The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-11

Proud and happy as / felt when seat
ed side by side with Pauline i'm the rail
way carriage which was taking ms IN
the north, fortunate as / told mvseIf I
was to have won such a fairbride: Great
as my love was for the sweet Girl Who
Had JusJ vowed herself mine forever
CeneT $ extraordinary stimulation knr+
recurring 10 my mind-the man VIC
maules Pauline March must be content
10 take her as she is; to wish TO know
nothing of her past. "
Not lot one minute did think sucb
contract could be enforced. Az coon
as L had succeeded in making Pal,lina
rove me, she would surely wish Ia ten
me all her history-there wOuld he mo
need 70 ask for 1.-THE confidence wouId
tnen be gwen as a matter of coYIrea
When she learned the secret Of love ali
other secrets would cease between us,
Ny wife looked very beautIjul a. sLe
sat with her head leaning against tbe
dark cloth Of the carriage. Her clear
cut, refined features showed in that no
sltlon advantagt0usly. Her face a.
usual was pale and calm; her ewes were
cast down. A woman to be indeed nroud
OF; TO worship, to cherish. and-bow
sweet II seemed to whisper the word to
myself-my wife
Yet suspect none would have taken
us for newly married couple. At any
rate, there were no nudgings and sly
glances among our fellow-passengers
The ceremony had been so hurried on
that no attempt had been made to in
vest Pauline with the usual bridal ac
cessories. Her dress, although becom
ing and fashionable, was the one in
which had seen her several times. Meth
or Of Us had any brand new beloaoiDg.
to stamp us As being bound for honey.
moon; 50 the only notice we attracted
was the notice which was due my wife's
great and uncommon beauty.
The carriage was nearly fun when we
started from London, and as the strange
ness Of our new relations prevented our
conversing in an ordinary way. bv mu
tual consent we were all but silent; few
soft words in Italian were an could trust
myself to speak until We were alone.
At the first important station, the first
place at which the train stopped for any
time worth mentioning, | exercised a lit
tie diplomatic bribery, aud, changing our
carriage, we were installed in a c0mpart-
meut the windows Of which bore the
magic words engaged" Pauline and |
were alone. took her hand in mine.
My wife" said passionately, mine,
only mine, forever"
Her hand lay Hstless and unresisting
in my own. Ipressed my lips to her cheek
She shrank not from my kiss, neither did
she return it-she simply suffered it.
Pauline" I whispered, say once,
Gilbert, my husband"
Ste rcpr.,od the words like child
learning new lesson. Ny heart sank
=. her motiruIe.. accents feI, ON NV
rars TJ.d, I,.,.l t.,eI- Leforo ,oai
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forehead. Her Young lips were red anf
warm but they chilled me-in that kiss
there was not a Suspicion of the passion
which was thriiligo, ONE.
drew my nan rom herS, ana, SUI
sitting beSue het, 31Gan 10 co my otS
70 make mXSeI agfeee ble 70 lht woman
l loved. II felt dlSlreSStc' alln soAle
what disappointed l concealed IL anc
SjrONe TO tax pleasantly ana naturally
tried tc ascertain what manner OF WG
man | hai marred-to, get az her Ilhei
and d'Sukes-to study her dlSposlJloh-
60 urjtrm ne her taStes-lgdrn mel
Wisb3a-re"d het thoughts ana event u
ally 70 'haNt iief regard me as one Wh'
would spend ms me III rendering Hel
happy.
Wen was ll ihf ldea iISl STRUCK, me
the horrible lt,a ludl even lht peculaIl
tN anu novelty OF the SlJudll4u CouL
not altogether account TOT auIlIe
apathy ahdIatE OF ANIMATION yil5tt shy
ness alone. could not ne thHleiy re
0E'0tiNtAttN i,'4 YIN N.-h - -
III mdHlh8 het tath 10 me, even III III
duclng her To answer my question:
made every excuse ior her. SAe wa
tired; she was upset; SET Could ihlllh
nothing else save the rash ana suuuel
step taken to-daE-more rash 1or ne
than for meas !, as least knew thdI
loved her. At last l. too. sank into 81
1anca and miles and hours went by
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s;d fioi3 ~ eido ,yiitbont excbanoi1g n word
oluo 90 80 = oorosS II VIC stranC,
niu0it 80 q stea,,c3o io,,rnay,
al -, "a 90, 70 3rsi r,}sbed north
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~ cyoo1, o,rer tho living country. and
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t5 eosi5g ntd Teresa s sullel
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anu as Ine carriage llsIiG iSi 1911 oi1 ,' ,,e
pure "iite iaCe VI 1Ile en- .'.o iiIe
as Walcleu l.S ilGNfI 81
sloIli lIs oeautllQI puC -, r%1 ~
pdiloi stldIlse icdl Call9 ~ .i.,,,
lea! leSt SlIe M,S AZ ,, o.. tayy
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1hei IItu' Ngttl any Hililo9V N.Y. To-
sank mo hlllu vi ~ ne, nc e ie'
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closed was lhaI' III spy ol my . ieSoaG
uon, tooH Una! Witt, Wiz .li-1 - ~,
unTesls,ting mana III my o"h' anu Slep
sun holuli.P IL e H.
Steep -, was Sle =, IA u 49,, 60
means any tliihS put IVY aii4 go ~
Never since tlie nlgIt iLeaiu ~, n,.
thaV woman sSllieu nlodllli'S ooliir D,,U
10 me so clearly never lau ny ui nf ~
so neally .n MI; .1e n'oI, Sad fa
terror whlcn me DINO man ma llau IL lie
years ago; hIgLlt tllailkIni Ma 5 Ttrg
ne naiIG cty lTSe Snt it91 Ia anu ra SsrI