The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-31


acted. The result was she came back to
the conjngal yoke, after, on my part, ma,
ny offers Of forgiveness for the past. I'D
concessions for The future. She made an
honorable capitulation; but for me, Imav
say, that surrendered almost at discre
ton.
From that time forward all was disor
der Fashions, gallants, waste, and all
the plaques Of Egypt rained upon me-
The domestic government centred in her
| hands She increased the number of our
servants, and made me cut the mos, ride
ulous figure in society. At the end of
two years my considerable estate was
nearly dissipated; and began to feel the
approach Of poverty and misery. To all
this resigned myself; for, my friend,
Notwithstanding all, that creature was
very beautiful, and could not hep low.
ing her 1t has always been my fate to
love the beauty Of the person more than
the amiable qualities of the mind.
But, Don Toribio, YOU surely see now
how evanescent isbeauty! You ought
to consider
Consider! What call YOU TO consider
my friend, when I?-but listen. and |
shall detail TO you the most terrible catas
trophe that ever hefell an honorable man.
You have heard people talk, suppose, Of
tie year 1919 You have heard of the
terrible epidemic, the small box, that then
came into the country
i have heard of itr
We'll, my wife was one Of .he first who
caught the disease. She was brought
within the shortest distance of deaths
door; but in the end, money-which is
omnlpotent, my iriend-monev cured her.
She rose from her bed again, but oh
amigo, such a sight! 1t was enough to
! frightened the dogs and cats. | might
describe her appearance in detail; but it
will be enough to say that she, who be
fore was so beautiful, was now the quin,
tessence Of the most finished ugIiness.
When she looked into her mirror, and
saw the ravage the disease had made,
her fury broke out beyond all limits. and
she ragged in n most fearful manner.
'Eh, senorita! said to her, rs soon AS
she was fairly recovered; the only chain
| that bound Us together is now broken. |
have suffered at your hands long enough.
Long enough have | put up with your
irregularities. your lll'humors, your capri.
ces, your extravaganza, your flir,ations,
and the scandal you have caused me. |
have endured all these, because. you were
then beautiful woman, and in my i'm
passioned soul, loved you but am re.
solved to endure your nonsense no LANCER
You have lost all Your beauty, and YOU
are now hideous thing for me to look
upon
AS said this she sprang to the table;
and, selzlng knife ran at me IKE fury
determined to stab me-
'Wellr
We'll. | caught held Of her arm and
soon wresied away the weapon. After
that very coolly took a whip, and gave
her a sound chaStising which repeated
every day afterwards, until
Until you killed her, suppose 2
Not bit Of it, The lady is not dead
yet, but, thank fortune, she is safe out of
my way! She is shut up in the mad
house, the madest luaatic to be found in
that establishment
'Vaiga me Diosr =
After all these mjsfortunes Joined the
army and here YOU see me, Young sir, n
crippled and retired officer, without hav-
ing preserved a single caco Of the com.
Portable Inheritance which my father left
me-
And your sste,s-in law, Don Toribio 2
ooh they are all well married. They
are now respectable mothers, and received
into the best society. The most beautiful
Of all the family caused my ruin-par,ly
because she had received bad education
from her mother, and partly because she
had not had the small pox before | mar.
ried her. Therefore, my young friend, |
would caution you never to marry a wo.
man who has not already had the small
pox.' And thus ended our COW ersa,ion
which may serve as a warning to those
who are contemplating An entrance on
the state of matrimony.
AIMS In LIFE.-Young man are the
! aims of thy life such as these DoSt ,hou