The daily gazette., 1875-08-11
How He was Conquered.
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| eye5 with anything but O pleased ooun
tenance. His face wore o gloomy aspect,
and he moved about in his aeat with a
quick and nervous motion.
Mr.. Horton was man OF large wealth,
the greater part of his fortuna having
fallen to him by inheritance. Before ne
had reached middle life, his wife had
died. and it was not until the daughter
sha had borne him had attained her sew.
enteenth year that Edward Horton mar.
ried again. The day that he again en-
tered the matrimonial state, Margaret
Horton, to show her displeasure OF the
| act. eloped with young gentleman ma
med Cantwau. and married him in 4
neighhoring town.
MIR. Horton was proud and stern man.
and sometimes apt TO be overbearing in
his conduct, This act of his daughter
aroused all the ire Of his nature, and he
vowed that he would never recognize her
again a his child, neither should che
ever inherit q penny Of his wealth
The lady who became tine second wife
Of Edward Horton was 4 Eind hearted
and sensible woman. she 1a5 very pref
ty, very accomplished and young enough
to have been Mr., Horton daughter
From the moment she entered Mr..
Horton house she bent her energies to
HNAbe "A tiAt 1llb5CA iAt CIV lutfi kOi uls
ter, but Edward Horton character was
too stern and obstinate to yield even to
the persuasions Of his beautiful wife, and
Mrs. Horton was forced to confess that
she had utterly failed to move her hus.
| banda heart with pity toward poor Mar.
garet.
The man who became the husband Mar.
garet Horton had only two qualities that
could recommend him to favorable no.
tice. He loved his wife, and he was re-
markably amiable. But he was one of
those persons who drift along in the
world without aim or object. He had no
means. and as soon as he realized the
new responsibilities he had assumed, in.
stead OF going to work like man, he sat
down and commenced to repine. This
state of things had the effect of throw.
| ing Margaret upon sick bed.
Mrs. Horton, being apprlsed cf the sit
nation OF her step-daughter. immediate.
ly brought the matter to the lotice OF
her husband. but when he hid listened
to her appeal he turned away, forbid
ding her to mention the matter again in
his hearing.
The evening We have introduced him
TO the reader, his wife had Just left him.
For some timo past she had been in the
habit OF aesentlng herself for a short
time every evening, and Edward Horton
had begun to torture himself with doubts
that made him exceedingly unhappy.
Could 1t be that his wife was growing
tired of his societ, j? Ever evening abe
managed to glide away frcm his pres.
ence unobserved, aud never did she, in
the most distant way, allude to the fact
CT its cause, His nature was TOO proud
to permit him to question her upon the
subject, for that would have been & sort
OF admission that he was jealous, ana net
for oil his wealth doubled would be have
Acknowledged sach thing
The e-ening IN question vcs clear
and pleasant. Away IN the ves.
pale end solitary star twinkled II tie
blue sky, and the birds were still .wi.-
tering their goodnight among the
leafy toughs ss Edward Horton, unable
TO endure the suspense which rQcked
his heart, seized his hat, ana rushed
doTn the only path b. which his wife
could lea7e the grounds Throwing
himself beneath some white thorn
bushes lie waited patiently tor eTents.
Aa hour passed. and the olocks from
the steepRs Of the city strucl. harshly
upon his ear. he gazcd toward the
town half mile away, and wondered
Ii his wife had gone there.
Unable to solve the mental question,
he walked back slowly 10 his house,
and looked oarelessly about the room.
His vile was nowhere to be seen.
Disguised with sll he 9aw about
him, and out Of temper and reason, he
went into sunmerhou5e and threw
himself upon bench, and val quick. |
ly absorbed in his thought ScarceiJ
had he begun to array himself With
conjectures, ere he heard the voice OF
his vile giving some directions to the
servants. Rising hastily he walked
into the parlor
What lovely night 1t Is &.
claimed Mrs. Horton Il took e run
down to the meadow, and l declare
that almost wished to remain out of |
doors till morning
Edward Horton gave sort Of Erant
at which his wife laughed
why couldn't she have asked me
to accompany her" he thought. but
he did not utter ii.
The next evening Mr.. Horizons
mind was tumult OF anxiety. Hel
was waiting to see if his wife would
disappear again. A servant brought
him card; there was gentleman
who wished to see him.
why could not PEOPLE call during
the day. he muttered, as he went out
to meet the stranger.
1t was only person who came to
solicit subscription 10 n newspaper
whose principles Edward Horton
thoroughly detested, He snapped the |
canvasser up so sharply that he shut
his book aRd left the house In hur-
ry. When Mr.. Horton re-entered the
parlor his wife was no longer there.
This state of things could not go on
forever. There must be termination
sooner or, later. Mr.. Horton walked
out upon the piazza, and met one of
he servants.
Where is Mrs Hortons" he asked.
Don't know, sir" replied the wo-
man.
"See Ii you can tnd her, and tell
her | wish to speak to her." he said.
After a few minutes the girl return.
ed and said that Mrs. Horton must be
out, as she could not discover her.