Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1879-10-14

any nearer to his beautiful but long ne
elected wife, he must humble himself t
do so. Why should he not? In Lor
TalbOt's mind the reasons against it ha,
dwindled down to one. But this was
formidable one. It was his valet. Thi
man had known l his masters matri
monial troubles, 1hd in his own way
sympathized with them. He was bit
terly averse to Lord Talbot's making
any concessions to my lady. One night
however, he received a profound shock
Simmons" said Lord Talbot, very
decidedly. "go and ask Lady Talbot il
she will do me the honor to receive 8
visit from me-"
My lady would be delighted. She was
| in an exquisite costume. and conde-
scende to exhibit for his pleasure all
her most -bewildering moods. It was
with great reluctance he left her after a
two hours visit. My lady had no other
engagement, and he quite forgot the one
he had made to be present at the Marquis
of Stairs wine party.
The following week my lady received
every morning q basket of wonderful
flowers and little note with them con.
tanning hope that she was in good
health.
One morning she was compelled to
say that she was not very well, and
Lord Talbot was so concerned that he
sent Simmons to ask if he might be per-
mitted to eat breakfast with her. My
lady was graciously willing, and Lord
Richard was quite excited by the per
mission. He changed his morning gown
and cravat several times, quite regard
less of Simmons's peculiar face, and,
with n9nU oicOi vyir oc fr h
ance, sat down opposite the lovely little
lady in her pale blue satin and cashmere
and white laces.
1t was charming breakfast, and dur
ing it the infatuated husband could not
help saying great many very sweet and
hattering things. Kate parried them
very prettily. ut is WELL" she said,
that no one hears us. If we were not
married they would think we were max
ing love-"
And if we are married, Kate, why
not make love, dear? We had no OPP
portunity before we were married"
"Ah, Richard, in fashionable life we
should make ourselves ridiculous. Ev-
eryone says that now our behavior is
irreproachable. should have dearly
liked it when was only a shy, awk-
ward country girl but now my lord, we
should be laughed at.
"Then Kate, let us be laughed at. I |
for one am longing for it-dYing for it. |
If thine shall run back and fetch the
age of gold," why not love? Let us go
back four whole years and a half. Will
you. Kate ?-dearest, sweetest Kate?"
I'VE should have to run away to the |
country, Richard, And now I think of
il, have not been at Esther since we-l
were-married-love"
When such a conversation as this was
prolonged for five hours, it was little
wonder that my lords valet and my
lady's maid received orders to pack
valises and trunks, or that the next day
Esther Hall was in happy tumult of
Love comes better late than never and
Lady Kate always told herself that shsI
never could have been as happy in those |
sweet old gardens with her lover as she
was with her husband. Probably they |
were both as perfectly satisfied as it is
possible for human love to be. for great
y to the Hsg snty of thf
summer alone in their country home,
but actually, when they came back to
had the courage to appear in |
the very height Of the season, in the
same box at the opera.
Really, Kate" says Miss Selma, II
never was so astonished. The gentle
man on your left"
''Is always on my right now, DEAR
He will never be in the opposition
again.