Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-05-26
Everard Dale's Lesson.

'Everard, do not go and leave me
here alone, said Agnes Dale, clasp
ing her smnll hands pitcoilsly; 1T
seems so gloomy, and trouble is near,
l know .....-.. -,
Nonsense, Agnes. There : is no
trouble coming. Your foolish fancy
has invested my going to New York
with tcrrors having no foundation,'
ard Everard Dale laughed tmcrrily.
But there is no particular need of
your g,ing now, and you know how
| feel
Il could go next week, or next
month as we'll, but I must 90 some.
time, and choose to 60 now, just TO
show how foolis, your fancies are
We'll, il that is the case, will say
no more about it, and having plead
cd ms long rs her womanly dignity
would allow, Agnes turned and left
the room.
What foolish creatures women
are! said her husband They think
We must bow to every whim and
fancy they have. l will'not do so,
that's certain @ eh
All if husbands would sometimes
humor their wives fancics, much
mis- cry and many heart tragedies
might be avoided.
Agnes Armand and Everard Dale
had been married one year. Agnes
was the most beautiful and wealthy
young lady i'll Provost, anl, while
spending the summer there, Evcr:,rd
Dale had become acquainted with her
and won her for his wife She was
proud, intelligent, accomplished and
womnny; and, having been brought
up in Il home where every wish had
been gratiiied. had never known the
sting of disappointment. Ercrard
Dale WAS arbitrary and thoughtlcss
III his own way, and carclcss III lis
method OF obtaining it,
w hen she married Evcrar.i, Arncs
had loved and honored lin, b,,t SHE
Lad hccn bitterly paincd when she
came to know him thoroughly. Not
that he was wicked; he was simply
selfish. 1le loved Ills wife, but his
was one Of the natures that think their
manhood requires m assumption Of
authority, especially in their own
households.
Everard and his wife had bee n
growing away from each other all the
year Of their married life, and row
he was doing an unnecessary net that
would sever the already trail cord
binding her to him.
She had become possessed with tile
idea that if he went to New York
trouble wonId come to her, and ,h is
ld. he had laughed 1T. She bad
tried cntrcaty, almost prayer, but he
hal remained obdurate. a poor
hero, secn,ingly ly, yet there was feeling
III him, if the weak scllislncss that
covered 1t could bc penetrated, aul
something wakc,l it TO action.
lie docs not love ne nj ALL or he
would do us l wish AMI the proud
woman bowed her head and went
bitter tears.
But she was mistaken. lie did
love her, and would have suffered
much because Of his love, but havin q
FIR scl!e alone, he did not know What
consideration for others was.
L will leave him. she continued,
Il will not be treated like this; since
lie cares but for my money he can
have il; and | have loved lin SO
much
Agnes was high spirited. and with
her action followed quickly after
thought. At the time her husband
reached New York she left Provost.
bound lor the great metropolis.
She left letter for her husband on
the table in her dressing room. 1t
was short and pointed, saying:
'EvERARD DALE-I have learned
that when you said you loved nc it
was my money to which you referred;