Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-05-08

with that and put up with it .tamely When
| heard after came ont what had been going
on felt inclined to run away from Charles,
and never come back to him"
"Bnt," cried Susan, her mind rebelling at
being made the receptacle Of such news, al
| understand you rightly, this happened years
ago"
What If it did the traces remain. There
are two little dark wretches, aud his tTlohcS
| going out TO support them. And, for all |
, know, he still"
"My dear sister," hastily interrupted Su-
san, 'it seems to me that you are looking at
things in wrong light. You are his wife,
and therefore"
"a re you going to defend him ITO defend
such a system ?" angrily cried Mrs. Carnagie.
you know better. ] think it very bad,
though ] do not wish to speak of it. But all
that had happened before you were anything
! to him and you never ought to have suffered
it 20 pass your lips in speaking with him.
1t was not your affair, or one you had any
business with. Never speak Of it again,
Emma; Danish it from your memory. lie is
your husband not7, your lawful husband; be
to him kind and afiectionate wife, and if he
is not yet (thoiigh should hope he is) quite
all he ought TO be, lie will become so in time.
1t rests with you"
"You have lucky escape, Susan" persist
ed Mrs. Carnagie. Fancy what it was, al
most as soon as landed, to be told that he
( had been as good as married before? What
would you have said, had such news greeted
you :"
a should have sad-whatever may have
| felt--that 1t was no friend to me who could
impart such. Who told you, Emma {"
Major Jacombson's wife. Her husband
| ic M, half nov onI bnllc cpmo civil most bprp
She has lived on the island for years, and
knows the ins and outs Of all th5 officers at-
fairs, however many may be Quartered here.
She spoke Of it quite as matter OF course,
! like one might speak Of the changing Of ser.
want. Charles found, though that | did not
take it us matter Of course. We have new
ur been cordial since"
"And is it this which has created the un.
! happiness, the dissonsion you speak of, be.
tween you and your husband 2"
! THAT is the chief That was the first and
great cause: but have found out plenty oI
faults to reproach him with since. Not per
haps Of the same nature | don't say that"
You have looked out for faults, fear,
said Susan.
ITO be sure ! have. Things that might
never thought Of, or should have passed oyel
lightly; but felt my heart completely turr
again him. should not care if he died to
MORROW"
"Oh, Emma !" cried Susan. in an augishet
tone, chow can hope TO bring you to YOU
senses ITO just view of your duty TO you
husband? ? All that has taken place am no
seeking, mind, TO excuse the facts was over
and done wih. | cannt think otherwise ant
it was your duty and interest to regard 1t a
such. In visiting this upon Mr.. Carnagie II
in rcproaches, in peryerse temper you, hi
wife, you were digging pit OF misery for you
whole life"
"Of Course Charles is right, aud | an
wrong. lie did right, then, and the othe
officers do right, and Miss Chase has turne'
champion for them ! wish had never writ
ten TO you how unhappy was. might hay
Known if you cane ont it would 10. be L
sympathize with my wrongs, but to deion
Lieutenant Carnagie. Let my pillow alone
susan it does rot want tdgetiug with.
The tears Gled Srann's eyes, and she a
most wished she had listened to Ursula, AM
left Mr.. and Mrs. Carnagie TO themselves =
low should she succeed in bringing her siS
ter iuto better franz Of mind and temper
Could she succeed?
II she did it would be miracle. Any on
but Susan, so perseyering and patient woui
have deemed the task hopeless one. I'm
, ed fractions, and iuordinately vain but {
Emma Chase, shielded il her own home GU
ded by wise friends lit.le scope lad been q
/ rorded for thpir display. She had been indu
f ged and made pet OF, her vanity was tostel
:, ed, and her whimS were given way to, an
I even Susan had not known how very iittJ
good there was in her. But as Mrs. earn
q gle all the i'll was Displayed and worse tha
all.
The little child died. Mr.. Carnagie ey
/ dently mourned It deeply, and Emma, for
q whole week, went into incessant bursts
: tears; Had they been wise, bad Emma bee
/ alive to her own interest, they might ha'
u been reconcied to each other, have burl'
q grievances, and laid the foundation for ha
= py and peaceful life Somehow 1t was n
"a done and Susan was afraid almost to breat
n to herself her conviction that the LAT
was Emma's, lest she might be accused
IT partialty for Mir, Carnagie.
re CHAPTER VI.
,s Autumn cane, and Susan Chase was ST
"a at Barbadoes. She had not dared to lea
it Emma. for new fear for her had begun
,e sprinr up; her eTtreme gdisty Of conduct
~ 1t is true there was not much scope for jo
~ ing in worldly amusement where they W.
~ situated but however little or much may
IS. going oa, Mrs. CGrnngie vas certain to be
it. And, what was most especially dstas
rs rul to Susan she was invariably surroun(
m. BY red.coats at luncheon lounging in the
I'D ternoon bazaar at Bridgetown, dressed
at parties in the evening in any and a.!
5 a these might be seen Mrs. Carnage, hirt
,ry with all who would hrt with her. Her
band remonstrated-n against her tllrtII
elf he would not in his pride, put it upon L
a score but against the expense. Ills lncc(
was good, but not eXtrayagant, ana Mrs I
G." magic was getting into eXtraYagant habits
me The luncheons she would cause TO be set
mn and the evening entertainments she VIC
re, give, were prorusely expensive. Mr. Ca
gie might as well have demonstrated TO
not moon, for she paid no manner OF attentlo
ant him. Susan was miserable, and Emma lat
the ed at her,
YOU One day Mr.. CarnOgie came IN, loo
our yexed aud tired. 1t was the dinner hocF
ger Mrs Carnage was out on some expedl
m" and did not seem to be remembering It,
. OF Esan was sitting with her work in the We
the dab. and be came and stood by her.
left. had lapsed from the 6rst quite into thel
Shat frelative position of brother ard sister'ln
and former days had never been seemed
sgn, retained by either.
"Where's Emma ?" ASKED Mr. Carnagi
hese "She weat out after luncheon tho
ome she had probably gone TO town, and tina