Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-12-11
HOW HE WAS CONQUERED.

HOW HE WAS CONQUERED.
Edward Horton sat in his solitary
apartment one evening i'm the month of
June and gazed over the beautiful land
scape presented 70 hiseyes withanyth|H e
%Sss ssgsst a aes = an %Y aeEl
vous motion.
Mr.. Horton was man OF large weath,
the greater part OF his 1ortune paving
:, fallen TO him by inhelitanf?,.s n;sssd nS
i;ad and il was not until the daughter
sho had horne him had attained her seven
taenth wear that Edward Horton mar
v-ried again. Fhe day fnst1e again en-
fered the mstrimoIll9 Nafe,. Nafgar3t
Horton. to show her displeasure at the
act. eloped with a young gentleman
named Cantwell, and married him in a
neighboring town.
Mr.. Horton wasa 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
, gvpTed that be would meyer recognize her
= again as his child, neither should she in
merit penny of his wealth.
The lady who became the second wife
of Edward Horton was kind-hearted
and sensible woman, Sheiwas very pref
ty, and very accomplished, and young
enough to have been Mr.. Horizons daugh-
ter.
From the moment she entered Mr.. Horl
toms house she bent her energies to
soften the anger he evinced for his daugh-
ter. but Edward Horizons character was
! too stern and obstinates to yield even TO
the persuasionsef his Beautiful wife, and
Mrs. Horton was forced to confess that
she had utterly failed to move her hus-
bands heart with pity toward poor Mar
garet.
The man who became the husband OF
Margaret Horton had only two qualities
that could recommend him to favorable
. notice. Heyiayea hiswifS and wa re- e,
those persons who drift along in the
world without aim or objeet.3 He hat
no means, and as soon as hesreafized 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 throwing
Margaret upon a5siek bed. e IL bir gro 81
Mrs. Horton, being appraised of the sit
uation of her step-daughter. Immediately
brought the matter to the notice OF her
<hlisbana, but when he had listeaed to her
appeal he tnrned away, fOrbidding 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 time past she had been in the
habit of absenting herself for short
time every evening. and Edward Horton
had begun to torture himself with doubts
that made HIM exceedingly unhappy.
- Could it It be that his wife was growing
tired Of his society ? Every evening she
managed to glide away from his presence
unobserved, and never did she, in the
most distant way, allude to the fact of its
cause. His nature was tOo.prOud to per-
NIT him to question her upon the sub
ject, for that would have been a sort of
admission that he was jealous, and not
for al his,weafth floubled would'he have
Acknowledged such a thing. 4 i-h--A--1
The evening in question was clear and
pleasant. Away in the west pale and
solitary star twinkled in the blue sky,
and the birds were still twittering their
EdwaId Horton, unable toSendufe the
suspense which raked his heart, seized
his hat, and rushed down the only path
by which his wife could leave the
grounds. Throwing himself beneath
some white thorn bushes he waited
patiently for events. An hour passed,
and the clocks from the stceples of the
city struck harshly upon his ear. He
gazed toward the town. a half mile away,
and wondered If his wife had gone
there.
Unable to solve the mental question,
he walked back slowly to his house, and
looked carelessly about the room. His
wife was nowhere to be seen.
DiSU1Sfah wirh all no about h;,x,
and out of temper and reason, he went
into a summer house and threw himself
upon bench and was quickly absorbed
in his thoughts. Scarcely had he begun
to annoy himself with cOnjectures, ere he
heard the voice of his wife giving some
directions to the servants. Rising hastily
he walked into the parlor.
"What a lovely night it is ~ exclaimed
Mrs. Horton. Il took Iun down to the
meadow, and declare that 1 almost
wished to remain out of doors till morn
ing"
Edward Horton gave a sort of grunt,
satiwhfch his wife laughed - z IT
,ssWhy couldn't she have asked me to
accompany her ?" he thought, but he did
not utter it.
was in a tumult of anxiety. He was
waiting to see if his wife would disap-
pear again. A servant brought him a
card, there was a gentleman who wished
to see him.
why could not people call during the
day. ne muttered, as heg went gus to
meet the stranger. "a
1t was only person who came to
solicit q subscription to q newspaper
whose principles Edward Horton detest-
ed. He snapped the canvasser so sharply
that he shut his book and left the house
ina hurry When Mr.. Horton re- entered1
the parlor his wife wassne longer there.
This state of things could not go on
forever. There must be termination
sooner or later. Mr.. Horton walked out
on the piazza, and met one of the SER
wants.
where is Mrs. Horton 90 he asked
''Don't know, sir" replied the woman.
'See If you can find her, and tell her /
wish to speak to her." he said. uT
After few minutes the girl returned
and said that Mrs. Horton must be out, as
she could not discover her.
Hardly had she done speaking when
Mrs. Horton appeared upon the scene
Her husbands brow grew dark as he re-
marked:
"Down to the meadow again this even
ing % TTTFEN ~ u
.TYou have guessed correctly,n replied
Mrs. Horton.
"What in the world can you find to in
terest you there 2" asked her husband.
''Oh! it's only my fancy. 1 love the
solitude, the chirping Of. the erickets,.the,
cr0ak of the frogs IA thefar =of pond, and
aii.the poetry which nature brings with