The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-05

trcachery. and TO let her witness the
agony she had caused. But his pride
that pride which in their last inter
view she had SO wounded, and wl4ich
had determined him, though suffering
deeply under their cstrangcmcn,, to
wait for some sign to show that she
regretted it talso-rcstraincd him, even
in that moment Of desperation, from
such an outbreak.
Then came the humbling question:
had she really ever loved him And
when the first burst Of anguish was
over, and he was able to review the
past more calmly, he began to doubt
whether he had not from tho first been
the mere victim Of her coquctry:
whether she had not from the first been
sporting with his affections, and lead
ing him to pour out upon her the dear
est feelings of his heart, only for the
pleasure O. breaking it at last.
AS Charles had been prevented from
revealing TO any one hi, happiness, li;
misery was now equally his own and,
carefully burying it within his own bo,
som, he soon rc-appcared among his
friends, q shade paIcr and more scrions
than before, but outwardIy exhibiting
no traces Of disappointment. THUS
Flora was deprived Of one great source
Triumph; but though she saw him
unsubIucd, she knew him too we'll TO
doubt lha, he suffered dccply-and
this consciousness enabled her still TO
act ii,I part with spirit.
In her acceptance Of Mr.. Roswell,
who had addressed her when her an
ger against Charles was at its hci1ht.
her first thought WAS the blow it would
inllict upon him; but the delight with
which he received her assent. the 10Y
OF her parents at the match, and the
splendid establishment that IL mar
fiagc with him wonlI secure, was not
without lis effect upon her. As Mr..
boswell he'd remarkably soft and in
Slnuat'ng manners, and was really
much i'll love with her, she honcd Ia
be able to govern him completely she
tharci"ra tried to forget that .c was
neither young, handsome, nor iitrrcs
ling; and, pleased by the constant
!!aL!"!y .! he: &c" ";!;rirer, ami Ills
perfect submission to al her capiiccs.
aud kcp, i'll IL constant wlirI Of excite
lnent by The preparations that were
rapidly making for hcl marriage, She
believed that her love for Charles was
completely a"mihlatcl BY his ni<con-
duct.
Bnt Flora had vcnturcd on n dan
Scrous experiment. Tie wedding gai
cites were hardly over !Il!o.c She Do.
gan to discover that the quiet, obscyu;'
Gus Mr.. Hosworlh wasMot puitc the
submissive husband she rxIcclcu linn
to be. 1t was true H. WAS never tired
OF :lniriny his youthful bridc-bu,
he showed y strc g disposition to mo
nopo!izc her society him ,eIl: He d:I
not choose that she shunlu ilirt and
dance with gay admirers, AS she had
done in the days of her uu!yt;crcd uirl-
hood, OF that every evening they lad
no engagement cut, She should assem-.
Die round her young and gidly cir
Gle, instead of dcvotin. her time to
him. And as she from the first show.
cd that his wishes did not influence her
conduct III thc lcas', he. soon found
ways and means to rclncc her TO ODE.
dichcc.
The frs. serious q,arrvl-wh;cl &C.
cared within two months after lAci.
inarri;sc-c.icctuaiiy proved who Was
10 be master. They had received IN
invitation which Mr.. Boswell wished
should be declined. Iii, wife, after
valn!y cnicavoring to alter lis deter.
nlination, quietly seat lIcr cxccptancc,
hoping some lucky chance might take
him out of The way or the appointed
evening, when She could we'll brave
his dlsplcas.rc, after having crjoyed
tie pleasure she coveted. Contrary
to her hopes, her husband remained Il,
home, and, after presided at the tea Ia.
bic, she was Just going up to drc,st
when he inquired why she was leaving
him.
40 dress for Mrs. Marsl's !" said
Flora, carclessIy "you need net 80
You do not want to but us have :,
particular desire TO be there, shall 90
alone !"
81 thought requested You to decline
that invitation ?" replied her husband;
"dld you not understand me so?'
son, perfectly" said Flora "huL
as wished to SO, thought proper 10
accept it,"
And, passing before her husband rs
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