Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-09-12

broke from the milliner at the exquisite success
of their joke ..lr,s4s,
The washerwoman arose, and brought forth
cake and wine. Lda could not taste drop,
but she touched her lips to the glass, while Gil.
bert drained his to the bottom. The ,milfiIer
was compelled to set her wine on table, 10
conceal the laughter which shook her hand
while Miss Warner gracefully drank to the
bride. i'a s5f' be- Efrj 7'S = idR
".And now, said the young lady, sitting dowt,
her glass, and dusting the crumbs Of cake from
her white gloves, "as our amusement is over for
! the evening. we will return home, If. you are
ready Mr.. Gilbert" ,s,f
Ida lifted her eyes almost in terror to tho
man whom she believed to be her husband;
while the washerwoman arose from her seat and
looked Miss Warner keenly in the face.
'You need not look at me so voraciously
good woman" said the unfeeling girl; "if
have lent MIR. Gilbert to Miss Ida here, It was
for our mutual amusement; but play cannot
last forever, and it is getting dark, we must go
home again" - -. .e.f.',
Very much delighted with your little party"
chimed in Miss Smith; "f you ever get up a
wedding in earnest, this would be q delicate
pattern; trust she will not feel SO exalted,
that she cannot come to her work in the morn.
ing" .,i-sl,-a.ssa.
The washerwoman was deadly pale--she
lifted her hand as If to enforce silence onthe
hippapt mockery with which she was insulted,
and, stepping pace forward, about to address
the man who had violated the peace of her
house, but Lida had risen to her ieet, and would
have fallen, but Gilbert reached forth his arm,
and drawing her to his bosom. kissed her fore.
head, anil her pale lips, while he trembleds from
head to foot = '> 5t.
"What means thiss" exclaimed Miss Warner,
grasping his arm in passionate amazement,
what nisaus this in my presence. sirw sl
1T means" said Gilbert, who lifted his head
and looked firmly about, "it means that shesis
my wife, my own beloved and welded wifi, ,he-
fore God and in the sight of man! Weak,
wicked girl! did you believe me so base; 50
utterly devoid of all manhood, that I should
lend myself to plot so atrociousa loved
you, Louisa; at least thought so! and when
was flung into the dangerous society Of D
creature SO good and lovely as this young gid,
who is my wife, fel. that your fears were
wellfounded that my allegiance to yourself was
in danger; consented, as an honorable man
should, to see her no more. You were not
satisfied with this submission to a Just demand
but would have made me a villain-and alter
that, would have married the bastard for the
sake of the property and homesteadw
Before the last words were fairly uttered,
Miss Warner had dropped to the floor in VIC.
lent Mysteries. and, some two hours after, she
undertook rather an unpleasant walk home
through the damp grass, between the crest fall.
en- miIliner and the young clergyman. ~
The next day, she had the satisfaction of
seeing Gilbert drive towards the homestead 10
barouche which had been purchased for an.
other occasion, and, on the back seat, was the
washerwoman in a new straw bonnet, and that
identical red cloak; by he. side sat our Ida,
looking as pretty as snow drop, sight which
made the village aristocrat rather out of con.
ceit with the mock marriage; but we were per-
fectly satsfed-true we were obliged :to look
out new help, but the homestead gained capi.
tai housekeeper in the washerwoman, and the
most joyous, lovely, and warn,.hearted little
mistress you ever saw, when it received our
Ida. -