Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-28
HIS SECOND WIFE.
A Tale OF Loves Cruel Test.

~ ma from the office OF the Fantasia, OF
ID nIah magazine l was sub-edltor. By
.u,o mean furnished apartments; and
III - sat. following the adventures OF
. ~-ordertul hero, who, when not "pale
u @,.h nassionv or white with anger" was
4. ,liyd with rage"
NV neighbors above were having
,ortv and | could hear the strains OF
- tpon Goes the Weasel,' the noise Of gal
,an;nO feet, followed by a certain stop
- naga of harmony, loud crash, and
poloams OF laughter, all tokens that they
wsre indulglng in the festive amusement
rcJent "muscal chairs"
a Instead of Winding my business l be-
ts gan to picture TO myself the people who
SSere tpdulglng in the game, until rap
md on of the door reused me to the utterance
re oI.Come in" and entered nv friend Will
Woultrie. very good fellow in some
ibings and a gentleman In all.
7, He had not, | am sorry to say, any pro-
sssion. though he dabbled in literature.
His PARENTS died in his infancy, and ever
- since he had been treated as son by his
n uncle. old Gen. Moultrie, who spoiled
W. the bow, but could not spoil the man.
- Uncle and nephew had pulled well to-
70 satSer until within the last year.
Gen NOutrie found an heiress for his
how TO marry; and his boy, instead OF
-. Se;ng grateful, point-blank refused topro-
MSS nose to the wealthy Miss Norris. He had
au giyen his word, and his heart and his
tel, oye to pretty little Nellie Brooke. who
the had not a cent in the world to bless her.
esIf with The old General flew into
violent rage on being told this; but in
M. stead of ordering the rebel TO leave the
''i' bouse as is usual in such cases, he lett 1t
80 himself, returning at the end of month
90 with wife.
90 To do the old man justice he was rather
au- ashamed of himself. He had married an
old sweetheart in haste to repent at
re leisure, for WHIPS new aunt had the worst
temper in the world. She had lived in
o. single and selfish blessedness until the
re- General lost his head, and in the endeavor
P to break viii Inundated himself VIII,
aims like the excellent fellow he was at heart,
tried to make the best of things, and the
! % old man was so touched by this that he
forgave his nephew, and though still re-
using to couutenance the engagement
Suu with Miss Brooke he ceased to urge VIII
A. to lay siege to the heiress.
- Goaded one day by his wife's bitter
tongue the old General solemnly made
m "a bis will in his nephew's favor, and
iii took care that the world knew he had
done so.
Halo, WILL" said 1, shaking him by
the hand, ''what ais you. old fellow? I gu
look down on your luck"
''The enemy has carried the day" he re-
plied, with afOrced laugh; "my uncle has
turned me out"
''Nonsensel' cried l..
E'No nonsense TO me, old fellow. We
=, had a row royal this morning put my
IN name to a bill for LennoX, and, as mat.
i ter of course, he left me in the lurch to
bay it. / had to appeal to Uncle John,
elling him the whole affair, and he would
D. nave helped me without demur but for
" THAT blessed wife ofhis. My stars, Murray,
al she has him under her thumb! He paid
the debt and then showed me the door
with blow. MurrayW
nh His voice shook.
,ice "My dear old Will don't break down."
said l, in infinite distress myself.
at. 81 came up to town straight awayo
HWill went on, "and went directto Nelly;
fsj told her everything and set her free
" from her engagement. She's world
III, TOO good for a penniless ne'er-do-well, that
she isp'
$50 you have lost her, tool" 1 said
g blankly. e." r..
. "Have Ir' cried Will, his great gray
eyes flashing. why, when told her, she
refused to give me up, the blessed little
0r angel. that she didl She said she would
n v, wait for me until her hair was gray. If
need be-and-Oh, Murray, old fellow.
Ii makes me chOke-she wanted me to
- take fifty pounds of hers that she'd made
by those poor, dear. little sketches Of hers!
On. by Jove, l could cut my head off for
ON herp
Your head, my dear fellow. is more
likely TO benefit her on your shoulders"
lreDlied.
"But isn't she a downright little brick,
Murray? By George, I'll go to work at
'on Oucel Oh! do wish l had taken your
advice, my boy, and gone in for work
long ago. II l bad done so, might have
v been able to offer her home now, the
darling. | shall begin in right earnest
now"
,om lie had had his shoulder to the wheel
for some time when, unknown to him,
went down to Moultrie as a peace
<. maker.
-. 81 suppose" he said, not unkindly
shat you come as ambassador from my
- Unworthy nephewT
'oH mo, don't, General. VIII knows moth
ing Of my being here. must say that
an sorry for the enlargement"
posi- HE brought 1t on himself" said the
az ~ GENERAL, sullenly. 81 suppose all is over
,r,ds between him and that grip
Low Quite the contrary. Miss Brooke is
to 20 uue as STEEL"
., "Pooh Catch any woman remaining
SOU uge TO penniless scapegrace."
,DS0' Waxed warm in Nelly's defense, the
mt. Ud man listening with cynical smile.
. ne would not hear word on WHIPS be-
nsl' and am sorry TO say we parted
iii isner coldy. l returned to town think
I'LL lngthatl would not tell this to my friend
UNI had made second attempt at
mediation.
viii worked hard for Nelly's sake, and
Iuat brave little woman toed for his,
painting and sketching and / am sure
- stuylng herself many harmless vanities
ua' her nifty pounds might be increased
s %a hundred. SO time went on and Willis
MI i TsI novel was published, and to our de-
II n Aght was selling well.
Y II Vne day, which think / shall not for
~ set lorl long, WAS coming away from the
T1%.ioh' after seeing party of actors off
nm wv WI u, when some one ran full tilt against
XII R nv and as he apologizedI recognized the
NV -Ho1ltrle lawyer, Percy.
neg your pardon" said he, as we
-. s ,u,ok hands, but want to get the $3.50
o.Sh down to Moultre. The old Generals
Gone WHEREOF cried
VI apoplexy."
m AIu with wave of the hand he passed
S Gr, ieeVlng me to recover as best could
HAg aGold friend
~ was too true The General had died