New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-04

qualification upon receiving the dispatch.
He could 1ot be at aOme IN time for the
ball. and had he not expressed desire tor
me to enjoy myself: l showed the dis
. patch 70 Mrs. Stanhope, who instantly ad-
4 vised mo to accept the escort of the lieu0
tenant and attend the ball. think 1t was
\ a knowledge that she would thus advise ne
& that prompted NE 10 show her my letter:
Still | did not feel at rest. | had sort OF
pride that rebeiled against appearing IN
society without my husband: but MIS-
Stanhope's arguments and the lieutenant
] entreaties at length scattered my scruI'iee
and I resolved to go.
NV early Iife-my girlhood da 90 chad
q Seen passed in strict seclusion, and eny
husbands quiet tastes had made my mar
rjed life aIinost as solitary in regard 10
societvs Is it 80 much of a wonder then
| Hlat was almost corried owsS 0y its gay
Z scenes
3 Tie evening came, and "a company with
Pr. Stanhope aud wife and Lieutenant
Morris went to the ball. The lieutenant
was exceedingly attentive and l. received
. many attentions from others. still was Ill
b at ease. Several times l caught myself
/ wondering if people would think mo IN
| married, or worse still, his wife; and once
or twice tanciedkthat the Lieutenant naIf
smothered .he Mrse wSeS Introducing 9ne
so his friends. @. ae .~
as INQUIRED 40 wa Talked homewardo
I ooh, verS Sluclo Sepoieds asitA SaS'b
/ ".S,opo uothin 9 es II S2ee1s Son a@as Sssps
I euch gatherings in futureoS
1 @That io more than l can PROMISE 2uS0
self You know that Saptaih &s does a"s
enjoy balls
( "But it is Snfa:r 80 seeEO soa fsoos thssno
Perhaps in his younger days as %as lFso0Ss
| q. 10 tnv ri than
Perhaps go J replieds s,sS az he sa s'24
man yeti"
That depend0 9pon wha? comp pssiscna
| one might maze" he repiieds
saw or fancied saw. in HIS semark @n
allusion to the disparity in our ages 0,s's j
The The next S da : brought IN husband
1Do YOU care that vent 20 asked agSee
7 { fad eo5a ssps aSss Z bad employed sny
J oNoS W. sls. fs % vsry SonesouFe fsere
leven when am with .;ou: il must be !nfoi'
cradle when | are gone am glad dnS Sittls'
girl enjoyed itq@ 9
oThere is to be g horseback perts 2" fn"re
row" neryously toying witlo the o'Sttops Go
| his coat.
| ''Is there' WeIlyV
| "Shan we go' | asked.
1T would be hardly any pleasure Cor ne.
| as have been in the saddle for nearly ton
! days"
Although said nothing. my facS must
have expressed my disappointment 500 he
| very soon said:
| "Vnry much"
"Wonuld yoa be satisfied SO gs sSsshout
| met"
"HardlyO
| 'Then suppose we stay at home. saould
| enjoy reading this volume with you more
than riding out, and he tossed beautifully
bound little volume into my lap
At another time l should have screamed
| with delight. for it was what had 80 much
longed to sea copy of Enoch Arden.
| But now there came no response, no word
| of thanks from my lips. He seemed d!sal'-
| pointed but said nothing as ne went out.
| l was Just in a mood to feel unkindly to
ward every one, and most unkindly Of all
toward my noble husband. What right
had he to make me conform 20 his tastes.
| Then fell 20 thinking how cruel it was to
bring me away from all my earlier friends
and bury me alive IL that miserable, dull
town Surely all men we're not 80 reserved
| or so fOgyisb as he. and wondered II L
| should not have been more satisfied with
| one nesrcr my own ageo Then | found myo
self s,aking comparisonso eyer edangeSous
l trai1 Of thought FOR wiiee Somehow ups0
permost 80 my mad Curing ali 5his mental
l DtDfHnEueb Wa6 dItHUtudut nUIIlS& " jtH bilS
I handsome face and genial waTss 1 bi'IsI
noy with shameas TecaIl chose sAeGghtss
but 8 was sngrS anS disappointed sbe2s.
and Just ~ a GSOd So think myself 5eSy
much abuseCo
| must have behaye9 shanefufii1v oli esat
day, for in the evening my husband came
| up to where was sitting, and laying his
hand upon my shonldele said in SeTS COW
| calm voice.
| Clara, would not wlling.@ give Sou
main or deny you one pleasure ! o'an not
attend you tomorrow, but Is goG wish WI
provide you an escorto"
ooh, de- exclaimed $50 oageqSs siae
the calm look N hie eyes grew painfully Y
penetrating no S,o 'SxSS sbsnS saGsSS sspoB
| my face.
the esco0 Of DR.. Stanhope and wife, but oS
| was Licntenaut Morris who rodeby my sideO
who praised my riding, my figure and gene
| eral appearance with more warmth 5han
pleased oven my unsuitable vanitya
After that day ny husband seemed differ
| ent. Ho was as kind 10 me as eyerS 20 eGS
! indulginy ue more thaIo eormerlys but tbs
old tenderness 9as gOneo. msse6 Che
| stolen carcss the pet warmtuo"the thousand
| little tendernessee t5ae bad befo5euade mS
| life so sweet.
Had any one gse?s 9ne g whispered Ginf
| that my heart was growing disloyaT 5o,n ~
! husband, or thai lieutenant Morris soushg
| my soc:ety w6tb pleasDre, l shodld nave &c
| PEELED the accusation with sadigDatio9. ]
had nc tboughe of ahSthing wrongs Sut
theS shy was So9leased WITH his soeS"!y .
{ Why did ca2e so Gsti@ eshether IL was hts
/ oP my husban6 sshs code 3S. 2nS sSdeo %nO
| walked with nGS. and seemed always read ;
! eooattenP SHes Ss xsss because HoSed aats
eeryo epd ssv S:os03 Ss3 Sossae1g1 30 SSiS@N:g a'
! Siono
! Ihc @.9nmeP fsaai sg2eae,S oass se.9L2nHo
and autumn was GssS merging into ~in!eyc
| still. contrarS 80 eio SSg expectations sEss
| werc yet detained 81 She etationo Slrs
StanhOps had see ser actigp brain ps syO, k
conjurirg up festivities aioy she winters and
! her programme was sGe promise of oyster
surpors, card parties. as4d balls enough to
suit the liveliest tasteo and le 81 car from
: being surfcited wit.o society and pleasure
! was almost beside snS ssG WStis Che a5eoiShs
8 sOmc privilegoso
Tho old home 9s9ignas o,S reading snS
| conversation that had onco bes q so pleasing
8 to mo wero now disliked and neglected.
| except at intervalse when pr,StencS sn9
! duty would assert eheir sway.
Oily husband never rebuked en@s ana SuS
| seldom accompanied me tp those gay
| scenes; but had become 80 accustomed to
| appearing without him that it scarcely mate
tered anything whether he attended me
G not.
Where OF ,S,Ss SlsnS iSoo??72.anese qnYshe
! have led mo to l shudder 10 s.:inke But d
mercifui God interposeto With pityirgeye
Hc ssw MY folly. and sent messenger of
grace--a sweet pledge OF love-tO snatch
me. it may be from ruire ! Was about to
become a mothcG5 When che fact firss bee
came known to me l Was Sere angry aud
mortitieto ! haH 9lanucd such gay vino
and n ha die MT
tSial. l fear that Isl had then studied my
NJ heart SInnid huEo di.nnHcrad 0hat