Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1873-05-08

| bridge has too much WOrluly prloe lor IhaI
but on the other hand, no overwhelming at
fection, no sweet nonsense. She, on the con
trary, is foolishly fond of him. Oh her let
ters we're the stupidest, most love-sick things
One day, when was reading one of them t.
him, he forgot his wounded arm, and jerkinl
the letter impatiently from my hand, cried
irritably, "There, Miss Sophie! Forbear-
for have had quite enough of that silly et
fusion"
At this point, Albert made an effort to in
terrupt his wife; but she made gesture o
silence, and proceeded
"Then, what on earth induced him to mar
ry her !'' exclaimed Gabrielle.
did you ever hear? Tell me all you know
about her, Sophie. Is she pretty-or grace
ful-or fascinating in any way?"
II have never seen her." said Sophie, "bu
have heard a good deal about her. The Sc
cret of his marrying her is this She is a rich
heiress, and Col. Dandridge being poor, mar
ried her for her money! She is said to be pret
ty, that is, rather attractive in appearance
but no style, no elegance, no graces of man
ner, and no education. Major cambridge says
she has the finest eyes he ever saw in a wo
man 5 face but that she lacks cultivation wo
fully, and that this one fact seems to annoy
her husband beyond expression, tor ne is
man of most fastidious refinement, reared IN
an atmosphere of lofty and aristocratic Sc
clusiveness, hating nothing so much as
breach of etiquette, regarding nothing SC
great crime as to be ill-bred Such being
the case, Major cambridge says he pities AL
bert, for with wife so ill-suited to his taste
SO jarring, so dscordant, Notwithstanding all
the money she brings him, in his domestic re
lations, he can never be anything but dis
satisfied, unhappy man"
"My God, Florimond p exclaimed Albert
no longer able to keep silence, "to think o.
you, my POOR wife, with your proud and pas
sonate heart, sitting there, listening to such
words! Lit was too intolerable! My
darling, do not wonder now at your after
conduct You were wounded to the. heart
stung to the quick-it was enough to make
you absolutely hate me!'
"Nor was that the worst" said Florimond
in low tone.
"What could have been worse p exclaimed
Albert
"It was worse to behold you entering tht
room, with such an expression of rapturou'
joy and love, beaming from every feature, al
had never seen there before-to see you
clasp her hand-to see you sit beside her."
"There-there, Florimond-I cannot lister
to another word. I say again, l do not won
der at your after conduct-anything less wal
scarcely possible, and would have evnced
spirit devoid of selfrespect. If it is any sat
isfaction for you to listen to words, the truth
of which you must already know, l now de
clare, in all earnestness to you, in point o.
beauty, refinement, cultivation, elegance ano
all that renders woman attractive and ire
sistible, you are now as far Gabrielle San
ford's superior, as she then fancied hersel
yours. AS for my love for her, [ vow, my
own Florimond, it will not bear mention II
the same breath with the feelings which nov
animate and fill my heart for thee-lovelies
and best of all created womankind!" !"
CONCLUSION NEXT WEEK.