Smyrna times., 1862-04-03
SELECT STORY.
Harry's Wife.
Ry NARY E. CLARKE.

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Their was a chorus Of indignant voices, five
strong, weli.dcveloped feminine voices, which |
made shrek OF that oae little word equal to
the proadest effort OF loeo@otise whistle. .-.s
Mrs. Grey put down the letter which con-
tsiaed the astounding news, and regarded each
OF her tour daughters in tura.
q" 3" Married !'' she said. with an emphasis that
sounded as if she herself. as well as her daegh.
ters. Rseded 10 be convinced Of the fact: {" msr.
riee to the daughter OF porter in store. He
is mad 2"
Selfish fellow!" said Miss Maria, who was
some years the senior Of he culpril, and whose
dark brown curls and rather too well pressrbed
ioses bad failed to induce any desperate HaB
TO ask her to change her maiden name.
"N No consideration for our feelings" said
Helen, the second fair maiden.
!" She's some low thing, of course" said
Lola. tossing her head. How could Harry,
with his re6ned tastes aud habits ever marry
such PeFsOnr"
Minnie. the youngest daughter. and the only
one younger than the much abused Harry, said
nothing. Her first cry Of astOnishment had
been involuntary, bat she added no comment
70 the general ootcry; for while other were
angry and loud 10 their complaints, she was
sle1tly suffering the most acute grief. Harry,
her darling. her idolized brother, was married
All the tender love he had lavished upon her
delHsts childhood, all the confidential disclo.
ssres he had trusted to her ear alone, were
now to be transferred to his wife. and Minnie
felsa great aching desslate void as she though
OF tbs loss of Hsrry's best love. % ID. s.
nHaFry wished the front room TO be- reads
for bin this afternoon. said Mrs Grey +" theJ
are coming here, and. as Harry owns The
hoDse. Of course we can say no hing"
q suppose he will reduce our allowance >
ssid Nssjs, discOnteutedly snough as she fol
lss'ed her mother up stairs 10 prepare for th
bFother's return. ~
And he, meanwhile, seated on the deck Of
fast sailing steamboat, was telling his wife Q
hs home. bis mother, and sisters, sGOn TO becom
heE home and already her relatives. She wa
sDsttlea blue eyed morsel of a woman, who ba
been teaching three young ladies OF Harry
acquaIntaOce music, drawing and the Englis
hfaaehes; and while they were exerIing thei
most fascinating powers to win the bandsom
Young lawyer, he was falling desperately j
jeve with The pale little goyerness. Left a
nrphan very young, Elsie Smith had bee
placed by her fathers employers at goo
besfdiag.school and supplied with small il
come suntil she was eighteen, when she ie
school 10 support hersslf.f tf.
Sbc was SO SMALL so Gntid.lke and so tIm
lnai taIs you'd have been a difficult task, hs
mol she principal Of tbs school interested he
self and procured her the station ei governe
10 the Mvses Harding, who sDnbbed her
their owp satisfaction and Hsrry's ind e natiC
Tor one year; tben, by discovering a letter
her room from Nj. Grey. they top1d that the
chasms had passed .unheeded. while Harry
1--we was. liked upon that Insignificant lie,
ehss.' saad 1they dismissed her iastantlyf o.
three hours later Harry found her dseoosola,
lY whaderiag about in search of. a aew, plac
sad insisted upon escor,ing her-to church
taxing legal possession OF her fussre welfare
Do you think they will be very sng
=. our being married so suddenly ~ ask
Elsse. gently y astsbk ass
~why. pet. they have &C sort Of right 70
angy," was Harry's snswer. :" I'll tell y
all aboai u. After my father died, some ses
yearsiago, we were very peer Tor awhile. q
my sissars sewed and taught music. Rhil
studied law wishmy uncle. We all suppo'
him to- obe very poor, but he took my edscas
insa bis own hands aniii | came Of age.
very geaesossIy, he seoad ducsed IL. One day
fell dead in the street Of spopIexy nearly 4
years age. aadI suddenly becsns a rich .