The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-26
BETTE HAucAroM.
Concluded.

ladies. Their Limit is the world, their
demands more!'
sAh, you don't know my Bette"
'.Nor you either
'sWhy, she is an angel"
eyes, In appearance.
''And in heart"
''There is no heart about her."
'True, for she has given it all to
me-"
''To your pursei empty that, and
your beauty flies. She is O. mere
butterfly, looking for sweets. Now
get out of the scrape If you can. and
marry one of less expensive habits"
so, you always look on the dark
side of the pictnre.'
"Not when there is q BRIGHT one:
but there is no bright one here"
"Have you seen Bettie?"
''Seen her, indeedl everybody has
seen her; and many to their sorrow,
MS you will soon have done"
"Thomas, I would rather YOU
should say nothing more; we are
friends now-why should we part?"
"Ihen you are bent on your own.
"Why, I would marry Bette, if I
knew it would take me to the prison!"
"Well, may you never go there,
nor to any; there are greater ones:
and one is the marrying alms-house.
And L wish you no greater evil,
though of woman whose sole OBJ
ject is money"
Cavenaugh had no fondness for
such advice as this, and therefore
paid no attention to it. All he de-
sired was to get his palace ready for
Bette at the appointed time. To
outshine everybody in the city was
to him a minor considerations
please Bette was oil. Should she be
pleased with his arrangements, COM
mend his palace, express her aproba-
tion of his furniture, and say it was
all she desired, he would be exqui-
sltely happy; the summit of his hopes
would be attained. He preferred,
nevertheless, that she should not see
the preparations which he had made
for her reception till after the we'd
ding, for he intended that the day
OF her entering the palace should be
called reception day" He meant
also to surprise her by its surprising
magnifcence-the beautiful decora-
tlons connected with it, the costly
furniture that it contained, the park,
the garden, the view, and the scene.
ry. ....,.5..
The marriage took place, the we'd
ding was large, the guests the elite of
the city, the cake and the wine ex.
quilsite, and everything of superior
order.
Bette was dressed like princess:
never so.gay before, SO highly deco
rated, never so beautiful, so attract
i've. Mrs. Haughton was scarcelyless
beautifully adorned and appareled.
Cavenaugh was decked in cores
ponding order and the most approved
style. Mr.. Haughton was placed in
the background, rather as spec
tator than participant of the scene,
dressed more like sage than @ guest.
He said but little, yet thought the
more. He wished well for his daugh
ter-he foreboded only unhappiness
The next day, the coach and fou,
was ordered round to take the beau
tiful bride to her new home. A.
they entered the gate, Cavenaugf
was at the summit of expectation IL
hearing the congratulations of hi
lovely Bette. Everything seemed
to be in perfect style. And now b,
pointed out the beautiful columns O
the mansion, the airy balconies, th,
large parl>rs with the most costly fur
niture, the convenient dining room.
and appropriate appurtenances, tn,
elegantly furnished chambers, tn,
garden. the yard and all the I'm
paralleled Improvements, SURPRISING
anything and everything in the city
and with smiling countenance, Ii,
cast his eye at Bette, and waitet
moment as if to to hear her expires
sion of admiration, when, to his ute
surprise and absolute disappointment
she exclaimed:
81 "is this alll Cavenaugh-is Mi
Cavenaugh was thunder-struck
Never had the like been done befor,
in the city of M. Never had h,
himself witnessed anything equal t,
his mansion and its appurtenances
And now, after all his toll, his anx
letles, his expenditure, his expecta
tlons, he was completely set aback