Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-06-18

tNNSSHt AlIlt ~ 1ISI as I'LL dc-
knowledged lover. she chrzAGrl all
her raptures ana said co'iIy--@
"Mr. Grandson. lct lis havoo Ter.
feet undcrst ntling. I DO not love
yon; | never shall love" a look OF
! pain shot over her calm face, as she
repressed the word again" She
paused for moment, and then went
on, with her cold dark eyes bent full
on his face. $780,. -, .
SHUT my father wishes us to mar
ry-your parents wish it,: and Lam
not opposed to the measure. But
beg You to understand distinctly. that
while / give awife's duty. Won must
never look for love or blind submis
sion. From the moment we leave
the altar, our lives must be separate.
though our home is one. On these
conditions, and these only, 4 will give
YOU my hand. Are they accepted E
| The youngfman stood for moment
bewildered. There was no mistaking
| her words or manner. Those clear.
dark eyes, that scornful lip anfhaugh
FtY brow. assured him that she hal
spoken the TRUTH and no love was
there; but he had long cherishel>d
passion for h r, ami hoping that his
| ferYent love might win some affection
in return when they were one in the
teyfs Of the " orll, he claspe4 the fair
small hand in his, raised it to his
| lips, and answered. j. =
| II accept. And it. shall be the Iu-
tty pf.my life to make ynu happy. n
t'Be it SO, WAS her unmoved reply,
and then she left him.
The engagement was soon made
public, and all eyes were curionsly
scanning the happy pair. They could
find no fault with the ill-conccalcd de-
votion- Of the lover, and the calm. IN
moved way in which Alice RECEIVED
his ATTENTIONS, or listened to his whis-
Ipcred words, as acknowledged to be
| the perfection Of high.hreeliug. "A
queen could not be more tranquility
selttpossessed," wasthe general VIZ
dict, and all looked eagerly forward
to the bridal. -.
It came ere long, one ight and
SUNNY spring day. The splendid
fparlors were illedwith the filshiona-
bic friends Of both parties, and a
murmur of generalization greeted the
lovely bride as she turned away from
the altar, with checks and lips white
as the snowy satin robes she wore. -
Her husband pressed his lips t" her
cheeks. She receivei the first caress
as calmly as though he were but one
.of the throng around her. and when
al[hal wished her j0y. she retired f"
Ther apartments, preserved an unbro-
kenisilencc willie her dressing imaid
ROBBED her in her plain travelling lIress.
and joined the party one again, at
tired for her Journey. Calmly and
coldly were all her farewrlI$ spoken;
but when she came to her father, her
forced ,composure gave way, and
throwing her arms round his neck.
she chung to him moment in silent.
fearless agony. 1t was her last dis
play of weakness. She heard his
parting blessing, and sitting by the
Side of her hus band was whirlcd rap
idly away from the home Of her child
hood. -. n .....'
a month elapsed before the pair
returned to occupy Their elegant man
sion, far "up town. " But in that
month a strange change has, taken
PLACE in Gram ison. He SCENE lreSt-
less. uneasy agitatctl; he. followed the
stately movements Of his wife with
anxious eyes; he, was unhappy.in her
society, and wratched away from, her
side; in short, lie was little like the
merry, light hearted bachelor his
dearest friends hal known, and one
and all toreswpre matrimomy on the
spot. since,it hal altered him so. -
Twas not long before Madame Ru-
NOR reported the. startling fact that
the princely household was carried
on.npon the European plan, that the
gentleman and lady occupied differ
ent apartments, and only net at sta.
ted hours IN the great drawing rooms
below. Great. was the wondered the
upper ten;' many were the surnises
:hazarled upon, bat no one d"red ques-
ton the parties most deeply interest
ed. and they held their peace. In
public and in private Nice was uni
formly kind and polite to her hus-
band; but this was all, and the Won
deripg city had an opportunity OF
witnessing that anomaly-a man vi
olently in love with his own wife, and
seeking in vain to win her ~,
Idoubt if Alice saw the strngg9
in his mind Her own feelings were
benumed--her own heart seemed cold
and dead. Judging his nature by
her. own. she deemed him satisfied
with her rigid observance of all wife
lypropriety and dignity--it was all
he renn;red of her-she was true to
the letter of her VOW, and her spirit
was at rest. : ~.
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