant it, abe ~
-s, "but now | will go. II he had o
sed asked me to remain kindly; II