Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-03-30
WHOSE FAULT.

--O----
Fred Drayton assisted his wife's cousin,
Jenny Searles, into the carriage that was
waiting for her at the station
She had been his wife's bridesmaid and
he sighed Us he looked into her smiling
fnoc
1t was three years since that so-caled
happy event occurred, but though she was
tri0e more staid aud dignifed, shc had the
same happy smile, neat, trim appearance
that be so we'll remembered.
"You will Gud Fanny good deal al
tered" he said, as he took scat by her
side.
Jenny cast somewhat surprised glaucc
nt the grave face of the speaker.
"Why, how? Has she been i'll?
"Wcll, No! | cant say that she has been
H. was the hssitating reply; "but she
she's changed. Marriage don't seem to
have agreed with her very well"
The laugh that ended these words sound
cd rather forced Perhaps he felt the i'm
plication conveyed by them; or, rather, the
fact itself
Jenny looked earnestly into tho frank,
kindly face of Tho speaker.
Was it his fauIt?-for there must be a
fault somewhere.
The house, os the carriage stopped
in front of it, looked as if it was all
shut up
If Jenny had expected to see her cousin
in the hall she was disappointed.
Fred looked slightly disconnected as he
glanced around.
"Fanny's in her room, suppose; I'll
hunt her up.'
"Ah! there you are, Fan"
Here q dcwdily dressed woman made her
immediate presence at the other end of the
hall, whom Jcnuy would have failed to
recognize had it not beon for tho warm en-
brace and eager greeting.
After leading the way to tho dark and
rcthcr untidy sitting room, Fsnny's ami
n alton all at ouoo forsook her, and,
throwing herself upon The sofa, she burst
into tears mnch to Jenny's surprise and
CONSERVATION.
"1hc sight of you reminds mo SO of the
happy past?" sighed Fanny as sho wiped
uwuy her tears.
"And the present is no less happy, l
hopc?" suggested Jenny, feeling for her
cousins husband, who looked fooishly con-.
scous that he was in some way considered
to be at fault
Fauny's only reply was mournful shake
OF the head, which, rightly interpreted,
meant that she never expected to be Sc
happy again as long as she lived
Putting his hand in his pocket Fred
walked to the window, whistIing softly
to himself with an ill dissembled ar OF
| unoonccrn.
"lf you knew how that noiso goes
through my head, Frcd!'' demonstrated
Fanny, as she rang for Ann to take away
her cousins things
Fred then caused whistling, taking
himself out Of tho room at tho same
time.
Fanny gave her cousin look as much as
to sny "You see what | have to put up
with?"
as soon as the door closed after her hus-
band, Fnnny's conntenanco lost its disoon,
solate, abused expression, ard she oom-
mcnccd talking with her visitor with con.
siderable spirit and animation.
Jenny now had an opportunity TO observe
her moro particularly.
1t was nearly dinner time, and still sho
had on the calico wrapper that she had worn
nt breakfast; not much soilcd, but still faded
and wrnkled.
She wore neither cuffs nor collar, while
her pretty brown hair--pretty when prop
erly cared for--wss smoothed over tho
top and tucked back Of her cars in tangling
bnnchcs
Her feet we're thrust into a par Of old
slippers, much too large for her and down at
the heels.