Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1858-08-11
EDGEFIELD, S. c., AUGUST II, 1853.

EDULI LII
I have left, in order to get you decent outfit
You ought to be very grateful to me, just 4
think that am disposing Of my last damon'
to procure you suitable wedding dress"
"Keep the ring, mother. My white swis
will answer every purpose, and Ira will not low
me less on account of my plain attire. hav
plenty Of clothiDg-all that require is a pai
of gloves"
81 wish you had one grain Of common sens'
in your composition! White swiss, indeed
You appear to delight in mortifying me. shall
certainly be disgraced by you yet, with you
low notions. You must remember that you art
little more than child. So be quiet, and leave
me to manage. Be in readiness by the time
return from Solomon's, and hereafter if you can
not talk sense hold your peace. You have nc
time to spare can tell you, for a week from
tomorrow is the day appointed. You are tc
be married in Church at eleven in the morning
and leave directly for some place Of resort.
shall take Charge Of lIasbrook's household, and
have everything ready for your reception on
your return, which will be about the middle o
September-about the first Of October we will
give a party that shall astonish even Boston
While YOU are away will make out the list o1
guests to be invited, and get things in'readiness
for the OCCASION" and Mrs. Lee left the house
to dispose OF the last gift of her dead husband
a diamond ring Of great value-two hundred
dollars was the price she had set upon it, but
Solomons was Jew, and would only give her
half that sum; but on being told Of the splen-
did alliance her daughter was about to form,
offered to lend her three hundred dollars for
six months, at fifteen per cent, an offer that
Mrs. Lee accepted without the least hesitation
and giving her note Of hand for the amount,
left the store.
1t was on the tenth of August lS+2 that
Esther Lee became the wife Of Ira lIasbrook.
a Oyelicr bride never stood at the altar clad
in robe Of white silk covered with illusion
without ornament Of any sort, not even broach
or bracelet, the long full bridal veil but half
concealed the superb form, and was looped back
from the brow of marble whitencss with half
blown japonica. Esther Lee was beautiful at
all times-rcguantly beauti(ul-but as bride,
superhumanly lovely. Mr. IIasbrook looked
precisely as he felt, suprcmcly happy, and would
not at that moment have exchanged places with
any living. They were married at eleven
and started directly for Saratoga and the Falls,
whittier we will not follow them, but proceed
with Mrs Lee to the residence of Mr.. IIasbrook,
where she installed herself as general manager,
and in her own estimation, mistress of the
household. She managed every body and every
thing that came within ler Jurisdiction; she
gave warning to some OF the servants that they
must leave, willie others gave her warning that
they should leave; SO that between the warnings
an entirely new set Of domeStics had taken
charge of the premises before Mr. Elasbrook'S
return, which was on the twcnty-tirSt of Sep
tember.
And then began the preparations for the par
ty Mrs. Lee was in her clemcnt-nuw scold-
ing the servants, giving orders and spending
money. Mr. lIasbrook was little more than a
cipher, and as for Mrs. IIasbrOok, why Mrs, Ice
considered her fit for nothing i'll the world but
to receive visitors and ask her husband for mo-
ney. Mrs IIasbrouk became all Of sudden all
object of the greatest interest in the upper circle
of Boston-tLoSc who had been the most distant
before her marriage, were the first to call-reo-
pie who would not have noticed her as Esther
; Lee, worshippcd and idolized the beautiful Mrs.
Ira IIasbrook. Constance Benton could scarcely
exist day without seeing her old school mate,
and the Whitney girls were overwhelming in
their attentions.
The third Of October was fixed upon for the
party, the entire management Of which was lett
to Mrs Lee; and, she with her peculiar talent,
managed every thing to perfection. The enter
tainment passed of with the most entire salts
faction to all parties concerned, without a NAL
apropos occurrence or (what Mrs. Lee would
have termed) a notifying crisis. Every body
of any consequence was invited that they might
come and envy the bride; and almost all who
were invited did come and many did envy the
lovely mistress of the mansion, her wealth, her
establishment, and some even her husband.
This party was composed of the very cream and
flower of Boston society-its entire wealth and
fashon-its formality and falseness. There
was the usual amount of small talk and empty
compliment, and some good sound common
sense withall, for be it known, people OF talent
were thcrc-peoplc lcnot only money, but merit.
Mrs. Lee shone conspicuous in brocade OF
silver gray. She was in her glory-party giving
was her delight, AMI her look said as plain as
looks can say, call this grandeur belongs to my
daughter, and am mistress here" When sup
per was announced, and Mr.. Hasbrook gave her
his arm, as an honored guest, who could have
supposed that any other sentiment than respect
occupied bis heart, and still what deadly hatred
rankled there, eating into his very yitals-hoW
he loathed the sight Of her who should have
been as a mother to him. And yet there was
no outward sign of this-the greatest Difference
was at all times manifested toward hcr-if lie
was seated when she entered, he always arose
to offer her seat. He had guarded his secret
we'll. for even Esther never suspected that he
had heard word of the conversation between
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