The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-11-01
INDIAN JEALOUSY.
From an old Magazine.l
way

"Your European news seems at once
to please and surprise you" said a young
native girl to her parron, an English gem
tleman, who had laid down his hOokah
after breakfast and was reading with
avidity parcel of letters he had just re-
ceived from his mother country. "Tell
me, Charles, what they are about"
After moments pause the Briton
folded up the communication he had just
been reading, and with a sad express
sion, fixed his eyes upon the girl address
ing him.
ALAS my love, they contain bad news
for you"
The poor girl started up and burst into
tears, at the same time throwing her
beautiful arms around his neck. To ex-
plain their relative positions would be
unnecessary. Il will be sufficient to say
that she was one of the loveliest OF be-
Ings, if loveliness can lurk beneath din
gy skin. Charles Temple was a married
man, whose wife had left him some ten
years before for Europe, in order to bring
up her children. Blame him, ifyOu will.
To have formed such u connection as that
alluded to was paIDably wrong; but alas
the examples around, the absence of his
wife during series of years, the certain
ty that the liaison could at most be but
temporary, pleaded with those about him
as an excuse. Without, however, seek
ing to pallIate an evidently criminal prac-
tlce, shall confne myself TO the mere
circumstances to which this unhappy con.
neCtion gave rise.
do tell me what's the matter ?" and
again entreated Mary, for, among other
GanCies, Charles had so Christened the
young Indian, what do those letters
saYW
my wife is about to return to me-" A
thUnderbOlt would not more suddenly,
more feartully, have stricken the inuuir.
or. For moment or Two she seemed to
endeavor TO call up tears TO her aid, but
in vain. Anger and annoyance next
swayed her beautiful form, as she swung
backwards and forwards in mental
agony.
Yes" calmly reslmed Temple, my
wife will be here next week. She Is al.
ready at Madras, and comes round by
the first ship. l must instantly 70 and
meet her at Calcutta"
"And what is 10 become of mel'' pas.
sionstely demanded the unhappy woman
throwing herself at his feet and ConVlll.
siyely seizing his hand.
MARY, you shall be cared for. Every
comfort aud happiness which money car
secure shall be yours. You shall have
everything you want; but we must part.
Part part Ito please q white face
who does not love you to make way fol
one who has deserted you during ter
long years Never
"My wife has only absented herself fol
the sake of our children. She now re
turns and must be received into my
house as the legitimate mistress of it."
"And you Coolly tell this to me, who
has only lived for you? mol Send hel
away l will be your slave; | will diC
for you'll See, l am in earnest" and shC
snstched up knife, which Temple in
stantly Wrenched from her.
To portray this scene further is useless
It is necessary to say that more heart
rending one was never beheld. Temple
however, was 6rm, and the only boon h'
granted Mary was that she should hvI
In q bungalow on the grounds and tina
his wife should never know who she was
This seemed 10 ,paeiiy her, and Tempt