The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-30
Wreck Of Two Lives.

| OdudUlau Idmuy WHO'LL we Will call
jacksonville, who occupied one ofSher.
brooke street mansions. The family
were but few in number, consisting
of Pierre jacksonville, a retired land
owner, who, for the past few years,
had been a widower, his daughter
Emiline, a younger daughter of some
14summers and aboy of 10. These,
with the servants, lived a quiet, en-
joyable and uneventful life in that
pleasant section near the base of
Mount Royal. To Miss Emiline, a
beautiful and dignified young lady,
lite appeared all sweetness and in it's
mostglowing and attractive colors,
for she had lover, fine, frank
manly youth, some two or three
years her senior, and a scion of one
ofthe old English-speaking colonists,
who are represented as being the
most proud and domineering class in
the Dominion.
Archie Stevens has for some three
years been q constant and welcome
visitor at the jacksonville residence,
but of late had become the accepted
lover and betrothed of Emiline, and
the full time of the two was at pres
emit occupied in making plans for the
future and depicting long and hap
Ply life in roseate colors. But man
proposes, and fate disposes, is an old
trite saying and became retchedly
true in this instance; for a few I'M
guarded and jealous words were Civ
en- utterance by Archie, when Emiline
impetuous, and dignifed as a queen,
arose from her silksn..couch and in a
few hasty words regretted that she
had ever met him, then coldly inform
cd him that all was over between
them and that she desired the be-
trothal broken. Archie high strung,
sensitive and smarting under the re-
buke SO justly administered, too
proud to admit his error, passionate
even as his intended bride, assisted
in enacting a formal parting with
seeming cheerfulness, and went to
the city. The next mornings, train
conveyed him to the far west, from
whence occasionally his friends heard
of his exploits.
When Emiline found that her lover
had departed, after the first flow of
tears and sting of remorse, she put
on an air of gaiety, and seemingly
thought but little of the occurrence
that severed two hearts, although in
her heart she felt that lifetime of
misery was to be the future of each
of them.
In order to make the world believe
she was happy and still heart whole,
she passed the scores of young men
by, giving her hand to John Forster,
an ossifed old bachelor who had but
oneidea in his head-to make money.
There was another thing he under
stood equally well, and that was,
how to keep it. His manner was cold
and precise, in character hewas mean,
groveling, contemplate and cunning.
But he, with the aid of her proud
spirit, obtained her, and when she
stood in church arrayed in her bridal
dress, she seemed to be the embodi-
msnt OF beauty, grace and refine
ment.
"Well, the wedding was over,
and after short trip Emiline was
duly installed as the mistress OF For
ster's fine house on Cote st. Antoine,
and she reveled in fine dresses, fine |
furniture, a fine equipage and a stupid |
incumbrance in the shape of an an
tiquated old fogy of a husband.
But John Forster was seemingly
very proud of his beautiful young
bride, and the fact of ownership
seemed to warm even his callous old
heart, and for a while turn his
thoughts In other channels than those
Of money grubbing, note-shaving and
the Quebec system of banking and
finance generally. Then, again she
added to his Importance, and he
plumed himself not little in bear
Ing off SO dainty prise, and it gave
him malicious pleasure to meet her
numerous old admirers in the park
or at the resorts with the graceful
Emiline on his arm. His smile as he
passed was cynical, for of course she
preferred him to them all; for if she
did not, then why did she marry him?
In her manner after their marriage
she became very deferential and at
tsntive to her old Adonis, and per-
formed her duty to the letter, and so
the old man really began to expert
ence a feeling akin to that of salts
faction. He noticed that her girlish
gaiety was all gone, and that she no
longer wished for the round and
excitements of the ball
room and opera, but the change he
considered was decided improve
ment, for she was now Mrs. Forster
and intended to drop all her former
acquaintapces or keep them at a re-
spectacle distance; and he evidently
liked the change, for he kept away
from the club where he formerly called
to associate with his cronies and
brother financiers, and found his way
and all through those
long evenings Emiline sat and played
games OF chess or whist, or listened
to his gains or losses in the way of
business, or read political articles on
the manner In which affairs were be-
ing conducted at Ottawa, of which
the words conveyed no ideas to her
absent mind.
But day by day q silent and unex-
paainable sorrow seemed to grow up
on her, and was continually gnaw-
Ing at her heart She walked through
the busy streets of the city leaning
on her husbands arm, but she ''felt"
an unseen form ever at her side, and
ct night, although she slept next his
heart, she felt that hers was far, far
away.
Then at times. when she was alone.