Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1875-02-04

ASolA ASiA4 upon hSr CAR faG St1S BALL
time she caught the perfume of o cigar
She know that charles Rokewoood ha,
the rinheat voice ead smoked the bes
cigars of any man in his set.
"You dear old fellow" she whis
pered to herself, I have been so eros
TO you tonight that sone day I'll be a
kind to you as can to make up for it.
Then, with loving woman'sl wish Il
see the dear face that is so, dear to her
she stepped forward and peeped through
acrack In the door OF the china close
opening into the little sewing room
devoted for this evening to tho. gentle
mems toilet. Every word was pIainl,
audible when her pretty ear approacht
30 closely to the cresice, and 4ks frs
word rivited her attention. Tho me1
were talking of matrimony. {l
"It's deuoad hnra, /" said his friend
"You are tied To woman's apron
strings for life. You can't say your
soul is your own. Take my advice and
keep out of it altogether, Charles"
'Look here, old fellow" said Charles,
taking his cigar from between his lips.
''that sort of q thing is all mans
fault. Now, when I marry, my first act
will be to prove myself master. AS you
begin, SO you go on, and, before the
honeymoon is over the woman who takes
my name shall know that my word is
law, and that hers must yield to it. !"
The spoons in Mrs Armstrong; hands
tingled together just then, but no ono
heard them. Charles went on:
My wife, if I have one, shall have
no chance to show her temper. If che
does not like my orders she must obey
without liking. I'll break her in just as
I.wonld a ahorse-bring her down at once
to the frame of mind I mean to keep
her in; purposely thwart her for n while;
contradict her; object to style of dress;
make her alter her way of doing her
hair; refuse to dance attendance at
church; make her send regrets to party
invitations when she wants to accept
them; show her at once what she rnay
expect. After while I might yield a
little more; but because, You under
stand--not to please her."
'sY-e-es," said his friend, doubtfully;
"but you can't think how hard you'll
find it; and if you stay out late they
make such o row-sit up for you in o
night-cap, and cry when you como in"
"I'd manage that" said Rokewood,
"by staying out every night until day
light. The one rule should put in
practice would be-nover let the woman
have her own way"
The spoons tingled little more, and
Mrs. Armstrong; face was terribly
flushed, but she listened STILL"
"Of course you yield great deal to
tho woman you are in love with" said
Mr.. Rokewood, evidently bruohing
the ashes from the cigar; "bat
that's because Of tho romance and
all that sort of nonsense, which
dies out with the honeymoon. You can
find women enough to writo poetry to,
and to talk sentiment with, married or
single. AS for your wife, she's the
woman that keeps house for you, and
the sooner you mako her aware of tho
fact the better. When I marry, Jones,
my dear fellow, it will be with no
'idiotic idea OF perpetual courtship in
my mind. I'll begin MS intend to 60
on, and be muster, depend upon it."
"But not my master" whispered
pretty Mrs. Armstrong, "not mine."
"Mistress Armstrong, them spoons"
whispered Biddy, Mt tho stairs just
then.
Hetty Armstrong gathered up the
spoons which had slipped down into her
lap. She looked ut them as she did so.
They were solid and elegant, as was all
her silver. Her eyes glanced about the
room, which wealth and taste had made
the perfection of elegance and comfort.
Her room She heard down stairs the
merry chat of her guests, the sound oi
music and dancing. She remembered
that in the kitchen her servants were
making ready. supper fit for king
She turned to tho mirror; handsome
woman, still young and elegantly
dressed, looked proudly baok. An hour
before all this, the woman included
she would have given to Charles Roke
wood had he been beggar. just
twinge of pain went through her heart
One tear stolo down her glowing check
.Ihen she gave little litter laugh.