The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-07-29
From III" N,m York L"ig'r.
ONLY ONE FAULT
A D0NEST.C sK,>@yH.

""ut, my dear Flora, yon eau if you
try"
Il don't want to?"
Charles Temple die! not make IN im:ned-
fault, :..,l Il" could not IL. lar>lr.--iIe had
trrn married two wears. am. he had tnu:.l
! III Flora u trir an,. fairhtut c",nrat.un: u
tni,i H:id atfrclinna;r y lie and Il source Of
; muri. pnrr iny and b',>sc;:n"ss. In her .lai-
ly liz. she Was mild ar"l c"Hr!r. PERFORMING
icr ,a,inus house duties witt. quiet and or
! ,ir,lr despatch, presiding with serene di.ni.
~ III the pcsrnre of company. And vet
Sh" had ,his one fault Her husband snrrI,.
to lead her into a field of higher intellect.
! that she mi ght bear him company in some
nf his richer Essts "f reason !; bat she did
, not realty follow linn
"Flora t" please me- will von not real
! this essay? You will find it very branliinl
and very valuable"
'Ica"'t WAS her reply. half pou.i"gly, and
half la.:cl,;neiy.
"Bu;, my sweet wit"---"
"Ilsere-now don't ! Yon know can't
bear such things" Flo,a cried breaking in
upon her l.i>lard.
He cast n sal, reproachfnl glanrc IL. on
her, and. when she saw il. she laid her hand
np"n his shoulder and looked imploriuclv
up int" his Gee,
"Nnw, E!;arl.s vou shouldn't feel so.
: Don't try please You au! +" make y"u
. l,ai'vy, 10y every mraus Thin nv l"wcr:"
".i!I t,u, this. FInra-ali hu, this. - YOU
would only please me- i'll 'Ii>--if YOU would
| "u!v I,ira>i. tn. lrrr--'
'I"u woul,i i.avc me- able TO converse
. with .,"ur old collage fsirnd>, >nrro~r2'
Il would have YOU ah,. tn c.v"r>r nn!.r.
s'andingy upon all topics LvG;t;n. your
>ta'"n. my love-"
"N"ll-m'S no n>e, Charles. cant
study those dry themes. a:,. just rs y.,n
! took me. l.v" y.u ,.ry n,uri,, and
want /" make y"n happy and il y"n low,
~. rs | think YOU h", YOU can overlook
, this "ne lis;Ir Inir. Have | any other
! ti':'!. Yen would wish tn cure -
! No. Fi"ra--- only this ,l..'
"I!nn. ri.''' !ln' y"'In. wife >il pin. her
ann nl'"u: her hu. hau'S neck. "uu.!v think
! how foolish il Is bat v"u MAX; vuur<ri nn-
happy for 5" light cause. Perhaps it i
II fault Of nin". hnt | cant h"'p IT, In.
deed, You. "u"hl 70 feel very thankful that
, | have iH nli,"i ,,ll..s
81 .l". F;ura-I ,ln, most a<Surr.iv."
"Tilrn kiss me-, aud say 10 lnnre alu,,.
it.--Th.,.- now must go anu sr..
To baby. BE Il g,""l CHARLEY, aud come
home early t" supper"
How c"ul.f he he "if.ndc! with such II
joyous. loving rr"an..? lie could not.
Ani Vet he wished ST.. wa. different in
Tat one thing. Her urw;Iiinune<s To
learn :,nn"v"'l him NOR: than ;e was " IL
II "wn, n.I still lie could not work the
chang. he snuglt lie con.,l rot reach her
. '''''"' '1''S "'''i' h't i'Nith tlHIISH.
She w"n'l fly oil in Tangent whenever he
aprroacI.r'l tie >ni,jr:. Tt was her only
fa''. AMI sh" l""k''l upon it as very
Slight affair. Sine did her hest To please him
in everything else, and surely lie ouyh, To-
pear with her III This.
Charles Temple sat in the psrlor for
som" time after his wifi. had gone, and he
pona"rrd deeply upon the subject.
''lf c"nll only make her see this in its
true light" lie said to himself, II am sure
', she woull strive 10 overcome her rrpuc-
nance TO reading and study. She can learn
most rapidly wien She is interested. S",.
; what she is IN ln,lSic2 Size i the finest
singer and player within the whole circle Of
my. acquaintance. Oh. if she wnu!l orly
try to improve her mind in another sphere,
If she would only qualify herself to en-.
terrain my friends in intellectual converse.
She could .lo it If she would and think if
she gould only thoroughly understand tue
case she would try"
| As Charles arose from his chair lis eyes
rested upon the piano forte. It was n Sill
prrb ihs,rumeht-one which he had pnrrhas-
! ed only few months before, and which
had been pronounced hy good judges to be
of the iirt order III the quantity Of its tone.
The young man s,oppe'f. aud imprrssad his
finger upon his brow. He had aa idea. II
| WAS u curious thought. but lie determined to
carry it ont. He slipped quietly up Stairs.
and got y pair Of pinchers. and he returned
aud op"ed The piano forte, and having Sc.
lected one Of the shortest, smallest string.
clear away up in the sinh octave. he let it
down jus, abou, half atone. Wien lie had
.lone his he shut up the instrument, and
went awsy:to his store.
IN tile evening Charles came home early
~ his wife had bi.l,'cn him, and after tea