Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-04-10
[From Godey's Lady's Bookl.
+ L 0 r e N CE EMERSOM !.
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Y.OtUNG WIDOW.
by VIRGINIA DE FORREST.

are engaged to George LangfordP' r.
"Weli, cousin. if I we're, have you any
objections2"
"objectionsl Why, Floy, he is old
enough
"Just thirty-nine, cousin JESSIE"
"Thirty nine! and q widower with two
children! But it ;s 6 mistake of Harry's /;
you are not really going to marry him,
are. youW
81 expect SO" said Florence quiet"
well / give you up. You, Florence
Emerson, the belle of the season, with a
large fortune; you, the beauty and heir
ess, with lovers, b,aux, offers without
end or number, to. throw yourself away
upon poor widower With two children,
and no fortune except in his profession.
Oh! Floy, thought you had more sense.
What are you thinking Off"
"Why, Jessie, you are wasting your
eloqueuce, George Langford is hand
Some"
"Granted."
"Talented!"
"Granted, again"
"He loves mel"
$50 do fifty Others"
"And, last of all, my strongest argu-
ment, love him X -s
well, I supposeyog will marry him
in spite ofmy disapproval, SO 1 wish you
Joy, and hope he'll never hold up Mrs.
Langford first as pattern to Mrs. Lang.
ford second"
eff Mrs. Langford first was model
for me, would fellow IN her footsteps" )"
."Well, welt, there's one comfort. Will
lie and Edith are very pretty children,
and too young to rebel at new mamma,
believe. How old are they exactly,
Floy 2"
"Willie is four, Edith three
Keep you busy, the care of two such
babies"
/ Florence Emerson and Jessie Lawson
were cousins, and had, until Jessie's mar
riage been almost like sisters. Jessie,
who was two years the elder, was gay,
lively blonde, vain, and pretty. Flor
ence was tall, stately beauty, with large
dark eyes, black hair, and features like
Greek statue. She was an orphan,
and as Jessie said an hciress.
George Langford was lawyer of some
standing. Handsome, talented, but
grave and qniet in his manners devoted
ly attached to Florence, bnt he was thir-
ty-nine, and widower! Jcssie's senti-
ments, were echoed by all Florence. cir
Gle Of friends when her engagement was
known. She, so beautiful, young, talent
ed, and wealthy! She always was differ
ent from other girls, they said. SO, after
a lew days, the maaser ceased to be dis
cussed, and some new wonder ofthe fash
ionable work took its place.
Florence had been married lust two
years, when it became necessary for Mr..
Langdon to go to Paris; his stay was to
be very short, SO he concluded not to take
| AoAShSS' AohC was Vi nome, nau
won the love ofboth children, and in re.
turn loved them fondly, and with their
society, her home duties, and promised
visit to Jessie, thought the time of her
husbands absence might be made to pass
pleasantly. But when the hour of depar.
ture came, when his trunk stood waiting
in the hall, and ho came to say farewell,
the whole aspect of things seemed chan.
ged. Florence felt that her dearest
treasure was leaving her; all look ed
dark, and n vague presentiment of evil
filled her soul. ~
"Why, Florence you are white as a
corpse" cried George, in a frightened
tone. II thought you had arranged gay
etics without number to occupy you while
your grave old husband was away
Cheer UP, Floy; I shall be gone only a
short time!'
"Oh, George, did not realize it till
how. What can | do without you"
"You will visit Jessie, take Willie and
Edith snto tho country, and-and-