The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-03-08
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uuoicu dt tne remembrance OF tile
dinner hour, and her hand tre,n.
bled visibly OH his arm. lie was
silent a moment, then ns lie seat.
cd himself OH the sofa 10y her, he
continued, Il did not know that
you ever wrote t"r the press nn.
Ill this morning. l have ecen your
articles ,for~ the past two years,
and admired them more than l
can tell you, but did not know that
their autlIor was the wife of my
od friend, Charlie Chester, until
George Carter told me SD this
morning. DO you know, Mrs.
Chester, that you have disabused
Georges mind ot very erroneous
opinion lie unce entertained of the
literati Z" She turned her large
eyes fullnpun his face, and said
eaSerly, II 'disa5used his mind!
Did he not say, this very morning,
that all literary women were fast I
o, MIR. Morton, you can never
know what All cffJit it has cost me
to meet him politely. / did not
care for your poor opinion of my
writings, as did for any ones
bad opinion of my reputation rs 3
lady. You had u right to cri,icise
my writings, they are public
property, but Ire had no rigl,. to
say it, aud Mr.. Chester should not
have -" she stopped short
Pardon me, my in ig,latron has
led me TO far" Mrs. Chester,
my dear madam, you were cer-
taiIly misintor,ned, through what
motive | cannot divine. | will tell
you what was said by both of u.s."
and lie related the conversation ui
the morning. She listened eager
ly, then clasping her hands, she
said thank Goo, am undecci,-
ed. / do not like to think I.arsh.
ly of any one. Imust not let Mr..
Garter think l am angry with him
without u cause" She did not.
tell him anything to cause him to
Chester and his frierd came in
!r. III the porch where they had
been enjoying their cigars, and
when Mr.. Garter came forward
and asked for music, she arose
quickly, and smilinely seated her.
self at the piano. She sang song
alter song, until her listeners felt
as though they were floating off
"on the waves of her sweet sing.
ing" Even her husband WAS smil.
ingly kind aud affcctionate in his
manner toward her. She was con-
scious Of looking remarkable well,
and now her spirits rose above the
troubles of the afternoon, an'l she
knew that she was doing well ap
pearing to the best advantage.
The night passed off happily. The
morrow brought a black cloud.
jealousy, the green e, ed monster,
was lurking beneath that pleasant
exterior of the night before When
Alice bade her lord pleasant
"gnod morning." lie frowncd OH
her as he said, +" So you: opposition
TO my asking Mr.. Carter to my
house was all tcigned, was it You
looked IL little stately at first, it is
true, but your very great amiabil-
ity toward the close OF tho evening
was plain enough to my mind that
the first was on y acting TO deceive
me-" She drew back from the
hand he had laid on her shoulder.
Mr.. Chester, you know that you
do me Injustice. VIII: did you
ask Mr.. Garter to your house, and
command me TO receive him COR.
dali y or be thrust into the street 2
Those were .your words. / did not
fear being thrust into the street, for
| know ! can support myself by
any literary labors, but my Bible
tells ne to obey my husband, and
| have tried to do so at what a sac.
rifice of feeling you can never
know. have never knowingly
disoheyed you in anything. Tho
story you told me of Mr.. Carriers
opinion Of me was manufactured
for the occasion. Believe me, sir,
| should have remained coldly po.
lite to him had not Mr.. Morton re-
peated the conversation in your
store morctruthfully, believe, than
YOU did, thereby exoncrating MIR.
Carter. Thrust ME into The street
ifyon viii, have borne enough.
will not bear jealousy added to my
other wrongs" and she left the
room. She did not see him again
that day. When lie came home
the next evening, bis eyes were
red, aud every lincament of his
face showed dissipation. She had
been suspecting him Of drinking
and gambling, but until then he
had never been so very drunk in
her presence. He seemed to have
forgotten the abuse Cf the day be.
fore, and she ministercd TO him as
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