West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-16
FROM a BRIDES DIARY.
The CsclcssncSs ot Music Lessons a. .
struggle with = Iow-Spirited Hunk of
nread.

nave Waltcu tul We gOt married and
then got paralyzed. But we must do
all we can, George says, 20 save our
moneys. | am trying every way to
save what he makes For three days |
have been making my husband pair
of the cutest night shirts that anybody
ever saw. They are long and graceful
and trimmed with pink embroidery.
George put one of them on last night
and we had our first harsh word.
AT first he laughed a low bittcr laugh,
such as we sometimes hear ON the stage
when the villain sticks large red stab
knife into casual acquaintance.
did not think that my own George
would ever curdlo my young blood
with such low, gurglmg laugh. For
few moments ] yearnod for my
mothers bosom TO moan on, but It was
useless to ycarn.
George said that anybody with brains
enough TO soil silk handkerchief ought
TO know that the buttons should be on
the right hand side, and that three
pockets in a night shirt was all moon
shine.
Then he buckled shaw I-strap
around himself and pretended to be
Sitting Bull. but | would not laugh at
him. IL was the first time that | had
ever refused TO laugh at any thing
George expected me TO laugh at Can
he ever forgive? O, can he ever for
giveP | threw myself ON the bed and
wcpt till the pillow-shams were sight
to behold
also made a mistake in putting in
the sleeves, 50 that they pointed back
into the dim past. George said that
he felt all the time as if he had been
turned around in cyclone. and that
while he was struggling TO peer into
the future his arms were striving to
lay hold on the dear dead past.
lie can be quite eloquent when he
feels like il, and his employer saws he
is the most brilliant convcrsationalist
they have at the barber shop
can now see that if | had put i'm
more time at home learning 10 sew
and cook, and less time on my voice.
II would have been better for George.
Papa spent Il good deal of money
teaching me TO go up and down tho
scale, and how TO sing sad pieces with
tremulo in them. but the button
holes that | make, George saws, look
like the eve of dead hog. | think
parents are apt TO make mistake i'm
the estimate they place on their chill
dren. For instance, papa never would
sing any thing but "Me Poor Nellie
Gray, and if mamma could sing any
thing she did IL under an assumed
name, for ] never heard her. Well.
when | began TO sing at school and
people could discover what tune II was.
my parents began to squander money
on my alleged voice. | always knew
! couldn't sing, but here am with a
trunktul OF sheet music, no piano and
a faculty for making pie that would
lead a man TO the gallows.
also know how 90 clocutc some. but
that does not keep us now. What
does poor man want of a wife who
can rccitc "Curfcw shall not ring to-
night, and can not throw any hope
into a low spirited hunk Of bread.
see II all now, oh so plainly and so
does George, fear. can understand
how he feels exactly. He may be a
rich man some day, if he don't die Of
dyspepsia before he amasses fortune,
and all that time ! must practice on
some one Poor George!
Yesterday bought a little red re-
ccipt book of pleasing Young man
who called at the door His eyes were
so deep and dark, and his voice so
pleading, that 1 would have purchased
the book if ! had had TO borrow the
money. The book is n very useful one.
and is bound i'm the same color as my
new dog.
1t tells how TO make cuslards. blanc
manages and floating island. H. also
tells you in the back part how to cure
heavcs, glanders and bolts. can
hardly wait till George gets the bolts
so that can bring out my little red
volume and win him back 10 life and
JOY again. II also gives away other in
formation. Any one with this book in
the house can 90 TO work and take a
person through a long siege Of Group
or yellow fever without q doctor. and
there is q whole lot Of law i'm II. SO
that George won't have 10 have a
lawyer or doctor, and We can save a
great deal that way. Why will people
frlttcr away their money on doctors
and lawyers when they can get one Of
these books so cheap
Yesterday our iandlady gave me a
slip Of oleander, and have planted il
In q cute little pitcher in the window.
where IL is slowly growing rs I write.
~ hardly seems possible that some day
IT will be large tree with little yellow
knobs on H. can fancy George now.
as hc will look ten or fifteen ycars
from now. with bald place ON the
back Of his head and lifting and SURG.
ing ON that olcander till he is black
in the face and his eve, start from
their sockets. VIII 10 not be q joyful
time?
fancy stand At the head of tho
cellar stairs and mako suggestions
about where 10 set H.. while George
rests one edge Of it on his person and
mOaus
With a good olcandcr in our home. J
feel that We may gradually accumulate
quite a little property n George will
only put the same amount Of zeal and
industry into our home life. and try n,
economic, we will some dav be very.
very comfortable.
All we need now is q home and some
furniture. for have already secured
the olcandcr
] bought some rhubarb at the DRUG
store This morning and tomorrow
viii make "a couple Of pics George D.
passionatcly fond of rhubarb pics.
Ihcre would ho far less counubial
unhappInc-s II wives would study their
husband wants. and supply them.
think BiH Nye, in Bosfou GioJe.
II there Is any charit1bly inclined
base bail club ygpbblfuO 4Iouf fIit CONN.