Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-03-13

bureau, she ignited the bits OF paper, watch
ing them burn in silence until there was moth
ing left but the blackened remains.
"Will you be kind enough to remove that
stuff" she asked the nurse. Mrs. Summer
Vile, who had been silent witness to all this
said not word. Well, what could she say
She had already exhausted every argument
and uttered more words than are contained
in Webster's unabridged, all to no purpose
Now, Florimond could take her own way, let
the harvest of her deeds be sweet or bitter!
1t is needless to say, Florimond took no
notice of this letter. Mrs. Summerville, how.
ever, wrote to apprise Albert Of his wife's
gradual improvement He replied immedi-
ately, expressing his thanks to the Almighty
for her preservation and restoration. Before
long there came, too, another letter to Florl-
mond, which was as follows:
"Why have you not written to me, dear Flori-
mond? I have looked so anXiously Tor letter, II
only a few kind words, Flory! You would, if
you knew how longed for them: If you are not
vet able to write you might at least. dear wife,
send me message through your grandmother $
letters. She writes me, it is your desire to name
the child-our child-Alberta Florimond. Why
do you insist on Alberta? Why not leave that
name for one of our half dozen boys yet to come,
God willing? However, we can AFFORD 10 nave an
Alberta and an Albert, too. The eldest son OF the
family must be an Albert DandrIdge, to preserve
the old custom but Iagree to Alberta, and thank
you for giving the little one MY name. accept
it as an indication of kind thoughts of your dis
tant Albert. "a bitter smile curled Florimond,s
lips at this point in the letter. Mrs. Summerville
tJ,o cpoilo opS chn6Saro6l IT piVeS great
comfort to know you are improving, and that the
little one too, seems to be somewhat more thriv-
ing. hope she will bearobust hearty girl, when
her father comes home to see her ladyship.
"Flormond, do not think 1 will have the
heart to write you again, unless you at least send
me kind message. Tell ME to destroy that IN
sulting letter, and to blot it out from my memo
ry-y can. Your affectionate. A. c. d.
Florimond treated this epis.le in the same
manner as she did the other, except that be-
ing able now to move about the room, she
burnt it on the hearth instead of the marble
table.
"You have hard, unforgiving heart" said
her grandmother, who under such provocation
could not preserve her resolution of total 81
lence.
"My heart is just as he made it" answered
Florimond, "when as child of seventeen /
became his wife, my heart was wax to be
moulded by his hands. See into what shape
he has wrought it! Mother, l may as we'll
inform you once for ALL" and Florimond's
eyes blazed as with the light of thousand
stars, II shall never. more live with Albert
Dandridoe 90 his wife"
my God, Florimond!' exclaimed Mrs.
Summerville, inexpressibly shocked, 81 believe
you are not in your right mind. Calm your
self, my child, and do not utter such dreadful
things-which you do not-connot mean."
"I do mean every word of it," said Flori'
mond emphatically; "nor can you divine all
my reasons for so doing. In imitation of a
certain old Roman who. separated from his
wife, say to you, look at this shoe which is
now pinching my foot so horribly. us 1t not
handsome ? Is 1t not ne,o? Yet none knous
where 1t sorings but she that euears 1t" 1t is
not alone that Albert does not love me- but"
and Florimond stopped abruptly, her face
scarlet even to the roots Of her hair.
"But whats ?" exclaimed Mrs. Summerville,
breathlessly.
"But this" said Florimond solemnly, 81
will not live with him. I will not I have
vowed an unalterable VOW, and that vow |
shall keep in spite of the whole world"
Mrs. Summerville, in speechless agitation,
quilted the room.