The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-15
POOR LITTLE EMILY,
The History of a Prudent
Marriage.
BY MISS MULoCK.
CHAl l.

Nlrr..- Shht ICtt
Wei, nm glad IL has come off at last,
Tor never was there q wedding SO tnlket
about, sail Mrs. Smiles.
1t hasn't come of yet," replied Mrs.
hnowle. shaking her head mystcrionsIy.
And, Tor my part. even though we sit ere.
III the very church, with the clerk n; IN pping
the cushions, nrd poor John Bower5ank .
oo looks n'rvous, doesn't he? even thou h
hes an cldeilV man and widower walk
thS up and down the aisle before our very
eyes Il say, Mrs Smiles, | shall never
believe. TIL OF the ns on her iinrer, that
,hey are really married, low II nnge it
seems! Foor Emily Kendal-John Bow
eTbnnk's wife"
Why do you say poor Emily Kendall,
poor John Bowcr3ank.' when it is such
2 suitable match--except in years, perhaps:
put mans age is OF no consequence? An
then Miss Kendall looks 80 much older ihan
sho really aud is such crave. se,,n,a
sSrt OF rerson-grown old.mlidish already.
I'M sure, when | looked nt her at their
farewell dinncr-rar y last wcak in Queen
Anne street, could hardly believe it was
only Two Year,. since tAa- rhan -thcrc. when
--iAa.-s~ruc-cf &C. Such a. splendid sE
satr! Do you remember it?" srs-T
"Indeed I dor said abruptly The o.hor
lady, who had not been paying much at
tenion 10 Mrs. Smiles conversation. Her
broad, honest, regular featured Inuca-
shire face she had been one of the fair
Lancashire witches" till she develop ID into
coarsencas OF color and sizc--was FIVE
earnestly upon tire church door. VIII .ro
John Bowerbank bad just entered, and
where his wife TO DO was expected every
moment 10 enter. But Mrs. knowle care
fully hid berself-.the good woman
was usually not at oil given 10 suirept-
tious proceedings --- beh nd the curtains
OF the pew, which was in that gloomy
old church, 80 noted for fashionable well
lings, st. Georges, Hanover Square. BY
The number and style of tie guests, this W ~
evidently a fashionable wedding, too; an.l
Mrs. Gmiles-a bright, dappcr, shallow lit
tie LonGoper evidently longing TO see moro
OF the fine dresses, proposed ttat they
should change their places, and get little
nearer to tho altar.
mo, don't want her 10 see me. She
mightn't like it," sad Mrs. Knowle.
why not?--when your husbaod Is part
ner In John Bowerbank's firm, and they
have always been such friends2 I'm sure
fully expected you would have been asked
to the wedding!"
so / was. but declined TO 60. Icouldn t
somehow. Twas certain it would be very
bad for her, roor thing,w added Mrs.
Knowle 10 herself.
But ber little mystery, whatever 1t was.
escaped Mrs. Smiles penetration. for just
then that lody's whole attention was en-
crossed by the primary object of This sight,
gaZed at by all assembled in church with
the fervid engerness Of women over we'd
tlings--the bride
John Bowerbank's wife or to be mado
snch In fifteen mjnutes--was little lady,
fragile and white, whom you could hardly
distinguish clearly under her mass of snowy
silk, her clouds Of lace, and her tremuleus
wreaths of orange blossoms.
"She Is shaking good deal, poor lamb2"
snid Mrs. Knowle, half in soliloquy
"And how lightly she holds her fathers
arm!"
"Mr. Kendall has been good father. peo-
pie say; though he won't stand thwarting-
he always will have his own wav. Perhaps
she was sorry to leave him, being the only
! child"
Hum!" again soliloquized Mrs. Knowle,
4 "Hush! the service is beginning"
1t was soon begun soon euded--the SOL
emn words which made Emily Kendall
John Bowerbnnk's wife. She rose up from
her knees, and he roso up, too-that grave,
gray haircd.. commonplace, and yet not i'll :.
lookrbS BRIDEGROOM thirty years Mt least
her senior. No longer nervous now, be
gave her his arm, and led her away 10 tho
vestry, through the open door OF which the
two ladies observed him stop, formally md
in a-businesS-like way he was thorough
man of business to lift her veil. and give
her the first coniu9al kiss.
We'll, it's all over; but never thought
j should see this day." soid Mrs Knowles.
her broad, honest breast relieving itself OF
much pent-up feeling wi h great sigh.
Poor dear girl, roor ] tie Emily"
"Why will you call ler 'poor2" per-
sisted Mrs. Smiles. "I'm suro / should bo
delighted TO see auy one OF my girls make
so good o mar age; and to such thor
oughly respectable husband John Bow
efbnDk e Co., Merchants, Liverpool.
Why, their name is as good as the tank; as
you ought to Know, who have beon in tho
firm so many years. And rs for the gen-
tleman himself. though ] mover anw him
before to-day. he seems really quite tn,
gentlemen; and ], for one, would far rather
give n daughter TO nm elderly man--eyen n
widower of good means and unimpeachable
character - than to any harem- -scarem
young fellow, who would soon make ducks
and brakes OF her money--and Miss Ken
dal has a great deal Of money, under
sta,id?"
@Yes more's the pity. Fifty thousand
pounds"
"was 1t so much?' said Mrs. Smiles, in
eroat awe.
Yes; for she said 10 me one day she
wished shecould change il into fifty thoa-
! sand pencesr
"She must have been out Of her senses.
Perhaps she was, poor dear, Tor the