The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-02-20

and table had been designed by Mrs.
Rayne. and then realized 10 black wood |
by the patient hands of natives.
Another side opened by three glass
doors on verandah, and only few rods
below the house the sea dashed agains.
beach.
After dinner | sat on the verandsh,
drinking coffee and the sea breeze by
turns. The gentlemen walked up and
down, smoking the pipe of peace, while
Mrs Rayne sat within. talking with
| Rhoda in the candlelight. Opposite me,
as looked in at the open door. hung
two Madonnas. the Sistine. and the Vir-
| gin ofthe Immaculate Conception. In
front of each stood y tall flower stand,
carved to initiate the leaves and blossoms
of the Gala lily. These black flowers
held great lunches of the Administration
| lily, sacred to the Virgin through all the
ages.
Have you forgiven me the minute
deception | put upon you p said Mr..
Ragne. pausing beside me. "If had
not read admiration in your face, l
would have told you the truth at once"
How could one help admiring her p
II don't know, I'm sure I never
could"
"She has the serenest face, like still,
shaded water. I wonder how she would
look in trouble"
1t is not becoming to her.
"Are you sure p
Quite.
Your way of life here seems so per-
feet No hurry nor worry-nothing to
make wrinkles"
you like this smooth, Indian living,
then?"
Like 1T p / hope you won't think
me wholly given over to love of things
that perish in using, but if could live
this sort of life with the one | liked best,
heaven would be superfuity.
at is heaven indeed, when think of
the purgatory from which we came into
it," said Mr.. Rayne. throwing away his
cigar. and carrying off my coffee cup.
do you know anything of Mrs.
Rayne's history before her MARRIAGE"
said to Frank, as joined him in his
walk.
Nothing to speak of-only she was
widow"
| "Oh !" said 1. feeling that spot or
two had suddenly appeared on the face
of the sun.
That's nothing against her, is it?"
"No but I have no patience with Sec
ond marriages
''Nor first ones, either, said Frank.
wickedly.
"But. seriously, Frank-would you like
to have a wife so beautiful as Mrs.
Rayne Pr
eyes. ifshe had Rhoda's soul inside
of her." said Frank, stoutly.
81 shouldn't"
why not p
Because all sorts of eyes Qloat on her
beauty, and drink it in, and in one way
appropriate it to themselves. Mr..
Rayne is as proud of the admiration
given to his wife as if it were personal
tribute to his own taste in selecting her.
A beautiful woman never really and tru-
ly belongs to her husband, unless he can
keep a veil over the face, as the Turks
do"
Il knew you had views" said Mr..
Rayne, behind me, 'but I had no idea
they were SO leathenish. What is New
England coming to, under the new rule
All the plain women going to shut up all
| the handsome ones 2"
Il was only supposing a case."
"Suppositions arc dangerous. You
first endure, then daily with them. and
finally embrace them as established
| facts"
II was only saying that if am a man
when I come into the world next time
las the Hindoos say), l shall marry
plain woman with charming DISPOSE
ton. and SO, as it were, have my diamond
all to myself, by reason ofits dull cover"
Jealousy, thy name is woman -
said Mr. Rayne. when the woman's
republic is set up, how I shall pity the
handsome ones.
They will all be banished to some
desert island" seid Frank.
And draw all men after them, as the
pied piper of Hameln' did the rats"
said Mr.. Rayne.
What are you talking about?" said
Mrs. Rayne, joining us at the point.
The pity of it is. said her husband,
that beauty is only skin Deep"
THAT is deep enough said Mrs.
Rayne.
"Yes, if age, and sickness, and trouble,
did not make one shed it so soon," said |
|. ungratefully.
Don't mention it" said Mrs. Rayne,
" It's bad enough when it comes. Do |
you remember that Greek woman in |
Lothian, whose father was so fearfully |
rich that she seemed to be all crusted |
with precious stones ?''
Perfectly"
TO dance and sing was all she lived |
for, and Lothian must needs bring in the |
skeleton, as you did. by reminding her
OF the dolorous time when she would |
neither dance or sing. You think she is
crushed. to be sure, only Disraeli's char
acters never are crushed, any more than
himself. oh, then, she says, we will
be part of the audience and other people
will dance and sing for u.s. So beauty
Is always with US, though one person II les
it."
She gave little shrug Of her shout
ders, which made her pearls and velvet
simmer in the moonlight. She looked
SO white, and cool, aud perfect, so apart
from common clay, that all at once
Queen Guinevere ceased to be my type