The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-05-23
KAIIDA, PUTNAM COUNTY ONO TUESDAY. MAY %. 1918

PuieH'S. lHey were DOn Ueautilul, DOtl
highly accomplished, a but their characters am
dispositions were as opposite as their persons
The elder Of the two was fair and delicate
rather petite, and Of mild and gentle man
ners,
I "a violet by mossy stone,
Half hidden from the eye.
HTbc younger was of proud aud con-
manding figure. Herrich tresses were fold
ed smoothly on her forehead, and gathered
in a. low Knot on her beautifully formed
jhcadswhile her dark eyes flashed with the
light Of a naughty and unsubdued spirit.
They were surrounded by all The elegancies
Of life, caressed by a large circle Of gay
friends, and Sought in marriage by many
who knew they were TO inherit large fortunes
"Among the occasional visits at the hos
pitablc house of. tho merchant, was young
clergyman, who had charge of country par
ish, with the enpiaJle salary of five hundred
dollars year. A man of polished manners
and refined mind, he found much that was
congenal in the society of the merchants
eldest daughter, nor could he help observing
that she regarded him with kindness. But
he never dreamed that she could be his
wife, and when he found that love had sto-
len into the place of friendship, he absented
himself from the house, and stroye, in the
strict discharge Of his duties, TO conquer
passion that 10 him appeared hopeless.
"Fhe last man 10 whom the merchant would
have given his youngest daughter. was the
very one she had chosen for husband, and
no entredties of her parents could induce
her 10 pause ere she gave her final decision.
With the same obsiinacy which had alwal
appeared when her pleaaure or will were TO
be grali1ed, Adelaide assured her parents
that she would never marry any other than
Vincent Barckley. Fearing that his, daugh-
ter might be married clandesiinely, the mer-
chant unwillingly gave his consent to the un-
! oh.,, sd. ~
GAS long as Mary hoped 10 influence her
sister, and deter her from committing an act
which she feared would bring sorrow and
anguish to their happy home, so long did
she plead and en,reat Adeaide TO wait one
year before she welded. But when Mary
4 found her sisters resolution was not 10 be
shaken, then in her own loving hopeful man.
ner did she strive TO smooth all difficulties,
and endeavor 10 persuade her parents and
herself that Vincent Barckley might be
better man than the world thought he was.--
Mary could not deny that there was charm
and elegance id his manner well calculated
| 10 fascinate a gay and lhonghtless girl; but
to herit seemed false and hollow; there was
no heart-wamih, none of that open manli-
ness Of character which wins uponsa nature
frank and confding as lis own, She never
liked hin from the first. There was that
involuntary repulsion, for which she could
not account, and which il was impossible to
overcome. She strove to reason OH the sub
ject, but feeling was stronger than ieason.-
She blamed herself for being preiudced,
and uncharitable, and now that Barckloy was
the afianced of her sister, Mary tried more
than ever to get rid of her dislrust.
"The wedding was what was called a
"bri|liant affair."" BY the guests, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barckley were declared TO be lomed
Cor each other, and, judging from outward
appearances, there seemed to be nothing
wanting TO complete their happiness. Soon
after their marriage, Adelaide and her hus-
band went abroad, and passed their first viii
ter together in the gddy vortex of Partisan
gayety. g'i ieaH DIV ID
"The admiration excited by her grace
and beauty, where there were so many grace
gave still greater impetus to ber vanity,
and the richest dresses and most costly Or
namenls, were ordered without any regard
ITO outlay, that she might retain the epithet
of 'queeny,' bestowed upon her by her ad-
mrers. o2hfE ~ n.ga G, tt nrH
" She enjoyed but little of her husbands
society, as 1t would been in shocking bad
taste for husband to be caught, in fashion
able circle, paying any little civilities or at
tentons to his wife, aud so she was frequen.-
ly left to the charge ofMonseur De L'Orme,
who performed the part, without receiving
the name, of fcapaliere seroente. Mr.. Barck-
ley was, of course, at liberty 10 lavish his
smiles and his politeness on any body who,
for the moment, he thought the most agree
able, and in one successive round of amuse-
ments was spent the first winter in Paris.
" In the spring, Adelaide wrote to her pa
rents that her husband and herself had de-
cided on staying abroad another year. They1
were to spend the summer months at Baden,
and would return in the wlnterto the French +
capital. The letter closed wiGhb a request
for large remittance, as Mr.. Barckley had
been disappointed in receiving the money
he expected from his agent from home.--l
The remittance was sent, and her father I
wrote kindly, yet firmly, of the necessity
there was fof prudence and economy. The
only remark made by Adelaide, as she put
down her fathers letter, was, 'Economy!
what a vulgar word, it is tantamountto parsi-
monYn Once more in the gay circles Of