The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-01-22

fectly satisfied and happy. You know
your Uncle Robert, and how kind anc
pleasant he is; be was from the first O
Our married life just as good as you have
found him.
The first few months Of my new life
were full ofjoy; but when winter came
l grew weary of the country, and wished
for society. was young, and care and
responsibility were new to me. I was,
too. very hasty, and when my husband
would venture to suggest anything to
me l resented his interference, as !
called it, and became angry. At such
times would say that for which in a
few moments | would be ashamed and
sorry. Then I would 60 to your uncle,
and ask him to forgive me. You should
have seen the glad light in his gray eyes
when thus went TO him! He always
forgave me freely, but l remember, and
always shall, that once after such a re-
Cancellation he said to me:
Darling, if you should ever say you
were sorry that you had married me. I
am afraid that / could not FORCES that.
But would give you your freedom by
leavingyou. You could go back to your
fathers good home, and would never
know what had become of your hus-
band, who, though he loved you fondly,
could do little for you"
However, controlled myself no bet
ter after this remark than be ore, but
grew daily more irritable and fault
finding. Finally matters were in such
g. state that very few days passed in
which / did not try to pick quarrel
With your uncle. Such quarrels always
ended with unkind words on my part
and silence on his, though at such times
| have seen him turn white!from wound
ed and suppressed feeling.
At last affairs were brought to q eli
max. One afternoon in February /
asked Robert for some money with
which to buy new dress. wanted it
to wear to party which was to be held
in town that month. Your uncle drew
rne to his knee and said:
Darling, / have not money enough
to buy you dress; but now that have
made the last payment on the place
made it yesterday-I hope to have, in
the future, more TO give my wife. Won't
she try and get along this time ?"
know you will say that to treat such
g refusal as that with anything but
kindness would be cruel. Well, I was
just thai. Rising from his knee / said
"You need not trouble about me in
the future. / dare say l can get along
with nothing. But this l know-I
wish 1 had never left my father, for he
provided for me-"
see that you look Mortified, Mile,
and do not wonder. was wicked.
but was punished, and shown, too,
what DANCER [ was in from lack of self
| government.
| Robert made no reply to my cruel re.
mark, but in few moments he left the
room, and soon / heard him leave the
house. It was then about four o'clock
and, as you know, at that hour in the
winter it is nearly dark. I sat by the
stove long time after Robert went out
thinking. My angry fit passed off, and
instead rose before me the picture OF my
own pretty home; everything around
me to make me comfortable and happy,
and then. too, the greatest earthly bless
ing-a good, kind husband. Then came
feeling Of sorrow for my recent unkind
words, and I was just on the point Of
going to look for Robert when my near
est neighbor, Mrs. Estes, called
lighted lamp, and we seated ourselves
for d friendly chat, I listening every
moment for my husbands step. l felt
i'll at ease, and supposed I manifested
my mental condition, for soon Mrs
Estes said to me:
"Wnere is Mr.. KingP"
answered:
"He went ont few moments ago"
| GAt, UPON SslouOIuF up az VIC ClOOhs
saw the hour hand pointed to six ! HI
had been gone from the house two hours
Another half-hour pa ssed. Mrs. Estes
said:
"Your husband must have called OF
one of the neighbors.
Such an explanation did not satisf,
nae, for Robert had never so left m,
before. Suddenly his words came tt
me: eff you ever say you are sorry tina
you married me, could not forgive it.
My heart almost ceased to perform it.
Office / heard Mrs. Estes voice as ont
afar off; for an instant | realized moth
ing but the fact that my husband hat
been true to mis- word-he had left me
The agony expressed in my fac'
alarmed my friend, and she said:
"What is the matter, Mrs. King
What is it p''
Instantly, without knowing what
did or said, told her of my recent un
kind words to my husband, of the form
er remark, of his long absence, and o