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Uhler with the "strong minded" friends, whose society had so long thrown its fascinations around her, and whose views and opinions had so long exercised a baleful influence over her home, she was urgently advised to abandon her husband, whom one of the number did not hesitate to denounce in language so coarse and disgusting, that the latent instincts of the wife were shocked beyond measure.
Her husband was not the brutal, sensual tyrant this refined lady, in her intemperate zeal, represented him. None knew the picture to be so false as Mrs. Uhler, and all that was good and true in her rose up in indignant rebellion. To her poor, comfortless home, and neglected children, Mrs.
Uhler gathered from the children would not, she presumed, come back to them again. It mattered not, however; Mrs. Uhler was in no state of mind to regard this as a cause of trouble. She rather felt relieved by her absence. Soon the fire was rekindled; the kettle simmering; and, in due time, a comfortable supper was on the table, prepared by her own hands, and well prepared too. Mr.
Some new purpose had been formed in his mind, or some good principle abandoned. He was a changed man changed for the worse, it may well be feared. It was late in the afternoon when Mrs. Uhler returned. To have inquired of the servant whether Mr.
Uhler said they could very well afford it, and intimated something about an expected advance in his salary. "I do not wish to see you a mere household drudge," he said to her one day, a few weeks after the change just noted. "You know so well how every thing ought to be done, that the office of director alone should be yours. I think there is a brighter day coming for us. I hope so.
Uhler warmly, and with reproof in her voice. "How could I!" was the quick response. "And do you suppose I am going to tie myself down to the store like a slave! You are mistaken if you do; that is all I have to say! I hire clerks to attend to my business." "But suppose they are incompetent? What then?" Mrs. Uhler was very earnest. "That doesn't in the least alter my character and position." Mr.
Uhler was told by a servant, that his wife had gone to an anti-slavery meeting, and would not get back till evening, as she intended dining with a friend. Mr. Uhler made no remark on receiving this information. A meagre, badly-cooked dinner was served, to which he seated himself, alone, not to eat, but to chew the cud of bitter fancies. Business, with Mr.
If, therefore her womanly instincts are all right, her conclusions will be true; but if they are wrong, false judgment is inevitable. The instincts of Mrs. Uhler were wrong in the beginning, and she was, in consequence, easily led by her associates, into wrong estimates of both her own and her husband's position. One day, on coming home to dinner, Mr.
Uhler came home; and then he brought in his clothes such rank fumes of tobacco, and his breath was so tainted with brandy, that his wife had no need of inquiry as to where he had spent his evening. His countenance wore a look of vacant unconcern. "Ah! At home, are you?" said he, lightly, as he met his wife. "Did you have a pleasant day of it?" Mrs. Uhler was frightened shall we say?
"I'm sorry, dear; but I can't help it." "Are you sure you can't help it, Barbara?" Mr. Uhler at length ventured to ask, in as mild a tone of voice as his serious feelings on the subject would enable him to assume. Mrs. Uhler's face flushed instantly, and she answered, with dignity: "I am sure, Mr. Uhler." It was the first time, in speaking to her husband, that she had said "Mr.
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