The Albany register., May 02, 1874, Image 1

VOLUME VI.
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How do we kmv what hearts have
vilest sli! !
How do wo know?
Whose outward garb is as spotless
ng the snow.
And many may lie pure we think
not so.
How near to God the souls of such have
been.
What niervv ecret pcuitpnce may win
ilow do we know ?
How can we tell who sinned more
than we?
How can we tell?
We think our brother walked guiltily.
Judging Uuu in 'cll'-iiglitcons. Ah,
well !
Perhaps had .ve been driven thrmigh
tin- hell
Of his untold temptations we might be
Less upright in our daily walk than
can wo tell ?
Dare we condemn t!;e ills that others
do?"
l.-oi wn condemn ?
Their strength U small their trials not
a few
The tide of wrong!
And if to us more
difficult to stom.
clearly than to
them .
Is given knowledge of the good
and
true.
More do they need our help, and pity,
we condemn?
Gold help us all, and lead us day by
day,
God help us all '
W can not walk hIouc the perfect
way.
Evil allures us, tempts us.Jind we
fall.
We are but human and our power
is small ;
Not one of us may boast, and not a
day
Rolls o'er our heads but each hath
need to say,
God bless us all?
The WMe'R MUtAbc.
BY PHILOMELA,
"What ails yon, Kate? Are you
ill?" ,
Kate shook her head. "I'm
well enough, she said. You can't
expect every one to look as cheer
ful as yo do, unless they lead the
name happy lite. Not a care, not
a pain, not a worry I do envy you,
Nellie."
Nellie stared at her friend in as
tonishinent. "You envy me! Why,
I thought young married women
were the happiest in the world."
"Don't fancy that, Nellie," said
Kate ; "and il yon desire to be hap
py never think of marrying. It's a
' thankless thing. Take the word
ot one who knows all about it.
"I declare you astonish me," cried
Nellie. "Why, when I ws your
bridesmaid you give me the very
reverse of that advice, and that is
exactly two years ago next Wednes
iav." Kate burst into tears. "It's a
very short time to ch&nge in, I
L now." she said, "but its a dread-
ful truth i would not reveal to any
other creature under the sun. Har
ry has entirely ceased to care for
me."
"That can't be possible," said
Nellie.
"Ah." said Kate, "vou know
how he used to make love to me
lmost too p'ainly when other peo
n'e were nresent. 1 I thought to
mvself there never was so devoted
a husband tor the lirst six months.
You would not know him now.
I'm the most miserable creatine in
the world ;" and her tears fell still
faster.
Nellie looked grave. "When
did all this trouble commence?"
she asked.
"When? I don't precisely re
member," said Kate. "He began
to show his neglect by staying out
late, atid leiiig cross. Then he
llirts abominablyjMid almost lives
at his another's, and makes compar
umm between my looks ftnd the
looks of other ladies, and wounds
mv feelings continually."
""He must lie a very worthless
creature,'' said Nellie, quietly.
"lie' is a splendid man," said
Kate, indignantly; "it's only his
want of affection I complain of.
My admiration of him makes it a.l
t lie worse to b ar."
Mo'lifl took her friend's hand
"Is any ot this your fault?" she
asked.
"Mine! I'm sure a better wife
could not be found," said Kate.
"Oh, they are all alike; Aunt Jen
nie says so, awl she ought to know."
Nellie looked at her triemrs mess
and hesitated. At last she said,
"You say Harry makes comparisons
Ijetween your appearance ana mat
of other people. You know per-
. j :a.v , in . a .
haps, you are one ot tnosc women
who niter with their dress; your
style of hair and other things make
a mighty difference to you.
"I know that," said Kate.
"Bridget has the impudence to tell
me she would not know me for the
same lady when I was dressed to
go out."
"I rememlier that you would
never see Harry without your hair
dressed carefully and every pin in
tm.itfil" Mid Nellie. "Now, ex
cuse me, but you have breakfast
with him with your hair tucked up
with one pin, and by no means
smooth, a rumpled robe, no collar,
and slnroers down at tne neei.
You really do look like a fright,
and fivf rears older than 1 ever
saw vou."
"Oh, he is used to that," said
Kate: "I can't bother to fix every
morning, with Bridget and baby,
and his buttons and things to think
of"
"You have better dresses, haven't
you?" asked Nellie.
"nentv. of course: and it t had
expected you, I should have put on
something else."
"Then why not tor your hus
band?" asked Nellie.
"Nobody fidgets so," said Kate,
"Aunt never did."
"And vonr uncle admired her as
much as ever?"
"Oh, dear, no; he was like all
the rest of the men. Aunt was
always complaining of him. He
cloned with tier, too, ana it was a
desperate love match."
Nellie put her hand on Kate's
arm, "There is no way of losing a
husband's admiration so certain as
being a dowdy. You dress when
vou mi out and when vou have
company, and look like this in your
husband' presence. Why, it i
were married, my morning robe
should even feel anxious to have
becoming nightcaps."
Kate laughed. "You'll do as
the rest do," she said ; "but it is not
all that, Nellie; it begun by his
staying out late."
