The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-07
. [From the Darlington southcrner.]
S 80 A WEDDING.
BY MISS CnEEsBoRouGn.

mates were summoned to act rs her
brides maids
How wonderful this seems snid
Estelle Hayward, rs wo walked up the
stairway together. He is thirty years
older than Isabel, and perfect fright,
and so disagrecable.'
lie is all that, and he is immensely
rich besides
Yes; but did you not think that she
loved Clinton Johns 2
I know that she did; but what Of
that? Women marry one and love an,
other constantly, and men do the sau.c
thing, aud 1 suppose that it will con-
tinuc to be done world without cnl.'
SPY this time we had rcachc shc
door Of the room; we knocked Come
in,' said n pleasant voice AMI We walked
;s,. There she sat under the gas light,
dressed in her bridal dress, waiting for
the hour OF tie ceremony to arrive.
I am all dressed, you see, she said,
Il never like to do things in hurry it
fustcrs me. What clock is it, listclle?
1T has just struck scven.'
l'AndI am to be married Mt eight I"
'You have one hour yet replied
lstcllc, ITO ponder, and repent, after
that you need do neither.
4 have done all the pondcrng cx-
pect to Go, and us to repcnting, WE'LL
when ! have once made up my mind to
do thing, make it II rule never to
repent. Now, sit down both OF you, anl
look at me; how do look =
You are rs pale as ghost replied
Estclic': 'and your eyes look AZ If
Il meant my dress, Estcllc,' she in.
terruptcd her. My face is Of no con
sequence; if | do look pale, no wonder,
for, for two d,iys, have lad frgh,ful
twingcs of pain in my heart, wish
you to observe my dress. Mr.. Ceyc!and
insisted upon sending to Paris Tor the
dress in hich was to be married; thi,
and the diamonds wear are his wed.
ding present to me- n
I. Sic spike calmly enough, but we
knew thut.;5it was assumed. Save for
the uncar.llly ip,lor of. her laco, she
would have looked beautiful. The
dress was splcndcd enough fora queen;
it was of rich satin, covered Wit, II
nicchlin lace oScr-drcss; which Wi.
loopcd up with long sprays of or.nye
blossoms. Diamonds glittcrcd at her
whist, on her bosom, in her ears, on. her
neck around her wristssand in her hair,
whose midnight darkness seemed to
show them to greater advantage.
We'll, what do look likc?
You look said 'as if all the
diamonds OF Goiconda had been cmptiud
,,non yOu.'Y @
And your dress is superb, Estclle,
remarked.
i hope that you may be as happy as
YOU will he rich, Isabel said.
She looked at he a moment with the
tears simmcrips in her large dark eyes,
and replied: ,4Egst
.uappiuess l really never expect to
enjoy; ifuI am contented, that is all
calculate on.' -.
We sat in silence and looked at her,
this victim, dressed out for the sacrifice
Don't stare Mt me as you are d"in.,
Estelle,' she said, driving back the
tears, with that hopeless look on y.ur
face. J. am not marrying simply Tor
money, asfyou seem to think
what, then, arc you marrying for
lovc%
She arose from her seat; how splenl.
id she looked as she ,railed her train
after her. Twice she walked the length
Of the room, then she folded her arms
and stood in front OF us. i shall never
forget that vision Of spleuior and wo
mans despair as ! looked up at her
Her eyes flushed rs she spakc and her
dclicately cut nostrils dilat D.
Marry for love-, she said, mo; carry
dead heart. ] loved once, ah how
well. ] was but fifteen ears old when
I first loved Clinton johns; am now
twenty.f Eve, and l never celscd to love
him, until ! became convinced that he
did not love me. He was attentive to
ME. he allowed no one else to pay me
ahe same attentions; he said aud did
enough to create hore, but not enough
to satisfy love. For ten years he how
cred aronrd me, fcr ten years | altcrna
ted between hope and despair. Then
any pride revolted, and l said, LII break
this chnin which gals me, III burst
these fcucrs which bind me to him.
Did I do it easily? No; but did it.
wrenched my heart, but | dill it. |
do not, cannot ever love again; | can
live without loving; have done with
TINT pleasant dream forever and forever.
Her voice which had been vehement,
died away to almost a whisper, but W.
heard that forever and forever and it
sounded to our ears like tile wailings Of
fNs. - - Il ~. n L.