The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
POOR LITTLE EMILY,
The History Of a Prudent
= Marriage.
by MISS NIULOUx.
CHAPTER I-"OSTIN.r,.D

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We'll, the rest OF the story lies in n nut
sh'll; for have never got 10 th, bo tom of
The ma:tsr yet and | never Shall now
John and Emily parted in The old fathers
presence; he IL sisted upon that, and in nv
presence, tco, for Emily begged I would
stay. And Mt the last, oh. how she cling
round the young mans neck, and prom sed'
? him faithfully that she would mnrry him.
and no on, but him. And he promised b.
ms solemnly, and John Stenhouse is n man
who never breaks lis worL, That if he were
olive on the @py sho came of age. he would
man Sor devil lie saiI that, those very
wore for hc seemed half maddcnrd by to
"rueffr shown 10 her, the tender, dtl;cnte
|-gll, msSle 10 be loved and taken care Of
And then lie kissed her Oh, how he kissed
her. 1t makes me cry to think Of it,"
"Foor fellow! ut, for all tLn', it woull
have be n very impru,lrnt marriage"
sad Mis-. Smiles, cold Y.
luprudent or not. It never came about,
you see. Il ouGh what happened have
never found out. Most certainly, 20 III
Stcnhouse formed no other attachment
He worked hard in the Office, uud out OF
Office hours led II most solitary life. IL.
did rot even ask about Emily Kendall;
though sometimes when, Intentionally,
used TO mention her, ne lis cned
as II Lo was DIR hiking IN every word.
land took cnra that during the
Two years he should hear abou, her all
hear myself This was not n srcat d. al,
7or Ler father kept her separated from mo
tses much as be could, which wns Lnmaa-
e nature, l snppoGe.-but 1 Eil news of her
TBomttimes, and always told them 10 John.
The on.y thing | did not tell him was n
rumor that reached me, so ridi 'uous il
seemed then, that my husband and 1 only
yVFyhcd ut il, OF her Intcndcd marriage to
n lhn Bowerbank."
HpSI remember II was who told you, AMI
! w indignant you looked. But YOU sec !
\ light after nIl," said Mrs. Smll, +. not
& VI t. out n little mir of SELF satisfaction.
"Well. no matter now. John ne,er
H named Emily name, nor do ! know g 10.
q ever heard the report or not; but cert ,inly
y lust about that time he went up to Londoh.
u Whether it was to claim Emily, whether
he asked her again and she r, fused hun, or
whether lie heard the report about her and
John Bowelbnnk, andnever cid como TO-
ward ard ask her, goodness only knows.
III | know is that, within two months of
mily's coming of age, without my ever
<4eing him-ior | was laid down with that
bad fever. you know, and Edward WAS too
mfsernble about me to care much for any
kody outside John Stenhouso had qm t.
we'd Liverpool and sailed for India. And
n there he ~ now, for aught know. lie does
q not forget us, poor fellow; he writes 10 Us
u al, Christmas alwa,s, and last year he sent
u INDIAN shawl TO reach me op my birth
ISSyS. But lie never names Emily, and he
4 4teyer gave the slightest explanation about
z JSthing.
4 Perhaps" suggested Mrs. Smiles,
!, -eve was nothing TO explain. Tho youn,
nbad changed her mind, that was alt.
AnHho wonder. A marriage with the head
OF the firm instead of one OF the Junior
clerks is so very much more suitable. But
lcok! is not that the carriage driving mp?
Mr.. Lower bank S, presume. Oh, dra;. If
j could but see one of my daughters driving
- away in her own carriaGr.'
Mrs. Knowle did net answer. She stood
half hidden te' ind the groups of idle
gaZcrs which always gather To stare at n
bride. There was mingled expression in
her frank, rosy fact half pity, half ten
derness, yet fitting ever and anon across it
shadow of something ese a something
not unlike contempt Course looking, uu-
cultured woman rs she was. she possessed
that which makes at once woman's utmost
softness end utmost strength a loving
heart and clear conviction though she
was not clever enough to put it into
thoughts, still los. into words o; the di-
yineness of Love. Love, which, when NUT
ual, gives and eXacts nothing less thrn the
entire soul OF man and woman, and en-
forces as an alb olutc duty the truth Of
which marriage is but the outward sign,
4 seal. and ratification " What God hath
joined together let rot man put asunder."
II wonder what made her marry him?"
+ murmured tho good matron OF thirty years
stand ng. "My patience! if I had given up
y Edward knowlo what wonld he have thought
p mo? What will John Steahouse think
"a OF hcr?'
3 MYphing at NIL. probably. lie may be
hy thiS time himself
~ III don't bcleve it I'll never bclieve il.
&s Men may be bad enough but they're not so
Y bad as women. THEY'LL not often sell
q themselves, sou! and body, out Of mcr'
H3eoward'Cc, or freak solemn rlightcd
X promise from sheer fear
RE Eut her father she was bound to Obey
Xher father"
No, she wasn't" replied Mr.. Knowle,
Bterny AMI strongly. My dear, YOU 70
not bonnd TO obey any man liv ng, not
y even your own husband, who is mighty
Gdeal Nloser to you thon your father, when
ne tells you 10 do wrong thing. If Ed
ward knowlc sad to me, 'Emmn, IN
&hnpgry, and | want you to chop yourself
ksup into mincemeat tor me- well, perhaps
ne,Nmicht do il, If lie really wanted it and it
&shnrm Il no on bnt nNself. Eut if he said,
I'm hungry, and want You 10 go
sYan1 >tnl that leg of muuon.' | should say,
EtNo, sir. G,is law is n higher law than
obedience to You. steal your leg of NUT
ton for yourself. But stop they've
I opened tho hall door she's com ng.'
~ She came, the littie palo bride. Not
seven the excitement of the bridal snyeties,
f the breakfast, the champagne, and tho
n speeches, could make her ANYTHING hut
81 pale. She lcant on the arm OF her father,
NJ wEo was an extremely handsome. gentle
s. manly, we'll drcssod and low voiced per-
#eonage. He put her into T. rirliage with
>s5tfhe utmost paternal care, with n kiss and n
Hbepediction, both of which she received
S94seively. She seemed altogether pas
) I've, frail, gentle creature, such one rs
rave, strong man would take and shelter