The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-12-24
CAROLINA SPARTAN,
Written for the Carolina Spartan.
LULA WORDSWORTH;
LOVE STRONGER THAN PRIDE.
CHAPTER V.
BY J. FORREST GowAN.

While Desmond, aud his young friend,
Lioneil, are wrapt in slumber, let us visit
ehe residence Of Mr.. George Graham, in
whose family, as the reader will remember,
Lula had obtained situation rs governess,
through the influence of Desmond.
She and LeoIne Graham were the only
occupants of the tasty little chamber into
which / now introduce my reader; and
though it is now long after midnight, and
the candles. have almost burned down to
their sockets, they are apparently engaged
In earnest conversation.
Lula looks sadly beautiful, and the dark
shadow which seems hoveriny about her
puye How7 lends new briliancy 10 her
sparkling black eyes. 1t would be impos.
sible 10 describe her beauty, 70, like some
exquisite poem
''it may not be written or told
Exceeding beautiial!"
Alas! it was her mstchess beauty, and the
consciousness of it, that had in earlier life
brought pride into her heart and sorrow
aud bitterness in its train Beautiful, nc.
compiished and wealthy, she had in other
years been the pride and boast OF an indul-
gent but euins father, The petted one, the
q. iayotRe of all her friends, and the admired
aud courted of the beaux. She had never
known love, until she felt il for Desmond
and thodgh her ideas of a proper marriage
had led her 10 refuse tue hand uf Desmoud,
for that Of the flashing Woodsworll, she
silil retained, IN some degree "a, least, the
fervor of her first and only love. Her hus.
bands effects. after his sudden decease, were
not even sufficient to liquidate his many
debts, and her father, having died bankTup,
a short time before, left her alone among
strangers and almost penniless. Poor Lula!
she was altogether unprepared for the stern
realities Of life, and yet labor and sorrow
seemed to be the only portion Of her cup.
Thus, by one false step in early life, had she
thrown dark pail over much of tue future.
This much had The education of her mind
and heart done for her--crushing the ma.
tive buds of truth, and mplan,ing in their
places the repul,ve formaliies and empty
nonsense OF arstoc-atca ideas She had
refused Desmond tor nothing under heaven,
but because another of more naughty air
and courty polish had come between her.
self and him. Wordsworth had truly loved
her, bu! those endearing relations which
should ever exist between mau and wife
were never FULLY realized by Lula--she re.
spected him, but never loved him. But
when he too was called away from earth,
aud only little daughter left to her, she
was indeed cast down aud miserable. Glad.
ly would she have laid down under the
cool turf'and slept her long sleep upon the
dewy pillow OF death, were it not for her
dear child. The child of Lula Woodsworth
must not he pauper; sooner than this she
would hire some little garret, aud work her
fingers to the bone for its support aud hap.
piness. For this had she wandered about
from place TO place, refusing the slightest
gilt OF charity, however kindly offered, and
for this was she compelled at length to OBJ
tain miserable room in Mason's Court at
C---. In her wanderngs and suffer.
ings she often heard of the fame and wealth
OF Desmond, her rejected suitor; aud the
very contrast in there present conditions,
compared with the past increased the pride
OF her heart towards Iim, and made his
name almost nnbearabIe She, in her io-
norance OF the moral character of Desmond,
blushed to think that he would in all pro
liability now look down upon her with
scorn and contempt, and point the finger Of
der'sion at her. Accordingly when, as tie
reader will remember, she received The piece
OF gold from her little daughter, which
Desmond had sent, she Indignantly return.
cd 1t, accompanied by that CALLING and
proudaleiter; and gathering her small ef
1ects together, Immediately left the town OF
u, to avoid a meeting with him.
Ihe reader will remember that arriving
at WoodvilIe, she Immediately advertised
ior situation as governess, which was OBJ
tanned Tor her in the family Of Mr.. Graham,
In which we now find her. She knew not
that to Desmond's exertions and influence
she now was Indebted for her enyiable and
pleasant situation. 1t was four months now
since she first removed into the Graham
family, and during that time she had atteu.
ded, and spoken very highly of, all Des.
mond's public lectures. As he appeared
upon the stage week after week, before
large and brilliant audiences, Ldla's aaze
was hxed ever and alone upon him. and
hls glowing words would fall like remem.
bered music upon her attentive ear, and
send thrill Of unspeakable and mysterious
emotions through her heart. Wny wa.
~tliisi
Was it in the power Of eioquencel or can
1t be explained by the laws of afiinityl
Lula would retire to her chamber. after
returning from one of these lectures, and