The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-03-01
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FORTUNES OF JULIET C4AYBURN.
CHArTER VIl4CHARrssroN.
Mr.. Olaybnrp's family had settled in
their town 4kouS5for't the winter, and the
gay Season had begun in earnest, The
young laaiess spent half their lime in
dreseingsaE dstha, other half in company.
Thefe wss On endless round of amuse-
mentS and an unceasing flow OF 'gayety
ssssssly Rns to breathe &, M Mis- q Clsy ss burn @
was Intensely admired voted, by all the
elegant young nen Of the 56n!t6sa as in
disputably the beauty of the season. Her
purse, too, was something beautiful, by
the way; 80 we'll hlled and conveniently
heavy. The young men spoke of her as
'that lovely Clayburn girl, wholly
George! is as rich as she's beautiful"
MI. Clayhurn's graft fication at. her sue
cess In society was unbounded. He was
almost young again; chaperoning the
young ladies to the opera, the theatre,
concerts and innumerable places of pub
Ito Iamusement. Cornelia declared she
had attained the summit of human fell
city--''so many delightful people, such
elegance, such cultivation, such high
breeding, such refinementin in manners
IN short, Charleston. was a Paradise on
earth" 9.'.t
:"I hope you you VIII continue to find it
so, when, as Mrs. Raymond, it becomes
your home" said Juliet,
They were riding out to Magnolia Ce-
meteEy, and Cornelia had been speaking
enthusiastically of the pleasures of her
present mode of life.
"Mr. Raymond has promised to do his
best TO that effect, :, said Cornelia, with q
shrug; "but I'm not SO certain shall
ever be Mrs. Raymond. There's many
slip 'twlxt the cup and the lip"
s'But you have promised" remarked
"Oh, yes-as far as that goes-I have :;
but you must recoueot, promise is n word
which does not signify the same thing it
did hundred years ago, although. YOU
seem to be labering under that fatal hal
lucination. According to the present
usage of society, when you promise to
marry man. you merely mean as fol-
lows, no matterwhat you may say: eyes,
slr, Will marry you-I will certainly do
so-.7provided: 1st-that I don't forget
the existence Of the compact altogether;
2d-that it continues to be perfectly con-
yenient and agreeable; 3d-that my mind
or heart, or whatever other organ is the
seat of human feeling. psychologists soy
1t 1s undoubtedly the bowels does not
undergo an entire change of sentiment;
and 4th and most important-provide
/, do not, in the meantime, see some
other man who is more eligible, and
marry him accordingly"
Mrs. Clayburn laughed more heartily
than Jnliet had heard her for many day.
'sMother;" said Juliet, 81 declare you
ought not to laugh OF Cornelia; it only
encourages her to make such remarks,
and-I don believe she means word of
what she says. She merely talks in this
hooking way to conceal the real kindness
Of her heart and her real opinions, though
used to imagine she was in earnest"
'Of course, she's only joking" said
Mrs. Clayburn, still laughing.
"Verily, I'm in dead earnest, affirmed
Cornelia; but the manner contradicted
the words.
.'..'Than yon really do not mean 10 be-
come Mrs. sRaymondp" inquired Juliet.
In4 sure I cannot cay. I mean it
now, and according to the approved plan
val. continue to mean it, until it suits
m'ago become Mrs. Somebody else."
:, esBut how could it suit you better?
He's noble young man, wealthy, and
belongs to one OF the oldest, best fami-
lies in our State"
"In that respect he suits me-" returned
Cornelia, but the man himself is too
good. I hate good people. there's al
ways q awant of harmony between u.s.,
ST will not talk to you any more, " said
Juliet, until you're in better humor "
."Well, fortunately, here comes some
body else to talk to you. hope you
will find his society more to your liking +"
TO BE CONTINUED.