The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-10-08


cake and wine. Ida could net taste drop
bar she t0aebed her lips TO The glass, while
Gilbert drained has 20 the bottom. The
niliner was compelled 10 set her wine on
the table, to conceal the laughter which
shook her hand-while Miss Warner, drank
TO the bride.
"And now" said the young lady, setting
down her glass, and dusting the crumbs Of
cake from her white gloves. ''as our amuse-
mentis over for the evening. we viii return
home. if you are ready, Mr.. Gilbert"
Ida lifted her eyes almost in terror to the
man whom she believed to be her husband,
While The washerwoman arose from her scat
and looked Miss Warner keenly in the face
"You need not look at me so voraciously
my gOod woman" said the unfeeling girl,
''if have lent Ar. Gilbert to Miss Ida
here, il Was for our mutual amusement, but
play cannot last forever; it is getting dark,
we must so home again"
VERY much delighted with our pleasant
little party" ehined in Miss Smith, ''if you
ever get up wedding az earnest, this would
be,s delicate pattern. trust she will not
EEL SO exalted that she cannot come to her
work in the morning.
The wssherwoman was deadly pale; she
raised her hand as il TO enforce silence on
the iippant mockery with which she was in
suited. and stepping a pace forward, was
about 10 address the man who had violated
her home: Eut Lids had risen to her feet,
and would have fallen, but Gilbert reached
forth his arm. and drawing her to his bosom
kissed her forehead and her pale cold lips,
while he trembled from head to foot.
What means this?" exclaimed Miss War
ner. grSsping his arm in passionate amaze
ment; "what means this in my presence,
sir?,'
"'It means said Gilbert, lifting his head
and looking firmly around, ''it means that
she Is my ic!fe. my own beloved and welded
wife, before God and in the sight of man.
Weak, wicked girl did you believe me so
base. SO utterly devoid Of manhood, that |
should lend myself to plot SO atrocious? |
loved you, Louisa, at least thought SO! and
when | was flung into the society of a crca-
ture SO good and lovely as this young girl.
who is now my wife, felt that your fears
were well founded, that my allegiance to
yourself was in danger; | consented as an
honorable man should, to see her no more.
You were not satisfied withthis submission
to Just demand but would have made
me a yillain-and after that would have
married the bastard for the sake of proper
ty and the homestead"
Before the last words were fairly uttered
Miss Warner had dropped to the floor in
violent Mysteries, and some two hours after,
shr undertook rather an unpleasant walk
home through the damp grass, between the
crest-fallen miliner and the young clergy
m'n.
The next day she had the satisfaction Of
seeing Gilbert drive towards the homestead
in barrouche, which had been purchased
fur another occasion, and on the back seat
was the waSherwoman in new straw bon
net and that Identical red cloak--by her
ride sat our Ida, looking as pretty as a
snow drop, a sight which made the village
4ristocrat rather out Of ccnccit with the
''mock marriage" but we were perfectly
sstisfed-.rue, we were obi gel TO look for
ncw help-5u. the homestead gained cap
jtsl housekeeper in the waSherwoman, and
the most lovely, joyous, and warm-hcarted
httle mistress you ever saw, when it receiv-
ed t'our Ida -