The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-15

An admirably prudent marriage. But
oh, my dear. when married Edwar,
knowle, and he was clerk and / was 1
miiliner, aud we had but two hundred ,
year between us, We we're happy people =
happier than these! For we loved one an.
other. and We married for loyo. And there
was not q single cause or impedimsnt in
Tho siSht OF God or man why We should
not marry. Which--God forgive hers
more than can say OF John Bowerbank's
wife,"
Mrs. Smiles looked so shocked, SO fright
cned, that too candid Mrs. eKnowle could
almost hsye cut her tongue out for the
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: -shstRse6shw that certain dim sense OF
duty and I5sde, which exists in many g,ea'
takers, made her, however, unscrupIlous
over a secret which she had fcrreted out or
guessed at, if honestly trusted, by no means
untrustworthy. With a sudden decision
Tor the position was critical enough tho
good Liverpool lady turned to her London
friend-who was not bad woman in her
way and said earnestly:
I'm sorry ever let q word drop, Mrs.
Smiles, for 1t was n very Iainful bus ness
though 1t is all over now. Ill tell IL you,
and depend, upon your never telling it
again, though it was nothing discreditable,
my dear, l do assure you. Indeed, as re-
CARDS character, not word could ever be
brea;hed against Emily Kendall, or her
father, either. They. bear n perfectly un-
blem shed name. And perhaps what hap
pencd was nothing moro than happoncd TO
almost every girl in her tcens-they fill in
love n d ont of Lore dozen times before
they mury bnt never thought Emily was
I nt soIt Of n girl, either"
And was she in love, or engaged? Do
4
said Mrs. Smiles, eagerly.
Mrs. Enowlc wished herself at the bot
tom Of the seq before shc had let her fecl-
ings carry her away into making such n
cruel mistake, such fatal adm ;ssion; but
still tho only safe way 10 remedy it was TO
tell the whole tru Ii, and thea trust TO her
frionds sense Of honor. After all, it was
not n very terrible truth. As sho' had vel
said. the thing happens doz:ns Of times 10
dozens of girls.
Il IL tell yOu the whole story, Mrs.
Smiles, If you will promise not to speak Of
il. Not That it was nj y;hing bad; ro,r
dears! they woro SD Young, it was such q
natu,nl thing for them to fall in love; but it,
caused uS my husband and mo great
deal Of trouble nt the time, for IL happened
in our house,
"ThiS .ovo nfnir?'
Yes, n real love affair not n BIT like
poor John Eowerbank's sober courtShip. Tut
an cld-frsh on"d love affair: heart warm
so warm that Edward said it put HIM in
mini If our own young days. And tho
I eorle we've -
II can guess. for was with you two
days of the time of ]m;ly kendal's visit,
md | think ] can SO az far into mill
stone ns most people. II was young Stem
ousc?'
Mrs. Enowle nodded. with a sad look in
her kindly eyes. Just so, roor fellow,
have scarcely srokcn his namc, even to my
SsTt agS he seSd to Ipas
lose him. He was clerk in our firm. you
know entered the Office as n boy Of fifteen
AMI that was low no came SO much to
our house while she was visiting MS. And
he was fia. young fellow, quite the gen
tieman: and she was n lass in her teens.
and bOnny lass she was, too, then--so Of
course they fell in love with one another
and. mercy mo! how could | help il? lIo
behaved very honorably, poor fellow! came
and told mo at once MS soon rs over he had
proposed 10 her that is, if he ever dil
formally propose. ] rather think not, but
that they found ench others feelings by
tho mcrcst accident. For | remember he
sail 10 NE, in such burst of pass on rs l
never saw yet in mortal man. I've been mn
ass, and some folk might call me knave
for she has fifty thousand pounds and |
haven't holf-penny!' Poor lad!--poor
md!'
And what did YOU dor"
"What coald do shut the sttble door
when the stccd was stolen? Why, my dear
woman, | told you the poor things loved
Cna another"
An argument which did dnot seem 10 weigh
very much with Mrs. Smiles. She drew
herself up with dignity.
"a most unfortunate and ill-advised at
tachmcnt. ]. rs n mother OF family of
dau hters, must cert iinly say -"
-Whnt would you sny?"
Prev nj it,"
"lIow could prevent it?' exclaimed Mrs.
knowle. pathrically, MS if the troubles her
warm heart had undergone at that time
were bitter even in remembrance. Here
were two nice young p ople one nineteen,
the other five and twenty, meeting every
day liking one another's company, finding
ont continu Ily how we'll they suited and
how dearly they cnioyed being together.
In truth the very sight of them walking
under The lilac trees, oI sitting outside the
drawing. room window with heap Of books
between them, talking and reading, and
laughing 20 themselves in Tn ir innocent,
child sh wny, used TO do my heart good.
Many n time | thought il God had been
p cased to give Edward and mo such Il
daughter, or if or little Edward, that's
lying waitnG for his mother, in Hale
chu CHI yard well, that's nonscnse" said
the good woman, with sudden pause and
choking Of the voice. All mean is that
in our chlidlcss house, those young people
were very pleasant company: and / used
often TO think if either of them was my own
oh, wouldn't | do deal to make them both
happy But il wasn't TO bet wasn't tC
be. And now she has gone and married
John Bowcrhnnk.
"Not." continued tho lady, after pause,
"not that have u word to say against join
rowcrbauk. He is Mr.. Ecndal's friend. nn(
my husbands fIicnd: the three are I'll abou
the same age. too. l!o il very good man
but he isn't John Stenhousc. And, oi
me! wien | call Ia mind how fond JOIN
Sienhousr WAS Of Emily Kendall, nrt
how fond poor Emily was of him. of nj
the misery they went through tcgcthe
of the nights ! SIT 10y her bedsid,
until she sobbed herself 10 sleep and o
the days when young Stenhouse went tt
nna fro between our house AMI the count
Jag house, with his face as white as death
anA his lips ticrcrly set. and n look o
stony dcsra + in his Dyes. Oh, my dear.
think | must have been dreaming when saw
III" wedding this morning. How could sh,
do it?"
"nil slr ,ln IL what dill she ln2"