Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
FLORENCE EMERSON
II. TEE CfyG WIDOW

Or TX s. 2 O N G W ID W.
BT VIRGINIA FORREST.
sFlorencei" cried JtSsie Lawson, bust
Jug into her Cousins boudolr one morn
ing" Florence Emerson, Hafty SAYS YOU
are engaged 10 George Langfofd -
"H ell. cousin, if were, have you any
objections?
"0bjecton, Why, Floy, be is old
enough
.sjust thittY-ni;ie, cousin Jessie
"ihry- nine and a widower with two
children But II is mistake of harry's
you are no, really going TO marty him, are
you?"
"Iexpeet so" said Florence quietly.
"sVell, give you up. You, Florence
Emerson, the belle of the season, with a
large fortune you, the beauty and heir
ess, with lovers, beaux, offers without end
or number, to throw yourself away upon a
poor ui3owes with two children. and no
fortune except in bis profession. Oh !
Floy, thought you had more sense
What are you thinking of"
"Why, Jessie, you are wasting you eio.
quence. George Lang ford is handsome, -
"Granted.
"Talentel I"
'Gran,ed, again"
"He loves me-
$50 do fiity others.
"And. last of all, my strongest argument.
love him !"
We'll, suppose You will marry HIM
in spie Of my dsarprovals so wish YOU
JOY, aud hope he'll never hold up MIS-.
i.angiotd second.
"lf Mrs: Langfoid first ~as 4 molel for
me will follow in her footsteps
"Weit, well there is one comfort. -
Willie and Edith ave very pretty children,
and too Young 10 rebel ut il NV mamma,
| believe. How Old are they exactly
i'ioy :"
Nv life is iour Edith three -
"k.fP you basg, The care Of two such
babies
| Flolence Emerson and Jessie Eawson
were cousins, aud had, uriil .Ietsie's mar
Rage, been almost Ike sisters, Jessir
who was Two years the elder, was ssy
lively bienae. vain, and pretty. siorenc'
vas = tail, stately beauty with large dait
ewes. hlack hair, aad features like a Greek
sia.ue. She was al orphan, and as jessie
said, an heiress.
George Ian slard vas lawyer of soN'
s,auting. Handsome, talented, but grave
and quiet III his manneis; deYotedly at
iacl,ed to Florence, but he Has thirty -nihe
and widower .jessie's sentiments wer'
echoed by all floience's circle Oh friend
when her engagement was known. She
so beautiful, young, talented, and wealthy
She always was different from other girls
the, said. So, aite. few days, the mat
ter ceased to be discussed. aud some new
wonder of toe fashionable world took it
place.
Flcreace had been married just tw'
wears, when i! became Necessary or Mr.
| i.angford to so to Paris his stay was t.
- very short. SO he concluded not to laiS'
~ -. re. She was fond Of home, ha!
10Y we OF both children, and in re
f ap laysd tn, ,w iondly, and with their SO
ciety, her hone dates aud a promise
' r;s,, !, iess;e ,.eonyht the time of he
s.s ,..,a - ,,senee m, aAt be made to pas
pleasantly. Blu. when he hour Of depart
nrc came, when his trunk stood "ai'ihl
in the hall, and he came to say nais" ="
III. whole aspee! of thugs seel eo eha"s-
ed. Florence felt that her deats " s,es =
IRE was leaving her: all, looket. ea' n
aud vague pfesentimeut Of evil ilsea .'s
soul.
aWhy, Florence, you are as white as
cornse.'' cried George, in lfightens'
tone. II thought you had arranged gave
Ties without number to occupy you while
your grave old husband was away. Chez
IN. Fioy; shall be gone only shof
time
ooh George, did not realize it till now
1 What can do without yon?'
"You will visit Jessie. take Willie ant
Edith into the country, and-and-oh
: GU had whole list of pleasures arranged
| The carriage is here. Goodbye, Flor
ence." :,
Florence tried TO speak, but the word
died on her lips. She grasped his hand
while her eyes filled with tears, and the'
!, Al her pleasures were forgotten as sh
, watched the carriage rolling from tn
door, and she only remembered hcw lone
i, " she would BE without him; she looke'
back upon two years of such perfect nap
/ niness that it seemed less like reality tha'
} > nleasant dream. Long she stood at tn
window watching. as ifshe expected hin
{ "a return, but the voices OF the ehlldre
reused her, and she stiled her ows gIie