South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1877-02-02

please. madam said Mark Arkwright
TO his vito Augusta.
And they did have It ont with q ven.
l geance. Both were, high-tempered !:
neither had learned sell control; and
before the scene between them was end.
ed. both had spoken words such as no
people who love each other sho,ld ever
speak. 1.-two indifferent persons quar-.
rel. it does not amount to much general
~; but when two who love each other
indulge in the dangerous pastime. it is
frequently fatal to happiness
+ They had been married hut a year,
and the sweet glamour OF romance had
hardly worn of. This was their FIRST
disagreement and it began in secret.
Perhaps Mr.. Arkwright had ample cause
TO be angry with his wife am sure that
every man will think SO. though y NO.
mans judgment might be different
On the afternoon Of the quarrel he had
asked his wife to drive wi him, and
she had declined on that old plea-the
headache. He had ptied and petted
her, and kissed her hot forehead and
smoo'hed her soft blonde hair. and es.
tablished her on the lounge in her room.
with pillow under her head anil shaw
over her feet, before lie went out for his
afternoon drive.
Two hours later, he had occasion to
cross the Park. and there, walking slow
~ down one Of the rost secluded paths,
he saw purple velvet SKIRT. beside u
black coat. Augusta hal n purple vel.
vet skirt and looked like an angel. her
husband had frequently told her, all un.
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gels universally wear white, and are
supposed to be above the weakness oil
purple velvet skirts.
The airs anil manners ofthe man were
decidedly foreign; lie was handsome,
and had all uneasy appearance general
~ indeed, lie seemed 10 bc constantly
looking over his shoulder.
Alkwright paused in the shadow Of n
clump Of trees, and watched the pair.
suppose "wa cied' is the proper
word. though Arkwright prided himself
ON being an extremely honorable man,
and would doubtless have Knocked any
body down who had insinuatcd anything
to the contrary.
There was no miataking the grace of
the lady. tho wave of her golden hair,
the turn OF her snowy neck-yes, the
very wreath of purple pansies on her ha:
all were Augustus: and in q moment
more her husband heard her familiar
| voice.
Dear Arthur" she was saying, 'cv
cry moment for you here is fraught with
peril. Lose no time in getting out OF
! London
! but, darling" returned the man,
! 49,. L..
brought me here and it is hard if can.
not have just this little comfort
They moved away down tho walk, and
| Arkwright heard no more. But he had
heard quite enough. lie was in white
heat Of passion He dared not follow
them and trust himself to speak. There
! was murder in his heart lie must wait
II little till his temper cooled. lie went
to stable, hired u fast horse, aud rode
! him till the animal was ready to drop.
| Then he went home and accused his
wife. No matter in what wcrds-tley
were harsh and bitter enough, heaven
knows; and tile vile epithets lie applied
! to her at the outset reused all her nuu III
/ " pride and resistance TO arms.
She heard him through. She attem IT.
/ ed 10 defense she made no denial but
when he paused from sheer want of
! breath, she cursed the hour in which,
! she had married him. Then size left the
! room.
/ lie had all night to subdue himself.
! and If size had come TO lin in the morn
ing with any reasonable explanation.
/ he would have listened to her. But she
I did not come.
! After while. lie sought her in her
room but she was gone. She hal tn
ken with her onlys bare change of raj.
/ ment, and left no message to tell whitl.
or she was going.
/ Fled with her paramour :" Ark.
wright said bitterly an,j then and there
I he vowed to give himself no rest until
! he had found them and killed them both.
lie tried hard to- put his vow i'm execti.
/ ton. For three years he was n wander.
er-seeking always his wife and her Sc.
/ duccr, amt finding them never.
! Atlast he quilted wandering and went
home. lie was n very wealthy man
now. Lands that he had owned had in.
creased rOdigously in value, and there
vas no need Of his applying himself 10
business. lie built mansion. and liy.
ed alone in it, with his books and
thoughts Tor company. lie had ret.
inuc OF servants TO anticipate his every
wish; he sat at a costly table, and drank
VINE as old "a The hills; he drove hor.
ses worth fortune he hal everything
That wealth could purchase aud vet he
was never at peace. Though. for the
world, he would not have owned any.
thing Of the kind.
One lay he was riding in the suburbs
OF London, and came upon little child
sitting by the way side sobbing bitterly.
She bad her apron full OF primroses and
yiolets. and n black aud white kitten
was cuddled mp ia her arms. Moved
by some impulse which he could not
have explained, Arkwright stopped his
horse, and acCosted her She sobbcd ont
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