Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-11-16

have anticipated, and the certainty Of a
golden life of luxury proved but a poor
consolation, it seemed, for the sacrifice she
had made.
She lay upon the sofa, say, sobbing and
weeping passionately. Gradually her grief
appeared to exhaust itself Her tears ceas-
ed to flow, and at length her eyes and
cheeks were dry. Her head was pillowed
on her arm, and her face was half hidden
in food of curls.
The struggle was over. The agony was
past. She saw Mr.. Wellington enter, and
rose eheerfully to meet him. His manners
pleased her--his station and fortune fash
mated her more. He offered her his hand
she accepted it. A kiss sealed the engage
ment-but it was not such kiss as Frank
had given her, and she could scarce repress
sigh
There was a magnificent Wedding
Splendidly attired, dazzling the eye with
her beauty thus adorned, with everything
around swimming in the charmed atmos-
phere of fairy-land, Kate had given her
hand to the man her ambition-not her
love-had chosen.
But certainly ambition could not have
made better choice. Already she saw
herself surrounded by magnificent court,
oc ,,,I;ob aba xyas tho ooL m nu-Iadoad and
admired queen. The favors of fortune
were showered upon her, she fioated luxu-
riously upon the smooth and glossy wave of
charmed life.
Nothing was wanted in the whole circle
Of her existence to adorn it, and make it
bright with happiness. But she was not
long in discovering that there was something
wanting in her breast.
Her friends were numerous, her husband
tender, and kind, and loving but all the
attention and affections could not fill her
heart. She had once felt its chord and SYM
pathy moved by skilful touch--she had
not known the heavenly charm of the deep
delicious harmony, and now they were ST.
silks and satins. These chords were still
and soundless. Her beart was dead none
the less so because killed by golden shot,
gazing known and felt the life of sympathy
in it, unconsoled by the life of luxury. In
short, Kate in time became magnifcently
miserable, splend;dly unhappy.
Then change became apparent to her
husband. He could not remain long blind
| to the fact that his love was not returned
He sought the company of those whose
gayety might lead him to forget the sorr0w
and despair of his soul. This shallow joke
however, was unsatisfactory, and impelled
by powerful longing for love, he wen
astray to warm his heart by strange fire
Kate saw hersalf now in the midst of 4
gorgeous desolation, burning with thirs
unconquerable by golden streams that flow
ed around her-panting with thirst which
all the food of lattery and admiration coulc
appease.
She reproached her husband for desert
ing her thus, and he answered her with an
CRY and desperate taunts of deception, ant
a total lack of love, which smote her con
science heavily.
"You DO not care for me-" he cried
"then why do you complain that l bestop
elsewhere the affection you have met will
GOODNESS p
"But 1t is wrong, sinful" Kate remon
strated.
"Yes, know it." said her husband fierce
ly. +" 1t ia the evil fruit of an evil seed
And who sowed that seed? Who gave m
a hand without heart Who became
sharer of my fortune, but gave me no shar
in her sympathy Nay, do not weep an
clasp your hands and sigh and sob witt
such desperation, for say nothing you d.
not deserve TO hear
"Very WE'LL" said Kate, q do not sa,
your reproaches are undeserved. But grant
ing am the cold, deceitful thing you cal
me, you know this state of things eapno
continue"
"Yes, know it,"
"Well?"