Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-05

81 DO YOU really UlttL1 ~ LAol1y
asked, tinidly, as Ii AFRAID 70 pelleFe IL
ANYTHING 80 perfectly delightful
30f conrse | mean it, Cora. l see that
ven want to 20, and although it is very hard
for me to part with you, still do not nean
10 be selfish if | can help it. -
" You are gust as good rs you can be, she
said, and she went home again.
Mrs. Blaney gave her daughter an aflec-
Tomato welcome, but she shook her head
very gravely as she said:
This viii never DO, Cora. You know
that ! am only too glad to see you, but
your place now is with your husband"
"Oh, mammal she exclaimed, am
so lonesome, it seems as if l should die"
What did you marry for, then? p
=" ! never should have married if | had
supposed that it would be SO awfully, fear
fully stupid"
Cora, this is very bad You do not love
your husband that is evident"
but do like him, mamma; ! ike him
very much indeed, and | know he is good
and kind Of course ! am not sentimental
and romantic ike some of the women III
novels. | don't think that l would be anx
ious to die for him, although, perhaps, he
would do as much for me. But you GER
tajnly cannot blame me for loving you and
papa the most
Her mother said no more, and when Cora
went home she again looked cheerful and
happy But IL q few weeks she dropped as
before, and then Henry went to see mar
ried cousin, bright, sensible woman, from
whom he hoped 10 receive good advice.
She did not say, i pity you" when she
heard his story, although she thought IT,
Harry" she exclaimed, "you must do
something to rouse heT-to wake her up.
Excite her jealousy in some way"
Il am afraid she does not care enough
for me to be jealous.
at is not always the loving one that is
most susceptible in that respect"
Belle, cannot make my wife unhap-
Ply p -, .-.. 49, ,..,, -.-o,,,, rather s,,e.,
yourself. You are too good to her, Harry,
and she has had so little grief or trouble
that she does not appreciate your kindness,
and takes il as a matter Of course. Now,
you cannot reason with such woman;
you must try little innocent stratagen.
Let her imagine that you are growing IN
different, and she will come to her senses
before you can realize it. / know my sex
better than you do, and we are not all
angels, although II certainly is your duty TO
think so'
Harry did not believe in stratagem (or
trickcry, as he termed it,, but he was a
good deal influenced by his cousins words.
lie stayed 10 dinner, and remained some
time with her afterwards, finding the pleas
ant chat Of q bright, cheerful woman very
refreshing ard agreeable. When he went
home Cora met him with surprised and
somewhat asgricYod expression upon her
face.
Il waited dinner long time for you,
Henry" she said
Did you," he replied. ." am very
sorry" But he did not tell her where he
had been, and she watched him with q
somewhat puzzled look afterwards. The
next morning he said, Cora, | shall have
to go to New York for several days, and
you had better make your mother visit
during that time"
Now, Cora would have enjoyed visit to
New York very much, and she said, why
cannot 50 with you, HenryW
at is very kind Of you, my darling" he
answered, "but Of course know Yeryswen
that you would much rather be with your
mother than with me, so We will settle 1t II
| that way
She looked surprised, but said nothing
more to dissuade him. Therefore he went
TO New York and she to her early home.
But for some reason or other she did not
seem to enjoy herself quite as well Us be-
which she could not account, preventing
any genuine pleasure. And certainly the
! first brief note which she received from her
| husband was not calculated TO relieve her
uueasiness. Il informed her that he was
AT home enjoying the society Of two lovely
Young cousins, consequently she need not
! feel at all uneasy about him, but could stay
with her mother as long as she chose to do
go She did look good deal disturbed,
| however, and the permission to remain
with her mother seemed by no means satis-
| factory Mrs Blaney suspected the truth,
and was at first inclined to be little indig-
nant that any one should dare TO trifie with
| the feelings Of her darling child; but when
| she went 10 her husband for consolation she
did not receive any.
~ love my child as well as any man can, y
! he said, " but my sympathles III this IN
stance are wholly and entirely with Henry.
! have seen . good many cases of this kind.
Girls should not marry if they cannot be
! Weaned from their mother. Cora Is too old
to be such q baby. She was determined 10
be married, and now she wants all the
privileges Of young, unfettered girl
Bnt, Arthur, do you suppose that her
husband has really ceased to care for her p
q do not think 50 at all, but be is prob
ably tired Of all this nonsense, and, rs ne
finds that kindness has no effect he means
TO try something else. He is q good man
| with plenty of common sense, and IL Will
all come out right. If he were senu-
mental idiot, Cora would never care ioI
him in the world. Just let things take
their course"
So the lady suo0thed her rudied plumes
and took her husbands advice; but she
watched Cora with anxious eyes. The
latter looked grave and thoughtful, particu-
I. l1.- l,o-N
indeed, she could nc longer rePrcss her
anxiety.
" Mamma" she exclaimed, what can i
mean2 Do you suppose that Henry Is tired
Of me?"
No, DO not, my dear; but you must
remember tina. You have tried his patience
severely. Men do not like 10 have then
wives running home to see their nfotherS
so often, and it is not right at all.
" But his cousins He seems very fonc
Of them"
My child, think that you had bette
90 home"
Perhaps he does not want to see me.
should hate 10 intTude."
"Inrude in your husband s house, CCraP
win you 90 with me, mammal"
II think it would be nl-adyised. o.
course Henry docs not feel very pleasantly
towards ne, for he must think that have
influenced you in all this. He is good
kind man, but he is only human after all
Yoa had better go home alone, and by anC
by l will make You visit. But rcmem
, Der, Cora, that you are his wife, and that /
Is your duty to make his home Cheerful
and happy You can do it if you please"
Cora did az her mother advised, ant
when she reached her home she was quit
surprised 10 iino no one there but the sery
ant
1.-THE young ladies left two days before,
: the latter said, and very nice ladies the.
were"
When Henry came home it was his turl
. to be surprised; bat he could not concca
, his delight ST. having his young wife witt
,, him again,
/. why did you not write for me t
, GOMEZ "' she asked, in hGlf-aggrieved tone
a did not know that you were alone"
Cora" he replied. " wanted you t
come of your own accord, and it makes m