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XXXVIII. ON THE SHELF.
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In France the young girls have a dull time of it till they are married, when "Vive la liberté" becomes their motto. In America, as every one knows, girls early sign the declaration of independence, and enjoy their freedom with republican zest1; but the young matrons usually abdicate2 with the first heir to the throne, and go into a seclusion3 almost as close as a French nunnery, though by no means as quiet. Whether they like it or not, they are virtually put upon the shelf as soon as the wedding excitement is over, and most of them might exclaim, as did a very pretty woman the other day, "I'm as handsome as ever, but no one takes any notice of me because I'm married."
Not being a belle4 or even a fashionable lady, Meg did not experience this affliction till her babies were a year old, for in her little world primitive5 customs prevailed, and she found herself more admired and beloved than ever.
As she was a womanly little woman, the maternal6 instinct was very strong, and she was entirely7 absorbed in her children, to the utter 467 exclusion8 of everything and everybody else. Day and night she brooded over them with tireless devotion and anxiety, leaving John to the tender mercies of the help, for an Irish lady now presided over the kitchen department. Being a domestic man, John decidedly missed the wifely attentions he had been accustomed to receive; but, as he adored his babies, he cheerfully relinquished10 his comfort for a time, supposing, with masculine ignorance, that peace would soon be restored. But three months passed, and there was no return of
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