The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-03-29

Tr,,s ana working somewhere
~ a. Mr; kneUle had cOntrived to mr.
o 'nning to England. 'n' VI 4
QUIZ, occasionally ne WINS hoard os
eIs. movies great satisfaction thone
r ;enS lnat Emily made no INQUIRIES. n,
Rormation was carefully kept to berseI
Q oe' sne took romantic interest most n,
Z III h,y OF such very practical aud sens
oie old matron, IL the young man and h
Sunes' III Tor she never ceased to believ,
, ma. uuu asserted repeatedly to her husband
a. Ja eo true lover and SO honest man q
n Ssehnouse could never have forsake
the real truth OF the matter miohf s ,aIs
oe discovered, she was ns certain 90 ~.
was OK her existence that there had bee,
oonue'nlng wrong somewhere.
La may come right vet. WIN
hnowst Know L hope I'm not wickedSand it',
m twaiting barefoot for dead mems sboas,
bad us Or John is over sixty, and he will have
i;na uo very fair enjoyment of life If he
"''s 10 eighty; and poor Emily will not be
d muoh over forty-throe even then. Folks
oo "o someumes take the wrong person-be.
J, " oome WIDOWS and widowers and tben
rmcerrnvr ora rove and got married. aud
end their days happily together, after oil"
Mr. knowles shook his gray head.
IL won't be the case here, wife, 80 you
need not think it.
He gave no more explanation, for he was
not talkative man. but his wife noticed
that he often rode round two miles out of
his way to business in order 10 inauire
now Lady Bowerbank was that morning.
And Mrs. knowle, from paying formal
VISIT once In three months, got slowly into
the habit Of driving to Summer Lodge at
least twice week and spending the morn
ing with Emily. And by degrees she re-
turned to the old tender fashion, and called
her not LADY Bowerbank," but Emily"
One morning the two ladies' were sitting
together, one working for Mrs. Knowles
fingers were never empty of work-and the
other reading, or attempting to read, tho
newspaper. Newspapers we're terribly in
teresting now in oil houses for it was Just
about the time of the Indian revolt, and,
as this generation will long remember, fa1
and near, there was scarcely family who
had not to mourn their dead. Lady Bow
erbank, without giving any reasons for
lt-nnd indeed none were require d, for the
sympathy was too universal had taken q
deep interest in the tidings brought mail
after mail, and, horrible as they often
were, they we're not forbidden her. for
they seemed 70 rouse her out of herself TO
feel for atllictions compared to which her
own were nothing. She also began to ex-
crt herself and her small strength in q way
that surprised both her husband md the
doctors. gathering and making contribu-
tions in aid of the sufferers, and trying in
n feeble way TO organize schemes for their
relief, and find out cases of exceeding
need, which, by means of the largo Indian
connections of the house of Bowcrbank .E
Co., was not difficult to accomplish.
Il should like to do little good before
| co." she said one day, when Mrs.
krowle was urging her not TO exert her
self. Il have done SO little good in my
life, you know"
And 81 they let her do it; and she spent
money, and time, and thought, upon these
melancholy charities, her husband grudg-
irg nothing: he never did. lie was very
good m1u, Many letter ho wrote in
he drove out to lunch ii tie lei mi;aaidlo 81 the
day he that used never to take even
hnlf-holiday from busness-in order to
tell his wife some piece OF news, or ask how
sho was, or bring her some little dcllcacy
from market or hot-houSe, if she CHANGED
to u especially fauciful or feeble that day;
for Sue was very fanciful. as sickiy people
often are; but she strovo against 1T In
pathetic way; and Mrs. knowie noticed
how invariably she tried to look grateful
and pleased ut Sir Johns little attentions.
and 10 smile steadily as long as he remained
in the room.
al have really got a piece of news for
YOU to-day, my DEAR" said he, sitting
down beside her. "though it is not for you
SO much as for Mrs. Knowle-"at least half
for ono and half Tor the other. You shall
bear the pleasure between you. Guess"
The two ladies tried in all politeness,
but failed signally. both of them. =,
"Well, then, first, Lady Bowerbank, 1t
concerns you. That widow with three
III TN
husband was shot ut Bareilly, and who
wrote YOU such pretty letter of thanks
she is coming home by next mail"
with all her children. hope! Foor
thing"
"You need not say poor thing for it i,
not only with her childrcn-sho brings q
husband too"
Then he was not shot, after all?"
"Yes, he was," said Sir John. "But YOU
| women are curious creatures. This IS hel
second husband. She has married the
! gentleman who saved her life and that o.
! her three children, and brought her hun
drcds of miles across country and through
! indescribable periis. AS she has not
hnlfpcnny, and he is pretty we'll OIL, per
haps, poor woman, she night have dom
worse. You will think so, Mrs. knowle
for YOU know the person-our OLD clerk
John StenGouse."
John StenhOuse! Married.! eXclnimc
Mrs. Knowle; as, with an agitation sh
could hardly conceal, she glanced towar
the sofa where Lady Bowerbank lay. Br
this tidings which had powerfully atfecte
the good lady herself, seemed to hav
passed Qaite larinlessly over Emily. Sh
scarcely turned or showed any sienof emo
ton hey ond feeble tiuttering OF the iinger
which were soon stilied and folded upo
one another over her heart-an involuntai
attitude Of hers, something like Chantrey
figure Of Resignation.
"Why on earth should not the young ma
be marred?" said Sir John. smiling. ~
dear lady, You look as vcxed as if you wan
ell TO have him for vour second! l mu
certainly tell Knowlc of this. What I
you say, Lady Bowclbank?"
Lady Bowerbank said quietly: 81 thin
people should always mlrry whoever Tia
choose, and that nobody shculd blame
criticise them for i. Nobody but thor
solves can know the whole circumstances
"Quite right. You are sensible womn
Emily" said the old man, looking tender
at his young wife, who yet seemed SO mu
nearer the other world than he well
must so back now, for / am full of busine'
| Youll wait here TO dinner, Mrs. Knowle
Mrs. Knowle muttcled somc excuse co