The daily gazette., 1882-03-01
ROSkS REVENGE.
BY j. HARVEY SMITH.

was sitting ct the table, on which
my breakfast was temptingly arrAyed
before me, waiting lmpatientiy for the
mornings paper. always like 10 read
Wnlle sm eating-merely habit, but
then l like 1t. '
Presently it came, and folding It over
90 as to get At the marriage notices and
deaths, settled myself TO read.
Su ldenly started; the blood rushed
70 my head with such violence as almost
70 deprive me of my s3nsts. The caus
u my agitation vas merely q marriage
announcement, such ss on sees every
day. II ran thus:
"SPEEcER- WILSON. Married, at the
residences tf the brides father, BY the
Rev. Mr.. WATSON, Mr.. Horace Spen-
Ger TO Miss Jennie Wilson, daughter
Of mr. Philip Wilson, all OF this
Nothing extraordinary in that, you
say. To me 1t seemed very extraor-
dlnary, for this reason; II ever loved
. girl better than my life, that girl was
Rosa BUT. But my love was hopeless,
for when l proposed 10 her, she informed
me that she was engaged to Horace
spencer. Without. any vanity on my
part,I knew that Was Horace Spencer's
superior In every point, except wealth
and that, l knew, Rosa did not value.
saw she was happy In bis love, and
believed that he loved her as fully as 1t
was possible for man of his nature to
do, and tried TO become reconciled to
sealing her aDotheI's wife, though knew
That my heart would break when that
happened.
believed Horace TO be frivolous and
weak, but never thought that he was .
scoundrel. l never thought that he
would .wantonly tTifie with the affections
Of girl who loved him so deYotedly as
| did Rosa Burt.
This explains my agitation ON reading
the above-quoted notice. knew that
Rosa would be rendered almost frantic
at this evidence of his treAchery, aud
hurried quickly In the direction of b er
home with the intention of cOnholing
her, Perhaps was a little selfish, too
l thought saw an opening In favor OF
my suit, but found was mis- AIKEN.
When l inqulre1 at the door for
Rosa was told that she was 1ndisposed
and could s9e no one. But on sending
up my card l was invited VI s.airs into
the parlor. After sitting there q few
minutes Rosa came in. Helvens! how
she was changed. The fearless eyes,
the compressed lip and haggard look,
all betokened how much she had saf-
fsred.
"Rosa, dear" said, gently, edo not
| grleve over this event. Cast the villain
from your mind, beg of you"
"Mr. Lorimer," she said, ~ love
him."
"But he proved himself unworthy Of
your love-" l SAID.
"Mr. Lorlme-," she said, "you do not
cannot know the depth OF q woman 3
love. His image was engraved in In
dellble lines on my heart, and, do what
can, cannot tear it forth. know he
is villain. He left me on Wednesday
night with words Of love on his lips, and
signing that the time would seem long
until we met again"
"Good God ~ I cried, maddened at
such perfdy, 'such condact cannot 20
unpunished. will make him account
to me for such rascally proceedings p
and arose to go out of the room.
"Stop, Mr.. Lorimer," cried Rosa. ]
paused, irresolutely. "Stop," she con-
tinued, ~ command you. He has moi
wronged you nae he has, foully, most
cruelty wronged, and on me devolye
the task Of revenge. And | win n
shrink" she continued, fercely, her
whole frame dilated with anger; "no,
will make him regret his choice, and
then--then--" she paused, and chen
suddenly bade me good evening. and
walked majestically out OF the room.
"Poor glrl, the shock has rendered
her partially lnsane," thought, as !
proceeded slowly homeward.
saw Rosa at one or I 70 balls, and
there she was the gayest of the gay,
seemingly devoted to nothing but cor
quetry and dancing. Mr.. and Mrs.
Spencer were generally present. Mrs
spencer, nee Wilson, was the daughter
of a shoddy contractor. She wal
ooarse-featured and hammered, and in
everything decidedly inferior to Rosa
whose delicate lip curled with scorr
when she saw her, for Spencer had ths
hardihood to introduce his wife tC
Rosa.
Mr.. Spencer would, at these balls
gradually draw toward the circle q
admirers that surrounded Rosa. Some
times he would bite his lip in vain re-
gret at the thought that that splendidlN
educated woman might have been hi
wife instead of her whose looks anC
manners only suited her for a ser
wants position. At such times Rosi
would turn away her head to cGneea
look of Joy, knowing that he regretted
his villainy. 1t is but just to say tina
Rosa never tried to attract his atten
tion, indeed she never spoke to him
unless in answer to a question.
Thus things went on, until on
night in December Mrs. p gave
grand ball at her house In Mount Yer
non street.
The ball was a magnificent affair
but | had eyes only for Rosa. Their
was peculiar wild, lurid light in he
eyes that ! did not like to see. Oi
my inquiring whether she was well
she answered
} "oh, yes, thank you, Mr.. Lorime1
quite well. Have you seen Mr.. Spen
cer2o
"No, have not, Rosa" 1 ans wersd
"Bufely, you do rot retain any affection
for that wretch yet 2"
"Mr. Lorimer, In spite of his faults,
love that man; butt she said, while he
eyes flashed ike Goals of fire, "my affeC
uon will soon have no one TO rest on;
aud she LETT me, leaving mo oonsIderabl
puzzled at her last words.
The dancing had commenced, and
! led Rosa out In the second ootillion. A
| the OanGa nrnnaaaad Rosa hao ANA a wncl