Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-05-27
LOVE AND JEALOUSY.

LUVE AND JEALUUD1.
Grace Thornley, had been married year
when tho civil war began, aud lived in q
pleasant cottage with her husband, who
wos iinc looking, tawny whiskcrcd young
follow of twonty five, as fond us a man
could be Of his wife, and as we'll liked
by everybody as he was wholc-soulcd aud
loyablo.
Graco was nineteen, a pretty, blue-eycd
ycllow-haircd little creature, whose only
fault vas tendency to be inordinatcly
jealous of her husband, if he SO much as
glanced at lady who, TO tho charms Of
youth added the captivating spell of beauty.
She loved Will Thornley, dearly, but ut
her ond nobody clsc, and ho r,ust think
her just perfection in every thing, whether
sho really was 80 or not, and never must
he by any possible charco hint that any
woman living was ever half so lovely, good
or wiso US her own, cxacting, impulsiyo
little self.
Will, bcing young husband and very
much in lovo with his wife, was quite
willing to admit, and for timo sincerely
believe, that Grace was an angel, and they
woro as happy rs two turtle doves, or pair
of newly mated swans, until Rose Wood
ward came to pay them visit.
Before Graco's marriage, Rose had been
her most intimate friend, aud she naturally
looked forward to her coming with no
little pleasure, quite forgctful that her old
sckoolmatc had been thought very attrac-
two when they were girls together at Ma
Upmc Dcl1cOurt'S ccmin0ry
A very great oversight on tho part OF
Grace, for Miss Woodward had large
laughing black eyes, glossy dark hair md
winc-rcd lips, which will, Of course, could
not hclp admiriug.
man must be both blind and dumb simply
because he happens to be married
And then, too, Rose was so tall and elegant
while Grace was such n little childish, baby.
faced thing.
1t was not Will who nado this disconcon-
tented comparison. 1t was Grace herself
Sho was suro Will thought her silly and
insignificant for sho had heard Linn say
that he thought Miss Woodward q rcmarka.
bly, handsome woman.
TO be sure, she had asked him tho
question point blank, ono day, when they
wcro walking alone in the garden, and he
could not have answered otherwise and
spoken truthfully.
And Roso was so clover and sensible,
besides being handsome. Grace felt kccnly
her own infcrority, and wished from the
bottom of her foolish young heart that she
was not such bluc-cyed, ambor-haircd
young stupid.
II was very undigniGcd thing to do,
but almost before she knew it, Grace found
herself Watching mistrustfully both friend
and husband, and suspcctjng deceit where
there was mono.
Sho was half ashamed Of herself and
wholly unhappy for 50 doing, but jealousy is
ever u self mortifying and misery breeding
tyrant, which, once having cotton foothold
in ones thoughts, hangs Oh like grim
death, and is apt to make ruin of tho
truost md tendcrcst love.
1t was not long before ISosc guessed what
wos passing in Mrs. Thorn!cy's mind and
shaped her course accordingly 1t was
triflc embarrassing, certainly, but she was
n woman Of admirable tact, and managed
to adopt safe middle course, privately
vowipg, however, to mako her visit rs
short as possible, and tako good caro- not to
repeat it until such time as Mrs. Will
Thornley, had learned to temper wifcly
affection with como small share Of common
sense.
But tho prudent middle course had its
drawback, for Will fancicd lis wifc's guest
treated him with marked coldncss, and, as
was very natural, wanted to know tho
meaning of it.
lle did not understand it ut all, and
CHANGING to meet Roso alone one morning
in the drawing room, lie said:
III fear have in somc way offended YOU
Miss Woodward; you seem so bent on
keeping mo at distance"
"Not at ALL" sho smiled. "Pray don't
think me so uugracious. It would i'll
become mo to treat tho husband of my
friend and hostess with Indifference, and il
my manners SO impressed you, it was unin-
tentionally done on my part, assure YOU
"a man married is not man banishcd
forcvcrmoro from all the good graccs Of all
womankind, is hcY' laughed Will. I'll
30, tako it as being very hard lines fallen
in the hardest sort of places"
"And would REASONABLY wish yourself O
bachelor again." rcjoincd Roso.
"Yos aud no." he replied, still laughing
but with something of serious look in his
dark gray eyes.
No;,Lrr saw Grace atondino nalo ond