The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-11-19

make so snort q call. But l prom
! ised TO come the next day, an.
named the hour.
Punctual to the minute | stood
On The steps the following morning
The door was ajar, and Julia wa:
| at the piano. 1 stopped and lis
tened. Presently her voice broke
in ! plaintivc strain; it sounded e
me unusually mournful as she suns
the concluding verses of,he ballae
she had before her:
"And ain sad and weary now,
Sc weary ! would fain
Close up my eyes to sleep and nc'er
Awske 10 earth again"
When the singer ceased, ane
as l stepped into the entry with
out announcing myself, I got 9
good view of her as she sat be
fore the instrument. Her heac
was bent and she held her hand
kerchicf before her eyes. She
| was weeping.
I entered the room quietly anc
stood behind her.
i'Julia !" [ exclaimed.
She started and turned quickly
toward me. Her eyes we.e very
red. I took her hand and sat hel
down by my side.
you were singing a very me
lancholy song" l said.
"Was II" she responded, with
an attempt at smile.
Yes: you We're. You are un
happy, are you not? Come, tell
me candidly.
"Why DO you wish to know ?
81 answer your question rs soon
rs you reply to minc."
"Wcl|, I am not happy but
perhaps I have all the happiness
ono thought to expect standing as
| do. almost alone in the world
And you know Aunt Margary'<
property all goes to q younger
brother, and severe as she is
would sooner live with her than
Uncle Bond"
I drew her closer to my side.
"And if l asked You to become
my wife, Julia, and 10 cheer me
with your voice, and be my own
dear companion through life
would you sooner stay with Aunt
Margary than share my destiny 2
She looked me squarely in the
eyes, and replied with an honest
whole soulcd voice, IL would not
Wesley Ho~ard, for I love you
"Then, you shall be my wife,
cried, as | drew her to my
heart, and pressed her lips will
the first kiss.
Four weeks more, and with !
few witnesses only, I marriet
Julia May, and took her to my
home.
The following month I started
with her to Europe, and befor
leaving had my life insured fo
twenty thousand dollars for he
benefit.
Don't do it, DEAR" she said
''it makes me, feel badly, for j
looks as if you thought you Nigh
die"
"And so I may, pet"
"But you are not sick"
"'Tis not alone the sick who die
foolish girl"
"Wcll, suppose you should, yo'
have money enough to leave m
without doing this"
Never mind suffer me TO &C
contrary to your wishes thi
time"
':Tis well" she replied, and ncv
er alluded to. the subject again.
The first painful impression m,
wife gave was when we had beeI
| in Paris about ore month. Up t.
this period she had been as affec
tionate and kind as | could hav
desired. One evening we wer
going to the opera, when enc 0
her friends (who was al the water
ing place when I first met her,
hearing we were in Paris called t.
see us: I wished particularly t.
go to the opera that evening, &c
Ignestea heRte send an -e8ease Il
her friend and ask him to dinne
the next day. To my surpris
she pcremptorily declined to d.
so, and Immediately went dow
stairs. For several seconds
e2n9ld not realize what she ha,
done. But [ pat on my coat an'
followed her to the salon. Their
she sat laughing and chattin;
with Mr.. Hammerly, whose per
GOODNESS when I was introduced t
him, almost tempted NE to kicI
him down the stairs. He calle
her "Julla," too, and addressed a