Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-09-29
4 Eflfrt Etury.
A WIFE'S CONFESSION.

PSoPis 10, 50 III tlis respect dlI
neither better nor worse. Ne, | Ger.
tainly did not marry for love; be.
leve | married our rector, Mr.. Cart.
wright, simply because he asked me.
4 ought TO have been verv happy.
for lie was most d. voted husband,
but ! was not, and though did no,
notice 1t then. know now that for
the first SIX month after our marri-
age he "as not happy either
! One morning about that time he
told me At breakfast that he intended
leaving me alone for few weeks IL
stay with his mother. who was not
very well. lie watched the eff CT OF
this announcement on me, but. thocgh
/ | VAS really GIspltasrd. | concealed
nv annoyance, aud asked carelessly V,
hen he would start.
H. replied. the next day, if had
/ no objection, and so II Was settled
! He WAS mere atectl mate than usual
that day. and | was colder than ever;
, | once alluded to his journe,. and that
was to ask If might have my sister
Maud to stay while he was gone.
The next morning Was anxious TO
avoid formal parting. :" drove 10
the station with him; AS the train
moved off | remembered this Mas our
frs; parting since our marriage, and
wished had not been so cold.
When got home the house looked
So dreSrv asd empty, .hs-AzA
no one TO meet me. Every room seemed
empty. aud each spoke of the absent
master: at last wandered into his
study. where he spent his morning.
and liked ne 10 cit and work: and
now remembered how often ! had
excused myself, saying ! preferred the
drawing room, and this reflection did
not add to my happiness.
1t MAS full Of little remem brsnces
Of me. and everything ! looked At re-
minded me of hs goodness to me, and
Of nv GOODNESS and Ingrattude 10 him.
At last | went 10 bed, where, after
working myself into Il fever Of anxiety
lest he should not have reached the
end his Journey IN safety, at length
cried myself into restless sleep.
The next morning | went down to
breakfast with heavy heart, for |
knew | could not hear from him till
the next day. My plate, for the first
time since my marriage. was empty.
AS sat do.n TO breakfast, for my
husband. WHO Was an early riser, al.
WAYS had little bouquet TO greet ME
with every morning: frequently | for
got all about 1t, and left it TO be put
into water by the servant; this morn
inc | would have treasured it most
carefully, If he had gathered it.
After breakfast determined to
arouse myself, and 60 and visit some
Of the poor people of the village, so |
filled my basket with some little de-
licacies for the sick, and set out.
Wherever | went it was the same
story; all held forth on my husbands
goodness and kindness, for all had
been helped by him in some way or
other, and all loved and respected him.
As | listened, with burning cheeks, |
felt as if was the only person on
earth who had treated him with cruel
ingratitude, and was the very person
whom he had most love and cherished.
When Maud arrived in the afte"-
noon, treated her with a long TRADE
of abuse against mother in laws in
general, and my own in particular;
and ventured all the anger | really
felt against myself, on the innocent
Mrs Cartwright.
"ln fact, Nelly" said Maud, 81 be-
lieve you are 80 much in love with
your husband, that You are jealous
even of his mother; and you're making
Yourself miserable about nothing.
Why, Mr.. Cartwright will be back in
fortnight, and | dare say you will
get letter from him every day, so
cheer up, and let us 60 for drive"
| agreed to this plan, and giving
Maud the reins, lay back and thought
of her words. W she right after all?
Was Jealous? Was really, AS Maud
said, in love with my husband? Had
only found it out now | was deprived
of his company? Was this the reason
| could do nothing but inwardly re-
proach myself for my conduct to him !!
And the longer | thought, the more
convinced | became that Maud was
right, that | was jealous, and that |
was in love, as she called it.
The next morning | got up early
and walked out to meet the postman,
so anxious was | to get a letter from
him, it was the fret | had ever re-
ceived from him since our marriage,
and no girl was ever so anxious for, or
SO pleased with her first letter, as
! | was over this.