The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-03-15

or forgotten: and that one friend
OF an evening was often thought
| OF, and those few short hours
| looked back ppon as the one oasis
in her desert life. Her, pleasure
at his coming now, after tour years
ofsilence, was great, though mixed
with dread Of her husbands
strange jealous temper. lie judg,
ed every person's motives by his
own and did not believe it posi-.
BILE for two persons of tho opposite
Isexes to- enjoy each others society,
or exchange sentiments upon i'm.
tellectuaf subjects alone. His wife
was watched and guarded ma
though he expected every man
who saw her to wish to rob him of
her. 1t is said that jealousy can
not exist without love. That ray
be true, but save inc, o fate, from
such Lowell Charles Chester could
hot b. gin to understand or to val
lie the pure spirit of his wife. Low
she could have loved him and
how she longed to do so, to com
mune with him as her equal, as a
twin born soul, he could not know.
Ills spirit was too coarse, too sell.
sual, for communion with hers.
| y, is it a sin to break such bands 2
To sever those whom God has nev.
er joined together? Bnt must
not stop to moralize. Two days
Mr.. Chester seemed to share his
wife's pleasure at the coming of
his friend. Onl y she knew better,
she only knew OF the low, brutal
taunts. and threats when alone
with him in her chamber. She
tried to prevent their disagree.
ments from being known, and to
act as though che were free in the
presence OF their guest. On the
third morning, after the most
shameless abuse, such as brought
the crimson flush of shame to her
delicate cheek, he left saying he
would never live with her again.
She might go with Morton, and
welcome. She plead and remon.
otrated with him. lie told her he
had been tired of her a long time.
and only staid with her 70 spite
her. When he had gone, she ran
out TO a bower, formed of crane
vines, out of hearing, and ont of
sight of the house, and throwing
herself on the grass with her Ii. ad
on the rustic seat, gave vent to her
anguish in groans and tears. go.
my God, muss / bear it longer 2"
was the expression OF her heart and
lips. She could not tell her parents.
They grieved enough ior her ut
best. Where should she turn for
comfort. The GOO whom she had
tried to serve, seemed TO have for.
saken her. She tried to pray but
her faith was well nigh dead. For
five years she had prayed without
any sign that her prayers were
heard. Just then an arm was
thrown around her, and her head
raised from it's lowly position. She
looked mp quickly, and beheld Ar
thur Morton's eyes fixed upon her,
with such tender compassion. Her
strength failed her, aud her head
dropped for moment OH his arm,
and she sobbed in all The abandon
of grief. He drew her nearer to
him and spoke in a low tone,
Alice, dear Alice, tell me what
it is." She drew herself up from
.lisarm, and stood before him. "Mr.
Norton" she said, "you have no
right to address me in such Ian
guage. Remember, sir, / am the
wife Of your friend.' He drew
back sadly, and leaned against the
frame work, with his fine eyes
bent sadly OH her face, as lie said ,
Mrs Chester, you scorn my sym.
pathy, because sou think l 90 not
know the cause Of your SORROW.
have known it for years, more
than you ever supposed any ono
knew. Think you l could not read
It in your writings, and now, have
l not seen it ever since entered
this house. You tell me you are
the wife Of my friend. You are
his slave. No more respected than
you would be were you tho vilest
creature in the world. You were
not made for such a lite. Your
spirit is too pure for such compan.
ionship. You are purity and ami.
ability pcrsonified, while he is a
brute. Nay do not interrupt me
yet. lie was my friend once, but
L never believed niln the brute he
is until'after / met you, ! saw it
that night IL watched his down.
ward career in 1870, and shud.
dered for you without the power
to aid you. / have heard from
YOU when you little thought OF
such a thing. D, my friend you
do not know how my heart has
bled for you, or how longed to
\ ptU 10 YOU. and sav In him vhom