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months after jolnlng the -tb, ] had ac- }qured the opprobnutu of being quarrelA some fellow had fought one of my broth- ersoflicers, and was on the most uncomfor- table terms with four others.'

 And this sudden cliange--n

 Was thea attributed to the senrness asi- sing from my diseppointments ill life. have since ascribed 1t 10 truer origin--the irritation of the doses of brandy, tinged With sloe juice, which formed the luxury of a mess celler. Smartng under the con- se1ousness of unpopularity, l fancied l hated myprofession, when in fact ! only ha- ted myself. l managed to get on half pay, and retufned 10 my mothers tranquil roof; tranquil to monotony-tranquil to dulness, where, instead of regreiting the brilliant life had fofsaken, my peace of rnind and early contentment came back to me at once. There Wasno one 10 bear me company over the bottle; was my mothers con- stant companion seldom tasted wine; became healthy, happy, beloved"

 Beloved in a loee,'s sense?o

 Beloved as neighbor and felIow-citi- zen. But higher distinctions of affection followed. A young and very beautiful girl. ot rank and fortune superior to my own, deIgned to encourage the humble venera- ton with which l regarded her. ! became emboldened 10 solicit her heart and hand. My mother assured her was the best of sons. readily promised to be the best of husbands. She believed us both accept- ed me-married me; and, on welcoming home my lovely gentle Mary, all remem- brance ot past sorrow seemed to be obli- terated Our position n the world, if not brilliant, was honorable hfy mothers ta- ble renewed those Inequalities over which my father had loved to preside. Elary's three brothers were our constant guests. }. and Wargrave-the calm, sober, indolent 6afgraYe-o once more became iractious and Ill at ease. Ny poor mother, who could conceive no fault n np disposion-- concluding thai, as in other instances, tho husband had discovered Tn the daily eefi- panIonship of married life, faults which had been invisible to a loyer--ascfibed 10 poor Mary all the discredit of the change. She took dislike to her dauehter-in-law, nay, even to Mrs. Nargrave's family, friends,

 

 they had been dining with me, grew mo rose and irritable and attributed the fault to my guests, instead of to the cursed wine their company compelled me to swallow"

 our wife was probably more discern-

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 "No!i On such subjects, women are not enlightened by experience. Even the vice of drunkenness is q mystery to them, un- less when chance exhibits todheir obser- vation some miserable brute lying senseless in the public streets. Many probably as- crIbed my fractiousness to infrmity of ten- per. She found me less good-humorcd than she had expected, and more easily moved hy traes. The morning is the por- ton Of tho day iii which married peopie i've least Ill each others society; and my eve nings seldom passed without political squabble with some visitor, or storm with the servants. The tea was cold; the newspa- per did not arrive in time; or all the worldwas not exactly of my own opinion respecting the conduct of Ministers. Fortuneately. poor Mary's time was engrossed by pre- parations for the arrival of her first child. q pledge of domestic happiness calculated to reconcile woman even 10 greater vexa- tions than those arising from her husbands iritability. Mary palliated all my bursts of temper, by declaring her opinions that 'any man might possess the insipid quali- ty of good humor; but that Wargrave, if somewhat hasty, had the best heart and principles in the world.' As soon as our little boy made his appearance, she excited the contempt of all her female acquain- tances by trusting that Harry would, in all respects, resemble his faiher.' Heaven bless her for her blindness p

 Wargrave paused for moment; during which l took care to direct my eyes to- wards the frigate.

 "Among those female friends, was certain Sophy Cavendish, cousin of Ma rvs; young, handsome, rich,-richer and almost as handsome as herself; but gifted with that intemperative vivaciy which health and prosperity inspire. Sophy was a fearless creature; the only person who did not shrink from my fits of iIl-tenper. When lscolded, she bantered; when ap- peared sullen, she piqued me into cheer fitness. We usually met in morning vis- it's, when l was in a mood to take her railleries in good part To this playful ylrl it unlucliy occurred to suggest to her ;ollsin, Why don't you manage Wargraye IS dol why don't you laugh him out of is perversityl' And Mary, to whose dis 'osiion and manners all these ceaceyies 1ere foreign, soon began 10 assume most rovoking sportiveness Tn our domestic