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

Pn Pia.crmation was carefully kent 70 be,.o, ~
DP sne took romantic interest most y.
q hIa eI oI such very practical and sens
fns. o.u matron, IN the young man and h
Sunes; anS tor she never ceased to beliav.
, that sn seeo repeatedly to her husband
III % true lover and so honest a mar, =
oonn Stenhouse could never have foraaL = :
woman In this mean wny: and. thnmo
reaI truth OF the matter might nav
~ oc0Vered, she was as certain as sh
was OF her existence that there baS II bsa. gu
'oae.1ing wrong somewhere. >' '0''
~ may come right vet vb,
IN ;Iuwsa vs.. ! hope I'm not wickedSand 49,,
bnt S;Is S;s barefoot for dead mems sboss
So Sas or oohn Is over sixty, and he will boS.,
nad very fair enjoyment Of 70 Hsa Tsi "a eave Se
Mses 10 eighty and poor Emily will not o. he he
do m s%n, over over iorty-throe even then. Folks
coma eumes ,o;.s take the wrong person-bas
come widows and widowers and .her
end their days happily together. after ali. ,
MIR. Knowles shook his gray head.
1t won't be the case here, wife, so Won
need not think It." ~
he gave no more explanation, for he was
not o talkative man. hut his wife noticed
that he often rode round two miles out OF
MS way to business in order 10 INQUIRE
now Lady Bowerbank was that morning.
ana Mrs. knowle, from paying formal
VISIT once IN three months, got slowly into
the habit or driving to Summer Lodge at
least twice a 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. u
One morning the two ladies were sitting
together, one working for Mrs. Knowles
nngers were never empty Of work-and the
o.ner reading, or attempting to read, the
newspaper. Newspapers were terribly in
terest'ng now in oil houses, for it was lust
about the time of the Indian revolt. and.
as THIS generation will long remember, far
ana near, there was scarcely @ family who
had not to mourn their dead. Lady Bow
eroank, without giving any reasons fol-
it-and indeed none were required, Tor the
sympathy was too universal--had taken a
deep interest In the tidings brought mail
after mail, and, horrible as they often
were, they we're not forbidden her. foI
they seemed 70 rouse her out Of herself TO
teel for affections compared to which her
own were nothing. She also began to ex.
ert herself and her small strength in q way
that surprised both her husband and the
doctors, gathering and making contribu-
ions in aid of the sufferers, and trying in
feeble way to organize schemes for their
relief and find out cases of exceeding
need, which, by means of the large Indian
connections Of the house of Bowerbank &
Co.. was not difficult to accomplish.
should like to do q little good before
co.. she said one day, when Mrs.
knowle was urging her not to exert her
SELF. i have done 80 little good in my
life, you know"
And 80 they let her do 1t; and she spent
money, and time, and thought, upon these
melancholy charities, her husband grudso
lug nothing; he never did. He was yery
good man. Many letter he wrote, in
he drove out to lunch n tie f mfiddIe 6rt the.
day--he that used never to take even q
half-holiday from businees-in order to
tell his wife some piece OF news, or ask how
she was, or bring her some little delicacy
from market or hot-house, il she chanced
to be especially fanciful or feeble that day;
for she was very fanciful, as sickly people
often are; but she strove against it In
pathetic way; and Mrs. Knowle 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 tho room.
II have really got a piece Of news for
you to-day, my DEAR" said he, sitting
down beside her, "though 1t is not for you
so much as for Mrs. Knowle--at least half
for ono and half for 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
chiidren-Mrs. Hamilton. you know, whose
husband was shot at Bareilly, and who
wrote you such pretty letter Of thanks
she is coming home by next mail"
1With all her children. I hope! Poor
thingI"
".You need not say poor thing for it is
not only with her children-she brings q
husband too"
"Then he was not shot, after ALI"
ayes, 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
dreds of miles across country and through
indescribable perils. AS she has not {
halfpenny, and he is pretty we'll of, per-
haps, poor woman, she might have done
worse. You will think 30, Mrs. Knowle
for you know the person--our old clerk
| John Stenbouse."
"John Stenhouse! Married." exclaime,
Mrs. Knowle; as, with an agitation sh
could hardly conceal, she glanced towar'
the sofa where Lady Bowerbank lay. Blu
this tidngs. which had powerfully affected
the good lady herself, seemed to hav
passed quite Earmlessly over Emily. Sh
scarcely turned or showed any sign OF emo
tion bey ond q feeble futtering OF the fingers
which were soon stilied and folded upo
one another over her heart -an involuntar
attitude Of hers, something like Chantrey
figure Of Resignation.
"Why on earth should not the young ma
be marred2" said Sir John, smiling. AN
dear lady, you look as vexea as x yon wan
ed to have him for your second! l mu
certainly tell Knowle or this. What
you say, Lady Boweibankr"
Lady Bowerbank said quietly: II thin
people should always marry whoever the
choose, and that nobody should blame
criticise them for ID. Nobody but then
selves can know the whole circumstances
aQuite right. You are sensible woma
Emily" said the old man, looking tender
at his young wife, who yet eemod SO mus
nearer the other world than he. swell,
must go back now, for am full of bushes
You'll wait here TO dinner, Mrs. Krowle
Mrs. Knowle muttered some excuse col
cerning Edward" She looked excee
ingiy nervous and uncomfortable still.
s.Well, do as you like. Only stay as lol
rs you can stay and grumble nt your friel
Il o,xI d. al