The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1880-06-12
LOVE AND JEALOUSY.

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wear when the civil war begun, and lived
u a pleasant cottage with her husband,
vino vas fine looking, tawny-whiskered
Young fellow Of twenty-five. as fond as a
man could be Of his wife, ami as well
liked by everybody as he was whole
soulcd and loveable.
Grace was nineteen, a pretty, blue-eyed
yellow haired little Great ure, whose only
fault was q growing tendency to be NOR
fInately Jealous Of her husband. if he so
much as glanced a. d lady who, to the
charms OF youth, added the captivating
spell Of beauty.
She loved Will Thornley, dearly, but at
tie same time, Wills smiles must al be
for her and nobody else, and lie must
think her Just perfection IN everything,
whether She was 50 CT not, and never, no,
never must he ty any possible chance
mint that any woman living was ever halt
50 lovely, good or wise as her own exact
ing, lmpulsive little self.
Will, beng a young husband, and very
much IN love with his wife, Was quite
wiling to admit, and for q time. 70 sim.
cercly believe that Grace really was an
angel, and they were as happy as two
turtle doves, or a PAIR Of neNly-mated
swans, Until Rose Woodward came to pay
them visit.
Before Grace marriage, Rose mad been
her most intimate friend, and size natur
ally looked forward 10 her coming with
no little pleasure, quite forgettul that
her old schoolmatc had been thought
very attractive wien they were girls
together at Madam Delacourt's semin-
ary.
A very grea. oversight. on the part Of
Grace; for Mss Woodward had large,
laughing eyes, glossy dark hair and wine
red lips, which Will, ot course, could not
help seeing, and, having seen, could not
help admiring.
It IS unreasonable tor one % INSIST that
man must be both ollna and dumb sim
ply because he is married
And then, too, Rose was SO tall and ele-
CANT, while Grace was such little child
ISL, baoy-taeed thing
1t was not W,ll Wno ,naae this dlscon-
tented comparison. !. was Grace herself
She was sure VII though. her silly and
insignificant, for she had beard him say
ne thought Miss Woodward aremaTkably
handsome women.
70 be sure, she haa asked HIM the
question point biana enc day, when they
We're walking III the garden, and he coule
not have answered otherwise and spoken
'ruthfully.
And Rose was 50 { lover md sensible, be
SIDES being handsome. trace felt keen
her own ln:erlorltv, and wished iron
me bottom OF her foolish young heart tha
sue was not such a blue-eyed, ,am5erhairee
little stupid. II was a very gsndignifee
Ting 70 Dc, but, almost before she knew
i'.Grace toana herself watching mistrust
'ally both friend ard husband, and sus
pectng deceit where there was none
She was half ashamed of herself wholly
unhappy tor SO doing, but .ealonsly IS ey
CT a se't-mortfying and misery breeding
,yiant,Whlch, once having gotten foot
nold IN one's thoughts, hangs on like grin
ueall, and is apt to make q ruin Of tn
senderest and truest love
twas not long before Rose guessed VITA
was passing IN Mrs Thornley's Mundane
SNAPPED hel conduct accordingly. It wa
lni1e embarrassing, certainly, but sh
was woman Of admirable ct,and man
aged TO adopt q safe middle course, pr
sately yowing, however, to make her yls
las short as possible, and take good car
NJ. 70 repeat 1t until such time as Mr
ulil Thornley, had learned to temper he
NAely affection with some small shar
ct common sense.
Out the prudent middle course haa i
drawback, for Will fancied his wife
guest treated him with marked coldnes
a. snu as Was very natural, wanted to kno
'ne meaning Of it.
ne dld not understand il Il; al, an
enancing to meet Rose alone one morI
ng N tho drawing room. he SAID;
= tear have n soneway ofiende