The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-21

lev years q So says NIlt~I Eony
Pepper in the ! or Land 7eLe2ran.,s . lady
OF refinement and cultivation, . widow
0f fine personal appearance. went to
Southern Cslifornis TO recuperate her
health. which had been severely tried
by long teaching. During her stay o..
few weeks. ,hs put up st . 6rst class
hotel. aud Frequently ~hiled away tbs
timo when alone by performing On the
pi.nS. One evening when in . sort of
dreamy taoO.i. she sat ear-ssIng by
touching the keys. playing one Of Men
delssohn soogs without word-. she
WAS conscious Of some one quietly en-.
t.ring the room. and on turning round.
saw the lsndisdy in close conversation
With . gentleman whom che immedi-
a,-iy ,nrrodu uced 10 our heroine. Mrs.
Trela~ny; hs begged for little more
mu,,c. aud then for permission to call
again. which was granted. Each sue
c.eding evening he wendsd hrs way To
the parior. having represented himself
as ~idower without membranes;
but very lonely. and solicitous for
cb~s rfai society. and iu the course of
Time InsinuAsed be was sesrching for .
~Ife, cosld he only meet with seusi.
bic, eongenial lady, willing to join
fxtes with his.
Time hsw On. aud one eve Mug IS the
shadows Of twilight were falling. Mr.
Norton cAllei again sn3 proposed TAX
isg Mra TrslAwny for drive prior to
hsr leaving Tor San Francisco. which
,he intended doing in couple Of days;
she bring fAvorably Impressed. accepted
with aiscriiy. aud greatly enjoyed be-
ing ~hul.d alons in the gloamiDg, be
hu.d u pair of spanking bsys. in y
peaceful, warm atmosphere. and flying
past the orange groves with trees ladeu
with golden fruit
MIR Norton spoke Of bis possessions.
his business prospects. aud Inferred that
he could MAINTAIN q wife rs lady Of
education aud social standing would
expect; and, though he could not boast
OF his 'bius blood, his family wxs
highly respectable. and concluded by
asking percussion To write Mrs. Ire
lawny, which WAS granted.
Mr. Norton accom- panied by Mr..
OOAiu tbc otN6tnSt
ORR ,La. and as he looked int" her rs-
d'aEt lace, aud bade her farewell. he
pledged h!msolf to follow at an carly
day. Three mouths elapsed. during
Nu,ch interval numerous letters wcrv
exchanged. and nLaily he took r-ssage
north@ards bJunf to know hts destiny.
as hr bad be ii esl,,vated by her mar
II. q
magn,T.
Foc ten days he remained Ia close At
teudal on the laay Of bis choice, aud
tiualiy won her Consent t. becots.e his
bf,d,, ann III three weeks u,ore the
rwaiii became ore flesh, aud started on
matrimonial tour Il Was daring
this time that Mrs. Mort. u discoucred
that her husband seemed uneasy, and
each evening ss the southern n,ait ar
rived was restless and distrait until be
had been to the post office. This
aroused her Suspicious. and one evening
she came upon nim Unexpectedly while
resdinx n hitter from lady 10 whom
he had acted most dishonorably. This
WAS the brg,nuing OF Mrs. Norton =
misery. and which led hitherto been
basely concealed. she felt that she had
been egregiously decsived. aud lost ell
confidence in aud respect tor the man
she had married. and when only too
late. she discovered that be was iu-
tensely selfish aud eyotisticsl In less
than three mouths her handsome. ip.
teliec,ual face had bscome pale sud
care worn, aud her old friends would
scarcely have recognised her; and she
lived in daily trepidaiion Of come othsr
sorrow following. Her indoanitable
pride prevented her obtaining divorce
rs she might have doue. 20 soon after
marriage. but she became melancholy
aid Respondent. brooding continually
on the dsceptions prscticsd on her. and
her heart was heavy withia her, and
she no longer smiled. Mr. Norton per-
petrated . further cruelty BY taking
her oil 90 Seattle. away from Ill her old
friends and acqunintsnces. spong utter
strangers, unknowipg and unknew wn.
Here be rented q cottage and made his
wife do Che Notwithstanding she
was quite unsccostomGd to-snd he
would leave her alone from morning
until mi might. and ~ his business did
not prosper after the 6rst year. this
little woman wss entirely deprived of
the comforts 10 which she bad bese &C.
cus,omsd, aud very frequently could
barely get the necessaries. Indeed.
" hen tbs commonar gAsmaOts Of her
wardrobe were despoilo0 In The kit0hen.
abe wss 30 shabby and destitute Of
means that she determined TO break
her bonds, and IL she must do menial
work che would take . situation. take
her wsgss and suppoft hssSslf de-
Gently. without being drudge or be-
ing ltied 70 o msn who proved thai b
simply wanted her for her services. or
Il use be could make of hf
Surely she Who vas . born arissocrat.
was now passing through the Valley OF
Humiliatinn.- and suffering sgouies al
mind aud body. for the great change Of
climate had entirely undermined her
health. OEe morning. when feeling
verse than usual. Florence Norton
called her husband 10 her snd en-
nnancei her intention OF leaving him.
As che could no longer endure her lifs oi
misery, isolation and toll: fos during
the three years she had been his vile.
she had never atsssdsd any place ot
amussmect -theAtee. picnie. fair a.
pleasure trip; in fact. had had No Secss-
asion whatever. aud this is ~ necessary
10 women - the sun TO flowers. James
appeared quits asspsished at her re-
solve. acknowledges that her life had