The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-31
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.

gradually absented himself, until he
rarely spent an evening ut home.
us Mr.. Daytor out this evening p
inquired Jenny, as, entering the sitting.
room, she glanced around.
"You need never ask that question. u
returned Fanny; "he's always out.
Jenny had long wished for AL oppor-
tunity to tax with her cousin. After O
moments grave silence she said:
And do you know what the end Of
this will be, Fanny ?"
"Ruin. L suppose" was the bitter re-
sponse. "But there is no help for It,
us see. 1t is something for whioh I
am not responsible.";
'But think you ere, Fanny"
"Iy replied Fanny, opening her eyes
| widely; "what can You mean ?" ..
49, just what say, my dear cousin.
When you married Frederick DAYTON
no man WAS more domestically inclined
or fonder of his wife and home than he.
he got oyer it braye]y |" exclaimed
Fanny, with 4 bitter laugh. sHe don't
act as IT he had the slightest affection
Tor me, and seems to prefer any place
to his home"
..'And, is not this in o great measure
your own fault ? Nay, look not so an
Rly, dear cousin love you too we'll to
see you recklessly throwiu away your
happiness and his. Did not the altera.
tlon you speak offspring from the change
lnyou? We cannot love what is unloveiy.
NO man can love a wife who takes no
pains to make her person neat and at
traotlve or home that is full of bick-
erlngs and discomfort. Before your
marriage you would have been terrified
ut the Idea of his catching a glimpse of
you IN the attire III whlcn you now nj
low him to see you all day. Why
should you seek to look less pleasing in
his eyes now than then ?"
lit is impossible for married wo.
man to dress as she did when Girl.
and no man has right to expect it."
Livery man has a right TO expect his
wl1e TO have sufficient respect for him
10 present neat and tidy appearance.
1ou uld not consider it too much trou-
pie to dress when Judge Barry called
on you. And last evening, at the party,
%hen Mr.. Howard picked up your hand |
kerchlef, you received it with q look |
ana smile such rs have not seen YOU |
pestoW upon your husband, even when |
he t0ok TWICE tie pains TO please you I" |
you are very severe" said Fanny.
her eyes filling with tears. ~
"Falthful are the wounds of friend.
NY dear Fanny, two ways are open to
you. You can either make home to
your husband the. dearest place in the
Wcrld, and yourself one Of the most be.
loved and happy of wives, or you can
ALLEVIATE his affections, driving him to
haunts and companionship that will
wreck the peace and happiness of both.
h"~~ <i>> = ~ 1ntSIA uptCN Wy Vn,ci
advent Of visitors. =
Jenny returned home the next morn
ing, 80 she had no opportunity of know
ing what effect her earnest appeal had
upon the better feelings of her cousin.
1t was some months before Fanny
and Jenny met again, and then it was nt
the marriage that transformed the latter
into the loved and loving wife of tho
husband OF her choice,
The happy SMILE on the face CT Fred,
and which was 9eheoted back from ,he
smiling eyes Of his wife, told Of the
happy change that had been wrought.
Fired spends all his evenings at home
now," said Fanny, giving her cousin a
look. -, ..S
"Why shouldn't ?" cried the happy
husband, "when ha. hodearest wife
aud the pieasantest ho" ~ the world"