New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-05

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| A WEDDING JOURNEY QUA182A A
MON1REA1.
from the Atlantis Msathly for NsveossGJ
I'VE shall have time for drive rouna I'M
mountain before dinner" satd Basa! g tooy
| got into their carriage again; and he w.
giving the order to the driver, when Isabel
asked how far il was. ~ ha4 ,zsh
mine miles."
40, then, We can't think Of going Win
| We always intended to have two horses 1oz
| going around the mountain"
mo-" said Basil, not yet used 70 hevae
his decisions reaohed without his kn0w!'
edge. land don't zee why We e.. sno .,,s,.
pose we're too heavy, do you"
II had . party from the Statee, m e.a.
yesterday, interposed the driver; ~"
veiehin' two hundred spiece, and stout
Young man on tho box with me. You'd -
fhoueht the horse was DRAWN IN empty
carrisge, the way she darted along" ..a
.sThen his horse must be perfectly worn
out, to-day" said Isabel, refusing to admit
the poor fellow directly even to the honors
of . defeat. He bad proved too much, ana
was nut out Of court with NO hope Of 70
pairing his error. H-i
"Wby, it seems Q pity" whispered Basil,
dispassionately, Ito turn this man edr31t,
when he had q reasonable hope Of being
with us all day, and has been 20 civil and
obliging." =,
Wby don't you sentimentalixe his helpless,
overworked horse i-all in reek Of perspa-
ration" -.
Precipitation! Why, my dear, it's the
rain" -
"Well, rain or shine, darling, ! don't want
to 60 round the mountain with one horse,
and it's very unkind Of you to insist now,
when you've tacitly promised me al along
TO take two"
"Now, this is little too much, Isabel.
You know We never mentioned the matter
till this moment" s-l
.''It's the same as promise, your nov -
ing you wouldn't. But ] don't oak y0u t0
keep your word. don't want to 60 round
the mountain. I'd much rather 80 to the
hotel I'm tired"
avery well, then, Isabel, III leave you ct
the hotel"
In . moment it had come. the first serious
dispute of their welded life. 1t had come
~ all such calamities come, from nothing,
and it was on them in full disaster ero they
in the convent garden, their lives had been
drawn closer in sympathy than ever befoee;
and now that blessed time seemed ages
since, and they were further asundof than
those who have never been friends. II
thought" bitterly unused Isabel, that he
would have done anything for me-" who
would hsve dreamed that woman of her
sense would have been 20 unreasonable"
he wondered. Both had tempers, - know
neither would yield; and 90. presently, they
could hardly tell how, for they were agast
at it all, Isabel was alone in her room a1nidst
the ruins of her life, and Basil al0ne in the
the one horse carriage, trying to drive away
from the wreck Of his happiness. All was
over-the dream Was past-the charm was
broken. The sweetness Of their love was
turned to gall whatever had pleased them
in Their loving moods moo was s .9stsso%s nov,
before were hateful. In that ba1eful light
which seemed to dwell upon all they ever
said or did in mutual enjoyment, how poor
and stupid and empty looked their wedding
journey! Basil spent five minutes in ar
raigning his wife and convicting her Of
every folly and fault. His soul was in
For to be wroth with one We love
Doth work like madness in the BRAIN"
In the midst of his bitter and furious up
he found himself suddenly be-
come her ardent advocate, and ready to de-
nounce her judge as a heartless monster.
" On our wedding journey, too. Good
heaven, what an incredible brute I am p
Then he said, what an ass I ami" and the
pathos Of the case having yielded to it, alb
surdity, he was helpless In five minutes
more he was at Isabel's side. the one-horse
carriage driver dismissed with Q handsome
pour-boire, and pair of lusty bays, with
glittering barouche waiting at the door
below. He swiftly accounted for his pres
ence, which she seemed to find the most
natural thing that could be, and she met his
with the Openness of heart that
forgives but does not forget, if indeed the
most gracious art is the only one unknown
to the sex. She rose with smile from the
ruins of her life, amid which she heart
sat down with all her things ON.
II knew you'd come back" che said.
$50 did IT, he answered. I'm much too
good and noble to sacrifice my preference
TO my duty"
II didn't care particularly for the two
horses, Basil, she said, az they descended
to the barouche. 1T was your refusing
them that hurt me-"
''And l didn't want the one horse car
rage; 1t was your illogicality that pro-
vOked me-"
do you think people ever quarreled be.
fore on a wedding journey % asked Isabel,
as they drove gayly out Of the CITY.
''Never! l can't conceive of it. / suppose
4 this was written down nobody would be-
ieve it,
'No. nobody could" said Isabel, musing-
y. II wish you would tell me Just what
you thought of me, dearest. Did you feel
az you did when our little affair was broken
of, long agOf Did You hate me 7" l
II did, most cordially; but not half 90
much as l despised myself the next mo-
nent. As to it's being like lovers QUAR-.
rel, it wasn't. 1t was more bitter; 80 much
more love than lovers ever give had to be
+aken back. Besides it had no dignity, and
! lovers quarrel always has. A lovers
quarrel always springs from q more serious
cause, and has an air of romantic tragedy.
This had NO grace Of the kind. 1t was .
poor, shabby little quarrel"
80, don't call it 60, Basil! l should like
vou to respect even q quarrel of ours moro
han that. 1t was tragical enough with me, |
or didn't see how it could ever be made |
up. knew couldn't make the advance. l |
lont think it is quite feminine to be the first |
% forgive, is it,"
I'm sure I can't say. Perhaps it would |
,e rather unladylike."
well, dearest, what am trying to get |
It is this: whether we shall love each other |
he more or the less for it. / think we shall |
,et on all the better for while ON account |
# it. But should have said it was totally |