Year: 1874

AhC1S 40 AothihS Anu Soli1iik near u
man to cure you from being in love with
him.


The man I was in love with married
my sister, and l really thought should
die; but no human creature guessed my
woe.


On the wedding day, when 1 stood
at my sisters side, as bride maid, and
heard the solemn words that gave to
the little unthinking girl beside ME the
princely- looking and gifted man, who
stood well nigh deided in my imagina-
tion, was wrung by such deadly pain
that could not bear it; and scarcely
was the ceremony finished ere I fell
fainting, and was caught in the bride
groom's arms.


"Why, Elsie, are you sick Z" 1 heard
him say, as consciousness, only momen-
tarily suspended, began to return.


mo" said I, as soon as l could
speak, "but l told you I never could
stand up in those shoes"


Blessings be on tight shoes forever
Nobody thought of doubling that they
We're the cause Of my faint.


Well, my sister, who wasa poor little
good in household matters, would have
me to live with her. tried to avoid
such fate in every way that l could.
but in vain. 1 had to comply with her
wishes in this respect. All l.! but it was
hard and bitter work for me to see al
that saw, and hear all that 1 heard
hnt
and many time l was obliged to fly
to my room and hide the tears that
would gush as contrasted my situation
with that of my pretty sister.


Oh how forsaken. desolate, and un-
appreciated l used to feel. Twas really
pitiable! Because the love Of my sis
ter's husband had not come to me, |
was disGusted with the very effort to
live, and wished that / was dead


But had sense enough left to BE-
aware that this state of feeling must.
somehow or other, be overcome; and
soon had reason to be thankful that
they would not let me 60 away from
them.


For had I departed. taken with ne
the ideal character which my fervid i'm
agina,ion had bestowed upon Jasper. ]
know not how could have learned not
to regret him.


l had exalted linn in my thoughts to
an attitude of unapproachable excel
lence, and had, in true young lady fash
ion, concluded that there was not an.
other on earth like him.


But the intercourse of daily practical
life rapidly cleared from my eyes all
this agreeable allusion. and began to
see in Jasper just a man, ike other men
very exacting and very troublesome
about the house.


1t was a long time ere / came down to
the bare fact. Every possible way that
lively and romantic fancy could take
to continue its demigod on the pedes-
tai mine took; but slowly, surely he
came down, and in years time ! found
myself quite calm and contented in nv
maiden estate, not exactly owning that
l was glad had not got Jasper, but
very far. indeed, from regrctting that ]
was not his wife.


Poor Ida she could not come any.
where near meeting the demands he,
husband made on her time and patience
aud she was, consequently, obliged t.
turn him over to my care


Now Jasper you must know, thogh,
he was rather genius, and he also
thought that all the world ought to b
delighted to minister to him.


1t was Ida, Ida! Janei Jane " al
the time he was III the house, and as
soon as he got all he wanted. instead c,
sitting down with his poor little wife, tc
talk with and cheer her up-for heI
health and spirits were rather poor
away he went TO his own enjoyment
and she saw no more Of him till mid
night. He had never anything TO tel
her-never anything TO say-unless hs
would talk very sweetlv and very fool.
ishly, making her really veIcd and
ashamed.


"Oh, be off with you," she would
say; You never treat me as though ]
had cummon sense; you won't talk at al
to me as YOU 10 to everybody else. and
you needn't think you can make it al
up by fattery, and Stiffness, and kisses


Jasper never got angry. He cared
too little for Ida's scolding to Go that
He would keep on with his norsens,
as long IS the fit was on, and then be