Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-02-05
NUMBER 2.

miserable, splendidly unhappy.
Then change became apparent to her husband.
He could not long remain blind to the fact that his
love was not returned. He sought the company
of those whose gaety might lead him to forget the
sorrow and despair of his soul. This shallow joke
was unsatisfactory, however, and impeed by pow
erful longing for love, he went astray to warm his
heart by a strange fire.
Kate was herself now in the midst of gorgeous
dessolaiion, burning with thirst unquenchable by
golden streams that flowed around her; painting
with hunger not all tie foUd of fattery and adj
miration could appease
She feproached her husband for deserving her
thus and he answered with angry and deperate
tauntS of deception, and total lack of love, which
smote her conscience heavily.
'.You do not for me-" he cried-''then
why do you complain that bestow elsewhere the
etfecton you have met with GOODNESS p But il is
wrong--sinful," Kate responded.
Eyes l know it 20 said her husband fercely.
at is the evil fruit Of an evil seed. And who
sowed that seed Who gave me hand with
out heart?-who became sharer of my fortune
but gave me no share IN sympathy-who devoted
me to the fate of loving, unloved husband p
Nay do not weep and clasp your hands, and sigh
and sob with such desperation of impatience, for
1 say nothing you do not, deserve to hear
every WE'LL" said Kate, calming herself, Il
will not say your reproaches undeserved. But
granting that am the cold, deceitfu thing you
call me-you know this state of things cannot con-
tnue.
eyes, know L."
"Well p
Mr.. Wellington's brow gathered darby: his
lips curled with scorn.
! 81 have made up my mind, says he, that We
! should not live together any longer. l am tired
of being called the husband of the splendid Mrs.
Wellington l will move in my circle; you shall
shine in yours. l will place restraint on your
actions, nor shall you on mrne. We will be free"
"But the world !' shrieked Kate, trembling.
1.-The world will admire You the same, and
what more do you desire ?'' asked her husband,
bitterly" ''fhis marriage of hands, and not
of hearts, is mockery. We have played the farce
long enough. Few know the conventional mean
ing of the term husband and aCife; but do you
know what it should mean? Do you feel that
the only true union is that of love and sympathy?
Then enough of this mummery Farewell. I
90 to consult friends alb cut the terms of separa-
ton. Nay, do not tremble, and cry, and cling to
me now, for l shall be liberal to you. AS much of
my fortune shall be yours as you DESIRE
Il He pushed her from him. She fell upon the
sofa. From heart torn with anguish, she Shrek
ed aloud
Crank Frank Why did send you from
me ? Why l blind until sight brought me
misery ?''
She lay upon the sofa, sobbing and weeping pas
sionately. Gradually her grief appeared to ex-
, haust itself; her breathing became calm her
eyes and cheeks dry. Her head lay peacefully
upon her arm, over which swept her dishereled
tresses-until, with start, she cried
ssFrank OH Frank come back %
stHere | am" said soft voice by her side.
She raised her head--she opened her astonish-
ed eyes. Frank was standing before her.
''You have been asleep" he said, smiling kind
+! Iy.
stAs1aon %,
''And dreaming, too, I should say-not pleas
dreaming murmurcd Kate ''and is it all
dream
r 81 hope So replied Frank, taking her hand.
"You could not mean to send me from you so
: cruelty, knew So waited in your fathers stu
: dy, where have been talking with him all of an
: hour 1 came back to plead my once more,
and found you here, where left you asleep"
/, ooh, what horrid Dream" murmured Kate,
i rubbing her eyes. cit was so like terrible
o atty that l s.udder now to think of it. thought
was married p
s.And would that be so horrible 90 asked Frank.
81 hope, then, that you did not dream you were
married to me-
Y my heart.
:, ''Then if you gave me your hand 1t would not
be without your heart
Y ''No, Frank, :" said Kate, her bright eyes BEAM
is ing happily through her tears-''and here is.
o She placed her fair hand in his--he kissed it in
b. transport.
And soon there was real marriage; not spen-
did, but happy one, followed by life of love
le and contentment and that was the marriage of
Frank Minot and Kate Yale.
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n COL John Erwin, in letter to the Tuscaloosa OBJ
< Server, declines being candidate for the office of
~ Governor of Alabema
writer in the Talladega Watchtower, strongly
n advocates Coli James E. Saunders for Governor of
- Alabama
II "Who shall be the Man ?"-Under this head the
" Southern Standard, few weeks since, had editorial
DIS enumerating the names Of different gentlemen, who
en- were mentioned in connection with the
chair of our State and recommending for set
st. forth in the article the running of Col VIM. H:
r. Johnson of Warren county We published the Stan
dards article at the time, but neglected to state that
it fully met views, and received most cordial
- approval.-M0nroe Democrat.
" Heavy Brains-The New Hampshire Democrat
says the doctors have been measuring the intellect OF
H. the late Amos Lawrence who died in Boston heother
y day. They have ascertained that his brain weighed
a some two ounces more than that of Mr. Webster
ne which makes him the greater man by about one thirty
ate fourth 1t is delightful to consider that however men
may rank in life. they will be justly appreciated al
their death, only by their Maker, bat by the doc
a tors.
- The Pen and Pencil is the name of a fteekly maya
= zine published at Cincinnati by w. Wallace Wafdin
he at s. year. 1t numbers among Its correspondents