The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-06-09

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GREENy1LE SOUTH CAROLYN MORNING. JUNE 1859

soon Mr.. Aired Huson called, and proffered HE
heart and band to her Mr. and Mrs. Lee in
vain expostalsted with her, bat she loved and
accepted him. Collecting a few especial friends,
they had the ceremony performed which joined
them for veal ors woe. Within their cottage
home. fgr > few months love and peace seemed
to hover bot Nina soon found her husband both
selfish and overbearing. After throwing off the
shackles Of lover, he was known as the obsti-
nate companion. who required implicit obedi-
4ence, even without consultations, as though she
were an automaton. Alfred liked seclnded
life. and Nine, being joyousan social in hor.na
tnre. this curtailed her pleasures. Alfred would
not attend any church this Nina endeavored to
overcome. but as is often In such contests the
husband prevailed. Added to this Alfred was
jealous and Nina's. friends knew not why che
passed them with eyerted heart not noticing
their social greetings, Even when visiting her
parents he required she should sit quietly by his
side, aud have. no conversation with the family
which he could not hear. After the birth Of a
daughter, his nature, for a short while, seemed
softened. and that he looked with different eyes
on mankind; yet such is tho power of habit
that he sank again into the selfish, Jealous bus.
band of yore. Nina bore all his 'whims and i'm
positions With martyr-ike patience, not even
telling her mother. to gain her sympathy. A
wifes pride made hor feel che failings OF her
husband, aud she desired 60 screen them from
all eyes but her own, She paid visit, of few
days, 10 her fathers, unaccompanied by Mr. HUI
son. and, her ret,rn, not finding him at homo,
she wrote few lines and sent then, 70 him, tell
ing Of her arrival home. In half hour the
servant returned with n note, saying he never
ntended to return while she sreinained there.
She wrote again in unn agonizing strain, desiring
only few moments conversation. To that he
did not reply. Poor Nina fell on her knees and.
asked God to sustain her In her misery and NOR
ti6cation as forsaken WIFE, She knew she
could bear suffering, but for the world 70 know
1t, was bitter Indeed Gradually she grew calm
er, and accompanied her brother to her father's
house Soon her frame began to show the effect
OF the sorrow within and she gradually faded
away, gladly leaving herrmortal body for the
hope of a happier, home One thought, only
troubled her dying bed--the little Nina Who
was to rear herr She said she knew the Huson
family would not allow her mother to have Il,
and then TO know her name would never be
cherished by her childl The Husons were Uni
versalists. and for her TO imbibe such notions
seemed to read tile fond mothers heart Soon
Nina died and we can but' hope che is far hapl
pier than when under tyrant wing The lit.
tie Nina came near being the cause Of lawsuit,
therefore Mrs Lee gave up the child. If guar.
dian angels are permitted, may we not hope Nj
ma will hover around and guard her child2---
Thus in the common events hf life, there is more
real suffering, and a greater number of martyrs
than the world wots Of Truth is often more
strange than fiction Ss.ta .s ~.
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