"Why?" asked Nellie.
"Oh, I don't know. I sat up
until three o'clock, and when he
came home I told him my opinion
of him. All he said was, 'Very
well.' The next morning I would
not speak to him, and yet he stayed
out for a week the same way. After
that I gave up; Then Jessie Brown
comes over as much as once a week,
and I'm sure he admires her ; and
when I say anything he calls me
icalous, and because Bridget won't
have lunch at twelve exactlv he
takes it at his mother's. Its per
fectly ridiculous : and we never have
a pleasant hour together," and Kate
stopped quite breathless, "i asicea
him to go to the theater with me
on Wednesday, and he said he was
too busy."
"Perliaps he was," said Nellie.
" N onsense ! So of course I refused
to go out with him on Friday. We
must show a little spirit, as Aunt
says, or be trampled on."
Nellie laughed "You'd better
not quote your aunt so much," she
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said "and if you care tor Harry, i
begin by dressing to please li,m, by
ruling your servant so as to con
tribute to his comfort, and byayaid
lug ridiculous jealousy, lry it a
week and see what improvement
there will be."
Kate shook her head. "It's all
his fault," replied Kate; "not one
bit mine, I assure ym.
"Why, according to your own
eoiifess'iou. vou havo sulked, scold
ed, been jealous tor nothing, anil
newiftpd vonr ntmemnce ana
yjar meals," said Nellie, good
naturedly, 'v ;:
Kate blushed, and Nc Lid said no
more, but went away, leaving Kate
to reflect that there might be to
sides to the question. That night
Harry found her trim ai ! neat as
ever in her courting days ami his
first question, "Who is here?"
proved that Nellie was i igbt in one
thing.
And Kate answered, "Nobody,"
in a rather conscience-stricken voice.
It was plain that Harry was pleas
ed ; and after all it was easy to
dress neatly always, but it was
harder to take the first humble
step. Kate did it, though, like a
heroine.
"Harry," she said, come home to
lunch to-day. It shall be punctual."
Harry kissed her. "It you'll
promise me that I'll ( me," he said;
"but I'm greedy ot time I'm alone
in the office, you know.".
"Where is your paitner?" asked
Kate.
"He has been ill for three
months," said Harry. I'll tell yon
all about it some other time," and
he flew to catch the stage.
At noon he was home again.
Kate was tidy, the baby was fresn
in its white robes, and the lunch
was perfect The old courting times
seemed to have come back again in
Harry's manne r, and Kate was hap
py. But that night Harry was out
late again. 1
"Nellie may talk," said Kate, as
she walked the floor indignantly,
"but you can't manage theai. He
may be anywhere. He does not
care for me that's certain."
But then the thoughts of Nellie's
words rushed ito her mind again.
"I won't sulk, i won't scold," she
said. And she did not. Only at
dinner next daj she gave a little
sigh and said sadly :
"Another lonely evening, I sup
pose." "Have you, been lonely, my
dear?" said he.
"Of course. Harrv."
"It's a shame." said Harrv. "and
it's almost ove now, Wentworth is
near v wed.
"Has your partner been so very
?" asked Kate.
TV ny, uio yuu oou know iu i
said Harry iu surprise.
"No: von never told me."
Harrv blushed: "The fact is,"
said he. "von blew me up and I got
angry. I didn't like to be suspect
ed ot all sorts or naughty things,
when actually I was wearing myself
out, nursing at night and working
by day. I thought you read about
it in the papers and might guess."
"I never read daily papers," said
Kate.
"Well," said Harry, "Walworth
was injured in a railway accident,
and has had a fearful, time of it.
He's a bachelor, and has no rela
tions, you know, aud the doctors
wanted to amputate a leg for him.
I knew it could be saved, aud I've
hold out against them and saved it.
Walworth will always limp a little
I suppose, but that's not so bad,
and he is coiming on splendidly.
He'll dine here next Sunday, and J
mx vnn'd nsk vour friend Nellie.
He's in love with the girl ; and if
she likes him she'll be Mrs. Wal
worth before long. I think she will
make a good wife for him."
"I know she will, said Kate
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confidently. Then she put Iter arms
around Harry,
Why didn't you tell me?" she
said.
"Why didn't yon afk?" said
Harry. " nd then it was so pro
voking to be scolded, and to know
you never cared what I thought of
you. Did you want to provoke me
with that everlasting old, faded
wra)ier?"
Kale raid nothing: but when
Snndayciime, and you: Walwon.li
with it, ami Ne'lie n , she met
them with lteaming uniles. The
house wa-. redolent of comfort, and
Harry as fond of his little wife as
husband could lie. Wnd when Inie
iu the day, Kate coming upon the
balcony Suddenly found Nellie with
her kerchief to her eyes, and saw
Walworth just escnp'mg to the par
lor, she stood amazed.
"You are low-spirited now," she
said. -'
"No." said Nel'ie. "I'm very,
very happy; oh, Kate, you don't
know how happy. But yon told
me il was the way u be miserable
to marry and t have promised to
marry Mr. Walworth."
