Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-07-17

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.fallacy." She spoke with mocking
emphasis which i'll became the troubled
features.
well. 1 will tell the story for the
satisfaction Of the others, Miss Willis"
Mr.. Lyman continued; but under
stand, I do not wish to proselyte
you"
you could never do that, sir" she
replied with proud Indifference, ''if
you were to stand and preach to me a
century about Cupid's constancy. I
am nevervictimized to a belief. When
/ first become acquainted with q SUBJ
ject | form an opinion which is forever
after iueradicable. Some writer has
truly said, loves arrow is barbed with
deceit and destruction and verify l
believe it. The supposition is in
fallible."
As she finished her thoughts few
back to her brief summer of alteration
and the inexpressible anguish contain
ed in the few short months, and sigh
trembled up to her lips as she thought
that even those bitter sweets might
never return. ALL Willis Waters,
well may the check pale and the coral
lips blanch white when memory paints
upon the canvass Of thought all the
pleading prayers which have ascended
on high for thy dying soul. Truly,
thou art the vassal of stubborn pride,
and the bond-slave of obstinacy. Re-
bellious and willful, you have rejected
yearning petitions and spurned price
less wisdom-have sowed your seed by
the wayside and on barren rocks, which
in the great finale will bring forth
fruit of condemnation and an abund-
ant yield of impious deeds. May the
All Wise judge kindly of you, poor
grief-visited orphan, for your acts of
charity and queenly attributes are null
and valueless without that Cody love,
that redeeming holiness.
Her last words puzzled Minice
Walker and she said, Perhaps you can
give us some proof of the inerrability
Of your doctrine. 1t may be an ex-
perience has verified the truth"
She spoke in bantering tone, but
under the guise of a jest nestled deep
er meaning. The mutual dislike of
old had rather strengthened between
them than worn away. Willis still
held her a beguiling Circe, a tempting
Messalina, with cheek of child-like
bloom to WOO men to insanity. She
studiously avoided her whenever she
could do so without making it so plain
ly palpable, and whenever they met
there was barrier of prudery between
them which spoke its silent language
in naughty Indifference. Now this
rather insolent question, vailed under
the gauze of seeming inquiry, stung
Willis with its vague sense of irony,
aud she glanced quickly toward the
fair questioner. The brilliant brown
eyes met her own with an arch smile,
and with contemptuous hiss she re-
piled, IF / have an experience / hope
it is not condemned and fated as some
may be-steeled by remorse and for
ever doomed to compunction of con-
science. 1 am proud to say, if my past
is fraught with an experience, there
mingles no death -knell with the sounds
which float up from the sweet by
gone"
The full glare of her withering smile
fell on Minice Walkers face. Twas
a bitter truth she could not resent, so
the brilliant eyes dropped and the
smiling lips framed no reply.
Il have PROOF, 100, for what estab-
lish," Willis continued, Loves dis
ciples have from the beginning of time
proved treacherous, faithless and the
annihilators Of pledges. For instance,
you see a gentleman who processes to
be fearfully stricken with love s dainty
arrow and vows eternal allegiance to
his youthful chosen. They are mar
ried with regal pomp and splendor, and
the deluded creatures readily perceive
that in gaining husband they have
lost a lover. The so called Lord of
creation Immediately weds himself to
chosen profession, or to bacchus,
leaving his young wife at home to
amuse herself as best she can, and to
the edifying companionship of Biddy
and the cook. 1t is gilded mockery,
sanctioned shame. The tyranny i'm
posed upon woman by. man is the deep
est stain upon their mottled escuteh-
con-" The beautiful eyes dilated with
anger, and bright flush of excitement
rose to her brow.
"Forbear, Miss Willis, forbear." said
Ralph laughingly, you must remem-
Der some of your denounced victims
are present, and these psychological
truths are any thing but pleasant"
Yes, Ralph, I was aware that l was
giving some home thrusts, but | hope
they prove beneficial" :"
well, Miss Willis, you have drawn
our picture by craftiness and cunning,
and now please portray your sex. Do
they partake of our pcstilential fall
lacy ?" inquired Mr.. Lyman, regarding
her with evident admiration.
ITO a certain extent, they certainly
doS,' she said bending her lustrous
ewes on Miss Walkers averted face.
There are some true women in the
world women whose toll, object and
aim is for the promotion of right; who
live to silence shame and elevate
humanity. They lift the fallen and
cheer the faint; and without such wo-
men, Heaven knows, this earth would
be dreary abiding place. Again, L
think there are some who from their
degrading descension from truth are
loathsomely contaminating. Bearing