Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-04-05

| Aocty III = bASAOAAoG tOAO, tA0u y
would attach SO much importance to
, quickly; but even If it were so, did '
er's inflrmities? I am very glad
, bear"
II Mr.. Ashton paused he was an em
nently truthful man, and upon consit
Grafton he could not remember that /
aside from the shirt buttons, ETC., whic
he was now becoming conscious he ha
not borne very patiently.
If 1t were once. my dear husband.
should say nothing about it but you d
not seem IN the least aware how th
habit has grown upon you. There hs
not been day this week in which 20
have not made my heart ache by som
such outburst of fretfulness."
Mr. Ashton was astonished /; but as b
began to reflect he was still more SUI
prised to find that his wife's accusation
were quite true.
| One day it had been about the from
door mat, the next day about mislai
review, and then lost pair of gloves
which, after all, were found In his owl
pocket. He felt that it was all true
and y his own conscience brought for
ward one instance Of unkindness ate
another-real unkindness- sat dow
again and covered his face with hi
hands.
"But this Is not the worst, !" continue,
Chrissy, becoming agItated In turn
II fear-I cannot help fearing-that
shall be led to feel as / ought not to
wards you. fear lest shall in tim'
lose the power of respecting my hus
band and when respect goes Clement
love does not last long,. This very
morning I found myself Wishing had
never known you" Chrissy burst into
tears, an unusual demonstration fol
her; and Clement springing up one,
more, traversed the room once or twice
and then sat down by his wife's side.
"Christiana," he said mournfully
II have deserved-I feel that have
but to lose your respect, your love-my
punishment is greater thar can bear
Chrissy."i
"It was but the thought of a mo.
ment," replied Chrlssy, checking hel
sobs but am frightened that the ides
should have entered my head. II
should, would rather die this mo
ment."
"Cod forbid !" calculated her husband
as he clasped her In his arms. "But
why, my dearest. have you never told
me of this before?"
ut is neither grateful or q graceful
office for wife to reprove her husband,
nor woman.her pastor, (" replied Chris
sy, laying her head on his shoulder
land If I had not been left here all day,
! think I should have hardly got up my
courage now. But If you are not an
cry, am glad that have told you all
that was In my heart for indeed, my
dear, it has been q sad, aching heart
this time. And now I must tell you
how those two unlucky shirts came to
be buttonless."
"No, don't say one word about them
my love" said Clement, impatiently.
II will never complain again, If the
sleeves are missing as well as the but
TONS"
'But I must tell you. because I really
mean to have my housekeeping affairs
In as good order as any one. was
looking over your shirts yesterday af-
ternoon, and put them all to rights but
the two, when Mrs. Lennox came in in
great distress, to say that her sisters
child was much worse, and they feared
q
there. You know how 1t was. No one
had any calmness or presence of mind
The child's cOnvulsiOns were frightful
to witness the mother was in Mysteries
and Mrs. Lennox was worse than no.
body at all. It was nearly midnight
before I could get away, and in the
meantime Amy had put the room in
order, and restored the shirts to their
places"
Here Amy put her head in the room.
"If you please, missus, a young wo-
man In the kitchen would like to see
you missus, a minute"
Missus arose and went into the kitch-
en-, and Mr.. Ashton, taking q candle
from the table, entered the study, and
locked himself in. Chrissy waited for
long time, and at last went and
tapped at the door. 1t was opened to
her with q fervent kiss, and though
there we're not many words said on
either side, there was light in the yes
of the husband and wife which showed
the understanding was perfect between
them.
QUESTIONS BEFORE Us.-There is no
little Significance in the following pa
ragraph taken from the Richmond
Dispatch:
1.-THE people of Virginia are tired of
the discussion of the debt question.
The northern people are supposed to be
now applauding General Malone. The
bonds are held by the northern people.
II they are ready and willing to accept
the terms of the Riddleberger bill let
them signify the fact to the people of
Virginia, and these will surely not
complain. Any settlement of the pub.
lie debt that will meet the appreciation
of the creditors will please the voters of
Virginia. If the bondholders are will
ing to look to West Virginia for thirty
six millions and to Virginia for only
herself fortunately indeed"
questions are looming up in the imme-
diate future.
Can we afford to have q Governor
over US who belongs to the Republicans
In sympathy, purpose, and aspirations,
If not in name?
Can we afford to have Court of Ap-
peals constructed for special purpose,
sud made up as the specal product of q
special issue?
Can we afford to have our townships,
our counties. our towns, our cities, our
districts, and our State governed
through the illiterate, non-tax-paying
voters?
These are questions of supreme impor.
tance, and involve the very texture of
our society and the continuity of our so
cial order.
With these matters before them the
people of Virginia, as our contempora-
ry suggests, may well be ''tired Of the
discussion of the debt question:" and
earnest above all other things to pre-.
serve their civilization.
There is no extravaganza in annOunc-
ing this as the supreme issue in the ap-
preaching campaign; and if we, especi-
ally in Eastern Virginia, are to escape
the trials and miserles which are known
to the people Of South Carolina, We
must realize the fact as here stated, and
govern ourselves accordingly.-NorfolA
Landmark.
The Democratic party can we'll afford
to lose the Senate organization, when