Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-10-21
MY. HUSBANDS SECOND WIFE.

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"Trust in God, and do, tho right"
MY HUSBANDS SECOND WIFE.
A WoMAN's REVELATION.
My husband came tenderly to my
side -. -
Are you going out this evening,
love?" -
of course, Fam
| 1 looked down complaeently ,at,my
dress of pink Grape, dew-dropped over
with crystal, and, the trails of pink
azaleas that caught up its folds here
+ and there. A diamond bracelet encir
| eled one round white arm, andsa. little
cross blazoned itfully at my throat. /
/ had never looked better, and defelt'a
sort of girlish pride as my eye met the
fairy reflection in the mirror.
"Come, Gerald, make haste Why,
you haven't begun to dress yet y.
| Where were my wifely instincts that
1 did not see the hagsard, down look in
his features-the 9feTered, light in his
teyes !? :. -
not we'll enough. ~ 5 ~ gea$ +sf p
T "You are never swell enough to
1 oblige me, Gerald I am tired of being
| put off with such excuses y -. 49,. =
He made no-answer, but dropped his
head IN his hands on the table before.
l.him.
Aoh, come, Gerald urged petu-
lantly; it is so awkward for Inc to go
alone-ailroga." .-~-.,.s. p, :. -. ~ -.
He shook, his head, lstlessly.a se.fse4s
Thought, perhaps. You would be
willing to remain at home with me-.
Madeline ~
rMen'are selfish ~, Esaid, plaintive-
ly; "andI am all dressed. Claudia
took haH an hour for my hair. I dare
say you'll be great deal q1lieter with
out lnc-that is, if you are determined
not To 60.
No answer again.
"Well, if you choose to be sullen
can t help it, said, lightly, as ! turned
and went out of the room, adjusting
my bouquet-holder, the tube-roses and
heliotropes seeming1to distalincense'at at
every motion.
Was I heartless and cruel? Had /
ceased to. love my husband? From the
bottom of my heart l believe that |
loved him as truly and tenderly as ever
wife did; but I haa been so spoiled and
petted all my brief, selfish life, that the
better instincts were, SO 10 speak, en-
| tembed alive. ! 20
| 1 went to the party, and had my fill
| of adulation and homage, as usual. The
hours seemed to glide away, shod with
4 roses, and winged with music and per
fume; and it was not until, wearied
with dancing, I sought a momentary
refuge in the half-lghted tea-room, that
1 heard words Weakening me, as it were,
from dream.
"Gerald Glen"
could not well be mistaken in the
.name-it was scarcely commonplace
1 enough for that. They were talking
two or three business-ike looking gen
tlemen in the hall without; and could
catch, now and then, fugitive word or
phrase. -.
Fine, enterprising, young fellowl'
|-"Great =" Totally ruined. so
Bees and McMorken say =" Reckless
| extravaganza Of his wife y
+ All these vague fragments | heard; /;
and then some one said, And what is
he going to do now"
"What can he do? Poor fellow /
am sorry; but he should have cslcula-
ted his income and his expenses better. Z"
"Or his wife should Oh, these wo-
men they are at the bottom of all a
mans troubles Y
And they laughed. Oh, how could
they? l had yet to learn how easy it
,is,.in this world. to bear other peoples s
troubles !
rose lurriedly up, with my heart
beating tumultuously beneatt the pink
azalcas; and went back to the lighted
saloon. Mr.. Albany Moore was wait
ing to claim my hand for tie next
dance.
Are you i'll, Mrs. Glen? How pale
YOU look y
CT am not very wish you
would have any, carriage called, MIR.
Moore
For 1 now felt that home was the
proper place for me.
Hurried by some unaccountable i'm
pulse, | sprang cut the moment the car
riage wheel touched the curbstone, and
rushed up to my husbands room. The
door was locked but could see a
light shining family under the thresh-
hold. knocked wildly and persistently.
Gerald, dear Gerald for heaven 5
sake, let me in y
Something fell on the marble hearth
t stone within, making metallic clinls,
r and my husband opened the door a lit
tie way. I had never seen him look SO
pale before, or so rigid, yet so deter
mined. =,
"Who are you?" he demanded, Wild
ly. Why cannot sou leave Inc III
peace
your own little wife.
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