The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-11-07
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~ A WEDDING. ?" I.
BY MISS cnEEsBoRouan.


mates were summoned to net as her
brides maids
.How wonderful this seems, snid
Estellc Hayward, rs wo walked up the
stairway together. He is thirty years
older than Isabel, and perfect fright,
and so disagrecable' ..
.IIe is all that, and he is immensely
rich besides
Yes; but did you not think that she
loved Clinton Johns?'
Il know that she did; but what Of
that? Women marry one and love an
other const"ntly, and men do the same
thing, aud suppose that it will con
TIME to be done world without enI'
s BY this time we had rcachc the
door Of the room; we knocked Come
in said pleasant voice ninl We walked
IA. There she sat under the gas light,
dressed in her bridal dress, waiting for
the hour Of tie ceremony tonrrivc.
L am all dressed, you see, she said,
Il never like to do things in hurry, it
hustcrs me. What clock is it, Estclc?
1T has just struck seven.
''And am to be married ut eight
you have one hour yet, replied
lstclle. ito ponder. and repent, after
that you need do neither.
Il have. done all the pondering cx-
pect TO do, and as to repcnting, we'll,
when have once made up my mind to
do thing, l make it rule never to
repent. Now, sit down beth OF you, and
look at me; how do look =
~ no 10 &c :, ,,l,oet ro,l'>I
Estcllc': 'and your eyes look al if
Il meant my dress, Estcllc, she in
terrupted her. 'Aly face is Of no con
sequence; if l do look pale, no wonder
for, for two days, have had frigh,ful
twingcs of pain in my heart | wish
ynu to observe my dress. Mr. Cleveland
insisted upon sending to Paris Tor the
dress in hicli [ was to be married; thi,
and the diamonds wear are lis wed :.
ding present to ne.
Sic spike calmly enough, but We
knew that lit was assumed Save for
the uricar.llly spalor oi, her face, She
would have looked beautiful The
dress was zsplended enough Tor a queen;
it was OF rich satin, covered viii, II
mcchlin lace orcr-drcss; which was
loopcd up with long sprays of orange
blossoms. Dinmouds glittcrcd at her
whist, on her bosom, in her ears, on her
neck around her wrists aud in her hair,
whose midnight darkness seemed to
show them to greater advantage.
.Wcll, what do look like!
You look / said 'as if all the
diamonds OF Golconda had been cmpt;ud
upon you'll;
'And your dress is superb, Estelle.
remarked.
i hope that you may be as happy as
YOU Willie rich, Isabel, | said.
She looked at me moment with the
tears simmcring in her large dark eyes,
and replied.:F 8gt
Happiness l really never expect to
enjoy; if / am contented, that is all |
calculate on
We sat in silence and look ed at her, /,
this victim, dressed out for the sacrifcc
Don't stare ,at me as you are dim.
Estelle,' she said, driving back the
tears, with that hopeless look on y..ur
face. / am not marrying simply for
money, J as;you seem to think
What, then, arc you marrying for
lover
She arose from her scat; how splcn,l
id she looked rs she ,raled her train
after her. Twice she walked the length
of the room, then she folded her arms
and stood in trout OF us. ! shall nrver
forget that vision of speudor aud wo
mans despair as | looked up Mt her
Her eyes flashed as she spake and her
delicately cut nostrils dilat d.
marry for love- she said mo; carry
dead heart. ] loved once, -ah how
well. ] was but fifteen ears old when
4 first loved Clinton johns; am now
twenty-five, and ! 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
the same attentions; he said and did
enough to create ho}e, but not enough
to satisfy love. For ten years he how
cred aron1 d me, for ten years | alterna-
ted between hope and despair. Then
nv pride revoted, and / said, Ill break
this cbain which gals me, III burst
iheso fctters which bind me TO him.
Did / do it easily? No; but / did it.
wrenched my heart, but | dill it. |
do not. ] cannot ever love again; cin
live, without loving; 1 have done with
TINT pleasant dream forever and forever.
Her voice which had been vehement,
died away to almost whisper, but We
heard that forever and forever and it
sounded to our ears like tile wiiings of
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