The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-25

nntinS sorN work was deslgnoQ, IN january,
Nothing ever seen inside these xlAlls before
could exceed the snavity Of tho lg14ly visitor.
90 facinating waa she that tho fnit Emma had
scareeiy time to notice the mystcsiqqs wonder.
ment that stole at intervals Oveffhe face of
her betrothed, aud how he watched that of his
neautliui companicn, az If he exp4(fod to find
there the solution Of problem - nothing
was To be eeen, only the hrightest eyes and
roslert of smiles, aud the face cleasj1 daylight
birs. Lyle WAS charming Woman al
ways, and exceedingly popular IA society
ous l,ia evening she WAS irresistible /:
and in right Of being Conreyss dsHrest fsep,
insisted on the mother and daughsEf spending
the evening with her She would Aot.oare to
meet her husband, who had gone spif feeling
wretcled'y about her indispositip1s unless she
carried home 90 fair an excuse tsood Mrs
Crawford, who thought her eoiEspg out very
nnprtien., when her husband faIlcitd her sick
IN bed, concluded it might be as well to give
hun something else 10 think Of. alIa consented
Mira Lyle had a donhle motive in Wishing for
company that evening. She had rot made up
her mind what explanation to give Conrey in
regard to the queations and therefore didn't
care about being alone with hinis and never
having been able to keep seexet, SHE was
AFRAID, unless she had asafety val81 for here
citetnen. until she could quiet down, he's bus
band might find out lint ofher ssa1ahf the story
She was sensible woman. knew human ia
ture by instinct, and had always Thought as
g"oa way as any other 10 keep her hsisband
straight, was never to lot him suspect it could
possibly enter her head he could 20 wrong.
She never reminded him that otler women
were as beautiful ~ herself, hy keinv;ealous
of them, aud no matter what twi.iges she may
occasionally have felt, she let ia. ii wear the IN
selves out in silence 4-A.
When taey reached c. street the ras was
tY.rttf tod . st..
when the carriage reached the door, her hus-
| band war Oh the steps, waiting for i,sr. She
could see by the faint light that his face wore
IA aDXlous expression; but il faded ,lirecfly
when she met him. with eyes and cheeks as
bright and fresh as health and cool January
wind could make them. He had been afraid
she might bring on worsa attack of tooth
ache, and thought she was srunpiegupnecessary
| risk, tsius exposing herself to otljge young
Conrey. But he saw in Il nosaenl the visit
had done her good, and WAS prepared tn make
the acquaintance of his suaent friends with
the most hosritabie feelings
How charming Mrs. Lyle made herself and
her toudoir to her visitors that eyening-and
how gracefully she presided at the nine o clock
! tea. Something substantial her husbau(;
| asked for, 10 make up for slim dinner" and
| the broiled oysters, cold duck, light cakes, and
hot coffee, Were unexceptionable-so was the
| music after supper-the wit and repartee
| The fair Emma smiled, AMI biushed, aud
listened, and thought surely nothing 80 faci-
| mating was ever seen as the beautiful Mrs
Lyle. Conrey always knew she was charm
| ing, but somehow it would come across bis
mind how she had looked at him in the office
| that day. Mrs Craw ford worked and listened
! dreamy and contentcd, and gave all the ;.,ten
| ton possible from the sock she had on hand
! though at intervals. as she musingly measured
! the heel on her fore finger, her fancy would
| Wander of To the young soldier to whose ioi
| that sock would fall and whose mother migb
| never see her boy again and tie tear tina
| dimined her eye was half in sympathy witt
| the unknown mother and half in thank fuluest
| to God, as she looked ut her smiling daughter
! that such great agony had been spared her
! She had no con to pour out his young life o.
| the battlefield
If any one could equal Mrs Lyle in agree
| ability, it was her hueband and at twclv,
O'Clock, when tho visitors said ''good night. y
! 1t was difficult to cay which had been mos
| charmed, they their hosts. And when til,
latter were left alone, Mr.. Lyle, in the exuber
ancu Of his satisfaction, took his little wife il
| his arms and kissed her to his hearts content
declaring, between each kiss, that he certaini,
WAS the happiest fellow on earth; and ncve
to hie dying day, hope, will lie know how
near be was, that same night, to being tn
most nliserabls.