Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-09-14
THE THIRD BRIDAL,

Harry, who do you think is to be mar
ricd next week 2 said Mrs. LeGrange.
a beautiful woman about twenty-three
years Of years. as she sat with her husband
in cozy dining-room. par,akiug Of the
delicious repast before them. chatting af.
feetionateiy at tho same titne. "Their
cards arrived this morning. inviting us to
be present at both ceremony and break
fast. l am sure you will be surprised to
know the name Of the bride Can you
guess il p
mot unless it prove to be Carrie Staun.
.on." replied the husband. smiling.
You are very far from being correct.
Why. it is no other than your old friend
Louise Pcnnel. Just think; after all her
seeming attachment to her husband, sh.
has only waited two years. and is now to
marry William Wilmarth. Is it no. dis
graceful 7"
why. no. Ida. I see nothing disgrace.
ful in it. Two years think 10 quite suf.
fcient to live alone. To me, . second
marriage proves lore and happiness to
have existed in the frst," returned lie.
Grange.
"Oh. Harry. how can you say 80 p
The bare idea Of second marriage il re.
voting. Do you think. with all my lov.
for you. our Eve years. happy married
life. our perfect eongeniality Of disposi.
ton. that we're you to die. I could SO fun
forget as to allow another man to call me
wife 7"
MY dear. I know full well your true
affection for your husband yet since you
really ask my opinion. be not offended il
I speak eandidly. feel. then, assured
that my Ida's loving little heart would
pine aud grieve for while yet. for the
very reason that you possess an uncom
monty adectionats disposition. that your
heart would turn to some sympathising
person. and you in time would love him.
Never! Never! Even the lapse oi
ten years would bring no consolation. Blu,
I should not care TO live that length ol
time. without you. Harry"
So saying. Harry rose from the table.
and passing tn his wife. he pressed low
ing kiss upon her lips. thee turned to has.
ten to his Office.
Stay yet q little while. Harry. You
have made me so uncomfortably blue with
your probabilities. that dread your leav.
ing me-"
Only for an hour. Ida, 70 meet gen.
tleman by appointment. I will return as
soon ~ possible. and to make amends for
the 'improbabilities,' win take you TO the
opera this evening. So be ready"
As he left her. Ida turned 10 the win.
dow. where. rs she watched his command
ing 6gure far down the street. she mur-
INJURED. "Dcar husband, how much love
him He only said I would marry again
TO tcase me. I never would"
lids" said LeGrange. one morning,
about three months later. rs he returned
from the ofscs 81 an unusual hour, and
passed hurricdly 10 the sitting-room, II
have some good and bad news TO tell you. >
What IS ID. dcarf You surprise me. =
rssurncd she. trembling. ss she received
his accustomed kiss. ..lf both good and
bad is 10 be related. give the good 6rss.
.Well. then. I have just received LET
ter. giving me the agreeable Information
that am the heir 10 ten thousand pounds
ieh me By bachelor uncle. brother Of m,
father. for whcm / xas. named. As. Ii,
! cd gesslesnan died suddenly lask week.
am tesscsivs ths legacy Immediately"
4 .This i. indeed. pleasant insclEgenee
and rejoice - yoar good fortune. Nor
s;.s ss - s:sss s. sss.a''e"'i0' hope Is
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