The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-02

! others. She believed SO conscientiouslv
IN the excellence OF her intentions, that
she was sincerely ignorant of the curiosity,
love OF authority, and many another per-
sonal motive, which we're continually
moving her to interfere, to govern the
destlnies and correct the errors OF others.
1 Her detestation of the Duchess Soria had
been to the full as potent in her present
| action as her anger with Guilderov and
her indignation for the wrongs OF
/ his wife. Like manv another woman
OF energy and exclusive attachments,
| she could not resist the feeling
| that she had been appointed by Provi-
| dence to watch over and save from them
! selves all those who belonged to her; and
/ though this view of her mission had never
/ yet had any other result than TO ALLEVIATE
/ and weary those whom she desired to
/ serve, and frequently to hasten their de-
scent down that path which she sought to
! prevent them from ever following, vet sne
! never could so alter her nature rs to re-
I Train from making the attempt Her hus-
! band hated, her sons feared, and her
/ brother often avoided her in consequence,
but no power on earth would ever. have
/ persuaded her that her failure TO Influence
| them arose from her own fault. Alas
most people carry about with them lam
thorn like Diogenes, but they are forever
| flashing its rays into the faces and the
souls OF others; they do not remember to
| turn its light inward.
Lady Sunburv indeed knew-no one
better-that a woman can no more re-
strain a man from Inconsistency than she
can restrain the breakers of the sea from
rolling up on the shore. She knew, too, by
her own experience, that rebuke, re-
proach, expostulation, publicity, only IN
crease the evils against which they pas
slonately protest. But she did not choose
to remember anything of what she knew.
She was only ready to blame her brothers S
vile for too passive acquiescence, as she
would have blamed her had she had re-
( course TO any violent indignation. She
/. could not pardon her for having gained
no influence over Gulderoy, even as she
would never have forgiven her had she
succeeded in gaining any. She knew that
her sister-ln-law was unhappy, and that
! such unhappiness was at her age perilous
in every kind of way; but yet she was
rather impatient of heT and critical of her
than compassionate. Ii she were not
simpleton she was wicked-quite wicked
not ID take such measures as would
save her husband from unfaithfulness
and herself from sorrow.
that fools rush in where angels fear to
tread, or e Sc never imagined that by
any possibility she could be classed with
fools, drove rapidly home to Ladysrood-
where large party was staying as well as
herself. 1T will be very difficult to see
her alone she thought, "but | will trv."
As it CHANGED, Guilderoy was out riding
with several of his friends; the remainder
OF the guests were sitting, saunterlng or
playing afternoon games in the west
gardens. There was a large table spread
under one OF the great chestnuts, where
servants were serving tea, ices, fruits
wines, straw berries and cream-every-
thing that was wished for or imagined.
Gladys was performing the part Of mis-
Jress Of a great house, which had now be-
come second nature to her, but which
never ceased to oppress and fatigue her
with its tedium.
Society, like all other pursuits of life,
requires to have an object IN it to be in
tereSting. She had no object; it did not
seem to her that anything OF interest could
possibly arise in her life She had pain in
it, and jealousy for which she contemned
herself, but these had both become SO
familiar by habit that she had ceased to
expect ever to be Tree from them. Her
want Of interest in what went on around
her gave her listless air, which all her
really sincere efforts to be kind and cour-
teOus could not repair. People felt that
they were indifferent 10 her, that they
bored her, that she would have preferred
their absence to their presence, and there
were many whose vanity made them bit
terlv resent this. She was moving now
from one group TO another, doing her best
to be amused by what so greatly amused
every one else, and failing entirely to do
so. She wore a Gainsborough hat, with
long feathers dropping to her shoulder:
she bad on white frock of very soft en-
broidered gauze tissue, and a great sash of
broad pale-blue ribbon was fastened 1.-THE
side.
''She is really a lovely creature"
thought her sister-in-law. How wild he
would be about her were she only some
one else's wife ="
Lady Sunbury joined the groups under
the chestnuts and bided her time 1t was
still early. There was a great deal of
laughter and Irritation and general diver
sion, the air was balmy and the gardens
delightful. Some one asked il they might
dance, the lawn was so smooth. The
lady of Ladysrood assented the mu-
sicians, who were always in the house,
were sent for and stationed where they
we're not seen, behind thickets of rho
dodendron; the people began to dance.
Gladys and Lady Sunbury wefe left al
most alone.
"How strange that they can care for
that!" said the former. with dreamy con-
tempt as she watched the valsers moving
round.
"How I wish you cared for it, my
dearw said Lady Sunbury. How l wish
won carad for auvfbiupN9
"Do you?" Gladys looked suddenly at
her with a strange expression in her
eyes.
Certainly do, !" said her sister-in-law.
You would be so much happier if you
re-were-intercsted IN what goes on
around you"
81 am very often interested; am not
often pleased
"What does she mean?" thought Lady
Sunbury.
Il wanted to say something to you for
moment in private. Could we 20 a little
apart, do you think? They are all dane
ing"
"Oh, yes; they will not miss me"
She moved away from the gayety of the
scene into walk known as the Kings
Alley, because Charles Stuart had paced
up and down it in the dark days between
Oxford and Whitehall. 1t was green
walk inclosed on either side with tall
walls of clipped yew, above which
stretched and met the boughs of massive