The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-10-05

fact Knee decp--and knew not what
to do. She could not give John up,
nor could she go TO him aud say
Dear John. love you but have an
other mans name tatioed on my.
No, No! She couldn't do that. She
went to bed, butiiot to sleep. All
night that blue band seemed TO stare
her in the facc, and she arorc in the
morning pale and careworn. Like a
sensible girl, however. she went TO
her mothcrly old aunt and told her
the whole story. The old lady sim.
ply advised her to trust III Provi-
dcnce, and this Sarah resolved Ot do.
hoping Tor the best.
Time rolled on. and the wedding
day drew near. Sohn was aIl devO-
iion aud SO was Sarah, tor that mat
ter. Nothing occurred TO mar the
lai mony which prevailed. The
trousseau WAS made, the wedding
tour was planned, and the cage. AZ
John said was ready for the bird.
Que bright morning tho wedding
bells rang nierrily, aud John and Sa-
rAh stood before The altar and look
each other for better or worse. The
young bride allowed nothing 10
trouble her that morning and looked
Ms sweet as u peach, Willie John WAS
all but y blooming idiot, so happy
WAS he. OF they went On their tour
from which they did not return for
come weeks. All thoughts OF that
terrible mark lrad not passed from
Sarah's mind, but she WINS confident
aud an happy as a big sun flower.
She had taken TO early rising since
her msrri ge, and the morning air
seemed o add TO her beauty.
AS much as we dislike 10 intrudo
upon the privacy ofa lady's apart
ments, especially such n one Ms that
OF our heroine, circumstances compel
US TO do SO, in order that we may
4 give n iaithfih narrative Of events.
4 One morning Saral, oyerslept herself,
aud awOkc-horrur or h0rrors! TO
find John
sTANDfSa M nER hEDslDE,
4 gazing intcntly nj her, with curious
| look upon his face. 'rwere well
could the scene bc described us twas
por rayed 10 us; but since tins can
| not be, those who read tlris story
must draw upon their Imagination
for details. Suffice II, then, that the
bride OF six wecks lay there, living
Iillus,rarion oi beauty unadorncd. Her
night dress had becoiac disarranged,
leaving exposed II part OF the limb
upoa which the lideous blue circle,
appeared. Upon this was the gaze
of her husband concentrated. Par
allied by fear and shame, the poor
, girl lay in u half aiupor, drcading,
vet longing, 10 hear him speak Al
last--ald oh, how long the time
secned-he said, US he pointed to the
di.fgured limb:
+, "sARAH WHAT is THIS
"Oh. Joliu!" she cried, starting al
. land covering the hated marx will
, her gown, Il cant tell you-how
/ could you look at Inc In that man
{ ner?'
.Iiow!-humph! Are you not nj,
| wife? DO you think IL man hasn't thu
I fright :"
"Oh yesl but"
"Bul what?"
Then she songhta woman's reiug
Q tears.
Il John sat down oil the bed by he
l. side. "Now, Sirab,,' said lac, "tel
! me what that thing on your lei
u mtans.'
K Almost hcartbrokcn, Sarah, wit
Z many sob aud burning blush, rclat
: c,l the whole story, Withholding not
: ing. When she had finished, he
e husband, without II word, arose, pn
e aside the arms which she had throw
ir about his neck, and left the room
II What he would do she knew no
d She had almost lost the power q
!. reason. Aitera while she wentdow
D to breakfast, John was not presei
d at the meal nor did she SEQ him agni
II that day. nor, in TACT, ior,wo week
r. What the poor girl suffered durin
10 Tint time can scarcely he imaginet
,f She bore her punishment as best sll
l. could, until one day there was u rill
lc NJ the door, aud who should II be bt
e. ,Jonn, who coolly went up stairs
III his wifc's apartment, which he cute
lie ed without ceremo ohy. There was
OF shrek Of
re ION, JOHN, IS 1T yoU?"
10 and all that sort of thing, includii
x some vigorous luggisg and kissin
10 and when the excitement subsidt
M the truant husbAn, took his wife {
II. his knees aud said;
ut aDarling, YOU might have know
be that | couldn't stay awny from yo
ne / only went to punish you liitlc I
Ior your imprudencc. l don't care IL y,
ay lido have nnothcr fellows name pric
,cr I'd, on your leg so long as You 1ol
ilh let any one sec 1t, aud am sure y
Ter will not dostlla / knew all about
la before we were married. Your au
~ fearing that trouble might come Of
At fold me the whole story. Had l.be
,c- of, very Jealous temperament Y
'he would not now be sitting on y
'en knee" .asf
Icr, "You are the darlingest, sweet
she old boy in the world cried tho NJ
uld happy wife, emphasizing her wol
or with kisses and embraces. "And
vas might have spared : but no matte
so amt you a darling?'
al OF course John assented to
lis- proposition, and the reunited cou
day devoted the remainder Of that day
ohn least, 10 billing and cooing, JUS
fter though they had not been MARI
she yet.
rms If the reader is curious to KIN
and where we obtained this accurate !
,uld detailed information, he Is resp
he fully referred to John aud IA
she themselves. We quote Johns clos
title lrcmark to us:
y al5~.I don't care what you say, SO !
Is MS you don't give names and K
tio,s. 1t was only a piece o. fool
.ho ncss OH her part, which might i
she resulted worse. What have
| he ynu you may publish. but
lion mes.r--Argus.
'taid
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