The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-06-03

smety mask OF her imaginings hangs between
his souls true face and her fond eyes. No
one woman out of thousand marries III
man she loves, simply because she never low
ed the man she marries. She loved an idea
the airy dweller Of cloua-mirsge littes
as far above this mankind S earth as the pare
firm Heavens above the idly rowing wind.
The awakening is matter Of time and cir
cumstanee. Some lorlora ones among these
oyer-burdened with Imagination and senti
meat, awake to facts at once-sone die, still
worshipping the man Of cload ]a3d instead O.
the husbands at their sides, thinking then
one and Ito sams-harpy woman
Men never love ike this Their angels
are reaI-tlieir own ideas Of their loves are
Of the earth, earthly; they demand flesh sad
! blood. facts aud statistics; they isure theil
| dariiag's preseat incomes, and tie cost Of
| maintenance for prospective family; they
know to exactness the size Of her gloves, and
the AGES of her rich relations
| But Rene was young, romantic, earnest
honest girl, and she came to the altar as she
would have gone to take the convent veil.
10 live fer him, to die for him-to be his
| forever
The organ beat Ike the tErobblng Of a
mighty heart aud the lights rolled wave up
on wave of cIHaant brightness around her,
and foamy rain bows shot across aud quivercd
in her long Hagen curls and soft brown eyes.
/ She was married in a speechess dream,
and vent back with her husband to Madame
Suffers house.
She had hardly dared to look at the hero
of all her girlhoods sleeping and waking
thoughts until this moment.
Now, she laid her hand timidly, yst trust
fully, on his, and looked up into his face.
Lie bent and kissed her, and then stood
encircling her with one arm, and stroking
her long. fair curls with bis other hand.
4 feeling Of tenderness moved his soul J,
but. further than that she was young ana
fair, and his, he cared nothing for her She
trembled aud blushea at his caress, the FIRST
SINCE their childhood days he had ever given
her, and as she stopped with a little bird
movement peculiar to her, and laid her bright,
rosy cheek against the palm OF his hand. she
felt as though she were wicA i in wanting no
better Heaven than she had found On earth
But words Of sorrow came ike the soy toll
ing Of a funeral bell Her husband drew
her to sofa, aud seating hia.sot beside her,
told her that his regiment was TO depart that
evening, and tiiat, to spare her the to;l and
fatigue OF the journey and the dangers OF
the held, he must leave her with his mother.
Il wished, as did my saotAer, dearest" he
said, ITO fulfill our early plight before vent.
mast 80 since | can never egade duty,
though duty may prove death. 1t fzh L
leave you nv name and fortune-if re-
sara, / shall not colna back to ny wife inglo-
rscus."
ileue sat mute and pallid She had ex-
psatca something like this, but rot SO soca.
10 leave her within few heirs alter the
vows we're sa:a-it seemed horrible! But by
degrees she caught something OF his enthu-
siasn,, for pride aud ambition CHE called taen
fsnor) ruled the soul OF Edgar sulier. She
smiled through her tears, aud aade him God
speed and then, as he bent once again to
Kiss her virgin llos a last farewell, she feel
taintiag at his feet.
poor child Y he said, pityinsly bat i'm.
passionatc!y, as he gathered the white ROBBED
girl In his arms and laid her gently Ike a
broken lily upou the se,dsn erocade sofa
She thinks she loves me but it is Ter her best
leave her. I, Ish my utmost care she could
not eadare the hagashiEs OF a csapaign.--
| The least excitement would kill her, it Is
plain he seesas mare flower than a 40
man Heaven knows it was not my wish to
nyecipitate affairs ike this-riy mother must
| take the coAseq uences if the trai!, pretty
/ creature Of her care wlthers on her hands
/ wash mine Of all trouble I have been
generous to her leave her as / found her
II I die she will not SITTER the pangs Of wild
! owhoaG as though she had been really 6
wife to NE, aud size nay fed q convent OF
marry millionaire, | care not which Blu
whether live OF die, ney name SHALL shine
among men 7!
Such were Edgar Suffers thoughts as hi
looked at his insensiblc bride, and then HI
rang the bell.
| II is better" he said, athat she shoult
not see ne when she arouses"
| 4 iiue, slender sunbeam touched Rene
pallid lids and Furnished one long. biigl
curl A sense Of the beautiful touched Sui
ler's heart as he turned to leave her s'Sh
is the whitest, falrest, HEST woman in tn
world = be said, struck with the clcsrness 0
her coolless face, her long fair hair. and deli
cate lace robcs; and lie came back and sew
cred curl from her forehead, lifted one small
white hand TO his lips, and then left her still
iEsenssble to the care OF his mother servants
A week after Colonel Suffers departur
from home, his confidential servant an vale
came to him hanibly asd graveiy, requestin;
to leave his service
i "Wheresore, Victor 2" asked his master
"Haye not treated you well, not payed yor
sufficiently 2"
/ You have been generous to me in al
4 ways, SIR answered the servant depreeatine
": but | mast leave yoa, and cannot tel
you wherefore! Not wishing to leave 20
without having provided one to take IN
place, / huglbly beg leave to recommend t
you my cousla Constant. He is young, bu
he is faithful. honest. and bright. III coul
soon 30 better than I, if yon would hase tn
goodness just to try him. sit"
4 Victors earnessness made an i;npsessio
upon sulier.
"Nell," he said, after pause, ''sincs 80
mast 90, aud cannot tell why, where, theI
is your famous cousin Constant, whose name
BY the way, bospeaks at least one virtue 70
have not !"
Victor colorel to the peaks of his hig
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