Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-04-13
MISCELLANY y.
[From the Southern Presbyterian. |
THE WIFE'S STORY.

~
ou "'n 'o.' IL ""c" al" So"c-'cIi III
70 oVnc.s lor 'nc'r warming, Shc SAID rs hcr
lt,elu 'u'neu ~ lc'Nc ','c uy'n? c"""'pcr'
mne.o 1"o ii"u M .'S'I.e" i:S 10 ."I history o'
ois"'o'' SUI 'o"'"' me- ici"'," ny one WHO
s "S9 SUN ~ 'o0ir "'' v' 4" VIZ PV:oe'" ',S'
vi 'nG S,INc' INC P'o"''Sc was S'Ne",-'"e
VIusv r i'olu '"o'ou' '"U II =" 'Ic yep S"t"ce
~ ~ W. ,'"''o" ',I.'I .oi''c ""'"'"S voc
:. n,'SV'Noi '''J """o' '''o''" 10 90 uo ]"
queTNS,
az oHo n"u 1'"t''V" !" ,VS I"'S Su"'"' nus
Sy, iu' p'uoe"..S H"S','tST V..e %'|ncS OIL ntF
.lio"uS' ..o o"'',".'VS 81 "'l fc''''N'S' "
e et'c'lu Wy Vnc Sll''c' Vi "e'',n' .nc promise
~ ,1 luNuilouS 'l ,'on,c anu pIc"S'nS personal
"uu'ess, 30 que " u'''!c hc' ocS''ny
WI V'l'sV - = ','" ".ioHo :",'''S were WAY
go I %"o v''o''" Ml:oSI 'Do' was '''e "or'''
! SLo oonfossoI t,,a4 nIa rni ,,,. e.
!',"S " oo''-
WV P'op',o'l VI r'' c"u'Ie
o.;d, ,nl,;ol, ,;S;, '' ,'''' .',i' 'ti',
SS,nI,od ,,;ti' ,,n3,i;n,', 3 "o' ''oi"'n2
Sm,toJ Lor n;ri't ,,I 1a,. '' ''.esU H",Is t''n'
tha o,,ost;o, ooo,,r,oJ q ~, rEi y,'
inow y yho s,;d inna .r.nn,r,rds m.i,a.
wac not - Cbrst;,n 7 cow tLat n,n o',
wand ,,s ovnI;o;t and ~ ,,,nay .I,a ,i
1;r,, d.,, onnro, ,lod tI,o ,,,,,r, ,,,,o,, ,s,.
NtIom,.u, I Fros,,1,I - aa,,,,I.
,rbon, 7 rl,oo1 ,,,,la,,,,.1,I aN,GI' o,i. :,
No o,ol,;r,,od ,,Lon 7 III tniI
.do ,,ot no },,,,oooss,.;l,. ..,,,IloI' III Ti
nrooor,s ,,,ust ,,ot lo nanstr,,ol .a r.a.,n,.
Tonr ,norr;o,ro I,,, ho thn an,o;mtod r,,n3,
,osor b;s convcrson f,r i l. ,rr;ttn, y, artI
or nloc, .Jnw lnou,s e. tbon ~ ,,;fa h,t
tbon nov,st s,vo INV busbamJ 2 L..l ~
woys thought shc obsorvcJ .,tL,, th. rafor
red t, cosc in which nc;tbnr n,rty ,tS w.s u,'
christian ot tho t;mc Of mar,;oan am1 .rtor
wards ono hccomc so but Mr. NJ ro,So,,o5
nwov my, or,rrm,nntS ,,,J ..rn,laa ani 'o,.
suodad mo ti,t I'll ,y,s ,;,rht H. RL L;,sa, H..
nv 1;1 not nntirnL lI;nJ ,n,. ona I.d ,i,',,,
miserable dissatisfied momonts ON # thSt
man had known what , fn,rfnl rosnn,,;l;li,,,
he wos ossum;nm-whot dn,tL + I;f, III,
counscls were conducting mo toward, ~
Tbo morninn of thc consumm.t;on of tbo
contract Jowncd brirht and hcnntifnl-no
haze in the sly obovs mo om;no,S sbsao,rS
Iinocrino on earth beneath rho Indvs scrm.
nles w,rc alnvcd not satisfied and IN tLe
course Of the dnv she received n letter from =
friend of hcr c1rly ,.irlond With Ala mot
tend TO onneosc her nnyirtv II w,s from ono
,yho wos not oworn bow Er t,,n ,f,;r hi ma
Crossed and commenced tlnS :. l1plr .
Re warned in timc This ;s snIomn ston
shat Won arc tolino-wcddinu man who has
no congcniality with the holicst sentiments of
vour nature Jfhc bc onlv corroct in b;s do.
portmcnt, what security have you that with
out religion, he will continue so Instead Of
leading him M the STRAIGHT and narrow noth
of life there is more nrobahiitv that hc will
draw veu into the broader and more frequent
ed way" So it ran, with many words of like
import. and when the pcusol WAS finished
q dark shade. mcctcr for the cynrcss crown
than for the myltle and oranrc wreath. rested
on the brow of the reader An her doubts
rushed back with rcdoubled force
Still it was too late to reccde and. with
fear and trembling. the pliohtcd vows were
sealed at the altar, and the peaceful current
of the maiden's existence was merocd in tbc
stronger, wilder flow of the womans tried and
temptcd career
1t was not lone before Mrs. - bcoon to
rue her choice. She discovered flaws Of char.
actcr, perverted iudgmcnt errors of heart and
head in her husband, of which she had never
dreamed As months rolled by. his manner
became cold and distant, his tone reserved.
and several tines he returned homc in state
of intoxication. Finally the secret of this
cruel change was made Inown-he had con.
tracted "dcbts of hooor," which, together
with sundry extravaganccs of tnother kind
hau IA oilo"ii"s"o" HIS property pcyoho rcue'hp-