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•The Pastor Replied: " Dear Elise, I Wil...
Stern acknowled , howe ged ver , by was the simp tenderest le enough at , and to the fancy most altar that chivalrous his after wife the would devotion impor be - .
tant come and faith " entirel yes" but y had his that been own any pronounced , and extraordinary receive a . ri demonstration ght indeed to of all it his on love his
p chords art was in necessary ; his heart , needed he had to no be idea awakened . Like by most the men touch , the of tenderest a loving
hand The : Pastor Elise , liowever liad a weak , expected and to unfortunate be met more aversion than half to the way . celeand
liked bration best of when birthd his ays , own ( he was was passed no friend by to in holiday silence ; making Eliseon , ) the
, wreaths contrary , were in whose in hih father favour ' s had house been famil accustomed y feasts , to flowers see her , own and
which annivers occurred ary celebrated after g her with marriage m , arked broug attention ht . very The painfull first birthday y to her she felt how
mind the joys , the tears , and the dreams of the past ; full greatl y , y and she aw stood aited in the need congratul of love ations , * she dressed of her husb herself from and very , the who care she
fancied must "be aware of the date of her birthday marin riage dishabille register , holding ; the door up would the opened sleeve have , her of husband his dressing appeared gown , somewhat and ragged said ,
elbows " I do . wish I have , Elise worn , you it a fortnight in compassion this mann upon er , and my really it makes me ashanaed before the country people ; and listencould
, fire you ? not There sometimes is a most look after the servant waste when of wood she this makes morning up the , unnecessary
when the thermometer stands at fifty degrees outside . _" This was a jarring discord to Elise ' s high-strung feelings , and oured instead of
farther a endeavouring playful widening reproach to restore the , she breach the again harmony for withdrew the by future a good into . -hum herself " Misunderstood , thus joke still , or ,
alone in the world . " In this state of mind , as soon as breakfast was over , she applied herself , with the offendin an air of deeply injured main
innotaining cence Pastor , to , began meanwhile the task to puzzle of , repairing so his profound mind with a silence the g , dressing question that the gown if astonished it , really
never could be occurred a crime to Elise to expect that so a ordinary little timel a service y attention from , on a wife her . part It she
tinued could prevent to cherish these the frequentl idea of y her recurring unappreciated annoyances worth ; , and con per - - but alsin colder
formed her duties , certainly with more care , o a and In less the loving afternoon spirit . of this unfortunate birthdaya box arrived
her with mother presents -in- from law , a her kind mother but , somewhat and also a ceremonious gift of , fine old flax lad from y : _,
birthday this last of accompanied her , amiable by d the aug most hter-in polite -law , " congratulations with a word of on advice the
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1863, page 86, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041863/page/14/
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