Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-04-05
tried to say SO. but her words were al

every effort to render il firm, "for tn
sake OF our child. aud also to avoid tn,
gossip aud scandal which would o.he,
wise be occasioned. should wish tia
our outer lifo-that which the worlC
must see and know-might be the sam,
as heretofore, should wish that whe !
We NEE, our friends in the social circ,e
and even when we are in the presence o
the servants. our demeanor might be SUI,
as not TO occasion remark, and that onl,
III private might we be strangers"
Strangers had i, then come to that
After another long pause. during whicl
be evidently expected Adelaide to speak
Mf. Fletcher went on
The term nave used sounds perhap,
unnecessarily harsh--but with my view,
OF the marriage relation--views that yor
have heard me explain hundred times
| can adopt no other that will express
my meaning. There can be no ssnctity
IN marriage save where it is haliowed b,
mutual love. We cannot meet merely
as friends. we must ba more or nethi,p
1, il better therefore tina, there should be
no intercourse between us save in the
presence of Others"
Still Adelaide replied not.
III would like. Mrs. FLETCHER. to have
you deal frankly with me. /; is now
very necessary that we should understand
each other fully"
Adelaide gasped for breath, and her
lips moved for a minute or two before
any sound issued from :hem.
1T shall be as you say"
Her husband bowed his head. In his
hear. of hearts be had hoped for diiFs
rent answer. 1t was not strong hope.
ana he was hardly conscious that he cher
ished it. but it was just enough TO make
aim feel disappointed that she yielded
without q murmur to his wishes, and be
regarded this ss an additional proof that
che had never loved him.
You will oblige me by drawing upon
Barrett & Co. whenever you need money,
aad as freely as ever. They will receive
orders from me to furnish you with wIa,
ever funds you may require.
He ceased. and for half hour they sa,
in silence, scarcely conscious of the lapse
of time. A. length Adelaide felt tha,
she could endure il no longer. aud she
rose feebly from her chair
"Have you any thing further to soy to
ne, Mr.. Fletcher"
Nothing more" was the answer. A
cold bow was exchanged between them,
and thus the husband and wife parted.
1T is all oveE-oh. my God. why hast
thou forsaken mel" cried Adelaide. as
she reached her own chamber and fell al
most fsinting upon the bed. "Kate.
Kate. you warned and counseed me. bu.
i would no, heed you. In my heads;rong
islly would not listen to your en:rca-
ties. aud now i. is too late. and you gre
not here to comfort me Would were
at rest beside you. Kate-,has my poor
heart would break at once. and forever."
"Oh, mamma, mamma" werbled a
sweet. childish voice, ''see pity towers
Katy find in the garden !" and the little
creature climbed. up on chair. and
thence 10 the bed, and s.yove 10 remove
the hands that covered her mothers face
Adelaide drew the little one TO her
heart. and wept more calmly than before.
She had yet something to live for.
Months rolled slowly by. Mr.. Fetch
or and Adelaide seldom met save in the
social circle and at he table. and there
they weIe..nevef alone. Day By G>yy their
alienation became mere perfect-day by
day their hearts grew further and further
apart. and the cloud tia, hung over the N
more dense and dark.
They we're very wretched both of them
but neithss party read Alright the feelings
of the other. Dir. Fletcher did not real.
ize how impossible il was for Adelaide
10 make the least advance towards re-
Cancellation. while she was conscious
tina, no words she could utter would be
suficien. 10 outweigh the evidence OF :he
past-of those years that her husba nd
thought were years Of hypocrisy and de-
ceit.
You married me because was rich.
you sold yourself for my cursed gold ~
those words ware constant, ringing in
her ears. She knew that they had no:
been SPOKEN carelessly and unmsaningly
they had been bresthed in tones that
expressed the deepest conviction. and
ehe could not wonder that the charge had
been brought against her; but what could
che do? Calling. humiiiating as was the
thought. that he. who had surrounded he,
with so much luxury. regarded i. now
only as the price of her truth. She coult
not exoneraie herself: she could sal
noihing in her own defense.
Then. gradually. as day after day he
husband continued. as at first, cold. for
nal, and distinctly polite. the conviction
forced itself upon her mind. that he hsc
lost all love for her, that their estrange
ment had ceased to be matter of4ht
least concern to him. And SO she avoid
ed him more s.udiously than ever. Sht
held herself still more coldly aloof. think
ing that he leatbed her very presence
Her home was desolate. In the long
evenings. after little Katy was fast asleep
jtwas such torture to sit alone in he
roosa: to hear her husbands step in The
library: TO know that he was so near he
in Loneliness and bitterness OF spirit. ant
yet feel taat they were as effectuaily sep
srated as If the waters of an ocean rolled
between them.
So she fed fran the solitude and drear
Oh hop and r,rnotpf