The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-19

uhofoheH. ilc hcld the door open,
Standing il the sbndc of it, SO that
nc was not oh5crvcd. lie heard Mr..
Graham say to his Wife, iii d low, fa-
miliar tone.
y am glad, my dear Mrs. Dor
rance, that YOU have resolved to an.
pear more frequently in. the society
Which you So adorn: Will you here.
after honor me with any commands
that you may havel for, / can assure
you, ttiat I nm but too happy to be
entirely at your scrvice.'
Mr.: Dorrancc die not wait for his
wife's reply, but stepping forward in.
to the light. he met them face to
lace. lie forgot his usual courtesy,
his studied selfposscssion, as, draw.
Ing his wifc's hand rudely from the
arm on which it rested, he said;
4 will excuse you, Mr.. Graham.
from all future attentions towards nv
wife; she will not 20 into society here
after without my protection
1t was so sudden, so unexpected,
that both stood speeches.. The
next moment Mr.. Dorrance had clos
ed the door upon Mr.. Graham, with
oht even exchanging the civilitics of
PARTING. And now his Wife's dark
eyes flashed vchclnently, as breaking
from his grasp, she entered the draw.
ing room, and threw herself upon q
velvet fau;euii. Her small foot beat
the rich carpet hcrvously, and the
soft color Of her cheeks dcepened,
until they glowed like the heart of
the crimson rose which her white fin
gers were now Gercely tearing to
pieces.
AS hcr husband followed, she tnrn.
ed her head disdainfulIy from hin:
Each time that he tssayed 10 speak,
size answered him with scornful
taunting *ords; until at length stuns
to madness, he seized her arm, bury.
ing his nails in the flesh. s
sMarsaretf will you have no fner-
|scy upon me! 90 yon5 see that you are
making a fend of NE
'5'ie ec1saar,.. snfti,dtil..s iiiitsy Her
nrrr 4uis ervd with paln;; she cid not
seek |, shake him off as before; she
rather cXu!ted i'll the idea that be
. iiaa added personal violence to the
morlitica,ioM he had inflicted upon
her, by his ungcntlemanly treatment
ol Mr.. Graham, Sc she smiled cold
ly, and answered mockingly,
Your OWL. evil passions, sir, have
Converted you INTO the hcnd which
Jou allow you are, and which I can.
rot dlsnntc--no, nor even doubt
she added, as glancing at her ann,
which he had now released, she saw
a drop Of blood trick!ing down It's
polished surface. Around it she
wound her fine ca,nhr:c handkcr.
c!icfs and rising would haze left the
'vOln.
Mr.. Dc rance stood between her
and Tie door.
Margaret, you madlencd me- he
sand. 4 did not Know tina, | was so
Violent listen to me -wc must have
an understanding
i understand you now thorough
~, she answered, let mc pass
No, | will not. You must first
promise me that
'Must!' Kissed Margaret, must! l
promise You nothing Then subdu-
Ing herself. she aided, with more
dignity, When you are over your
passion, and can treat me properly,
| will listen To you not before
You Will listen to ine noe, said
Mr.. Dorrauce dctcrunilcdly, and
ciasplng her hands, he held them
iir!lly between his own.
j will not: | will not listen 10
one wori Let INC go; let he go,
Howard Dorra.rCc. l will not bear
liis. You are brute! | hate you!
Oh, heavens! | wish l never had
married. aud, exhausted by the eff.
fort she had m;,lc to free herself, shc
sank back apon the iauteuil; and
hnrst into al H., sterlcal fit Of weep.
inG.
But her tears were not salutary.
They arose t:om wounded pride, from
mortified vanity, from excess Of pas
sion; and wiien hcr husband, subdu
"a by them INTO ca!iner state, sat
down near tier and tried to soothc
her, she waved HIM fom her with
hand, sobbins out,
Go away, go away: I wish |
were dead, and then l would be out
Of the reach ofyour tyrlriiiy:'
MIR. Dorrance answered not a
word, but went straight from the
room to his chamber.
And now, throwing hciself across
tho iauteuiI, Margaret buried her
face in its soft cushions, and, for a
few moments, gave way to the most
violent emotions. There were no
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