?l told you a heap of nonsense,
and Harry has explained every
thing," said Kate. "He stayed out
late because he was helping to nurse
poor Mr. Walworth, acting only as
a friend should act. Oh! Nell,
I've beeu kept in the dark too
long. You never said a word about
him."
Nellie blushed crimson. "How
could I, Kate," she said, "when I
didn't know he liked me at all. In
fact. I fancied he loved that little
flirt, Jessie Brown. I've had my
troubles, too, Kate; but they are
over now.
Like mine." said her friend.
Oh! Nellie, the tact is, we don't
understand these men. They are
my teries to us, and I do believe
many a woman is unhappy wno
might be blest it her husband wouia
only let her see what he really is,
would confide more in her, and talk
over his affairs with her ; in fact, if
both Darties would think oftener
and each mentally ask, 'Am I do
ing all I can to make our lives nap
py?'" "For kevs of the heart that He sile nt
will rust,
WH1 lose all their music, be covered
with dust,
Till selfishness, discord, Impunity,
strife.
Will bury forever, the sweet songs of
life. ,
"The heart i3an Instrument, fashloued
In heaven,
And chords of pure harmony to It are
given.
That but lightly touched will ataken
to birth,
Sweet music to soothe the sad children
of earth."
These headlines from the Leaven,
worth Times are a sufficient ink
liner of a new "movement" that has
been inaugurated: "Counter-irritant!
The 'Brutes' put on their
war paint A masculine crusade
Ugainst feminine extravagance A
meeting of the husbauds, fathers,
and brothers They organize a
counter-revolution and resolve to
make war on false hair, feathers
andcoisete." A series ot resolu
tions was adopted with enthusiastic
applause, but one member still
thought there was oue great evil
the resolutions failed to touch. He
said many of our women make
their homes so painfully pious that
they drive the young men away
from home and compel them to
spend their evenings at saloons and
other places where they contract
babits of drinking and gambling,
and fall into other vices. He
i,i.t onmmittee should bo
ill llUt I V
appointed to pray with the preach
. ,,..;i thnv sum ft nledge to use
vis. uiiwi vuvj - r , .
their influence to eradicate this
His suggestion was aaopteu,
whereunon the crusaders adjourned
for three days.
NO. ?4.
Invisible purple gloves are worn
by ladies in mourning in preference
to the dead black gloves that are so
apt to crack. ,f , ,
French drop (Pete is the fashion
able Summer cloth for wraps. It
comes in several shades, blue-black,
and brown. , .
The material used on hats, are all
ot the delicate shades of silk and
are soft, and pliant rather than rich
oi heavy. .
Black will continue in favor for
the day costumes, but it will be
less worn at night than heretofore.
Black alpacas ot the buffalo,
beaver, otter, and sable brands are
more popular this season, than tor
several years past. One dollar and
a half a yard is charged,
The "Louis" suit is the neafcst
design for suits in pique for boys of
five. Plain white or buff pique
should be used, and the outline de
fined by a braided trimming.
For communion black silk made
atterthe same fashion should be
worn, onlv the skirt should be plain,
and the Dlaitings should be lined
with pearl-colored silk. .
Handkerchiefs are nearly all
made with fancy borders. But few
of the plain white ones are seen,
while those not embroidered are
finished in all the fancy colors used
tor other Spring and bummer gooas,
, Shoes still match the dress in col
or for house wear ; but for prom
enade black kid boots, buttoned at
the sides, are popular. For heme
wear high black satin, with bars
across the instep and almost to the
top, with colored silk stockings that
match the dress, are the handsomest
articles to wear.
Gold embroidery and gold lace
are worn on evening dresses. A
white faille dress was recently orna
mented with this trimming, as fol
lows : The lace enoiroled the shoul
ders like a tan, and chevrons were
made on the front of the skirt.
Gold tassels formed the ends of the
gold embroidered sasb.
Chatelaines for parasols, tans,
etc., are become articles of expensive
luxury. Tbey consist usually of
short chains of ivory, mother of
pearl, or oxydized silver, furnished
on the lower rings with books which
serve for holding the articles to be !
carried. Generally a medallion pin
or a rosette ot the same material as
the chain is caught in the belt,
while a clasp or book secures it
there.
Fat beeves are sold at Fulton,
Texas, for three cents a pound net,
and the largest portion ot the cattle
are slaughtered there merely for
their hides and tallow, tne moe,
is removed in a nniane fashion.
The animal is knocked down, the
skincnt around with a kmre, a
horse is bitched to the edge of the
hide and in a minute it is whipped
oft, and the whole carcase thrown
into an immense steam cauldron.
It is boiled into a seething mass
and the tat skimmed off. This
then poured into hogsheads and the
bones and flesh are wrown out
About six hundred animals per
day are boiled at Fulton, meat
enough being thus wasted to keep
a good portion ot ew none city
supplied
The Illinois railways are beginning
to want timber for ties badly, and
some of tliem are encouraging the
planting of the Europeaa larch along
tlic lines of their roads, by carrying the
trees free of charge to. planters. In
Kuropethe wood of this larch makes
the most durable tlesi , , i t