Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-10-22

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pleasant as you possibly can. l have
no fear for the honor Of our name IN
YOUR hands, and 1 trust it and all else
to YOU without doubt. II you would
try and learn to make some excuse Tor
my hard position shall be grateful
perhaps when you are not in constant
fear Of meeting me, this lesson may not
be so hard
And could not say word in reply,
I lust lay sobbing like a child among the
cushions. Then he lifted my hand and
kissed it, and knew he was gone.'
And now, Kate, that you have be-
come the most brilliant woman in Eng
land. what do you intend to do"
who knows? I have such contra
ry streak in my nature. l always do
the thing I do not want to do
Certainly it seemed like it; for, ID
spite of her confession. when Lord Tai
bot sent, the next morning. TO request
an interview, Kate regretted that she
had prior engagement; but hoped TO
meet Lord Talbot at the Duchess oil
Chfford's that night.
My lord bit his lips aDgrily, but nev-
ertheless he had been so struck with his
wife's brilliant beauty that he deter
mined TO keep The engagement.
She did not meet him with sobs this
time. The center of an admiring throng,
she spoke to him with an case and nom
chalance that would have Indicated to
stranger the most usual and common
place of acquaintanceships. He tried
TO draw her INTO a confidential mood,
but she said, smllngly, My lord the
world supposes us to have already con-
graduated each other we need not un-
deceive it,
She kept strictly at the distance he
himself had arranged four years ago. 1t
was evident that if he would approach
any nearer TO his beautiful but long ne
elected wife, he must humble himself to
do so. Why shonld he not? In Lord
Talbot's mind the reasons against it had
dwindled down to one. But this was
formidable one. 1t was his valet. This
man had known all his masters matrl-
monlal troubles, and in his own way
sympathized with them. He was Bit
terly averse to Lord Talbots making
any concessions to my lady. One night,
however, he received profound shock.
Simmons, said Lord Talbot, very
decidedly. 20 and ask Lady Talbot II
she will do me the honor 10 receive a
visit from me-
Nv lady would be delighted. She was
IN an exquisite costume, and conde.
scended to exhibit for his pleasure all
her most bewildering moods. 1t Was
with GREAT reluctance he left her after a
two hours visit. Ny lady had no 9th
or 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 basket of wonderful
flowers and little note with them con-
tanning hope that she was IN good
health.
One morning she was compelled to
saw that she was not very well, and
Lord Talbot was so concerned that he
sent Simmons to ask ifhe might be per-
mitted to eat breakfast with her. My
lady was graciously wiling and Lord
Richard was quite excited by the per-
mission. He changed his morning gown
and cravat several times, quite regard
less of Slmmons's peculiar face, and,
with many misgivings as to his appear
ance, sat down opposite the lovely little
lady in her pale blue satin aud CASH
mere and white laces.
1t was a charming breakfast, and dur
inc il the infatuated husband could mol
help saying great many very swee'
and aattering things. Kate parrieC
+ Them very pretty. 1t IS WELL she
said. that no one hears US. Ii We were
! not married they would think we were
, making love ,
, And if we are married, Kate, why
, not make love, dear? We had no op
portunity before we were married.
4 sAh, Richard, in fashionable life w'
:, should make ourselves ridiculous. Ey'
cry one says that now our behavior il
irreproachable. l should have dearl.
. liked it when | was only a shy, awk
: ward country girl; but now my lord,w
should be laughed at
Then Kate, let us be laughed at.
o for one am longing for lt-dying fer 1t
If Time shall run back and fetch th
- age of gold,' why not love? Let us 6
= back four whole years and half. WI
i YOU, Kate dearest, sweetest Kate
- I'VE should haye to run away 10 th
u country. Richard. And now think {
: it, have not been at Esther since We
~ were-married-love.'
nj When such a conversation rs this wa
d prolonged for five hours, it was liItl
ii wonder that my lords valet and my ID
,e dy's maid received orders to pack vail'
=, es aud trunks, or that the next day FL
= ther Hall was in happy tumut of pref
th aration.
Love comes better late than nev'
=. and Lady Kate always told herself th
she never could have been as happy
q those sweet old gardens with her low
Id as she was with her husband. Prob'
ad bly, they were both as perfectly sati
nj fed as it is possible for human love
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