The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-05-20

Het leNHle resistance. he lowered hls
voice. and talked to her until she
she, the proud Katie wept-wept bit
terly.
Katie. said he. then. with 4 burst II
| passion, II know yon love me! But, ypn
are proud ambitious -selfishl Now, if
You would have me leave you, say the
word, and got
"Go!" murmured Katie, very feebly
-"gon
"Youhave decided?r whispered Frank.
II haye!"
''Then, love, farewellt'
He took her hand, gazcd a moment
tcnderly and sorrowfully upon her beau
tful, fearful face; then clasped her %
| his BOSOM
She permitted the embrace. She even
! gave way to the impulse of the instant
and twined her arms about his neck, hit
i'll moment her resolution came to her
aid and she pushed him from her with
a sigh.
''SLall I go?' he articulated.
A feeble yes fell from her quiyering
lips
And an instant later she was living
upon the sofa, sobbing and weeping pas
sionatelY-alone.
To tear the tenacious root Of love ont
Of her heart had cost her more than she
could have anticipated; and the certain
ty Of golden life Of luxury proved but
a poor consolation, il seemed, for tile sac
rifce she had made.
She lay long upon the sofa, sobhing
and Weeping passionately. Gradually
her grief appeared to exhaust itself.
| Her breath came more regular and calm.
| Her tears ceased to flow, and at length
her eyes and cheeks were dry. Her
head was pillowed on her arm, and her
face was half hidden in flood Of beauti-
| ful curlB.
The struggle was over. The agony
was passed. She saw Mr.. Wellington
enter, and arose cheefully to receive
him. His manners pleased her; his sta
tion and fortune fascinated her more.
He offered her his hand. She accepted
| it. A kiss sealed the engagement--bu
4 it was not such kiss as Frank had given
her, and she could not repress n sigh.
There was magnificent wedding.
Splendidly attired. dazzling the eye with
| everything around in the atmosphere Of
fairy lane, Katie gave her hand to the
man her ambition-not her love-had
chosen.
But certainly ambition could not have
made a better choice. Already she saw
herself surrounded by magnificent
court, Of which she was the acknowl-
edged and admired queen. The favors
of fortune were showered upon her; she
foated luxuriously upon the smooth and
| CLASSY wave of charmed life.
Nothing was wanted in the whole cir
Gle Of her outward existence. to adorn
it and make it bright with happiness.
But she was not long in discovering
That there was something wanting within
her own breast.
Her friends were numerous; her htis-
band tender, kind and loving; but all the
affections she enjoyed could not fill her
heart.
She had once felt its chords Of sym
| pathy moved by a skillful touch; she had
known the heavenly charm Of their deep,
delicious harmony, and now they were
silent, motionless, mnffled so to speak.
in silks and satins. These chords still and
| soundess, her heart was dead; not the
less so because il had been killed by a
| golden shaft Having known and felt
the life Of sympathy in love, she could
not but mourn for it, unconsoled by the
life Of luxury. In ~short. Katie in time
became magniticently miserable, splen-
didly unhappy.
Then change became apparent in
her husband. He could not longer re-
main blind to the fact that his love was
not returned. He sought the company
of those whose gayety might lead him to
forget the sorrow and despair Of his soul.
This shadow Of Joy was unsatisfactory
however, and impelled by powerful long
ings for love, he went astray to warm
his heart by strange fire.
Katie saw herself now in the midst Of
n gorgeous desoation, burning with q
thirst unconquerable by golden streams,
that flowed around her; painting with Q
hunger, not oil the food Of flattery could
appease.
She reproached her husband for desert
ing her thus; and he answered with an
CRY and desperate taunts of deception,
and total lack of love, which smote hel
heart heavily
g You do not care for mo, " he cried;
"then why should you complain that
bestow elsewhere the affections you have
met with coldness?"
''But it was wrong, sinful, Katie re
monstrated.
"Yes, / know iti7 said her husband
tiercely. 'It is the evil fruit of an evi
seed. And who sowed that seed2 Who
gave me hand without heart ? Who
became sharer of my fortune, but gave
me no share in sympathy-who devoted
me to the fate Of loving, unloved hus
band Nay, do not weep. and unclasp
your hands, and sigh and cob in suci
desperation Of impatience-for ] say
nothing you do not deserve to hear"
Very well, said Katie, calming her
self; 81 will not complain. will not say
your reproaches are undeserved. Blu
granting that am the cold, deceitfu
thing you call me.-you know that thi
state Of things can not continue.
"Yes, know it. "
'tWell?"
Mr.. Wellington's brows gathered dark