The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1885-04-17
A DOMESTIC SCENE.
by T. s. ARTHUR.

GYou look serious tits evening,
Henrl,n , said Mrs. Trueman, in a
voice Of tender interest, and She
came up and stood by her husband,
laying her hands UPON him rs she
SpoI,c.
"Do | ?" be replied, half eyasive-
ly, aud Il smile meant to be an in
different enc. But Edith knew her
husbands tace 100 well TO be de-
ceived in It's expression.
"You certainly do" she said !;
s'and more than hat, | don't think
YOU have been as cheerful rs you
are usually. Tor several days.
Truenau'S eyes fell to the floor,
aud he remained silent. He con-
tjaupd SO ouly for ii short limc /;
then he looked up steadily into his
Niit'S face, and said:
edith. | 10 feel serious, and
baye felt so for several days.
Our family is large. Five children
to provide tor aud to educate, taxes
me heavily. Business is dull; for
the last three weeks | haven't
cleared the rent Of my store. II
there is not change tor the better,
| do not see what will be the conSe-
qupuce.'
"It is a dali scasor,n Edith re.
marked,
"Ilur."
"Are any Of yonr neishbors much
m
"VHy few, l believe"
"Ot course business will revive
again"
"IeS.'
"rhcn why tel 50 diapir.teJ,
Hpnry r
Il can't hrlp il, SOMEHOW or OH.
cr. The TACT is, don't seem to be
getting along in the world. II bas
Seen hand 10 mouth, aS they say,
ever since we were married.
"-AGd the hand has alWaps had a
full supply tor he mouth,' was the
Smiling irfiN'
81 know it; tut suppose | were
10 he taken down Slck-supp0se
anything should happen TO me-
the family could not possibly hold
togcIher.'
"But You are not sick nothing
has happened to you yet. Why
lake trouble on interest Have
you forgotten 10 ppt your trust in
Him who feedetl The ravens ~
Il forget Him too often, Edith
Trueman replied, looking INFO his
wife's face steadily. 'Ihankful am
/ that lie has given ne one who can
recall my thoughts back to their
stay ia trouble. lie will not for
sake us-I know that He Will not,
eveu though We ae called upon 10
pass through the fire; but weak
nature shliuks away; it fears to
every purifying uldsal,
even while conscious that 1t is for
good"
"Why anticipate at this particu
lar time any new ordeal "
"a dark cloud gathering in The
sky pOrtends IA Storm
"Many, very many; and from
SOME have fallen upon us fierce
tempests.'
"3lauy a oloud comes mp from
the horizon with threatening aspect,
in whose bosom no lightning lies
from which deScends 40
rain. Have not many such clouds
swept harmleSsly over our sky
our atmosphere, aud CIV
ing Us, on the morrow, a brighter
sun -
"Yet sometimes marking their
way with desolaliOn. Oar hearts
bear some sears
Edith was silent. Life had not
been to them all sunshine; it had
not passed on smoothly as a boat
upon summer sea. Her own du.
ties bad Ueeu arduous, aud her
trials severe. Sue had borne eight
aud three OF them slept
in the grave. These Affections
we're to Der very grievouS, for she
loved her children; Il WIS touching
the very apple OF her eye TO touch
them. But each daIk night OF sor-
row her glance had been steadily
upward. She had suffered aud she
had likewise beel blessed-donbly
blessed, It some times seemed TO
her. Her voice was slightly tremu.
lous, aud after loug pause she
said:
"They are deep scars, Heury ;
but can either Of us now say, FROM
the heart, as We lock back upon
life. that We would rather not have
been wounded as We we're =
II was some moment before True
man replied; bis eyes we're turned /
inward during the time. At length, /
speaking with a sudden warmth Of
tttsNsssar he eaiI